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Welcome to the SnakePit 2026

Weird, this whole “off-day on Sunday” thing. Not sure I like it, but I guess the schedule makers must all bow down to the desires of the broadcast partners. In the absence of any real baseball, I figured we might as well get to know each other a bit better, what with the season being […]

Snake Bytes 3/29

Just a reminder, there is no Dbacks game today. Team News D-backs drop series finale, look forward to home Opening Day “We won a lot of innings of baseball over the course of this three-game series,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “Yet we’re 0-3, so that’s frustrating. It’s very frustrating. This was a tough series, no […]

Diamondbacks 2, Billionaire Boys Club 3: The First Broom

Well, that was disappointing. Not only did we lose another game to the Doyers at Uniqlo Park at Dodger Stadium at Chavez Latrine at the City of Smog and Angels, we also managed to be on the business end of our first sweep of the year. And we’re only three games in. So that sucks. […]

Will Smith’s go-ahead homer; quite the present from the birthday boy

It’s not about how you start it; it’s about how you finish it. Following in the script of Friday’s win, this time with even more drama, the Dodgers waited to take command of the game for the first time in the bottom of the eighth inning. Diamondbacks reliever Juan Morillo came in on the highest […]

Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks game III chat

Somewhere in the multiverse, maybe it would’ve been Eduardo Rodríguez and not Tyler Glasnow who would’ve joined the Dodgers via trade a few years ago, but alas, that’s not the case here. Glasnow and Rodríguez go toe-to-toe as the Dodgers and Diamondbacks square off in Los Angeles. FRIDAY GAME INFO

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #3: 3/28 @ Dodgers

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS DODGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Shohei Ohtani – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Kyle Tucker – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Pavin Smith – DH Will Smith – C Nolan Arenado – 3B Freddie Freeman – 1B Alek Thomas – CF Teoscar Hernandez – LF Carlos Santana – […]

SB Nation Reacts Results: Around .500 for the D-backs

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. Before the season opened, we asked you how the Diamondbacks would fare this year. When […]

Dodgers notes: Charley Steiner, Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages

LOS ANGELES — Charley Steiner returned to the Dodgers broadcast booth on Thursday, calling the first three innings of the opening day game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on radio. Steiner has battled health issues in recent years, including multiple myeloma and a back injury that made it difficult to walk. His workload for this season […]

Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 5: One Mistake Too Many

Game Summary The Diamondbacks showed a little more fight compared to their campaign opening loss last night, but still came up short at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium (ugh). Ryne Nelson started the game for the good guys against Emmet Sheehan and very-much-bad-not-good-at-all guys, and it was a bit of a mixed bag for our […]

Kyle Tucker helps Dodgers take late lead in 5-4 win

After the pomp and circumstance that came from the Dodgers’ second consecutive ring night, the Dodgers had a close affair on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, pulling away late to win 5-4. Emmet Sheehan made his first start of the season, and he made quick work of the first three Arizona hitters by striking out […]

Dodgers get their 2025 championship rings

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers got their 2025 championship rings on Friday night before their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Anthony Anderson emceed the event, introducing players as they got their rings. Before the festivities, Anderson said, “Mookie Betts is now on the verge of having an infinity gauntlet,” referencing Betts’ four […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #2: 3/27 @ Dodgers

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS DODGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Shohei Ohtani – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Kyle Tucker – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Freddie Freeman – 1B Pavin Smith – DH Will Smith – C Nolan Arenado – 3B Max Muncy – 3B Carlos Santana – […]

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, March 28 vs. Diamondbacks

Tyler Glasnow is on the mound as the Dodgers finish off their first series of the 2026 season, starting on Saturday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Glasnow had a relatively normal spring, unencumbered by injuries or setbacks. He pitched into the fifth inning twice before ending his spring with five full innings […]

How much has the bullpen cost the Arizona Diamondbacks?

This was provoked – triggered might be a better word – by paulnh’s feed post about the D-backs’ bullpen. The key conclusion was, “Since Mike Hazen has taken over, the Diamondbacks bullpen has been the second worst position in all of baseball, better only than the Pirates shortstop. That’s an even 300 positions (30 teams […]

SnakeBytes 3/27: An unfortunate start

Diamondbacks News (SI.com) D-backs’ Biggest Weakness Exposed by Dodgers in Ugly Opening Day Loss It began with Zac Gallen. Gallen had been working efficiently and effectively through four innings, getting swing-and-miss on his secondary pitches and showcasing a 94.1 MPH average fastball velocity. Things looked to be going well. But Gallen ran into a blowup […]

Opening day notes: Kyle Tucker, Will Smith, Miguel Rojas

There is no better feeling than starting the season with a win, and that’s how the Dodgers began the 2026 season, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday 8-2. The Dodgers used a pair of four-run innings in the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings to erase their brief deficit against Arizona, and Kyle Tucker […]

Dodgers offense too much to contain in opening win over Diamondbacks

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers offense proved too much to handle, putting up a pair of four-run innings to overwhelm the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have won 16 times in their last 19 opening days, including the last five in a row. Arizona starter Zac Gallen was cruising […]

Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks opening day game chat

A mere 145 days after their last game, the Dodgers are back in a game that counts. The same pitcher who ended that triumph in Toronto is again on the mound to start 2026 in Los Angeles. Opening day game info

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #1: 3/26 @ Dodgers

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS DODGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Shohei Ohtani – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Kyle Tucker – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Freddie Freeman – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Will Smith – C Carlos Santana – 1B Max Muncy – 3B Jordan Lawlar – […]

Dodgers on Deck: Friday, March 27 vs. Diamondbacks

After opening day Thursday, there’s still pomp and circumstance to be had at Dodger Stadium, including before their Friday tilt against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the middle game of a three-game series. The Dodgers before the game will have their championship ring ceremony, which is expected to begin at 6:20 p.m., narrated by Anthony Anderson, and […]

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

April 12, 2025. I sat in the stands with my dad for a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. I was a day away from flying to Spain with my wife and children to show them a whole other half of my family for the first time. A Diamondbacks game with the man that practically raised […]

Series Preview #1: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers

The beginning of the MLB season is always a time of hope. Other than a couple select teams (RIP Rockies, White Sox, et al) there is at least a chance they’ll make the playoffs, and that gives us all something in common. Sure, there are some teams far more likely, others nearly guaranteed, but we […]

Dodgers opening day facts & history

When the Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday evening, it’ll be their first-ever game on March 26. The Dodgers first played a regular season game in March in 1998, opening that year on March 31 against the Cardinals in St. Louis. Mark McGwire in the fifth inning off Ramón Martínez hit the first of […]

Snake Bytes 3/26: Play Ball!

Diamondbacks News How to Watch the Diamondbacks on Opening DayThanks to MLB senseless splitting of games across so many platforms and services, here is a refresher on how Arizona fans can check out the Diamondbacks facing off against the Dodgers today. Unfortunately for D-backs fans who have subscribed to DBACKS.TV, the game will not be […]

Dodgers notes: NBC Sports, pitching depth, clubhouse culture

The Dodgers’ first game against the Diamondbacks on Thursday will be exclusively televised by NBC, with streaming on Peacock. Lead play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti will call the game, alongside analysts Orel Hershiser and Luis González. NBC Sports plans to use analysts from each team on their broadcast this season, both on Sunday Night Baseball, their […]