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Some might find fault with that argument. Coming into his start Sunday against the Phillies, McCarthy was winless in his National League appearances , and sported an ERA near seven runs per game.

Corbin scattered four hits over 6 1-3 innings and allowed one run to lower his ERA to 1.75. The left-hander became the first pitcher to throw at least six innings and allow two or fewer runs in his first seven starts of the season since Ubaldo Jimenez had 12 straight such outings for the Colorado Rockies in 2010.

The Phillies played their best series of the season this week, even in the game they lost.

I don't know about you but I am a little tired of reading and writing about the performance of the bullpen for the Arizona Diamondbacks .

In an effort to keep their starting pitchers healthy, the Rockies are trying to limit the number of pitches they throw.

MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH J.J. Putz is and will be the Diamondbacks' closer, manager Kirk Gibson reiterated in San Diego over the weekend, but Putz may not be the only reliever used in save situations going forward.

First baseman Todd Helton came off the 15-day disabled list Sunday and was in the Rockies' lineup.

While Miley was able to make it through five innings Friday night, the Padres touched him up for four earned runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot by Yonder Alonso in the fifth inning.

The Rays will take on the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field this weekend and although the weather will not be warm and balmy it will most certainly be better than the cold damp windy rainy snowy conditions the Rays faced on Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon in Kansas City.

School: University of Arizona When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: Fall 2008, right before Cardinals Super Bowl run Favorite sports memory: Being at Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with my dad Favorite all-time athlete: Larry Centers Favorite sports movies: The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Jerry Maguire Most crushing sports moment: Kurt Warner ... (more)

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

Still with a game left to be played in April on Tuesday, D-backs reliever Matt Reynolds has already eclipsed his career-high innings pitched in a single calendar month, tossing 12 2/3 frames over 12 outings this month.

Nolan Arenado has the auspicious honor of being part of an exciting draft which marked a shift in the Rockies organization's drafting strategy.

A year ago, Wade Miley surprised most everyone when he won the final spot on the D-backs' Opening Day roster and went on to have an All-Star caliber season with 16 wins.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra, left, avoids the tag of Colorado Rockies' Wilin Rosario, right, and Rockies pitcher Jon Garland to score a run during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Phoenix.

If not the blowout win for which we hoped, the Diamondbacks got it done, taking three from four against the Rockies, to move into a tie for the NL West lead.

Troy Tulowitzki delivered the game's biggest swing. With two outs in the fifth, the Rockies shortstop laced a three-run double to right-center off Brandon McCarthy.

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.

Fourth verse, same as the first three. You've got to feel frustrated for Brandon McCarthy.

Hey, Colorado! Remember when you woke up last Sunday, having beaten us twice and were looking at Arizona in the rear-view mirror with a four-game lead? Well, objects in mirror are closer than they appear.