The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached their 2026 low after dropping seven consecutive games. Still, the skid carries a historical parallel that offers perspective amid the club’s slide. Los Angeles lost 4-3 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday after Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run walk-off home run at Chase Field. The defeat gave the Dodgers […]
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Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Win Most Playoff-like Game of SeasonThe Diamondbacks took the series opener in tis final series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with playoff rankings for both teams still on the line. Kelly’s Cramping Issue Resurfaces Versus DodgersArizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly signaled to the dugout with two outs in the sixth inning […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks watched Ryan Waldschmidt deliver a signature moment Friday night when the rookie launched a two-run walk-off home run to secure a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Arizona headed into the bottom of the ninth, trailing 3-2. Max Kepler opened the inning with a walk against Dodgers closer […]
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The Dodgers came tantalizingly close to a win on Friday night, but Edwin Díaz saw a slider deposited over the wall for a two-run home run, turning a one-run lead into a stunning walk-off loss to the Diamondbacks. After the Dodgers’ seventh straight loss, manager Dave Roberts talked about Díaz, who since returning from the […]
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says he felt his team had done enough to win Friday until Edwin Díaz's final pitch of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Edwin Diaz has a clear idea of what cost him Friday night, and it comes down to one pitch. The Dodgers closer addressed his blown save against the Diamondbacks, a game that ended when Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer, pointing directly to his slider as the culprit. “I think my fastball today was […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ slump hit a new low Friday night in Phoenix. Ryan Waldschmidt crushed a 411-foot, two-run walk-off home run off closer Edwin Diaz in a thrilling 4-3 Diamondbacks win, extending the Dodgers’ losing streak to seven games. The result continued a stunning collapse for a team that had held the best record in […]
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Game Summary Wow! In front of an engaged crowd of over 46,000 fans, the Diamondbacks kicked off their final series of the season against the Dodgers with a thrilling victory capped by rookie Ryan Waldschmidt’s walk off homer off the Dodgers highly paid closer, Edwin Diaz. Merrill Kelly took the mound looking to shake off […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are riding a six-game losing streak entering Friday night’s series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, ahead of a matchup featuring Roki Sasaki on the mound for Los Angeles and Merrill Kelly for the Diamondbacks, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that a major reinforcement will return to the starting rotation. Blake […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers (69-46) look to stop a season-long six-game losing streak when they open a three-game weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks (61-55) at Chase Field in Phoenix. How to Watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona…
FriarWatch: August 7 Edition The San Diego Padres return home for a crucial six-game stretch against two potential MLB playoff contenders. First up is the American League West-leading Houston Astros in a crucial three-game series for both teams. The Padres trail the Arizona Diamondbacks by one game for the final berth in the National League […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers saw All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman exit with a hand injury against the Chicago Cubs. The team got good news on Freeman, who’s in the starting lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks, per The Athletic‘s Fabian Ardaya. Freddie Freeman is in the Dodgers lineup after exiting Wednesday’s game early to get his […]
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The Diamondbacks are shutting down left-hander A.J. Puk for the year. Manager Torey Lovullo passed the news on to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. He is already on the 60-day injured list. It’ll go down as a completely lost season. Puk opened the year on the injured list as he rehabbed last year’s UCL […]
The Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks continue their weekend matchup on Saturday with the middle game of this weekend series at Chase Field in Phoenix. Yoshinobu Yamamoto had his worst start of the season on July 11 against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, allowing six runs in six innings. He’s allowed six runs in his three […]
For a brief period last season, Merrill Kelly defended a team other than the Diamondbacks for the first time in his career, and to anyone who follows the NL West closely, it felt unusual. Now back where he broke through as a big leaguer at 30 years of age in 2019, Kelly hadn’t had the […]
The Wild Card Race Every win against the Dodgers is cause to celebrate, from the perspective that the underdog winner against the odds, and from the perspective that every win is a step closer to the NL Wild card into the playoffs, where anything could happen. The Dodgers can be beat. After the Red Sox […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are still technically alive in the NL Wild Card race, trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by 4 1/2 games for the final spot. Pittsburgh has been without Oneil Cruz since he went on the IL. With the trade deadline passed, the Pirates have provided a huge injury update and a possible timeline for […]
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Diamondbacks News (MLB.com) Padres even season series with D-backs, gain ground in Wild Card race They’ve played three series this season. And, after the Padres’ 5-1 victory Thursday night, they’ve split all three of them. It sure looks like this race might go down to the wire — a season-ending three-game series between the two NL West […]
Coming home from a successful roadtrip going 6-4 against some tough competition, the Diamondbacks found themselves a couple of even tougher divisional opponents on the horizon in the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the trade deadline didn’t go as most Dbacks fans had envisioned, they had to put that behind them […]
The San Diego Padres took a business-like approach to their final game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. The end result was a 5-1 win that allowed the Padres to earn a series split and remain one game behind the Diamondbacks in the chase for a Wild Card berth in the playoffs. There are […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran right-handed reliever Dennis Santana to a minor league contract, according to the team’s transaction log. The move gives Arizona another bullpen option after the team made no pitching additions at the Trade Deadline. Santana, 30, spent parts of the past three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates after Pittsburgh claimed […]
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San Diego Padres (59-56) at Arizona Diamondbacks (61-54), August 6, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Chase Field – Phoenix, Ariz. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
The San Diego Padres have won two of the first three games of their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but they dropped Wednesday night’s matchup 10-4. That sets up another opportunity for San Diego to clinch the series when the teams meet in Thursday night’s finale. Ahead of the matchup, Padres manager Craig Stammen made […]
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Timely hitting and quality starting pitching have defined the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks’ four-game series. The teams are in a fierce battle for the final National League Wild-Card berth. Tonight, the Padres are seeking a series split in the final game. Starting pitching has dominated the four-game set At the trade deadline, the […]
PHOENIX — Mitch Bratt’s dominant performance against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday wasn’t just a bounce-back from his previous start. It was a historic outing that provided much-needed stability for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they continue their push in the National League Wild Card race. Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, Mitch Bratt […]