Arizona Diamondbacks News

The Arizona Diamondbacks came close to losing the rights to Max Scherzer, their 2006 top draft pick. How close? They reached an agreement moments before they would have lost his rights late Wednesday. “Tenths of a second were showing on the clock,” Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said in a conference call on Thursday.

Oakland’s Jack Cust spent 11 years itching to prove his prodigious power at the big-league level, and he’s hoping this time he sticks.

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - With six scoreless innings, 43-year-old Randy Johnson was the key to latest win by the Arizona Diamondbacks. But the driving force in a seven-game winning streak has been players half his age.

Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins noticed a big difference in the Big Unit. After missing a start because of tendinitis in his left forearm, Randy Johnson limited Philadelphia to one hit in six shutout innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 4-3 victory over Jamie Moyer and the Phillies on Wednesday night. “That was a new Randy Johnson [...]

The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a four-year, $4.3 million contract with 2006 first-round draft pick Max Scherzer as Wednesday night’s deadline approached. The Diamondbacks, who chose Scherzer 11th overall last June, would have lost Scherzer if the deal had not been made by 9 p.m. local time. After the deadline passed, Diamondbacks spokesman Mike McNally [...]

By Tom Covill PA SportsTicker Staff Writer

Once Ryan Howard grabbed his leg and came up limping after diving for a grounder, it hardly mattered the Philadelphia Phillies were on their way to a loss. Exhale Phillies fans: It’s only a cramp. Orlando Hudson drove in four runs on four hits, Micah Owings pitched five effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat [...]

Doug Davis figured his winless drought was over when he left with a four-run lead in the ninth. Jose Valverde made him sweat it out. Davis pitched eight sharp innings, Conor Jackson drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived Valverde’s shaky ninth to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Monday night for their fifth [...]

Not even Roy Oswalt could stop the Houston Astros’ free fall. Carlos Quentin made amends for an earlier two-base error with a two-run home run and the Diamondbacks beat Oswalt for the first time, 8-4 on Sunday. The Astros lost for the eighth straight time. They have been outscored 66-16 during their longest losing streak [...]

Brandon Webb limited Houston to two runs through seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to hand the Astros their seventh loss in a row, 5-4 on Saturday night. Webb (4-3) scattered seven hits, struck out eight and walked one to help the Diamondbacks beat Houston for the third straight game.