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MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Eric Chavez has worked his way into the cleanup spot in the Diamondbacks' batting order during the last two weeks, providing ample protection for No.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt connects for a ninth-inning grand slam for the Mobile BayBears in a Southern League game against the Mississippi Braves on April 17, 2011, at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile.

He must have known I was about to scream at him because this is what his next text message said: "Don't worry ... I have Paul Goldschmidt." Then a strange calm fell over me.

Each week, Sporting News will profile a team and a player who have exhibited The Winning Edge during the 2013 season.

School: School of Street Smarts When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: 6 years ago Favorite sports memory: Bucky Dent's home run over the Green Monster in the one-game playoff vs the Red Sox in 1978 Favorite all-time athlete: Tommy John Favorite sports movies: Hoosiers and Field of Dreams Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt follows through on ... (more)

Wilin Rosario has been hitting the ball well of late, coinciding with the Colorado Rockies ' solid stretch.

Ricky Nolasco dazzled Arizona hitters over eight- plus innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks to avoid a three-game series sweep.

Wilin Rosario drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Colorado Rockies past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-4, in the middle test of a three-game set at Coors Field.

A reader recently asked me to do a Prospect Retrospective for Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt .

MAY 20: Starting pitcher Patrick Corbin #46 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers to home plate during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 20, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.

Lyle Overbay has filled in admirably at first base as the Yankees deal with injuries.

The Diamondbacks scored once in the ninth. Mike Dunn, the Marlins' third pitcher of the inning, got pinch-hitter A.J. Pollock to ground out on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded to end it.

First it was Shin-Soo Choo , next it was Paul Goldschmidt . They waltz into your town, hit eight home runs, and maybe get on-base a few more times after that.

McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eric Chavez greets teammate first baseman Paul Goldschmidt after Goldschmidt hit a two run homer during the first inning against the Miami Marlins.

Of course, the above Tweet, sent out by Keith Law during the course of a discussion about Paul Goldschmidt , has some truth.

Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers, as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Miami Marlins, 9-2, in the opener of a three-game series.

Corbin allowed three hits in seven innings and joined Randy Johnson as the only left-handers in team history to win their first six starts, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks were forced to make a tough decision this past off-season when they traded high-upside outfielder Justin Upton in a blockbuster deal in the MLB .

The trade of Justin Upton was easily the most talked-about transaction the Arizona Diamondbacks made this offseason.