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Tyler Locklear impresses in game against the Cardinals
Diamondbacks News (MLB.com) Super sub Locklear ‘always ready’ as first HR of 2026 powers surging D-backs “Not easy to do what he did,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “He comes to the ballpark, he’s always preparing to play. I know that. But the lineup goes out the night before, and there’s a couple things he’s probably […]
The Road Trip Begins With a Bang! Dbacks 10, Cardinals 6
In the Dbacks Cardinals season finale, it was all Dbacks Thursday afternoon! On what would’ve been an off day for this team, the Dbacks had to go back to St. Louis today to play a makeup game as they were rained out earlier this month, and boy this one came at the perfect time as […]
D-backs @ Cardinals Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS CARDINALS Ketel Marte – 2B JJ Wetherholt – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Jordan Walker – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Alec Burleson – DH Gabriel Moreno – C Lars Nootbaar – LF Max Kepler – LF Masyn Winn – SS Tim Tawa – 1B Jose Fermin – 3B Adrian Del Castillo […]
Snake Bytes 7/23
Team News D-backs start crucial stretch before Trade Deadline with 15-run outburstCloser Justin Martinez should be back from Tommy John surgery not long after the Aug. 3 Deadline, while starters Corbin Burnes and Ryne Nelson could be back in September. On the position player side of things, outfielders Tommy Troy, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Jordan […]
An Arizona Avalanche of offense romps D-Backs past Athletics 15-5
Whenever someone asks why I’m a fan of sports, I often point to any number of reasons from the simple – it’s entertaining – to the more esoteric – it’s a matter of civic pride. I also often answer that sports can offer a kind of catharsis that you can rarely find in our everyday […]
D-backs vs. Athletics Discussion
Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS DIAMONDBACKS Jacob Wilson – SS Ketel Marte – 2B Tyler Soderstrom – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Shea Langeliers – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Carlos Cortes – RF Gabriel Moreno – DH Donovan Walton – 2B Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy White – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Jeff McNeil – […]
Snake Bytes 7/22: Snakes Survive Sewald’s Blown Save
Diamondbacks News Vargas Walks Off Athletics in Extra InningsThe hot streak is well and truly behind him, almost feeling like a season ago, but Ildemaro Vargas still found a bit of magic and salvaged a win for the Diamondbacks after Paul Sewald suffered only his second blown save of the season. Diamondbacks Move Demetrio Crisantes […]
Walking Off into the Wildcard! Dbacks 6, A’s 5
The Arizona Diamondbacks were able to even the series with the Athletics Tuesday night thanks to a heroic walkoff from the veteran Ildemaro Vargas and a solid major league debut from Kohl Drake. Kohl Drake gave the Dbacks 5 much needed solid innings tonight for his major league debut. Overall his stuff was just ok, […]
D-backs vs. Athletics Discussion
Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS DIAMONDBACKS Jacob Wilson – SS Ketel Marte – DH Tyler Soderstrom – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Shea Langeliers – C Corbin Carroll – RF Jonah Heim – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Tommy White – 3B Max Kepler – LF Max Muncy – DH Nolan Arenado – 3B Henry Bolte – […]
Diamondbacks Reacts Survey: First-half MVP
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The first half for the D-backs was definitely a mix of the good, the bad and […]
Who are the Iron Men of Pitching?
Inspiration. So far this season (at the All-Star break), Eduardo Rodriguez has a career low 2.29 ERA and a career best ERA+ of 188. That’s great! He is in his age 33 season. That’s awesome! Years ago, the AZ Snake Pit discussed Bartolo Colon. He pitched through his age 45 season, truly a great example […]
2021 Draft Retrospective
Introduction For the past two years, I’ve been turning the clock back five years to do a catch up on the D-Backs’ draftees and see how they’re doing. It seems like an appropriate time gap given the length it can take the average draftee to actually start making an impact at the big league level […]
Snake Bytes, 7/21: 2K for Arenado
Game Recaps Diamondbacks disappoint by following historic comeback with loss to struggling Athletics by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] The Arizona Diamondbacks entered Monday coming off an exhilarating seven-run comeback to snatch a series win over the St. Louis Cardinals, but that energy and excitement did not carry over into a matchup with the Athletics. The […]
D-backs can’t solve A’s, despite Nolan Arenado’s 2,000th hit
Record: 51-49. Pace: 83-79. Change on 2025: +1. After the dramatics of yesterday’s game, with a franchise-record comeback to clinch the season series against playoff rivals, tonight’s contest always had the feel of a trap game. And so it proved, as the D-backs suffered the sugar crash to end all sugar crashes. The productive offense […]
D-backs vs. Athletics Discussion
Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS DIAMONDBACKS Jacob Wilson – SS Ketel Marte – DH Tyler Soderstrom – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Shea Langeliers – C Tim Tawa – CF Colby Thomas – RF Gabriel Moreno – C Joshua Kuroda-Grauer – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Jonah Heim – DH Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy White – […]
Arizona Diamondbacks look to continue momentum versus the A’s
The Diamondbacks move next to the [Citation Needed] Athletics for a three game series at the at the hanger-esque confines of Chase Field. Previously, they had faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals in quite the mixed bag of a series. It started with a sloppy loss coming backing from the All Start Break, a […]
Snake Bytes, 7/20: Don’t call it a comeback…
Recaps [Dbacks.com] Kepler walks off in 10th as D-backs tie largest comeback ‘W’ in franchise history – The victory matched the largest come-from-behind win in Diamondbacks franchise history. The only other time the Diamondbacks rallied from seven runs down was on Aug. 29, 2022, in outfielder Corbin Carroll’s big league debut, as they beat the […]
Diamondbacks 8, Cardinals 7 [Guest recap]
While I do typically create a story for each guest recap, so I can add them to our stream of recaps, I usually do it a few days later. But if ever a game deserved to be front paged immediately, it’s this one. The D-backs tied a franchise record, coming from 7-0 down against the […]
D-backs vs. Cardinals Discussion
Today’s Lineups CARDINALS DIAMONDBACKS JJ Wetherholt – 2B Ketel Marte – 2B Ivan Herrera – C Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jordan Walker – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Nelson Velazquez – LF Gabriel Moreno – C Alec Burleson – 1B Max Kepler – LF Masyn Winn – SS Tyler Locklear – 1B Jose Fermin – […]
Snake Bytes 7/19
Team News Pfaadt’s strong start, Arenado’s clutch hit fuel D-backs’ rebound win“He’s been phenomenal,” Arenado said of Pfaadt. “I mean, totally different pitcher. Just to see the confidence he has out there right now. The times I used to face him was never a comfortable at-bat because he’s got so many pitches and he throws […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Overwhelmingly “Meh”
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 second half of the 2026 season is now under way, the D-backs having played […]
Pfaadt, Arenado lead Dbacks in 5-3 win over St Louis Cardinals
Brandon Pfaadt squared off against Dustin May and the St Louis Cardinals in this Saturday afternoon game, and a three-run frame for Arizona proved the difference maker, as the home team leveled the series. Pfaadt pitched a 1-2-3 first, retiring the first three Cardinals in order, with Corbin Carroll making a great sliding catch to […]
D-backs vs. Cardinals Discussion
Today’s Lineups CARDINALS DIAMONDBACKS JJ Wetherholt – 2B Ketel Marte – 2B Ivan Herrera – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Alec Burleson – 1B Corbin Carroll – RF Jordan Walker – RF Gabriel Moreno – DH Lars Nootbaar – LF Max Kepler – LF Masyn Winn – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Nathan Church – […]
Snake Bytes 7/18: The Song Remains the Same
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Suffer Preventable LossThe St. Louis Cardinals continue to have Arizona’s number. Torey Lovullo and Ketel Marte Discuss the Odd Final Play of the GameSituational awareness was lacking as the team returned from the extended break last night. This was abundantly apparent when Marte made a hash of things in the game-ending at-bat. […]
Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 5: Sloppy
Game Summary The Diamondbacks made their return from the All-Star Break with a series that feels like it will mean a lot in the direction of this season. Our beloved Serpientes entered the night behind several teams in the chase for a Wild Card slot, one of them being tonight’s opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals. […]
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