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Pena trade won't be last one for D-backs in '09
Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.
Davis searching for elusive victory
In his past four starts, Doug Davis has an ERA of 1.69. Over that time period, however, he has zero wins.
Lopez's hit lifts Arizona over Rockies
Felipe Lopez had the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer an inning earlier to break up a no-hitter, as the Diamondbacks managed a 4-3 win against Colorado on just four hits.
Report: Yankees Monitoring Chad Qualls
Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports reports that the Yankees are keeping tabs on Diamondbacks relief pitcher Chad Qualls.
Chad Qualls Is Terrible, as Evidenced by the D-Backs' Latest...
Jon Rauch: Not as bad as Chad Qualls, who blew his fourth save of the season Thursday.
Inbox: Will the D-backs make moves?
Are the D-backs going to make any moves before the Trade Deadline? With this team we have now, it's clear we aren't heading to the playoffs any time soon.
Mike Napoli hit tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
Napoli's Homer Leads Angels Past D'Backs
Mike Napoli's solo home run in the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second of three games at Chase Field.
Was Sunday Clarka s last stand?
June 22nd Tony Clark's drop in the 9th inning cost the Diamondbacks the game in a 3-2 loss to Seattle on Sunday.
Chad Qualls got Franklin Gutierrez to ground slowly toward third where Mark Reynolds charged, fielded cleanly and fired a perfect throw to Clark.
Pena a work in progress vs. lefties
If Tony Pena is going to take the next step in his career, the D-backs setup man will need to figure out a way to get left-handed hitters out on a consistent basis.
Harden can't win, thanks to punchless Cubs offense
When the Cubs acquired Rich Harden from Oakland two weeks ago, there were reports he hadn't been throwing as hard as usual.
He finished the road trip 3-for-24 , dropping his season average to .256, and he didn't come close to hitting a ball hard in the series finale, grounding out on a comebacker to pitcher Chad Qualls in the ninth inning with runners at first and second and one out.
Yanks will look for relief on trade market
Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.
Bullpen phone rattles relievers
The season stretches longer than eight months. A game, for as long as three hours.
Notes: Qualls looks to build on outing, more
Diamondbacks closer Chad Qualls said before Thursday's game that he thought he would be able to make a necessary mechanical adjustment after he gave up a run and three hits in the ninth inning Wednesday.
Diamondbacks shut down Giants 2-1
Max Scherzer allowed three hits over 72/3 dominant innings and Justin Upton drove in two runs with a homer and RBI single Thursday, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Giants 2-1. Mixing breaking balls with fastballs in the low- to mid-90s, Scherzer struck out six and walked one.
On deck for Giants: at Arizona
About the Diamondbacks: Former Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb hasn't pitched since April 6 because of shoulder discomfort.
Marathon Men: D'Backs Outlast Padres In 18 Innings
Mark Reynolds belted an opposite-field three- run homer in the 18th inning, lifting Arizona to a marathon 9-6 win over San Diego, on a day the Diamondbacks essentially threw a no-hitter in extra innings.
Davis wins first in 5 weeks, D'Backs beat Padres
Doug Davis pitched three-hit ball over six innings to win for the first time in more than five weeks, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Friday night.