Jack Sommers

Slade Cecconi is pitching for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Slade Cecconi and Dominic Canzone appear for the Diamondbacks organization The Arizona Fall League got under way this afternoon when the Salt River Rafters took on the Peoria Javelinas at Salt River Fields. For those new to the Fall League, it is a developmental winter league played here in Arizona. There are 6 teams, with the rosters comprised of half a dozen or so top prospects from every major league organization. The league is using a pitch clock...

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photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Images And, so, it ends... Today’s line-up Game 162. #RattleOn pic.twitter.com/cvxQojCuLh— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 3, 2021 No word on the Rockies line-up as we go to press. But, let’s face it, who cares? ;) The final day of the season, and seven of the fifteen games, all starting more or less at the same time this afternoon, could be described as potentially meaningful. The Dodgers and Giants seek to determine the NL West champion. In the American League, the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Mariners all have...

Photo by Chris Coduto/ It all went right tonight Record: 51-110 On a perfect night at Chase Field with roof and panels open the Diamondbacks made sure they will not be setting a new franchise record for losses in a season. The evening could not have gotten off to a better start. After a scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Zac Gallen, the bats got busy scoring 6 runs with two outs off Colorado Rockies starter Anthony Senzatela, sending 11 men to the plate in the inning. Pavin Smith got it started with a sharp shift beater base hit into left. He advanced on a wild pitch and a...

Photo by Norm Hall/ The penultimate. Today's Lineups ROCKIES DIAMONDBACKS Raimel Tapia - LF Pavin Smith - RF Brendan Rodgers - 2B Ketel Marte - 2B Charlie Blackmon - RF Daulton Varsho - CF Trevor Story - SS Christian Walker - 1B C.J. Cron - 1B David Peralta - LF Ryan McMahon - 3B Carson Kelly - C Sam Hilliard - CF Josh VanMeter - 3B Dom Nunez - C Geraldo Perdomo - SS A. Senzatela - RHP Zac Gallen - RHP You’ll be forgiven if your attention is elsewhere today. Already, we’ve seen the Yankees get blown out by the Rays, the Orioles...

Photo by SSPL/ Bold prediction: the D-backs will lose a season-low number of games this month... Today's Lineups ROCKIES DIAMONDBACKS Raimel Tapia - LF Josh Rojas - 3B Brendan Rodgers - 2B Ketel Marte - 2B Charlie Blackmon - RF Daulton Varsho - C Trevor Story - SS Kole Calhoun - RF C.J. Cron - 1B David Peralta - LF Ryan McMahon - 3B Christian Walker - 1B Elias Diaz - C Jake McCarthy - CF Sam Hilliard - CF Geraldo Perdomo - SS Jon Gray - RHP H. Castellanos - RHP The final series of the MLB season start around the country, and the...

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Photo by John Fisher/ The Cardinals won 17 in a row. But do long winning streaks help in October? Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Ketel Marte - 2B Austin Slater - CF Henry Ramos - RF Darin Ruf - LF Daulton Varsho - CF Buster Posey - C Carson Kelly - C Evan Longoria - 3B Christian Walker - 1B Kris Bryant - RF Pavin Smith - LF Brandon Crawford - SS Ildemaro Vargas - 3B Wilmer Flores - 1B Geraldo Perdomo - SS Donovan Solano - 2B M. Bumgarner - LHP Scott Kazmir - LHP Can’t argue that the Cardinals’ 17-game winning streak was...

Photo by Scott Nelson/ Tankapalooza update! Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Ketel Marte - 2B LaMonte Wade - RF Henry Ramos - RF Kris Bryant - LF Daulton Varsho - LF Buster Posey - C Carson Kelly - C Brandon Crawford - SS Christian Walker - 1B Evan Longoria - 3B Ildemaro Vargas - 3B Wilmer Flores - 1B Jake McCarthy - CF Mike Yastrzemski - CF Geraldo Perdomo - SS Donovan Solano - 2B Merrill Kelly - RHP Alex Wood - LHP Tankapalooza update Five games left, and the Diamondbacks have just managed to pass the Orioles, in the battle for...

Of shutouts and strikeouts... Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Josh Rojas - SS Tommy La Stella - 2B Ketel Marte - 2B LaMonte Wade - 1B Daulton Varsho - C Buster Posey - C Kole Calhoun - RF Brandon Crawford - SS David Peralta - LF Kris Bryant - LF Pavin Smith - 1B Mike Yastrzemski - RF Josh VanMeter - 3B Evan Longoria - 3B Jake McCarthy - CF Steven Duggar - CF Luke Weaver - RHP Logan Webb - RHP Sunday’s 3-0 loss to the Dodgers was the fifteenth time the Diamondbacks have been shut out this season. That’s just one off the franchise...

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Photo by John Keeble/ A win today would put the Dodgers’ division hopes on life-support. Today's Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Mookie Betts - RF Ketel Marte - 2B Corey Seager - SS Henry Ramos - RF Trea Turner - 2B Daulton Varsho - CF Max Muncy - 1B Christian Walker - 1B AJ Pollock - LF Carson Kelly - C Gavin Lux - CF David Peralta - LF Chris Taylor - 3B Ildemaro Vargas - 3B Austin Barnes - C Geraldo Perdomo - SS Julio Urias - LHP Humberto Mejia - RHP Roster move The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves: Recalled INF...

Ketel Marte leads the offense On a beautiful evening at Chase Field with the roof and panels open and 28,000 loud fans in the house the Diamondbacks matched the atmosphere, creating some beauty of their own with one of their best played games of the year. Sending the Dodgers to a 7-2 defeat on a night the Giants won, the D-backs embraced their spoiler role with gusto tonight. Zac Gallen had one of his best games of the year. Coming out aggressive and strong from the start, he was firing fastballs in the zone and working his changeup effectively. He recorded 6 strikeouts...

Photo by Bob Levey/ Let’s try this again, shall we? Today's Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Mookie Betts - RF Ketel Marte - 2B Corey Seager - SS Henry Ramos - LF Trea Turner - 2B Daulton Varsho - RF Max Muncy - 1B Christian Walker - 1B Will Smith - C Carson Kelly - C Justin Turner - 3B Josh Rojas - 3B Chris Taylor - LF Ildemaro Vargas - SS Gavin Lux - CF Jake McCarthy - CF Clayton Kershaw - LHP Zac Gallen - RHP To this point the Diamondbacks have used nineteen more players than in the last full season of 2019 (64 vs. 45). But that...