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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH There is not much of a shelf life for 40-save seasons, it appears, at least in San Diego. Heath Bell got as much grief as applause in his first appearance in Petco Park with the D-...

The Sports Xchange 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...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Diamondbacks at Padres The San Diego Padres are the hottest team in the National League West over the last 10 games and a victory Sunday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will clinch their second straight weekend...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Padres 7, Diamondbacks 6 Padres 7, Diamondbacks 6: Yonder Alonso had two hits, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, and host San Diego held on to win the opener of the three-game series. Jedd Gyorko contributed...

The Dodgers’ rotation had been a major strength through their first 10 games of the season. All but one starter, anyway. It’s not that Josh Beckett was stinking it up, just that he wasn’t quite in the same category as Clayton Kershaw,...

Now that was something of a letdown. The night after the Dodgers’ emotional victory over the San Diego Padres, they flew to Arizona and looked anything but inspired. They could not score a single run for Clayton Kershaw, wasting another strong...

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw has performed several on-field miracles in his five-plus major league seasons. But on Friday night, the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH This certainly was not the way the Diamondbacks drew it up. A fortified bullpen was supposed to be the strength of the team this season, with the additions of three-time 40-save...

The Sports Xchange Giants 9, Diamondbacks 6 PHOENIX -- Brandon Belt hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants scored five runs in the final two innings to complete a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a...

The Sports Xchange Belt's belt leads Giants to sweep PHOENIX -- Brandon Belt believes he has not hit his stride this season, but Arizona would argue the point. Belt's three-run home run in the eighth inning Wednesday gave the San Francisco Giants a 7-6...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Diamondbacks right-hander Trevor Cahill was in attack mode Tuesday, and it served him well. Cahill poured strike after strike over the plate -- 61 in his 88 pitches -- in his most...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH The Diamondbacks may be facing a decision regarding the back end of their bullpen if closer J.J. Putz cannot get back on track. Putz blew his major-league-high fourth save...