With another D-backs loss, NL West tightens
SAN DIEGO -- It has been awhile since the National League West had an all-hands pennant race, and halfway into June is not the time to call one. But things are tightening up a bit.
The Padres pulled with three games of the NL West lead with a 6-4 victory over the first-place Diamondbacks on Saturday -- and San Diego is still in fourth, also behind San Francisco and Colorado. The...
D-backs send Miley to hill against streaking Padres
Superb starting pitching has the Padres gaining ground on the NL West-leading Diamondbacks and on the brink of their longest winning streak of the season.
Giving the ball to Jason Marquis may keep them rolling. Marquis will attempt to extend his longest winning streak in nine years Saturday night against the D-backs.
The Padres (33-34) have won four in a row thanks largely to a...
D-backs put brawl behind them, prepare to battle Padres
After a day off to cool down from a heated series in L.A., the Diamondbacks arrive in San Diego for a weekend set with the Padres. But the D-backs have yet to feel the true effects of their brawl with the Dodgers on Tuesday.
The D-backs could be without scheduled Sunday starter Ian Kennedy, who is expected to face suspension for throwing at Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke's head...
Brandon League Blows Fourth Save of the Season, Dodgers Lose to Diamondbacks 5-4
On Monday night, what looked to be a 3-1 Los Angeles Dodgers victory quickly dissolved in the ninth inning due to Brandon League‘s inability to nail down the save, turning a probable victory into a 5-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
D-Backs starter Wade Miley got off to a rough start in the first inning: he walked Mark Ellis on four pitches before retiring Adrian Gonzalez on...
Starters' struggles a worrying trend for D-backs
PHOENIX -- Pegged by most -- us included -- as a pitching powerhouse before the season began, the Diamondbacks have been everything but.
But as inconsistent and ineffective as the rotation has been at times, the D-backs somehow sit fairly comfortably atop the NL West.
Trevor Cahill's eight-run disaster in a 10-5 loss to the Giants on Saturday was the latest example of the...
Starters' struggles a worrying trend for D-backs
PHOENIX -- Pegged by most -- us included -- as a pitching powerhouse before the season began, the Diamondbacks have been everything but.
But as inconsistent and ineffective as the rotation has been at times, the D-backs somehow sit fairly comfortably atop the NL West.
Trevor Cahill's eight-run disaster in a 10-5 loss to the Giants on Saturday was the latest example of the...
Troke Notes: Cardinals get pummeled by D-backs
Stats from June 5th vs Diamondbacks
- The Cardinals have lost consecutive games for the 1st time since April 27-29 (3 straight)
- The last time the Cardinals went 32 games without losing 2 straight was July 27-September 11, 2009 (41 games) that stretch began started right after the Cardinals acquired Matt Holliday
- Pete Kozma singled in the 7th inning, snapping a 0-for-19 skid...
Recap: Tired bullpen gets slammed by D-backs
ST. LOUIS (AP) Paul Goldschmidt hit his second grand slam in five days, Wade Miley bounced back from his two worst outings of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Wednesday night.
Arizona has won four of five. St. Louis, with the best record in the majors, dropped back-to-back games for the first time since April 28-29.
Goldschmidt became...
Diamondbacks 10, Cardinals 3
Paul Goldschmidt hit his second grand slam in five days, Wade Miley bounced back from his two worst outings of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Wednesday night.
Arizona has won four of five. St. Louis, with the best record in the majors, dropped back-to-back games for the first time since April 28-29.
Goldschmidt became the first Arizona...
Goldschmidt hits another slam in D-backs' rout
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Paul Goldschmidt hit his second grand slam in five days, Wade Miley bounced back from his two worst outings of the season and the Diamondbacks beat the Cardinals 10-3 on Wednesday night.
Arizona has won four of five. St. Louis, with the best record in the majors, has dropped back-to-back games for the first time since April 28-29.
Goldschmidt became the first...
D-backs' Miley on notice after another poor start
CHICAGO -- It was a rough May for Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley. And that's probably putting it nicely.
The left-hander lost his fourth straight start and fifth of May on Friday, a 7-2 defeat against the Cubs, and despite a strong finish, the outing was enough for manager Kirk Gibson to put Miley on notice.
"I'm not going to let him go out and keep doing...
Miley hit hard as D-backs drop second straight
CHICAGO (AP) -- Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and Matt Garza got his first victory of the season as the Cubs extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Diamondbacks 7-2 on Friday.
Alfonso Soriano had a two-run homer and Cody Ransom added a solo shot for the Cubs, who have won five straight for the first time since winning seven in a row from July 31-Aug. 6, 2011...
MLB Game Picks - Friday: May 31, 2013
Yesterday was terrible. The Game of the Day was wrong. The Yankees lost to the Mets...again. The Cardinals blew it in the ninth after Michael Wacha pitched a heckofa MLB debut. The Twins won again. Homer Bailey had nothing for the Reds. The Orioles were clearly better than the Nationals. Jake Peavy was terrible and gave up a grand slam to a pitcher. Brandon McCarthy was terrible...
Miley, D-backs look to cool off red-hot Cubs
Alfonso Soriano has consistently hit well against the Diamondbacks during his career. The Cubs hope that trend continues Friday as they try to win five in a row for the first time in nearly two years in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
After a season-high six-game skid, the Cubs (22-30) have outscored opponents 29-10 during their winning streak. The last three...
Miley, D-backs look to cool off red-hot Cubs
Alfonso Soriano has consistently hit well against the Diamondbacks during his career. The Cubs hope that trend continues Friday as they try to win five in a row for the first time in nearly two years in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
After a season-high six-game skid, the Cubs (22-30) have outscored opponents 29-10 during their winning streak. The last three...
Miley exits early as Padres topple D-Backs
The former Diamondback was one of the 10 Padres runners to score. (Matt York, AP)
The Padres continue to be a thorn in the side of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
One night after it appeared Arizona have exercised their demons, San Diego put a beat down on the Snakes, as they defeated Arizona 10-4 on Saturday night.
Wade Miley for second time in his last three starts gave up at least six...
Padres 10, Diamondbacks 4
Everth Cabrera matched his career high with four RBIs, two coming on his second home run in two nights, and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Saturday night.
Cabrera fell a triple shy of the cycle, with a single in the first and a two-run double to cap the Padres' five-run fourth.
Andrew Cashner (4-2) got the victory, giving up four runs on nine hits...
Padres get to Miley, pull away from D-backs
PHOENIX (AP) -- Everth Cabrera matched his career high with four RBIs, two coming on his second home run in two nights, and the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 10-4 on Saturday night.
Cabrera fell a triple shy of the cycle, with a single in the first and a two-run double to cap the Padres' five-run fourth.
Andrew Cashner (4-2) got the victory, giving up four runs on nine hits...
Padres get to Miley, pull away from D-backs
PHOENIX (AP) -- Everth Cabrera matched his career high with four RBIs, two coming on his second home run in two nights, and the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 10-4 on Saturday night.
Cabrera fell a triple shy of the cycle, with a single in the first and a two-run double to cap the Padres' five-run fourth.
Andrew Cashner (4-2) got the victory, giving up four runs on nine hits...
Miley, D-backs go for two in a row against Padres
If the Padres are going to end their slide, they may need Andrew Cashner to continue his recent success. Looking for a third consecutive win, Cashner tries to help the Padres avoid a fourth straight loss Saturday night against the Diamondbacks.
San Diego (21-26) was ahead 1-0 and cruising behind starter Eric Stults on Friday until Arizona scored five times in the seventh inning...
D-backs look to finish off sweep, win fifth straight
Facing an offensively challenged Miami team that's been particularly bad against left-handers lately, Wade Miley appears to be in a good spot to rebound from his worst outing of the season.
Miley will try to keep the Marlins' bats quiet and lead the Diamondbacks to their fifth straight win in the finale of a three-game series at Marlins Park on Sunday.
The D-backs (25-18...
Trademark command still evading D-backs' Miley
PHOENIX -- In a stellar 2012 season that saw him win 16 games and finish second in NL Rookie of the Year voting, Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley made command his calling card. He gave up 1.7 walks per nine innings, or roughly one every five innings pitched.
But so far this year, Miley's command has betrayed him, as the lefty is giving up more than twice as many walks and has...
D-backs done in by Padres' Petco change
SAN DIEGO -- Eleven feet. It might as well have been a mile.
Yonder Alonsos fly ball to deep right-center field Friday would have struck the auxiliary scoreboard and bounded back into play in every game at Petco Park in every year from 2004-12.
After renovations, the ball easily cleared the new fence in front of the Jack Daniels party patio for a two-run home run, a blow that seemed...
Padres 7, Diamondbacks 6
Yonder Alonso hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Wade Miley in the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Friday night for their seventh win in nine games.
With the Padres trailing 3-2, Alonso drove a 2-2 pitch from Miley (2-1) into the Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 deck in right-center, his fourth. It would have been a home run even in Petco...
D-backs dealt fourth straight loss by Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Yonder Alonso hit a go-ahead two-run homer off Wade Miley in the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Friday night for their seventh win in nine games.
With the Padres trailing 3-2, Alonso drove a 2-2 pitch from Miley (2-1) into the Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 deck in right-center, his fourth. It was unclear whether...
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