Archive for August, 2007
Diamondbacks move ahead atop NL West, Phillies pull closer in East and wild-card race (AP)
The Arizona Diamondbacks took over sole possession of first place in the NL West from San Diego. The Philadelphia Phillies outlasted New York to complete a sweep of the Mets and tighten the East and wild-card races. Mark Reynolds drove in a career-high five RBIs and the Diamondbacks held on for an 8-7 win [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Mark Reynolds has five RBIs to help Diamondbacks regain NL West lead with 8-7 win over Padres (AP)
Rookie Mark Reynolds had three hits and a career-high five RBIs to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 win over San Diego on Thursday night, regaining the NL West lead from the Padres. The Diamondbacks, who trailed San Diego by one percentage point coming into the game, held on for the win after taking [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Maddux, Pads inch back into first in NL West with 3-1 win over D-Backs (AP)
Greg Maddux didn’t walk a batter for the sixth straight start and the San Diego Padres inched past Arizona and back into the NL West lead with a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. Brian Giles, who homered in the third, scored the go-ahead run on Mike Cameron’s double in the eighth for [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie of the year candidate (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Five and Fly: Riding the AZ rollercoaster (Yahoo! Sports)
Look out below for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have nine winning or losing streaks of at least four games,…
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Pads top Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 6-4 to pull within 1 game in NL West (AP)
Mike Cameron homered to start a four-run rally off reigning NL Cy Young winner Brandon Webb in the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat Arizona 6-4 on Tuesday night to pull within one game of the division-leading Diamondbacks. Webb (14-9) allowed a season-high six-earned runs in 5 1-3 innings and had his six-game [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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Diamondbacks’ skipper Melvin ejected for arguing call at first (AP)
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin was ejected from Tuesday night’s game against San Diego for arguing a call at first base in the sixth inning. With runners on first and second, none out and the Padres leading 4-3, Brandon Webb fielded Kevin Kouzmanoff’s bunt and started to go to third but realized he wouldn’t get [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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Arizona not interested in Wickman (Yahoo! Sports)
Bob Wickman is on the market, but the Arizona Diamondbacks will not go after him. The Atlanta Braves know when…
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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Blum’s two-run shot, Peavy’s 11 punchouts carry Pads over D-Backs, 3-1 (AP)
Geoff Blum hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and ace Jake Peavy was brilliant again with 11 strikeouts, leading San Diego to a 3-1 win against Arizona on Monday night that trimmed the Diamondbacks’ lead in the NL West to two games over the Padres. It was the first of seven games [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2007.
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