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John McDonald's three-run homer keyed a five- run third inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Milwaukee, 8-5, Saturday night.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra can't hold on to a base hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Edwin Maysonet during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Phoenix.

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.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Royals were shutout for the fourth time this season, after they dropped a 2-0 decision to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

Just three days removed from a five-inning relief appearance that saw him toss 52 pitches, Nathan Adcock was serviceable for five innings this afternoon.

The Diamondbacks are coming off a pair of two game series against the L.A. Dodgers and Colorado Rockies to start off the week.

Gotta be honest here: I'm really disappointed in myself that I didn't post this video of Dan Majerle making a one-handed grab of a ground-rule double sooner.

It isn't always easy. The runs don't always come right away, the bullpen doesn't always hold the lead, the normally sure-handed defense doesn't always snag the balls.

Diamondbacks center fielder Chris Young is close to coming off the disabled list after doubling twice in a minor-league rehab game yesterday at Single-A. It was Young's second rehab outing and he's expected to play one more game for Visalia before moving his assignment to Triple-A. From there a return to the Diamondbacks could happen at any time.

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy pitches to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles Monday, May 14, 2012.

Not much has changed since the Giants' last trip to Chase Field. It's still a very large chamber of horrors.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Gerardo Parra is off to a solid start this year hitting .260 with 16 runs, two home runs, 12 RBI and eight stolen bases.

For the second night, the D-backs team did their best impression of Dodger fans, not bothering to show up for the early innings.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn continued his undefeated season with an impressive outing over the Arizona Diamondbacks .

We're barely a month into the season, and yet already we're starting to see some contenders separate themselves from the pack, and other teams fall by the wayside.

Based on today's performance, clearly what we need the next time we face a knuckleballer, is to put out a team of players who are having their birthdays.

R.A. Dickey baffled the Diamondbacks with his knuckleball, pitching shutout ball into the ninth inning to lead the New York Mets over Arizona 3-1 Sunday.

R.A. Dickey pitched into the ninth inning and the Mets supported the knuckleball specialist with clutch two-out hitting in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey worked through the first inning in just four minutes. Two hours and 12 minutes later, he was the 3-1 winner of the Mets' rubber match against the Arizona Diamondbacks , who nearly mounted a comeback in the ninth inning.

If Patrick Corbin's debut largely flew under the radar, not even being televised in his team's state, his second one can hardly be on a bigger stage, being one of Fox's nationally-screened Games of the Week.