Patrick Corbin struck out 11 in six innings to improve to 4-0 in five starts, and the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first team in 15 years to win their first seven series of a season with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
Zack Godley settled down after a shaky start to throw 5 1/3 solid innings and singled home a run as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 on Saturday night.
Tyson Ross lost his bid to pitch the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history when center fielder Franchy Cordero appeared to misplay a ball with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night of a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona right fielder Chris Owings left the Diamondbacks' game against the Giants after colliding with center fielder A.J. Pollock.
Zack Greinke pitched seven dominant innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their sixth straight series with a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.
Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer with two out in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday night to stop a four-game slide.
Tough blow for Taijuan Walker and the Diamondbacks as he'll undergo Tommy John surgery. The D-backs are off to a 12-4 start even though their top two starters, Zack Greinke and Robbie Ray, have ERAs over 5.00. The depth of the rotation will now be tested and you wonder if they'd consider signing knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who is still a free agent, and was a durable back-end starter last season for the Braves (190 innings, 4.26 ERA).
Arizona right-hander Taijuan Walker, who has been on the 10-day disabled list since Sunday with what the team initially described as forearm tightness, has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will need Tommy John surgery.
Patrick Corbin lost his no-hit bid on a checked-swing infield single with two outs in the eighth inning but finished a one-hitter to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Patrick Corbin finishes off his first career shutout with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, allowing just the infield single and a walk while striking out eight. It's just the ninth time the Diamondbacks won a 1-0 game at home in franchise history. Corbin is off to a great start at 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA and a 37/5 strikeout/walk ratio in 27.1 innings.
Patrick Corbin loses his no-hitter with two outs in the eighth in frustrating fashion: Brandon Belt sends a check-swing dribbler to where a third baseman normally would play, but with a shift on, shortstop Nick Ahmed had to range too far to his right and Belt beat the throw to first.
Fastball, sinker, change and slider, Patrick Corbin is using all four well to hold the Giants hitless. This is the second time he's faced them in a week, but after starting the season with 29 K's in his first 18.1 IP, this time around he's working more efficiently and putting his defense to work. He's got the stuff to take it the distance, but it's on the D-backs to score off an almost equally effective Johnny Cueto.
A.J. Pollock makes an outstanding diving catch out in center field to preserve Patrick Corbin's no-hitter through seven innings. The Diamondbacks lefty is dealing with just 73 pitches, relying on a slider that has been one of the most dominant pitches in the game this season. The only catch: Arizona hasn't scored off Johnny Cueto, so it's 0-0 tie heading into the bottom of the seventh.
Clayton Kershaw struck out 12 and pitched two-hit ball over seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers ended an 11-game losing streak against Arizona in the regular season, beating the Diamondbacks 7-2 on Sunday.
Deven Marrero's home run Saturday night was overturned after he passed Alex Avila between first and second base during the Diamondbacks' 9-1 win over the Dodgers.
A.J. Pollock homered twice while Paul Goldschmidt and Alex Avila also went deep as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles 9-1 on Saturday night, continuing their recent dominance over the Dodgers.
The Dodgers have joined Nick Saban as sports figures who have taken the Lemon Face Challenge to support Aubreigh's Army in the fight vs. DIPG.
Daniel Descalso homered and drove in four runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Friday night for their 10th straight regular-season victory over their NL West rival.
Paul Goldschmidt and John Ryan Murphy hit home runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Wednesday, taking two of three at AT&T Park.
The weather has been frosty, but some teams are sizzling. Great early work from the Mets, Red Sox and other clubs might already change expectations.
Andrew McCutchen hit a bases-loaded single for his second walk-off of this homestand, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15 | 6 | .714 | - | W2 |
| Colorado | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.5 | W2 |
| San Francisco | 9 | 12 | .429 | 6 | W1 |
| San Diego | 8 | 15 | .348 | 8 | L2 |
