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Snake Bytes, 6/2: We Beat LA

Game Recaps Diamondbacks Stifle Dodgers For Massive Series Opening Win by Alex D’Agostino [SI] It was not an easy day at the office for Eduardo Rodriguez, but you’d never be able to tell that by his pitching line. The left-hander labored heavily in the early going, fending off base traffic, allowing an earned run in […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #59: 6/1 vs. Dodgers

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

Arizona Diamondbacks: June confidence poll

May results Despite ending the first month of the season with a 16-14 record, it was a bumpy first month for the D-backs. The pitching and defense in particular struggled, allowing an average of 5.5 runs per game. Arizona’s ERA of 5.09 ranked them 28th in the majors, a large factor in why the team […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview #20 : Diamondbacks vs Dodgers

In this series, every win against the Dodgers adds to my happiness.  Despite my optimism, great joy would follow splitting this four-game series. Looking at the pitching matchups, the Diamondbacks have better winning chances in three of the four games. My prediction is the series is a split. In any case, don’t underestimate the underdog […]

Arizona Diamondbacks News, 6/1: Swoon in June?

Recaps [Arizona Sports] Diamondbacks swept by Mariners as offense disappears – The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t get any offense going for the second straight day in their 3-2 10th-inning loss to the Mariners, getting swept for the third time this season.Arizona managed just three hits in the game, leaving starter Merrill Kelly without any support. Kelly […]

Snakepit Roundtable: #Winning

So how we feeling? James Attwood: Well, my allergies have been flaring up like nobody’s business as the season change and high winds blow through. But other than that – oh, you mean about the team, don’t you? In that case, I tend to be content with where they are at right now. They had […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #58: 5/31 @ Mariners

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARINERS Ketel Marte – DH J.P. Crawford – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Julio Rodriguez – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Josh Naylor – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Randy Arozarena – LF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Luke Raley – RF Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Cole Young – 2B Jose Fernandez – […]

Snake Bytes 5/31

Team News D-backs seeking return to winning ways after entering mini-skid“I said it last night, we knew coming up here it was gonna be a dogfight and we got only one thing to do, and that’s go out and play our best baseball game tomorrow and try and salvage one game here,” Arizona manager Torey […]

Diamondbacks 1, Seattle 5: Pitching Woo

Well, there’s honestly not so much to say about this one. Ryne Nelson was going for us today, which I actually felt pretty good about, given that the Ryno had pitched at least seven innings in his last three starts, and was rocking an ERA right around 2.70 for the month of May. He was […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #57: 5/30 @ Mariners

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARINERS Ketel Marte – 2B J.P. Crawford – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Julio Rodriguez – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Josh Naylor – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Randy Arozarena – LF Gabriel Moreno – C Luke Raley – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Cole Young – 2B Ildemaro Vargas – […]

Snake Bytes 5/30: Not Quite

Diamondbacks News Marte’s Hit Streak, Snakes Fall to Mariners in ExtrasGeraldo Perdomo broke ot of his funk, but Zac Gallen was unable to keep the qality start streak alive. In the end, the Diamondbacks were unable to capitalize on some opportunities and fell in extras. Diamondbacks Walked Off in 10A bit better timing by either […]

Diamondbacks 6, Mariners 7: Missed Opportunities

Game Summary The Diamondbacks offense gave themselves plenty of scoring opportunities, but they couldn’t capitalize on quite enough to come away victorious in front of a raucous, sellout crowd in Seattle. The Snakes left a whopping 13 men on base and went 3 for 17 with RISP. Brutal. There were plenty of great individual stat […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #56: 5/29 @ Mariners

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARINERS Ketel Marte – 2B J.P. Crawford – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Julio Rodriguez – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Josh Naylor – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Randy Arozarena – LF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Luke Raley – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Cole Young – 2B Ildemaro Vargas […]

How do you solve a problem like Brandon Pfaadt?

Introduction Undoubtedly, it has been a fun couple of weeks for the Diamondbacks. They’re tied for the second-best record in the majors over their last 20 games at 14-6, they’ve batted to a .248/.323/.382 slash line, and pitched to a 2.59 ERA. Those results find the team seven games over .500 and have watched their […]

Series Preview #19: Diamondbacks @ Mariners

The Diamondbacks are the hottest team in baseball. Full stop. They have won nine of their last ten. They’ve done it with great starting pitching, better than average offense, and they’ve even mixed in some spectacular defense from time to time. Yes, it comes against two of the worst teams in baseball, but even when […]

SnakeBytes 5/29: Hello, Seattle. Hello Salary Cap.

Diamondbacks News (SI.com) The Diamondbacks Have a Geraldo Perdomo Problem Franchise shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who sprung to life with an elite seven-WAR season and a fourth-place MVP placement in 2025, has a mere .671 OPS. He’s on pace to produce his worst full-season OPS since 2022, when (at 22 years old) he hit just .195. […]

Place Your Bets on the 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks: One-third done

We welcomed suckers esteemed customers into the SnakePit Casino to place bets before the season. The second game in San Francisco marked the one-third point of the schedule, meaning it’s time for another check in, and see how things have gone over the last twent-seven games. Below, you’ll find details of the various lines, the […]

Snake Bytes 5/28

Team News Sewald notches 100th save after injuries nearly derailed his career“I wasn’t even healthy enough to throw [much] last year, so a lot of that was just, am I going to get to play again? Because I’m getting older, and I wasn’t healthy,” the 36-year-old said. “So definitely more doubt just that I was […]

D-Backs 3, Giants 2: Sweep Me San Francisco

No matter how you split it, it’s been a pretty fun couple of weeks to be a Diamondbacks’ fan. Since May 9th, the day after the D-Backs lost an extra-inning affair to the Mets, they’ve gone a major league best 14-4 including today’s win. They’ve pitched to a 2.69 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP between […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #55: 5/27 @ Giants

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Ketel Marte – 2B Willy Adames – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Luis Arraez – 2B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Casey Schmitt – LF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Rafael Devers – 1B Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Matt Chapman – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Bryce Eldridge – DH Jose Fernandez […]

Snake Bytes 5/27: Dreaming of a Sweep

Diamondbacks News Marte Stays Hot, Diamondbacks Fell GiantsKetel Marte hit the farthest home run at Oracle Park this season during the seventh inning on Tuesday, as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-5. Arenado Exits Game with Groin IssueArizona’s fandom will be holding its collective breath that this is a nothing burger issue. […]

Dbacks Win #30 and This Team Keeps Rollin’: Dbacks 7, Giants 5

The Dbacks were able to get their 9th win in the past 10 games Tuesday evening in San Francisco as they were able to beat the Giants 7-5. An all around win for a surging Dbacks team as they were able to get pitching as well as timely offense as this team just keeps rolling. […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #54: 5/26 @ Giants

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Ketel Marte – 2B Willy Adames – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Casey Schmitt – 2B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Matt Chapman – 3B Nolan Arenado – 3B Rafael Devers – 1B Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Harrison Bader – CF Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Jesus Rodriguez – LF Gabriel Moreno – […]