Jason Kubel returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup Wednesday with two home runs and Ian Kennedy showed a return to his 2011 form as the D-backs routed the Cincinnati Reds 7-1. Kennedy pitched eight strong innings, giving up just one run on eight hits while striking out seven Reds batters…
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The Arizona Diamondbacks lost all three games in a series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field this weekend. With the starting pitchers struggling and a dismal offensive performance, the D-backs managed to put up a mere three runs the entire series. Fresh off the All-Star break, the D-backs now…
The Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the first half of the season over the weekend, winning three straight games against the Los Angeles Dodgers heading into the All-Star break.The D’Backs lost a Thursday game against the Dodgers, but were able to win the rest of the games of the four-games set, taking…
Well, there’s a first time for everything. Unfortunately for the Dbacks, this first — the Padres’ first three-game sweep at Chase Field in franchise history — wasn’t so fun. The D-Backs fell to the Padres 8-6 Wednesday night in front of a disgruntled sold-out crowd of 46,819. It was the…
Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash is now former Suns point guard Steve Nash, as he’s headed to Los Angeles to play for the Lakers.According to ESPN, it was Nash’s decision to join the team he’s been battling for years — the same team that denied the Suns a spot…
Bad times have been afoot for the Arizona Diamondbacks as of late, unless you happen to be named Wade Miley. The team’s current ace pitcher was selected to play in next week’s All-Star Game yesterday, the latest achievement in what’s shaping up to be a dream season for the 25-year-old…
Finally something for Dbacks fans to shake their rattles about. Highly anticipated right-handed pitcher, Trevor Bauer, made his major league debut throwing a total 74 pitches through just four innings. Despite all the hype, Bauer struggled to find the zone in the second half of his outing; he says he’s…
On the day shortstop Stephen Drew returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup Wednesday after missing nearly a year, the D-Backs lost their second straight game to the Atlanta Braves. Wednesday’s 6-4 loss dropped the D-Backs back to .500 on the season (37-37), as Drew went 1-for-4 in his 2012 debut…
It looks like the near-endless hit parades the Arizona Diamondbacks had against the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs last week didn’t carry over into Atlanta.The Diamondbacks were limited to just one run against the Braves last night, as D’Backs starting pitcher Daniel Hudson tossed four or fewer innings for the…
There were a slew of scowling faces populating the stands at Chase Field this past weekend, but — for once — none of ’em belonged to Arizona Diamondbacks fans. Nope, it was members of the Chicago Cubs nation who were glowering as they watched their team get swept by the…
No one, probably including the University of Arizona’s head baseball coach Andy Lopez would have predicted when the season started in February that the Wildcats would make it to the College World Series in Omaha. But they did. And on Sunday night, Arizona will oppose either Arkansas or South Carolina…
In a pretty improbable turn of events, the Arizona Wildcats baseball team is but one win away from a berth in the best-of-three NCAA College World Series championship round this weekend. The Wildcats await the winner of tonight’s elimination game in Omaha between the powerful Florida State Seminoles and the…
Like the old saying says, there’s no place like home. Just ask the Arizona Diamondbacks, who returned to Chase Field on Monday night after a six-game roadtrip filled with frustration and kicked the crap out of the Seattle Mariners 7-1 after much-needed explosion of offense. And it was due in…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels this past week ran the emotional gamut, including both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The D-Back got to partake in the triumph of Trevor Cahill’s awesome pitching performance on Friday, the frustration of getting shutdown by…
Back in the day, the University of Arizona pennially had one of the nation’s best baseball teams, and trips to the College World Series in Omaha were both expected and commonplace. But times got tougher and tougher after the Wildcats’ 1986 championship win, with only one appearance in the Big…
For the second-straight night, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bats were silent, as the team fell again to what may be the best team in baseball, the Texas Rangers. On Monday night, they lost 9-1, with their sole run coming on an eighth-inning solo homer by Miguel Montero. On Tuesday night, they…
The Texas Rangers relentlessly unloaded hits and homers upon the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday evening during a 9-1 thumping at the Ballpark in Arlington. So much for that nifty five-game winning streak that the Boys in Sedona Red had going up until last night. It was a rather inauspicious beginning…
The Arizona Diamondbacks earned just their second series sweep of the season this weekend, coming out on top in three games against the Oakland A’s.On Friday, the Diamondbacks saw something the team hasn’t seen for quite some time — heroics from third baseman Ryan Roberts.Roberts hit a three-run, walk-off home…
The soap opera that the Arizona Diamondbacks have become will be a thing of the past if this recently dysfunctional bunch keeps kicking ass like they did last night. The D-Backs routed the Colorado Rockies for the second straight night, this time by a count of 6-1. Paul Goldschmidt is…
Women’s college softball is terrific these days — these girls can really play ball, and they all look so damn coachable. So, natch, it’s very hard to win a national championship, no matter the level, no matter the sport, and Division I fast-pitch definitely is no exception. The Arizona State…
