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Thursday Tidbits: July Wrap Up
How the D-Backs launched themselves into playoff contention with an historically excellent month
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A Weekend at Greater Nevada Field
C. Wesley Baier takes a look at the home ballpark of Dbacks AAA affiliate, the Reno Aces
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The wild-card race heats up, and here’s your change to write about it!
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D-Backs 5, Nationals 4: Sweep That Anxiety Away
TL;DR: One big inning, solid starting pitching, and chaos baserunning were enough to withstand a late-inning bullpen meltdown for the sweep.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #109: 7/31 vs. Nationals
The D-backs offense has been on target this month
Snake Bytes 7/31: Big Day, Bigger Night
The Diamondbacks made a pair of key trades during the day and then proceeded to pound the Washington Nationals for 17 runs once the evening rolled around.
Dbacks 17 Nats 0: Good Vibes Only!
Following the trade deadline, the Dbacks execute a nearly flawless game against the Nationals and Eugenio Suarez caps off a historic month.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #108: 7/30 vs. Nationals
Trust nobody will be leaving early from this one...
Diamondbacks acquire Josh Bell from Marlins
The Marlins -> D-backs connection continues, as they make a small trade off the Christian Walker injury news.
Snake Bytes 7/30: DEADLINE DAY
Will Arizona Make Any Additional Moves? Will ANY Team? It’s Been Quite The Week For Deals, So What Does Today Have In Store?
Diamondbacks 9, Nationals 8: Game of the Year?
Yeah, Game of the Year... SO FAR...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #107: 7/29 vs. Nationals
A change to gain ground for the D-backs.
Series Preview #35: Nationals @ Diamondbacks
Nationals have nothing left to play for.
Minor League Report: Catching Up
With the draft over and things (sort of) settling down, where do the affiliates stand?
Dbacks Win Series vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Dbacks Win ANOTHER Series. But squander opportunity at a sweep
Snake Bytes, 7/29: Close, but no closer
The Diamondbacks almost got the sweep. Almost...
SnakePit Round Table: Puk’s given...
The trade deadline looms, but the D-backs have already been in action.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #106: 7/28 vs. Pirates
Probably the toughest match-up as Arizona go for the sweep. Meanwhile, in Paris...
Diamondbacks 9, Pittsburgh 5: Answering Back
Pfaadt wasn’t at his best tonight, but the offense had his back.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #105: 7/27 vs. Pirates
Wonder if Pittsburgh will get Puk’d today?
Snake Bytes 7/27: An Important Win
By beating the Pirates, the Diamondbacks extended their lead in the wild card race to 1.5 games while also keeping pace with the red-hot Padres, winners of six straight.
D-backs 4, Pirates 3: Olympic-level tenacity
The Diamondbacks fought back for a crucial win
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #104: 7/25 vs. Pirates
Feels like a while since we were at Chase Field!
Who Will Get the Diamondbacks Hall Call in 2025?
A look at who could make up the Diamondbacks’ next HoF Class
Series Preview #34: Pirates @ Diamondbacks
You don’t get to see an interesting Pirates vs Diamondbacks series often, although we won’t see Paul Skenes pitch in Arizona this time.
Snakebytes 7/26: Is it still called the hot stove in July?
The trade deadline gets started!
Thursday Tidbits: Trade Deadline Strategy
Can the D-Backs thread the needle between buying and selling?