National League West News

Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton gets a high-five from teammate Juan Pierre, right, after Stanton hits a two-run home run, as Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero, left, looks on during the sixth inning of a baseball game on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Phoenix.

This week Don Mattingly is returning to face the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium.

Patrick Corbin tries to stay undefeated on the season Monday when the Miami Marlins begin a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.

The San Diego Padres try to win their seventh straight game on Monday when they open three-game series with the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Jhoulys Chacin threw a gem of a game in the Rockies' victory over the Phillies at Coors Field.

Freddie Freeman hit in the clutch. Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Andrelton Simmons saved runs with their gloves.

More times than not there are a few teams going at it in the National League West.

That might have been the longest week in baseball history. I feel like it's been 10 games over the past few days.

With the Sunday night lights shining down on a big National League interdivisional matchup, the Giants will be trying to make a little bit of history while the Braves will try to keep things at Turner Field going just the way they have been in the present.

Three days after a bench-clearing brawl erupted between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks, the tension remains in the Dodger clubhouse.

Since the Barry Bonds era came to a close, the San Francisco Giants have been winning games because of top-notch starting pitching.

"We have to make adjustments or else they are going to do the same thing to us ," said manger Kirk Gibson.

The last few starts for Madison Bumgarner have not given the San Francisco Giants a ton to be happy about.

Freddie Freeman 's bases-loaded, line-drive single off closer Sergio Romo capped a two-run rally in the ninth that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Not long after Troy Tulowitzki stepped into the Rockies' clubhouse Saturday, teammates stopped by his locker to offer hugs and words of support.

TV, Radio: KCAL , 570 Fox Sports L.A., KTNQ 1020 Online live stream: http://www.firstrow1.eu/sport/baseball.html The Dodgers are sending a flailing Clayton Kershaw to the mound Saturday agains the NL Central surging Pittsburgh Pirates.

The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves will open up a three-game National League Series at Turner Field Friday night, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET San Francisco snapped a two-game losing streak by picking up a 10-0 blowout victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, while going OVER the total for a third consecutive ... (more)

Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combined with Sandy Rosario for a three-hit shutout in the San Francisco Giants' 6-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Left-hander Eric Stults threw a career-best two-hitter and Logan Forsythe hit a bases-loaded, two-run single with two outs in the sixth to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory against the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Instead, Logan Forsythe hit a two-run double and left-hander Eric Stults pitched a career-best two-hitter to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory against the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.