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Diamondbacks Host Mexican Heritage Night: Music, Dance, and Speciality Foods at Chase Field

On Saturday, Chase Field will be vibrant with the colors and sounds of Mexican culture as the Arizona Diamondbacks host Mexican Heritage Night during their game against the Detroit Tigers.

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Tigers out to halt offensive funk in opener vs. D-backs

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers will be well rested before starting a three-game interleague series Friday night in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks had Thursday off after a three-game series win over the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the week.

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Jim McLennan

Why it matters the D-backs are in a wild-card spot

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“It gets late early out there,” to quote (who else?) Yogi Berra

The Diamondbacks have been doing a lot better of late. The 2024 season hopefully reached its low point with the 13-1 shellacking by the Padres at Chase Field on May 4, a defeat which saw the team drop to a record of 14-20. It saw their Fangraphs playoff odds drop below one in four for the first time this year, sinking to 24.3%. That probably felt optimistic, considering after the...

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Snake Bytes 5/16: Brandon....Pfaadt or Webb?

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Arizona Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt shuts down Reds in latest sharp performance

“He’s been on the rise,” Lovullo said. “But the postseason, for me, took him to a whole different level emotionally.”

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Pfaadt’s slider untouchable in best start of ‘24

“Our game plan was to use more sliders, I certainly did and...

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D-Backs 2, Reds 1: Sweet Series Victory

Brandon Pfaadt had his best start of the season and was nearly flawless. | Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

TL;DR: The starters dueled to a standstill, the bats were ice cold, and the D-Backs offense bookended their runs to seal another series victory.

It’s rare that games or series live up to their billing, but this series and especially this game absolutely did: the pitching dominated, the Reds completed a track meet, and runs were at an absolute premium. After last night when the...

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Diamondbacks’ Fastest Game Since 2008 Tops Reds

Led by Brandon Pfaadt’s strong seven-inning outing, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in a quick game that was the team’s shortest since August 5th, 2008, finishing in just 1 hour and 59 minutes.

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Torey Lovullo’s Strategy Behind Pavin Smith’s Game-Changing Hit

Heading into the bottom of the 8th inning in a tied game with the series hanging in the balance, Diamondbacks’ manager Torey Lovullo opted to substitute Pavin Smith for Randal Grichuk as a pinch hitter.

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Diamondbacks Ride Brandon Pfaadt’s Excellent Start to Defeat Reds

Brandon Pfaadt’s outstanding start set the tone for an impressive Diamondbacks win over the Cincinnati Reds. A strong day from Pfaadt, the bullpen, and a couple of clutch hits in the eighth inning was enough for the team to walk away with a 2-1 win to take the series.

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Graham Rossini expected to become ASU’s next athletic director

Amidst ASU’s search for a new athletic director following the resignation of Ray Anderson six months ago, recent reports suggest that the college will promote someone from within.

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Jim McLennan

Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #44: 5/15 vs. Reds

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Rubber match, and an important one to win for Arizona

Today's Lineups Will Benson - CF Ketel Marte - 2B Jake Fraley - RF Randal Grichuk - RF Mike Ford - DH Lourdes Gurriel - LF Spencer Steer - 1B Christian Walker - 1B Jeimer Candelario - 3B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Jonathan India - 2B Gabriel Moreno - C Conner Capel - LF Blaze Alexander - DH Santiago Espinal - SS Jake McCarthy - CF Luke Maile - C Kevin Newman - SS Andrew Abbott - LHP Brandon Pfaadt...

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Snake Bytes 5/15: Not Good

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Slade Cecconi and the Diamondbacks dropped a game that should have been an easy win on Tuesday night.

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Cincinnati 6, Arizona 2
Slade Cecconi started out strong, but once again ran into issues as he made his way through the order a second time. Corbin Carroll continued to struggle, as did Gurriel, Logan Allen, and others. Meanwhile Hunter Greene found his groove.

Cecconi’s Mid-Inning Struggles Continue
The loss will be hung on Slade Cecconi, who...

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Reds, in finale at Arizona, eye rare winning streak

Victories have been in short supply for the Cincinnati Reds over the past three weeks. The Reds will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since April 23-24 when they close a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.

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Diamondbacks 2, Reds 6: Deuced

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The runs came in twos and Slade still can’t solve the second time through the order.

The Diamondbacks sent Slade Cecconi to the hill to try and secure our penultimate game of the season against the Reds. Just last week when Slade faced these same Reds, he made it through 5.1 innings allowing only 1 run on a solo shot by Jeimer Candelario. He did walk his season high (3) in last week’s outing while also getting his season low of punch outs (2), so I was...

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Kevin Newman Discusses Walk-Off Heroics and Batting Adjustments

Against his former team, Kevin Newman delivered his first signature moment with the Diamondbacks, driving in a two-run walkoff single to secure a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

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Jim McLennan

Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #43: 5/14 vs. Reds

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Maybe a less dramatic win tonight? That’d be nice...

Today's Lineups Will Benson - CF Corbin Carroll - CF Elly De La Cruz - SS Blaze Alexander - 2B Mike Ford - 1B Joc Pederson - DH Tyler Stephenson - C Christian Walker - 1B Jake Fraley - RF Lourdes Gurriel - LF Jeimer Candelario - 3B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Jonathan India - 2B Jake McCarthy - RF Conner Capel - DH Kevin Newman - SS Jacob Hurtubise - LF Tucker Barnhart - C Hunter Greene - RHP Slade Cecconi...

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Jim McLennan

Diamondbacks Reacts Survey: Team weakness

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What worries you about the team right now?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

The D-backs are now just over one-quarter of the way through the season. While they still sit a little below .500, they are only one game out of a play-off spot as we head into...

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A Better Batting Triple Crown

Christian Walker | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesIntroduction.

“That hasn’t happened for the longest time.” – Lyric for song written by Billy Joel.

The batting triple crown is won by leading the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBIs). The last winner was Miguel Cabrera in 2012.

Why look at something that hasn’t happened in more than ten years?

A Better Batting Triple Crown.

Let’s look at batting crown that is difficult and yet achievable every...

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Snake Bytes 5/14: Seeing Shades of Red

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Ginkel did his best Stinkel Impression Again but Newman Bailed Him Out

Diamondbacks News [MLB] Newman walks it off on 4-for-5 day as D-backs take series opener by Jesse Borek

The D-backs’ first hit of the game Monday night couldn’t have been more bizarre. And their final hit couldn’t have been more emphatic.

On a night that began with the funkiest of hits — a Ketel Marte single that curlicued off the first-base bag and extended his hit...

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Kevin Newman’s Walk-Off Seals Diamondbacks’ Victory Amidst Umpire Drama

Home-plate umpire Mark Carlson’s attempts to dominate the spotlight were overshadowed by Kevin Newman’s walk-off hit, securing the Diamondbacks a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in a game filled with its fair share of drama.

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Jim McLennan

Diamondbacks 6, Reds 5: Happy Mondays

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Step on...

Record: 20-22. Pace: 77-85. Change on 2023: -4.

Well. That was certainly a game, wasn’t it? For a long time, it looked like Arizona was going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They had a parlayed a combination of truly terrible situational hitting, another relief meltdown and deeply crappy umpiring, taking a game which should have been well in hand, and going to the bottom of the ninth facing defeat. But three free base-runners and Kevin...

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