Category: ‘Game Reviews’
Early Runs Boost Arizona Diamondbacks to Series Win
April 11th, 2013 at 6:50 PM
PHOENIX -- 10 runs in the first four innings provided all of the offense the Arizona Diamondbacks would need to secure a comfortable win in Wednesday afternoon's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nine of the runs came against starter Jonathan Sanchez, inflating his ERA to nearly 13.00. AJ Pollock provided...
Pittsburgh Pirates Staff Keeps Arizona Diamondbacks at Bay
April 9th, 2013 at 4:38 PM
PHOENIX -- Monday night in Phoenix saw the last place Pittsburgh Pirates take on and defeat the first place Arizona Diamondbacks. Pirates starter Wandy Rodriguez kept the Diamondbacks hitters guessing through the first two-and-one third innings, as he has done throughout his surprisingly successful career, giving up one run in...
Arizona Diamondbacks Outlast St Louis Cardinals in 16 Inning Slugfest
April 4th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
PHOENIX -- 5 Hours, 32 Minutes. By the time the 6:40 pm start time game ended, the Arizona Diamondbacks and St Louis Cardinals were playing under a midnight moon in the desert. The Diamondbacks outlasted the Cards to take the game in the 16th inning, but not before having to...
Arizona Diamondbacks Top St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Opening Day
April 1st, 2013 at 10:09 PM
In the blink of an eye, Ian Kennedy allowed back to back doubles to the Cardinals’ two-three hitters to open the scoring in the 2013 season. Kennedy came right back in the second inning and set the Cardinals down in order, recording strikeout numbers two and three on the season....
Colorado Rockies Score Four Runs in the 13th Inning to Defeat Arizona Diamondbacks
October 2nd, 2012 at 11:05 AM
The The Colorado Rockies outlasted the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday night by scoring four runs in the 13th inning in front of a small crowd at Chase Field to win the opener of the final series of the season for both teams by a score of 7-5.
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Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo...
Arizona Diamondbacks Trounce Chicago Cubs 8-3 but are Eliminated from Wild Card Race
September 29th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
It was a bitter sweet victory for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night when they defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8-3 at Chase Field but also saw their playoff hopes officially come to an end.
The St. Louis Cardinals win over the Washington Nationals officially eliminated the Diamondbacks from the wild card race but that...
Paul Goldschmidt Carries Arizona Diamondbacks Past San Francisco Giants
September 26th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Paul Goldschmidt drove in a career-high five runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks top the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night in the Bay Area.
The Diamondbacks are still fighting hard to stay alive in the playoff race although with every St. Louis Cardinals victory hopes are fading quickly by...
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Bats Cool Off in Series Finale Against Colorado Rockies
September 25th, 2012 at 7:24 PM
The Arizona Diamondbacks failed to complete a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies on Monday night when they fell 4-2 at Coors Field in the series finale.
The Diamondbacks scored a combined total of 33 runs in the first three games in Colorado but could only come up with two runs on Monday against Colorado's...
Arizona Diamondbacks Fail to Rally Late Against San Diego Padres
September 21st, 2012 at 10:47 AM
The Arizona Diamondbacks wasted a golden opportunity with bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth but came away empty handed. The San Diego Padres avoided a three-game sweep at Arizona with a 6-5 victory on Thursday night after dropping the last two games to the Diamondbacks.
The...
Patrick Corbin Drives in Four Runs and Earns Win for Arizona Diamondbacks
September 17th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Patrick Corbin got it done for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday with both his arm and his bat driving in four runs in the 10-2 blowout win over the San Francisco Giants at home Sunday.
The young left-hander had his longest outing of the year pitching eight innings and only allowing two...
Arizona Diamondbacks Rally Past Los Angeles Dodgers and Remain Alive in Wild Card Hunt
September 12th, 2012 at 10:00 PM
The Arizona Diamondbacks are making things difficult for the reeling Los Angeles Dodgers who dropped their second game in Arizona by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday night at Chase Field.
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After being shutout the night before the Dodgers got on the board early on a two-run RBI double from Adrian...
Arizona Diamondbacks Top First-Place San Francisco Giants in Extra Innings
September 5th, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Momentarily it looked like the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to blow a lead for the third straight day late in the game but they held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 in 11 innings Tuesday night.
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Aaron Hill had a career-high five hits in the game and scored the...
Arizona Diamondbacks Blow Lead Again and Drop Game to San Francisco Giants in Extra Innings
September 4th, 2012 at 1:36 AM
For the second consecutive game the Arizona Diamondbacks have blown a late lead to a divisional rival. Yesterday J.J. Putz had his first blown save since May and Monday he repeated that performance against the San Francisco Giants who beat the Diamondbacks 9-8 in extra innings at San Francisco.
The Diamondbacks had...
Ian Kennedy Shuts Down Los Angeles Dodgers and Ends Arizona Diamondbacks Six-Game Losing Streak
August 31st, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Dodger Stadium has certainly brought the best out of the Arizona Diamondbacks this year and a trip to Los Angeles couldn't have come at a better time. Ian Kennedy shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night to help end the Diamondbacks' six-game losing streak with a 2-0 win.
The Diamondbacks won their seventh...
Johnny Cueto Gets Major League Best 17th Win by Defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks
August 29th, 2012 at 2:11 AM
It continues to go south for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they dropped yet another game at home on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds. Johnny Cueto earned his 17th win of the year which is best in the majors and the Reds dropped the Diamondbacks 5-2.
Johnny Cueto pitched seven innings...
Bronson Arroyo Hits Home Run to Lead Cincinnati Reds Over Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2
August 28th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo helped himself by hitting a home run in the sixth inning for the go-ahead run to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks continued their struggles on their home turf by dropping their 11th of their last 15 games at Chase...
San Diego Padres Hang on for One-run Victory, Sweep Arizona Diamondbacks
August 27th, 2012 at 12:38 PM
The San Diego Padres sure have enjoyed their visits to Arizona. Their 5-4 win on Sunday completed a three game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks which is their second sweep at Chase Field in two series this year.
Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to cut the...
Tyler Skaggs Wins Major League Debut in Arizona Diamondbacks Victory Over the Miami Marlins
August 23rd, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Tyler Skaggs struck out the first batter he faced in his major league career and then went on to win his first game of his major league career as well. Skaggs led the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins...
Joe Saunders Gets Hammered for Nine Runs and the Miami Marlins Upset the Arizona Diamondbacks
August 21st, 2012 at 1:20 AM
Ozzie Guillen's Miami Marlins have struggled at the plate all year but offense was not the issue tonight at Chase Field. The Marlins scored nine runs off of Arizona Diamondbacks' starter Joe Saunders in the fourth inning to lead to a 12-3 blowout win.
The Marlins ended the night with 20...
Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Houston Astros in Interim Manager’s Debut
August 20th, 2012 at 2:58 PM
The Arizona Diamondbacks scored five runs in the fourth inning that led to a 8-1 victory and completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros on Sunday at Minute Maid Park.
Interim Manager Tony DeFrancesco lost his first game as manager of the Astros after being promoted from his manager position at Triple-A Oklahoma City....
