Goldschmidt Happens - A DBacks MLB 16 Presentation by BigJdotcom01

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Series Wrap-Up: Colorado @ Arizona

April 29: Arizona 4, Colorado 3
April 30: Arizona 7, Colorado 1
May 1: Arizona 9, Colorado 6


Paul Goldschmidt is having an MVP-type season after one month.

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May 3-5: Arizona (17-10) @ Miami (9-16)

PITCHING PROBABLES
Game #1: Shelby Miller (2-0, 2.05) v Jose Fernandez (1-1, 3.03)
Game #2: Robbie Ray (1-0, 1.40) v. Adam Conley (2-0, 3.12)
Game #3: Archie Bradley (1-1, 3.38) v. Jarred Cosart (1-2, 4.81)

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Game #28

MIAMI 2, ARIZONA 1


Ichiro scampers home with the winning run on a two-out third strike wild pitch.

5/3/16
Miami, FL (AP) – The Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Tuesday evening at Marlins Park in a very unique ending to a well played game. Ichiro Suzuki scored on a wild pitch, following Martin Prado swinging and missing for the third out in the ninth, sending the Marlins to the victory and ending the DBacks six game winning streak.

Shelby Miller and Jose Fernandez were both excellent in this one. Each gave up a first inning run, then nothing else. Miller went seven innings, allowing just four hits, while striking out seven and walking one. Fernandez went 7 1/3, allowing just three hits, while striking out 10 and walking one.

Arizona grabbed the lead in the top of the first inning as Paul Goldschmidt grounded into a double play, allowing A.J. Pollock to score. The Marlins would get that run back in the bottom half as Giancarlo Stanton singled to left, scoring Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna had singled and reached second on a wild pitch.

The DBacks had a great chance to grab the lead in the top of the eighth, but a failed squeeze play did them in. With runners on first and third with one out, A.J. Pollock failed to lay down a bunt on a squeeze, allowing Chris Owings to get tagged out at the plate. Then Socrates Brito got caught making the turn too wide at second to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, Giancarlo Stanton led off with a walk and Ichiro Suzuki came on to run for him. He reached second on a Randall Delgado wild pitch. He advanced to third on a passed ball, then scored as Martin Prado struck out swinging, but the ball got away from Welington Castillo, allowing Prado to reach first and Ichiro to score the game winner.

The loss ended the DBacks six game winning streak and dropped them a game back of San Diego in the National League West. The series resumes on Wednesday evening with Robbie Ray (1-0, 1.40) facing Adam Conley (2-0, 3.12).

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Game #29

ARIZONA 9, MIAMI 2


Paul Goldschmidt hit a moon shot into the right centerfield seats. #GoldschmidtHappens

5/4/16
Miami, FL (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back on Wednesday evening and defeated the Miami Marlins 9-2 at Marlins Park in Miami. The win moved the DBacks back into a first place tie atop the National League West.

The Diamondbacks struck early in this one, plating five runs in the top of the second inning. Jake Lamb singled through the right side to score Welington Castillo. Nick Ahmed hit a sacrifice fly to center, plating Socrates Brito to make it 2-0. Robbie Ray then kept the inning alive with a two-out base hit to center and Jean Segura made Adam Conley pay, hitting a long three-run home run to left to make it 5-0.

Miami would get a run back in the bottom of the third as Marcell Ozuna doubled to left center, scoring the speedy Dee Gordon.

Arizona would put the game out of reach in the sixth as Paul Goldschmidt blasted a long solo home run into the right centerfield seats, and Robbie Ray came through with a two-run single to make it 8-1.

Ray (2-0) really should have been the player of the game in this one. He pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing just the two earned runs on eight hits. He struck out six and walked two on the mound. At the plate, he went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a big two-out single that kept the second inning alive allowing Jean Segura to hit that big three-run home run.

The series concludes on Thursday evening with Archie Bradley (1-1, 3.38) going for the DBacks, against Jarred Cosart (1-2, 4.81) for the Marlins.

Notes: Jake Lamb left the game in the sixth inning after making a diving stop on a Martin Prado ground ball. He injured his right shoulder and was immediately placed on the 15-day disabled list after the game. He will miss up to a month of action. Lamb was third in the National League in batting, hitting .356.

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Game #30

ARIZONA 4, MIAMI 3


David Peralta blasts a long home run, then admires it.

5/5/16
Miami, FL (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a late 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday evening at Marlin Park to win the rubber match of their three game midweek series in South Florida. The win kept the DBacks in a first place tie with red-hot San Francisco in the National League West.

Giancarlo Stanton got the Marlins off to a good start, hitting a long solo home run to left in the bottom of the first inning off of Archie Bradley. It was Stanton's eighth on the year.

Arizona responded immediately as David Peralta hit a moon shot to center, tying the game at 1-1 in the top of the second. Nick Ahmed would put the DBacks in front as he grounded out to Adienny Hechavarria with men on second and third, allowing Welington Castillo to score.

Miami would tie the game in the bottom of the third inning with an unearned run. Justin Bour hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Christian Yelich. Yelich had reached third on a bunt single and throwing error by Phil Gosselin.

The game would remain tied into the ninth. With both starters long gone, the bullpen would decide this one. Welington Castillo reached first on a throwing error by Derek Dietrich, who had just entered the game in a double switch, to open the ninth. Chris Owings pinch ran. He advanced on a ground out to Hechavarria, then scored on a two-out pinch hit double from Chris Herrmann. Herrmann would score a big insurance run on an A.J. Pollock double to make it 4-2.

Brad Zeigler came on to close this one out and struggled, loading the bases with just one out. He gave up a sacrifice fly to Dee Gordon, then got Christian Yelich to fly out to the warning track in left to end the game.

The win gave the DBacks their seventh straight series win as they head to Atlanta for a three game series with the Braves.

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Series Wrap-Up: Arizona @ Miami

May 3: Miami 2, Arizona 1
May 4: Arizona 9, Miami 2
May 5: Arizona 4, Miami 3


The Arizona Diamondbacks sit atop the best division in baseball.

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National League West Standings
(Through May 5, 2016)

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May 6-8: Arizona (19-11) @ Atlanta (10-18)

PITCHING PROBABLES
Game #1: Zack Greinke (2-4, 4.14) v. Daniel Winkler (6.33)
Game #2: Patrick Corbin (2-2, 4.19) v. Williams Perez (1-2, 6.49)
Game #3: Shelby Miller (2-0, 1.91) v. Julio Teheran (1-3, 1.69)