The Diamondbacks had one of their very best defensive performances of the year last night, which turned what could have been an ugly game (leading to an ugly series) into a one-sided affair that AZ won easily.
Diamondbacks News
Diamondbacks Gloves Lead the Way to Blowout
It sure was nice to see the opposition struggle to get the decisive hit for a change. Arizona’s defense smothered numerous scoring opportunities for the Mariners, while Corbin Carroll and the rest of the offense just kept plucking away, slowly ratcheting up the score.
Defense Steers Diamondbacks to Blowout Win
Two triples from Corbin Carroll, home runs from Moreno, Gurriel, and Thomas, a scoreless Diamondbacks debut for Tay Scott, and a three inning save from Bryce Jarvis were all given a massive boost by the defense that limited the Mariners to only two runs through five innings, despite Brandon Pfaadt allowing all sorts of base runners. The only runs Seattle could muster before the eighth came courtesy of back-to-back home runs that the defense could not prevent.
Just a few roster moves to combat the pitching injury crisis
We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/qHpAoGk7Ax
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 10, 2025
Corbin Carroll continues to do MVP things
In 2025 the @Dbacks‘ Corbin Carroll already has:
4 games with multiple homers
2 games with multiple triplesThe last MLB player to have at least 4 multi-homer games and 2 multi-triple games over an entire season was Willie Mays in 1955. pic.twitter.com/cq2yel9CPS
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) June 11, 2025
Diamondbacks Outright Aramis Garcia, McGough Elects Free Agency
The Scott McGough era in the desert has, it would seem at least, finally come to an end.
Other Baseball News
When WAR Comes Easier than Wins
NL Cy Young Award leader, Paul Skenes, left his last start against the Phillies after 7 2⁄3 innings, allowing only one unearned run. That dropped his season ERA down to 1.88 across 91 innings. Despite that, the Pittsburgh ace sports a record of 4-6. Older Arizona fans might remember such times falling upon Randy Johnson.
How Javier Baez Found Himself Again
Detroit’s $140 million man fell off a cliff so badly he was nearly DFA’d. Now, El Mago is the offensive catalyst leading the charging Detroit Tigers to the top of the MLB standings.
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Pre-social media, there would have been a 15 minute segment about this on Sportscenter and I would have talked about it with friends for weeks. I sometimes miss when things became almost folklorish & things moved slower.
I feel like we forget things so quickly nowadays https://t.co/bA9DLnj2Xy
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) June 10, 2025
Juan Soto Homers off MacKenzie Gore, Stares Him Down as Mets Heat Up
Juan Soto’s batting average dropped to a season-low .224 after a May slump. Now he has eight hits in four games and is starting to look and act like the Soto of old, something that MacKenzie Gore and the Washington Nationals could do without.
Roman Anthony Gets First MLB Hit
MLB’s top prospect got his first Major League hit in his second game when he lined a two-run double to left in the first inning with his family sitting in the seats next to the dugout.
Nationals Call Up Top Paw-spect, Bruce the Bat Dog
The furry golden lumber retriever will make his MLB debut on Saturday.