Arizona Diamondbacks News

One thing the Washington Nationals do very well is beat the Arizona Diamondbacks. Gold Glove second baseman Orlando Hudson’s two-base throwing error cleared the way for Nook Logan’s RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Nationals a 5-4 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. The Nationals franchise is 15-2 against Arizona since [...]

Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the oldest player to hit 50 doubles in the season with a shot to left-center gap in the third inning against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Gonzalez, whose 50 doubles are a club record and a personal best, is 39 years, 9 days old. The previous oldest [...]

Washington second baseman Jose Vidro sought out manager Frank Robinson recently. Vidro wanted Robinson to know that he was no longer bothered by the hamstring injury that sidelined him for a month. “The season’s not over until the last game,” Vidro said. “I told Frank the other day I want to finish strong and I [...]

Arizona manager Bob Melvin knew Tony Clark had raked St. Louis pitcher Jorge Sosa over the years. Going into Sunday, Clark was 6-for-7 with four home runs off Sosa. So imagine Melvin’s surprise when the Cardinals allowed Sosa to face Clark, a pinch-hitter, with the game tied in the eighth inning. “I know that’s my [...]

Brandon Webb needed only two pitches to shut down the second-best hitting team in the National League. Webb threw 95 pitches, 89 of which were either fastballs or sinkers, in a one-hitter for his third shutout of the season to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday [...]

Before Friday night’s game, the Arizona Diamondbacks saluted Luis Gonzalez’ climb up baseball’s all-time doubles list, past such legends as Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Willie Mays. Each of Gonzalez’ milestone hits flashed on the center field video board, drawing a standing ovation from the Chase Field crowd of 25,299.

Scott Spiezio has made the most of his limited opportunities. Spiezio, given a spot start in place of Scott Rolen at third base, homered twice to back Jeff Weaver and give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-2 victory over Arizona on Thursday night, the Diamondbacks’ eighth loss in nine games. “I’ve done it in the [...]

The game began on a damp, typically dreary night at the Florida Marlins’ ballpark, with a couple of thousand fans in the stands, reaffirming that the city has yet to embrace its young, overachieving, playoff-chasing team. By the ninth inning, the crowd was on its feet, roaring for the Marlins’ latest rookie sensation, Anibal Sanchez.

Here’s something you want to hear next time salary talks begin at your job — your boss saying he wants to spend a lot more money on payroll. It doesn’t happen in the real world. But there’s rarely been any connection between the real world and Major League Baseball, anyway. There’s no other way [...]

Anibal Sanchez was standing behind the mound when the scoreboard caught his eye, confirming what he already knew: He was one out from a no-hitter. He froze. For a couple of seconds, the Florida Marlins’ rookie didn’t move. “I said, `Wow. This hitter is the last one,”‘ Sanchez said. Then he collected himself and, in [...]