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The Arizona Diamondbacks have not gone streaking
It was September 6th, 2017. The Diamondbacks completed a sweep of the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 3-1 victory, Taijuan Walker getting the win and Adam Rosales hitting a go-ahead double in the seventh inning. It was, remarkably, Arizona thirteenth victory in a row, a franchise record which still stands. But what’s more remarkable […]
A Deep Dive into D’Backs Pitching Prospects You Need to Know, Part 1
Introduction While I agree with the general consensus that the Diamondbacks biggest weakness is a failure to develop pitching prospects, and it’s not a strength for the organization, I find most of the criticisms of the current Arizona farm system laughable, when the vast majority of critics can’t name anyone in the farm system. That […]
Snake Bytes 9/3
Team News Diamondbacks bullpen has finest hour in shutout vs. Phillies: ‘We take pride in what we do’ Taylor Clarke, Derek Law, Kevin Ginkel, Jose Cabrera, Brandyn Garcia, Jonathan Loaisiga and Juan Morillo stymied the Phillies for three hits and two walks. It was the most pitchers used in a nine-inning shutout win in franchise […]
D-Backs Avoid Sweep Behind a Single Blast and a Shutout
It’s rare in baseball for a single player to single-handedly win a game because of the structure of the sport. There are very few things a single player can do to have that much leverage in a game and instead requires much more active participation from the rest of the team on the field or […]
Arizona Diamondbacks: September confidence poll
The final month of the regular season is with us. Less than four weeks are left, before we’ll know whether Arizona are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2023. Or if they will be left to press their noses to the glass from the outside, like waifs and strays. At least it’s […]
D-backs vs. Phillies Discussion
Today’s Lineups PHILLIES DIAMONDBACKS Kyle Schwarber – 1B Lars Nootbaar – LF Trea Turner – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Bryce Harper – DH Gabriel Moreno – DH Luis Arraez – 2B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Bryson Stott – 3B Nolan Arenado – 3B Brandon Marsh – LF Tim Tawa – 1B Justin Crawford – […]
Snake Bytes 9/2: Punchless in Phoenix
Diamondbacks News Phillies Win Series, Separation from DiamondbacksIt seems Corbin Carroll’s back is giving him issues, something that is going to need to be addressed in a hurry if the Diamondbacks are going to retain a playoff berth. Diamondbacks Jockey with Padres, Marlins for Wild CardIt would certainly behoove the Diamondbacks to get back to […]
Deja Vu All Over Again: Dbacks 1, Phillies 7
I feel as though I have already written this recap about 20 times this season. The Dbacks starting pitching was able to keep the team in the game, but the offense never got going in this one as they have yet to get a hit with RISP this series. Perhaps the tone of the day […]
D-backs vs. Phillies Discussion
Today’s Lineups PHILLIES DIAMONDBACKS Kyle Schwarber – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Trea Turner – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Bryce Harper – RF Gabriel Moreno – C Luis Arraez – 2B Ketel Marte – DH Alec Bohm – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Edmundo Sosa – LF Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Bryson Stott – […]
AZ Snake Pit Reacts Survey: September needs
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. It’s September 1st, and the Diamondbacks are in the thick of a battle for a wild-card spot. To some extent, this is a bit of a […]
AZ Snake Pit Reacts Survey: September needs
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. It’s September 1st, and the Diamondbacks are in the thick of a battle for a wild-card spot. To some extent, this is a bit of a […]
Diamondbacks are Batting Better in August
Inspiration. In August, the Diamondbacks are strongly competing for a Wild Card. Several starting pitchers remained on the injured list. The batters are excellent, aren’t they? Let’s look at the batters. Looking at Batters Two Ways. OPS. OPS is one combined measure of on-base percentage and slugging (average number of bases per at bat). In […]
Snake Bytes, 9/1: Boos and Lose
Game Recaps Phillies, Stott end blazing August with an all-around win vs. D-backs by Michael Reynolds [MLB] The Phillies closed July having lost four straight games and four straight series, but they opened August with four straight wins and never looked back. With a 2-1 victory over the D-backs in Monday’s series opener, the Phillies closed August […]
Get the best of AZ Snake Pit on the new SB Nation app
Readers of a certain age – by which I mean, “old” – may remember there used to be an SB Nation app, which you could use to access whichever sites you had on your list. It was released in 2011, and I liked it. But it largely became irrelevant about a year later, as the […]
D-backs 1, Phillies 2: Narratives! Get yer narratives!
Record: 73-66. Pace: 85-77. Change on 2025: +5. The Diamondbacks won the series against the Phillies on the East coast, but all three games there were decided by one run. Tonight’s game at Chase Field was just as close, neither side exactly taking advantage of their scoring opportunities. Arizona and Philadelphia combined to go 1-for-15 […]
D-backs vs. Phillies Discussion
Today’s Lineups PHILLIES DIAMONDBACKS Kyle Schwarber – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Trea Turner – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Bryce Harper – RF Gabriel Moreno – C Luis Arraez – 2B Ketel Marte – DH Alec Bohm – 1B Lars Nootbaar – LF Bryson Stott – 3B Nolan Arenado – 3B Brandon Marsh – […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview #44: Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Ladies, gentlemen, and distinguished others! Welcome to Meaningful September Baseball! Starting things off, you don’t get much more meaningful than this series against the Phillies. In fact, I think a case could be made that it is at least as, if not more, important than the upcoming series against San Diego. You might disagree with […]
Down By The Bay, Where W’s Don’t Grow
A momentum building series win over the Chicago Cubs where there was drama in all 3 games, the Diamondbacks would look to carry that momentum into their 4 game series against the struggling San Francisco Giants. The good news going into this series is the Dbacks have had the Giants number in 2026, winning 8 […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 8/31: Lazy Sunday
Recaps Uh… For the first time in a long while, this was a Sunday in the regular season without a scheduled Diamondbacks game. Still, there was action of relevance, in particular the Padres coughing up another late lead in Tampa, on the way to getting swept at the hands of the Rays. However, the Phillies […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Trade Ketel?
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. Yeah, it’s a story which is not going to go away. Since last time, we’ve […]
Snake Bytes 8/30: Splistville!
Diamondbacks News Kelly Twirls Timely Gem, Nootbar Comes Up HugeMerrill Kelly got the nod for the first game of a day-night double header in San Francisco. The veteran right-hander put his tough August struggles behind him and gave the Snakes seven innings of shutout, two-hit baseball. Lars Nootbar provided the timely offense for the victory, […]
Diamondbacks 2, San Francisco 7: Out of Gas
This game, with Mitch Bratt starting the second game of a rare Saturday doubleheader before a Sunday off day, felt like it was gonna be a long shot even against the lowly San Francisco Giants, and so it was. Merrill Kelly pitched a gem in the early game to secure us the series split and […]
D-backs @ Giants Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Lars Nootbaar – DH Jonah Cox – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Rafael Devers – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Bryce Eldridge – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Jung Hoo Lee – RF Max Kepler – LF Shay Whitcomb – 3B Tim Tawa – 1B Andrew Knizner – C James McCann […]
D-backs @ Giants Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Drew Gilbert – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Rafael Devers – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Bryce Eldridge – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jung Hoo Lee – RF Nolan Arenado – DH Turner Hill – LF Tim Tawa – 1B Drew Cavanaugh – C Jose Fernandez […]
Snake Bytes 8/29: Hand Egg Scores Still Count
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Respond Loudly to Even SeriesLars Nootbar had his best game at the plate since his trade tot he Diamondbacks, starting things off with a lead-off home run. Kohl Drake struggled as the lineup turned over. Corbin Carroll also went deep. Gerardo Carrillo, Jonathan Loaisiga, Brandyn Garcia, Dennis Santana and Juan Morillo pushed […]
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