Goldschmidt Happens - A DBacks MLB 16 Presentation by BigJdotcom01

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Game #6

CHICAGO 7, ARIZONA 2


Kris Bryant lined a double to center in the third inning.

4/9/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Chicago Cubs used a quick start, to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Saturday evening at Chase Field. Kris Bryant went 3 for 5 with two doubles to lead the offensive charge for the Cubs.

Kyle Schwarber got the Cubs going in the first inning, hitting a bases loaded two-run ground rule double off of Zach Greinke to get the Cubs on the board. Ben Zobrist would add an RBI ground out to make it 3-0.

Jean Segura would get one back off of Jason Hammel in the bottom of the first, hitting a solo home run to left center.

Kris Bryant would score again in the third, leading off with a double, advancing to third on a ground out and scoring on a Schwarber sacrifice fly.

The Cubs would blow this one open in the seventh. Dexter Fowler tripled to center to open the inning. He would score on a Greinke wild pitch. Jason Heyward then pounded a Greinke fastball over the wall in right to make it 6-1. Kris Bryant then doubled to end Greinke's night. He would score on an Anthony Rizzo single off of reliever Robbie Ray.

Paul Goldschmidt would get one back for the DBacks in the bottom of the eighth, lacing a single to center that scored A.J. Pollack.

Zack Greinke (0-2, 7.24) has been rather awful in his first two starts after getting big money this offseason. He went 6 2/3 on Saturday night, allowing seven earned runs on ten hits. He struck out 10 and walked none.

The series and homestand concludes on Sunday afternoon as Patrick Corbin (0-0, 3.00) will face Cubs ace Jake Arrieta (0-1, 6.75)

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Game #7

CHICAGO 9, ARIZONA 5


Kris Bryant goes yard in the first inning.

4/10/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Chicago Cubs finished off their weekend series with a 9-5 drubbing of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon. The Cubs pounded out sixteen hits as they won for the third straight game, taking three of four from the Diamondbacks.

Once again, it was a quick start, scoring three in the top of the first inning, this time off of Patrick Corbin. Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo hit one out singles, then red-hot Kris Bryant hit a three-run bomb to left to make it 3-0.

Nick Ahmed would double home A.J. Pollack to get one back in the bottom half off of Jake Arrieta.

Jason Hayward doubled to lead off the third and score on a Dexter Fowler single to right. Jorge Solar reached on an infield single in the top of the fifth, with the bases loaded, to score Dexter Fowler to put the Cubs up 5-1.

A.J. Pollack hit a long solo home run to left, in the bottom of the fifth, off of Arrieta, to cut the Cubs lead to 5-2.

Addison Russell would single home Kris Bryant in the seventh, who had doubled to lead off the inning. The Cubs would put it away in the eighth, as Jorge Solar hit a bases loaded RBI single to center and Addison Russell hit a two-run single to center off of reliever Evan Marshall.

Arizona would not go away quietly though. Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run in the eighth, and Jean Segura lined an RBI single in the ninth to cut the Cubs lead to 9-5. The DBacks left the bases loaded in both the eighth and ninth.

Kris Bryant will be sad to leave Chase Field. He went 7 for 15 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs in the series.

The DBacks have tomorrow off before starting a ten game road trip in Los Angeles as they take on the Dodgers in their home opener Tuesday afternoon.
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Series Wrap-Up: Chicago @ Arizona

April 7: Arizona 2, Chicago 1
April 8: Chicago 7, Arizona 3
April 9: Chicago 7, Arizona 2
April 10: Chicago 9, Arizona 5


It was the Kris Bryant show this weekend at Chase Field.

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April 12-14: Arizona (2-5) @ Los Angeles (3-4)

PITCHING PROBABLES
Game #1: Shelby Miller (0-0, 1.50) vs. Alex Wood (0-1, 1.42)
Game #2: Rubby De La Rosa (1-0, 0.00) vs. Kenta Maeda (1-0, 0.00)
Game #3: Archie Bradley (0-1, 10.80) vs. Ross Stripling (1-0, 0.00)

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Game #8

LOS ANGELES 3, ARIZONA 2


Yasiel Puig hit the game winning home run in the bottom of the eighth.

4/12/16
Los Angeles, CA (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied late to win their home opener 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Yasiel Puig broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the eighth with a home run to dead center field.

The Dodgers (4-4) opened the game by loading the bases, then getting a sacrifice fly from Corey Seager to grab a 1-0 lead.

Arizona (2-6) would draw even in the top of the third as Paul Goldschmidt hit a long solo home run to left center field. That lead would be short lived though as Kike Hernandez homered to left off of Shelby Miller in the bottom of the fourth to put the Dodgers back in front.

The game would remain 2-1 all the way into the eighth. Pedro Baez came on in relief of Alex Wood, and walked Chris Owings. One out later, David Peralta reached on an infield single. Paul Goldschmidt then laced a double down the left field line to tie the game at 2-2.

Yimi Garcia then came on in relief of Baez and got Pollack to bounce back to the mound. Chris Hatcher then came on and got Wilington Castillo to fly out to deep left to get out of the inning.

That set the stage for Yasiel Puig's heroics. He hit a one-out blast to dead center just out of the reach of A.J. Pollack to give the Dodgers the lead. Kenley Jansen then came on to earn the save in the ninth.

The series resumes on Wednesday evening with Rubby De La Rosa (1-0, 0.00) facing Kenta Maeda (1-0, 0.00).

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Game #9

ARIZONA 8, LOS ANGELES 7


Jean Segura lined a bases loaded double in the seventh.

4/13/16
Los Angeles, CA (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a four game losing streak on Wednesday evening as they held on for an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. A.J. Pollack led the offensive charge for the DBacks, going 2 for 4 with a double, scoring three runs.

Arizona built a 5-1 lead early on and appeared as though they would cruise to the win, but nothing seems to be easy for this team in 2016. Kike Hernandez single home Corey Seager, who doubled to open the inning to cut the lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth.

The Dbacks responded with three of their own in the top of the seventh, thanks to a bases loaded, two-run double from Jean Segura.

But the Dodgers pecked away at the Arizona bullpen, and scraped together four runs in the bottom half of the seventh to cut the lead to 8-6. Yasiel Puig hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 8-7, but Robbie Ray got Adrian Gonzalez to fly out to end the inning with the tying run on third.

Brad Zeigler then came on and sent the Dodgers down in order in the ninth to earn his second save and end the DBacks four game losing streak.

The series wraps on Thursday evening with Archie Bradley (0-1, 10.80) facing Ross Stripling (1-0, 0.00).

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Game #10

ARIZONA 6, LOS ANGELES 5 (12)


Tyler Clippard dished up a three-run bomb in the bottom of the 11th.

4/14/16
Los Angeles, CA (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks won an exciting extra inning battle 6-5 on Thursday evening over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Chris Owings sacrifice fly in the twelfth helped the DBacks overcome a blown eleventh inning lead, and win their second straight.

The Dbacks grabbed the lead in the third inning on a David Peralta sacrifice fly, scoring A.J. Pollack. He reached after getting hit by a pitch.

The Dodgers would tie it up in the bottom of the fourth. Yasiel Puig singled to open the frame. He reached third on an Adrian Gonzalez single to right and scored on an infield single from Corey Seager.

Paul Goldschmidt's fourth home run on the year would put the Dbacks back in front in the fifth.

Los Angeles would tie it up in the seventh on a perfectly executed suicide squeeze. Yasmani Grandel laid down a perfect bunt as Kike Hernandez broke from third. Paul Goldschmidt fielded the bunt, but had no play at the plate, allowing the Dodgers to tie the game.

in the eleventh, things got wild. Yasmany Tomas doubled home two to put Arizona up 4-2. Chris Herrmann would add a sacrifice fly to put the DBacks up by three. But that lead would not last as Kike Hernandez hit a three run bomb off of reliever Tyler Clippard in the bottom half to send the game to the twelfth.

In the twelfth, Jean Segura doubled to open the frame and advanced to third on a one-out passed ball. He would score on a sacrifice fly by Chris Owings. Randall Delgado pitched a perfect bottom half to secure the win.

Arizona (4-6) will travel down the coast to San Diego for a three game weekend series with the first place Padres (8-2).

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Series Wrap-Up: Arizona @ Los Angeles

April 12: Los Angeles 3, Arizona 2
April 13: Arizona 8, Los Angeles 7
April 14: Arizona 6, Los Angeles 5 (12)


Paul Goldschmidt is heating up.