Heath Bell News

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Trevor Cahill exited Wednesday afternoon's 3-1 win against the Miami Marlins early after suffering a right hip contusion in the first inning.

Amazins' ace knuckleballer improved to 11-1 on this date in 2012, making him a lock to start the All-Star Game for the NL.

Patrick Corbin took a no-hitter into the sixth, and ended with two hits allowed in eight innings of work.

Winners of three straight and six of its last eight, San Diego trails the division-leading D-backs by just 4 1/2 games and is within two games of .500 for the first time since May 20. The Padres will have a chance this weekend to inch even closer to the top when they host Arizona for three-games at Petco Park beginning Friday.

Two weeks ago, I moved Jason Grilli into the #2 spot in my Closer rankings, and this week he moves into the top spot.

What is with these .500 weeks? As happy as I am to have gained ground in the division , it would be nicer to have winning weeks.

Patrick Corbin worked six innings without his best stuff to become the first Arizona left-hander to start with eight straight wins, Martin Prado matched a career high with four hits and the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Sunday.

Francisco Rodriguez will likely take over for Jim Henderson as Brewers closer if he misses time with a hamstring injury.

Arizona managed two hits over the first six innings against Eric Stults before breaking it open in the seventh.