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Upton, the first overall pick by Arizona in the 2005 amateur draft, was playing his first game at Chase Field since the offseason trade that sent him and third baseman Chris Johnson to Atlanta in a seven-player deal.

Cliff Lee pitched seven scoreless innings and Jimmy Rollins drove in a pair of runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat Arizona 3-1 Saturday night, ending the Diamondbacks' five-game winning streak.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Patrick Corbin throws against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Phoenix.

Arizona Diamondbacks' David Hernandez, right, and Eric Chavez react after Hernandez gives up a 3-run home run to San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt during the eighth inning of a baseball game, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Phoenix.

Between the first and last outs he recorded, Ian Kennedy was dominant, allowing one hit in 5.2 innings.

The Arizona Diamondbacks' pitching staff -- in particular the bullpen -- has been taken to task of late, but it hasn't been all bad news for Charles Nagy and Co.

Well, at least the bullpen didn't blow this one. They didn't help [SnakeLines count: 3 runs], but they didn't give up the lead.

Before the season, we asked you to wager SnakePit dollars on various D-backs related lines.

After the opening month of the 2013 MLB season, we're examining all the stats and highlights to objectively grade every team.

It's natural for the thoughts to turn in "what's next" question, especially in the excitement over what Tony Cingrani's done so far as a Red.

If this month is any indication of the rest of the season, then Arizona Diamondbacks fans are going to run out of TUMS by mid-May. I'm already on my second bottle! Lately, the D'backs have found a way to make every game excruciatingly dramatic and last night against Colorado was no different.

School: University of Minnesota When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: In some capacity since June of 2007 Favorite sports memory: Game 163 of 2009 when the Twins beat the Tigers in a one-game playoff.

Paul Goldschmidt's two-run home run in the fourth inning powered the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.

Although Kevin Towers has been widely criticized as of late by both the national mainstream media and supporters of the Arizona Diamondbacks themselves, I believe he has single handedly turned the organization into a direction that allows them to succeed both now and far into the future.

Can a baseball game give itself ennui? The 20 of us in the gameday thread seemed to be suffering from it, as did all 18 players on the field.