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Facing his first major league competition since going 7.2 innings against the Pirates on April 18, Diamondbacks' right-hander Daniel Hudson returned to the rotation Sunday and, by all perspective, turned in an creditable effort.

Dodgers' amazing start is being compared to 1988, their last title season. Vin Scully, whose 'improbable' call of Kirk Gibson's World Series homer is a classic, says current run is even more unlikely.

The Milwaukee Brewers got the best of that pitching matchup in Games 1 and 5 of the National League Division Series last year, and it happened again Friday.

He was a third-round draft-pick in 2001, and was originally a second-baseman, starting 83 games there for us in 2004.

May 25, 2012 @ 8:40 p.m. CDT GAME 2 : May 26, 2012 @ 9:10 p.m. CDT The Diamondbacks have been a pretty close mirror to the Brewers this year: Both teams had a way-better-than-expected 2011 and expected another strong, contending club this year.

Not much has gone right for the Diamondbacks this year.A Injuries to Justin Upton, Chris Young, Stephen Drew and Daniel Hudson as well as less than expected production from some key players have obviously had an affect on the team's performance.A At 20-25, the D-Backs have been bad, but not bad enough to unequivocally say that they are not ... (more)

More locations problems led to another shaky outing for the Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz on Tuesday night, but manager Kirk Gibson didn't hesitate to reaffirm the right-hander's status on his club.

After enduring a difficult loss that dropped them 11.5 games behind the LA Dodgers, D-Backs fans no doubt are feeling the sting of unfulfilled expectations over a quarter of the way through the season.A The D-Backs were the favorite to win the NL West and thought to be a dark horse World Series contender, however the current version of the team ... (more)

The Dodgers pulled off another one of those you-must-be-joking wins on Tuesday night, rallying repeatedly to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-7, and extend the win streak to six.

Sunday afternoon marked the first time in the month of May that the Arizona Diamondbacks were able to win a series.

Well, that week could have gone worse, I think. Arizona return to Chase Field tonight, having battled their way through a trio of opponents with more wins than losses, Chris Young back on the roster, and Trevor Bauer a step closer to the majors.

With the 2012 MLB season reaching the quarter pole, we are already starting to get separation between the contenders and the also-rans. Yet some teams have been a pleasant surprise, rising from the ashes to compete once again in a way that hasn't been seen by their fans in years.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are in a funk this year.A As of May 20, the defending National League West champions are 18-23 and are nine and a half games behind the first place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Through the first six weeks of the year, the Rangers and Cardinals have established themselves as the top teams in baseball.

On a night of no-hit bids, where Justin Verlander took a no-hit bid into the ninth, and Kevin Millwood of all people had a no-hitter into the sixth, it should come as no surprise that Royals Cactus League All-Star Luis Mendoza was able to carry a no-hitter into the first inning, retiring the first two hitters he faced until Miguel Montero broke up ... (more)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton and Willie Bloomquist celebrate with Jason Kubel, right, after the first two scored on a hit by Chris Young during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, May 18, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Help is on the way for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 2011 NL West champions who began play Thursday at 16-22 and 8.5 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.

A couple of days ago, manager Kirk Gibson made it sound like Chris Young was facing unlikely odds to return to the lineup this weekend in Kansas City.

One more day in High Desert for the Rawhide, as they capped off their three-game set on Wednesday.