JUNE 8, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 89-73 · 2024 3RD IN NL WEST
89-73 · 2024 3RD IN NL WEST
Diamondbacks-Nationals postponed due to poor air quality Poor air quality in the nation’s capital forced the postponement of Thursday afternoon’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the host...
Diamondbacks-Nationals postponed due to poor air quality Poor air quality in the nation’s capital forced the postponement of Thursday afternoon’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the host...
JUNE 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Merrill Kelly - Pushed back after postponement Kelly's next start has been pushed back following the postponement of Thursday's game versus the Nationals due to hazardous air conditions, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post r...
Impact Presumably, Kelly will simply move back a day and take the ball Friday in Detroit. The veteran right-hander has been fantastic this season in posting a 2.80 ERA across his first 12 outings.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Zach Davies - Strikes out eight in first win Davies (1-1) earned the win Wednesday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk over 6.2 innings against the Nationals. He struck out eight.
Impact Davies finished with season highs in innings pitched and strikeouts during his first win of the year. The right-hander has made three starts since being reinstated from the injured list at the end of May, posting a 4.02 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 15:4 K:BB during that stretch. It's a limited sample size (five starts), but Davies is putting up similar numbers as last year when he finished with a 4.09 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 102:52 K:BB over 27 appearances (134.1 innings).
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Gabriel Moreno - Sitting out Thursday Moreno is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Nationals.
Impact Moreno was behind the plate for Wednesday's night game, so it's no surprise he's sitting out Thursday's afternoon tilt. Jose Herrera will catch Merrill Kelly.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ketel Marte - Getting day off Marte is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Nationals.
Impact Marte will get a breather with it being a day game after a night game. The Diamondbacks are going with Josh Rojas at second base and Emmanuel Rivera at the hot corner.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - Remains out of lineup Gurriel (groin) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Nationals.
Impact It's the fourth straight game he's missed with tightness in his right groin. Gurriel will hope to return to action Friday in Detroit, but if the injury continues to linger he could need a stint on the injured list.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Evan Longoria - Swats pair of doubles Longoria went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Washington.
Impact Longoria notched a pair of run-scoring doubles. He finished off the scoring in the Diamondbacks' three-run first inning then extended the lead to 4-2 in the seventh. The part-time role appears to suit the 37-year-old, who has 14 extra-base knocks among his 23 hits, giving him a .295 ISO.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Corbin Carroll - Paces offense in win Carroll batted second and went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, two additional runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Washington.
Impact Carroll usually hits sixth against left-handers, but Arizona manager Torey Lovullo moved him up to second, the third time this season he's hit that high in the order. The move worked, as he paced the Diamondbacks' 15-hit attack and launched his fourth home run over the last 10 games, during which he's posted a 1.228 OPS. It's unclear if the two-hole against lefties will become the norm, but it doesn't matter where he slots into the order. An early candidate for Rookie of the Year, Carroll's .928 OPS ranks ninth in MLB.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ketel Marte - Ignites offense Marte went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Nationals.
Impact Marte batted leadoff and took the first pitch he saw to right-center field for a double, setting the stage for Arizona's three-run first inning. He later singled and came around on Corbin Carroll's home run in the ninth that gave the Diamondbacks extra cushion. Marte has put last season's sub-par results behind him and improved across the board. The second baseman is slashing .279/.341/.480 with a 120 wRC+.
JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
D-backs' Merrill Kelly looks to extend win streak vs. Nats Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly will look for his fifth win in as many starts as the Diamondbacks attempt to complete a three-game sweep...
JUNE 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Corbin limits damage, eyes first-inning tweaks after loss to D-backs WASHINGTON -- By the end of his outing against Arizona, Patrick Corbin had limited the damage of a season-high 11 hits allowed to only three...
JUNE 8, 2023 • MLB.COM
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JUNE 8, 2023 • MLB.COM
Marte makes All-Star statement with 3-hit game WASHINGTON -- Early in the season, when the D-backs were mapping out future plans, they floated the idea of holding an optional workout duri...
JUNE 8, 2023 • MLB.COM
Corbin Carroll, D-backs dump Nationals Corbin Carroll had four hits, including a two-run homer, and Zach Davies pitched into the seventh inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeate...
JUNE 8, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Corbin Carroll, D-backs dump Nationals Corbin Carroll had four hits, including a two-run homer, and Zach Davies pitched into the seventh inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeate...
JUNE 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Davies earns 1st win in more than a year as NL West-leading Diamondbacks top Nationals 6-2
Zach Davies earned his first victory in more than a year, Corbin Carroll homered and the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 6-2JUNE 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emmanuel Rivera earning bigger role for Diamondbacks with hot bat Emmanuel Rivera is hitting .348 since being recalled from Triple-A in late April.
JUNE 7, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Arizona Diamondbacks projected to have 4 MLB All-Stars in 2023 All-Star Game The Diamondbacks are one of the biggest surprises in the 2023 MLB season. They could get rewarded for it at the 2023 MLB All-Star Game.
JUNE 7, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Emmanuel Rivera - Gets fifth straight start Rivera will start at third base and bat third in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Impact Rivera will stick in the lineup for the fifth game in a row after going 5-for-14 with a double, two walks, two runs and an RBI across the prior four contests. Though Rivera should be a mainstay in the lineup against southpaws, he's seen an uptick in opportunities versus right-handed pitching lately thanks to Christian Walker missing a start due to an illness and Lourdes Gurriel having now sat out three games in a row with groin tightness.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Geraldo Perdomo - On bench Wednesday Perdomo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Impact With a. 855 OPS over 167 plate appearances on the season, the switch-hitting Perdomo has worked his way out of a strict platoon with Nick Ahmed, but the Diamondbacks will still hold Perdomo out of the lineup against left-handed pitching occasionally. Perdomo, who went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-5 win, will give way to Ahmed at shortstop Wednesday while southpaw Patrick Corbin takes the hill for Washington.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - Remains out Wednesday Gurriel (groin) remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Washington on Wednesday.
Impact Gurriel will miss a third straight game as he deals with tightness in his right groin. With the 29-year-old unable to rejoin the starting lineup the Diamondbacks will start an outfield of Corbin Carroll, Jake McCarthy and Pavin Smith left-to-right against Patrick Corbin and the Nationals on Wednesday.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Rojas - Gets Wednesday off Rojas is out of the starting lineup versus the Nationals on Wednesday.
Impact Rojas earned his day off after he went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored against the Nationals on Tuesday, but he likely would have been out with a left-hander on the mound for Washington in Patrick Corbin, anyway . Emmanuel Rivera will start at third base and hits second while Rojas rests.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
From swords to fishing lures to 'sprinklers,' MLB celebrations are now productions
Welcome to MLB in 2023, where homers and big hits aren't met with simple fist bumps or forearm bashes but a full-on production.JUNE 7, 2023
Carson Kelly - Gets timing down Kelly (forearm) went 1-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored for Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.
Impact This was the fifth game of a rehab assignment for Kelly, who appears to be getting his timing down at the plate. He want 0-for-5 in the first two games but is 5-for-12 in the three games since. He started at catcher Tuesday and is scheduled to start behind the plate Wednesday, after which the team will assess whether to have him play a third consecutive game Thursday, per Theo Mackie of the Arizona Republic. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said that assessment will not include the possibility of Kelly being reinstated, saying the focus is on building stamina and accumulating reps.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
