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Game #80

ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0

Rubby De La Rosa pitched eight shutout innings to pick up the win.

6/28/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks bats have cooled off after a very hot start in April and May. But on Tuesday evening it was the pitching of Rubby De La Rosa that helped them past the listless Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at Chase Field.

David Peralta steals second and advances to third on a wild pitch on the same play.

De La Rosa (7-2) pitched eight innings, allowing just four singles, while striking out seven and walking none. Daniel Hudson was perfect in the ninth, picking up his 12th save.

Arizona (52-28) got the only run of the game in the bottom of the seventh. David Peralta singled to open the inning off of Phillies starter Charlie Morton. He then stole second and advanced to third on the same play as Morton threw a wild pitch. He would score on a sacrifice fly by Jake Lamb.

Morton (3-7) was the hard luck loser for the Phillies. He picthed seven strong innings, allowing just the one run and just four hits. He struck out four and walked just one.

The series will wrap on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field with Jerad Eickhoff (4-5, 4.10) going up against DBacks ace Zack Greinke (7-6, 3.45).

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Game #81

PHILADELPHIA 5, ARIZONA 3

Nick Williams hit his first career home run, a game winner.

6/29/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Philadelphia Phillies avoided a season sweep on Wednesday afternoon, rallying with five eighth inning runs, to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 at Chase Field. Rookie Nick Williams went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to help the last place Phillies to the win.

Jake Lamb hit two home runs for the DBacks, but it was not enough in the loss.

Zack Greinke (7-7) was dominant through the first seven innings. He allowed just two hits, but manager Skip Hale may have stuck with his ace a bit too long on Wednesday afternoon.

Arizona led 2-0 in the eighth, and David Lough singled to center to open the inning. Cendric Hunter then got a ball through the infield for another single. Freddy Galvis then reached on a Greinke mental error as Galvis bunted and Greinke tried going to second and everyone was safe.

Hale then brought in his setup man, Tyler Clippard. He got Andres Blanco to fly out to center, scoring Lough. Cody Asche then lined a double to center, scoring Cendric Hunter to tie the game at 2-2. Cesar Hernandez then hit another sacrifice fly to put the Phillies up 3-2.

Clippard then hung a slider that rookie Nick Williams hit into the left field seats to make it 5-3. the normally reliable Clippard picked up a blown save, his third on the season. To be fair, he came in with the bases loaded and none out.

Arizona (52-29) got a couple of solo home runs from Jake Lamb, his ninth and tenth on the season. Lost in the big eighth inning from the Phillies, was the fact that the Diamondbacks had two runners thrown out at the plate early on. Chris Owings got thrown out at the plate in the first on a Chris Owings single to center. In the second, Zack Greinke lined one to the gap in right-center, but Drury got thrown out trying to score from first.

The loss allowed the Giants to move to within three games of the first-place Diamondbacks with the Giants coming to town for a big three game weekend series starting on Friday night.

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Series Wrap-Up: Philadelphia @ Arizona

June 27: Arizona 7, Philadelphia 5
June 28: Arizona 1, Philadelphia 0
June 29: Philadelphia 5, Arizona 3

Chase Field, home of the National League leading Arizona Diamondbacks

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June 2016 Wrap Up:

Record: (18-9)
June 1, 2016: DBacks 8, Astros 7
June 2, 2016: DBacks 8, Astros 2
June 3, 2016: Cubs 6, DBacks 5
June 4, 2016: DBacks 8, Cubs 6
June 5, 2016: Cubs 4, DBacks 3
June 6, 2016: Rays 4, DBacks 1
June 7, 2016: DBacks 5, Rays 3
June 8, 2016: DBacks 3, Rays 0
June 10, 2016: Dbacks 6, Marlins 3
June 11, 2016: Marlins 5, Dbacks 1
June 12, 2016: Marlins 6, Dbacks 2
June 13, 2016: DBacks 5, Dodgers 3 (11)
June 14, 2016: DBacks 4, Dodgers 3 (12)
June 15, 2016: DBacks 6, Dodgers 3
June 17, 2016: DBacks 6, Phillies 5
June 18, 2016: DBacks 9, Phillies 2
June 19, 2016: DBacks 6, Phillies 2
June 20, 2016: DBacks 2, Phillies 0
June 21, 2016: Blue Jays 3, DBacks 0
June 22, 2016: DBacks 3, Blue Jays 2 (13)
June 23, 2016: DBacks 6, Rockies 0
June 24, 2016: Rockies 2, DBacks 0
June 25, 2016: DBacks 4, Rockies 2
June 26, 2016: Rockies 2, DBacks 0
June 27, 2016: DBacks 7, Phillies 5
June 28, 2016: DBacks 1, Phillies 0
June 29, 2016: Phillies 5, DBacks 3

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July 1-3: San Francisco (49-32) @ Arizona (52-29)

PITCHING PROBABLES
Game #1: Johnny Cueto (4-6, 2,73) v. Patrick Corbin (8-4, 3.02)
Game #2: Jeff Samardzija (7-3, 2.33) v. Shelby Miller (7-5, 2.69)
Game #3: Jake Peavy (4-8, 3.31) v. Robbie Ray (6-3, 3.16)

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Game #82

ARIZONA 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2

Patrick Corbin helped the DBacks take game one of this crucial series.

7/1/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to dominate thier division rivals in 2016. On Friday night, Patrick Corbin pitched the DBacks to a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants to open a crucial three game weekend series at Chase Field.

Welington Castillo smashed a big three-run home run in the fourth inning to help pace the DBacks.

This Diamondbacks club can play small ball, as well as long ball, and that has helped them to the lead in the National League West. On Friday night, they used both to edge the rival Giants.

Socrates Brito singled to open the second. He stole second and advanced to third on a Patrick Corbin groundout. He then scored on a Jean Segura sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.

Welington Castillo then went deep in the fourth, a three-run blast, to make it 3-0. Paul Goldschmidt and David Peralta scored on the play. Goldschmidt singled to open the inning and Peralta walked. Goldy is mired in a slump, hitting just (.167) over his last ten ball games.

Patrick Corbin (9-4) was masterful. We went 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs in the eighth before being lifted for Nick Vincent. Corbin allowed eight hits and two runs. He struck out eight and walked none.

The Giants broke the shut out in the eighth. Kelby Tomlinson lined a one-out single and Denard Span homered to right to cut the DBacks lead to 4-2. Nick Vincent came on to get the DBacks out of the eighth.

Tim Hudson was perfect in the ninth, earning his 13th save. The win moved the Diamondbacks four games ahead of the Giants in the N.L. West.

The series resumes on Saturday evening with Jeff Samardzija (7-3, 2.33) going up against Shelby Miller (7-5, 2.69).

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Game #83

ARIZONA 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4 (11)

Hunter Pence cannot com eup with this fly ball into the right field corner in the bottom of the 11th.

7/2/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks continued their domination of National League West rival San Francisco on Saturday night with a 5-4 walk off extra inning victory. Jean Segura's ground rule double in the 11th won it to move the DBacks five games up on the Giants.

Jake Lamb with a beautiful bat flip on this second inning home run.

Arizona is now (10-1) against the Giants in 2016, including eight straight.

On Saturday night, the Giants would grab an early lead off of Shelby Miller. Buster Posey doubled to center, scoring Denard Span.

Jake Lamb would tie it up in the bottom of the second, hitting a no doubter into the seats in right, then delivering a perfect bat flip as he left the batters box.

This back and forth contest continued with the Giants going back up in the top of the third on a Matt Duffy RBI single that got past Paul Goldschmidt and into right. Denard Span would score on the play after he opened the inning with a double.

Jean Segura would tie it up in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single. He drove in Ketel Marte, who had been hit by a pitch. Segura would advance to second on the throw home.

Buster Posey put the GInats back up, 3-2 in the top of the sixth with an RBI double to right, scoring Matt Duffy.

Paul Goldschmidt, who has been in a prolonged slump, seemed to wake up on Saturday night. In the sixth, he led off with a moon shot into the left field seats to once again tie the game. It was his 20th on the season and first since June 8th. Goldschmidt went 2 for 5 with the home run and RBI.

Jake Lamb was then hit by a pitch and reached second on a wild pitch. Welington Castillo singled to right, scoring Lamb to put Arizona up 4-3.

Randall Delgado came on in relief of Shelby Miller in the seventh, and picked up a blown save. He gave up a leadoff double to Kelby Tomlinson. Tomlinson adavnced to third on a deep flyout to center and scored on an Angel Pegan RBI single.

Nick Vincent pitched a perfect eight and Tyler Clippard tightroped through the ninth, tenth and eleventh to give Arizona a chance to win it.

In the 11th, with one out, Ketel Marte was hit by a pitch for the third time in the game. Brandon Drury hit a pich hit single, advancing Marte to second. Chris Owings struck out before Jean Segura hit a deep fly ball to right that landed just past the glove of Hunter Pench and bounced over the fence for the game winning RBI ground-rule double.

The DBacks will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon with Jake Peavy (4-8, 3.31) facing Robbie Ray (6-3, 3.16). A Dbacks win would open their lead in the National League West to six games.

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Game #84

ARIZONA 6, SAN FRANCISCO 1

Robbie Ray was your Player of the Game.

7/3/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon, 6-1 at Chase Field. The sweep moved the DBacks lead to a full six games over the second place Giants with just six games left in before the All-Star break.

Ketel Marte races around first on his way to second.

The Diamondbacks would build a 6-0 lead scoring single runs in the third, fourth and fifth inning, then three in the sixth. In the third, pitcher Robbie Ray grounded out to second, allowing Socrates Brito to score to put the DBacks up 1-0. Brito had singled, stole second and reached third on a wild pitch.

In the fourth, Arizona would manufacture another run. Yasmany Tomas doubled to left to open the inning. He advanced on a Paul Goldschmidt flyout, and scored on a Jake Lamb ground out.

In the fifth, back-to-back doubles from Ketel Marte and Socrates Brito made it 3-0.

The DBacks manufactured another run in the sixth as Chris Herrmann flew out to left, allowing Yasmany Tomas to score. Tomas had singled, reached second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on a Jake Lamb infield single. Ketel Marte hit a two-run double later in the inning to make it 6-0.

On the bump, Robbie Ray cruised through seven innings. He finally allowed a run in the seventh, giving up a two-out pinch hit RBI double to Andrew Susac. Ray (7-3) scattered six hits over the seven innings, striking out seven and walking two. Andrew Chafin pitched the final two innings in relief.

Ketel Marte and Socrates Brito had big nights oofensively for Arizona. They combined to go 5 for 7 with three doubles and three RBIs.

Arizona will now host San Diego for three games to close out the home stand, then head to San Francisco to close out the first half of the season.

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Series Wrap-Up: San Francisco @ Arizona

July 1: Arizona 4, San Francisco 2
July 2: Arizona 5, San Francisco 4 (11)
July 3: Arizona 6, San Francisco 1

Chris Owings flashing the leather in right.

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July 4-6: San Diego (47-35) @ Arizona (55-29)

PITCHING PROBABLES
Game #1: Andrew Cashner (7-3, 3.31) v. Rubby De La Rosa (7-2, 3.29)
Game #2: Colin Rea (7-7, 3.78) v. Zack Greinke (7-7, 3.47)
Game #3: Robbie Erlin (5-6, 3.45) v. Patrick Corbin (9-4, 2.98)

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Game #85

ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 0

Rubby De La Rosa pitched eight shutout innings as the DBacks extended their N.L. West lead.

7/4/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Monday evening at Chase Field on Independence Day. Rubby De La Rosa scattered six hits over eight shutout innings for the first place Diamondbacks.

Chris Owings RBI double in the eighth was the difference.

The lone run in this one didn't come until the bottom of the eighth. Welington Castillo led off by getting hit by a pitch. He advanced to third on a double from Ketel Marte. Carlos Villanueva came on in relief of starter Andrew Cashner.

Villanueva got Socrates Brito to bounce to first, but Brett Wallace gunned down Castillo at the plate. Chris Owing sthen pinch hit for RUbby De La Rosa. Ketel Marte was thrown out stealing for the second out. Then on a 2-2 pitch, Chris Owinngs laced a double to left to put the DBacks up 1-0.

Daniel Hudson came on in the ninth and gave up a one-out single to Brett Wallace before getting the final two outs to earn his 14th save.

The series resumes on Tuesday evening with Colin Rea (7-7, 3.78) going up against Zack Greinke (7-7, 3.47).

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Game #86

ARIZONA 7, SAN DIEGO 5

David Peralta lines a triple to left.

7/5/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The red-hot Arizona Diamondbacks are now rolling. On Tuesday evening they won their fifth straight as they rallied late for a 7-5 over the San Diego Padres at Chase Field.

Jean Segura stole three bases in the victory.

The Diamondbacks (57-29) are an incredible 28 games over .500 and now have a six game lead in the National League West as the All-Star break approaches. This is beyond anyone's wildest expectations as this team was picked to finish fourth in the National League West in 2016.

Arizona got off to a good start against Colin Rae in this one. Chris Owings tripled to center in the first and score on a Paul Goldschmidt sacrifice fly. It was Goldschmidt's league leading 67th RBI on the year.

In the second, Phil Gosselin hit a laser into the left field seats. The two-run shot put Arizona up 3-0.

Brett Wallace would get one back for the Padres in the top of the third as he homered to right. But Arizona responded in the bottom half. Jean Segura singled to left to open the inning. He stole second and reached third on a wild pitch. He would then score on another wild pitch to make it 4-1.

Zack Greinke wasn't cruising in this one though. He walked Alexei Ramirez to open the fourth. Derek Norris then doubled home Ramirez. Alexi Amarista singled home Norris to cut the DBacks lead to 4-3.

In the sixth, the Padres would tie it up as Alexei Ramirez homered to left to open the inning.

Arizona would go ahead for good in the bottom of the seventh. Ketel Marte singled to right to open the inning. He stole second and score on a Yasmany Tomas double. Chris Owinsg would hit a sacrifice fly to score Tomas. David Peralta would then make it 7-4 as he tripled to left, scoring Jean Segura.

San Diego (47-37) would get one back in the ninth off of closer Daniel Hudson, but they fell nine games back in the National League West with the loss.

Zack Greinke got the no decision for Arizona, going six innings and allowing four runs on seven hits. He struck out seven and walked one. Nick Vincent earned the win, pitching the seventh.

Nick Ahmed left the game with an arm injury in the fifth. He injured it diving for a ground ball. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list after the game and Rickie Weeks was recalled from Double-A Mobile.

The series wraps on Wednesday evening with Robbie Erlin (5-6, 3.45) going up against Patrick Corbin (9-4, 2.98).

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Game #87

ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 2

Ketel Marte hit a go ahead solo home run in the seventh.

7/6/16
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks finished a nine game homestand on Wednesday afternoon with a six straight win, this one 3-2 over the San Diego Padres at Chase Field. Patrick Corbin picked up his 10th win, opening with six hitless innings.

David Peralta broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth, doubling home Chris Owings to give Arizona a 1-0 lead.

Patrick Corbin's no hit bid was broken up in the top of the seventh as Cory Spangenberg singled to right. Matt Kemp followed that with a double into th eright-centerfield gap. David Peralta hit cutoff Ketel Marte, who threw a strike to Welington Castillo to gun down Spangenberg at the plate to keep it 1-0.

Corbin then hit Wil Myers with a pitch. Derek Norris would line a single to center, scoring Kemp to tie the game. Corbin would get Alexei Ramirez to bounce into a 4-6-3 double play to get out of the inning.

Ketel Marte hit a one-out solo home run deep into the left field seats to put Arizona back in front in the bottom of the seventh. Jean Segura would draw a walk and he stole second, his 30th stolen base on the season. Chris Owings would double him home to make it 3-1.

That second run in the bottom of the seventh was big as Alexi Amarista hit the first pitch that he saw from reliever Nick Vincent into the right field seats to cut the lead to 3-2.

In the ninth, Tyler Clippard came on and worked himself into trouble. He walked Cory Spangenberg, struck out Matt Kemp and gave up a single to Wil Myers. Daniel Hudson came in and shut the door. He got Derek Norris to fly out to center and Alexei Ramirez to pop out to short to end the game.

The win ended an (8-1) homestand for the Diamondbacks. They will now head to San Francisco to end the first half of the baseball season with a seven game lead on the Giants.

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Series Wrap-Up: San Diego @ Arizona

July 4: Arizona 1, San Diego 0
July 5: Arizona 7, San Diego 5
July 6: Arizona 3, San Diego 2

Welington Castillo and the DBacks are running away with the N.L. West.

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July 8-10: Arizona (58-29) @ San Francisco (51-36)

PITCHING PROBABLES
Game #1: Shelby Miller (7-5, 2.79) v. Jeff Samardjia (7-3, 2.52)
Game #2: Robbie Ray (7-3, 3.03) v. Jake Peavy (4-9, 3.39)
Game #3: Rubby De La Rosa (8-2, 3.01) v. Chris Heston (9-5, 2.58)