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Dan Bickley wraps up D-Backs’ Game 1 loss to Dodgers | 1:49
azcentral sports columnist Dan Bickley wraps up the Diamondbacks’ NLDS Game 1 loss to the Dodgers, discussing Torey Lovullo’s rough night and the need for an ace performance from Robbie Ray in Game 2, in Los Angeles on Friday.
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Nick Piecoro, Dan Bickley preview NLDS Game 1 from LA | 3:11
azcentral sports Diamondbacks insider Nick Piecoro and columnist Dan Bickley preview Friday’s NLDS Game 1, including some potential reasons why Jeff Mathis is starting over Chris Iannetta and why Jake Lamb is on the bench.
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Shot Clock: D-Day for Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers | 1:59
azcentral sports’ Mark Faller and Sarah McLellan discuss the NLDS. Do the Diamondbacks have some things going in their favor?
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Shot Clock: Lovullo’s decisions work for D-Backs | 2:04
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the Diamondbacks’ win over the Rockies.
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Reaction to Archie Bradley’s triple | 1:35
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley recounts his RBI triple against the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild card game.
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Who starts against the Dodgers? | 0:57
Arizona Diamondbacks manager gives his thoughts on who starts game one against the Dodgers in the NLDS on Friday.
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Diamondbacks win wild one over Rockies | 2:10
Azcentral’s Scott Bordow and Greg Moore break down the Arizona Diamondback’s 11-8 win over the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild card game.
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What happened in that Diamondbacks Rockies wild-card game? Everything | 3:13
Some games have it all and the NL wild-card game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies was one of then. Sarah McLellan and Scott Bordow from azcentral sports break it down.
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Shot Clock: D-Backs vs. Rockies in wild card | 2:57
azcentral sports’ Mark Faller and Greg Moore preview the D-Backs’ wild-card game.
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Paul Goldschmidt and J.D. Martinez share insights on each other | 1:59
Arizona Diamondbacks sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and J.D. Martinez share insights on each other before the wild-card game against the Rockies.
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Greinke looks ahead to his wild-card start | 1:50
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke talks about the National League wild-card game on Wednesday at Chase Field.
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Lovullo discusses the wild-card game against the Rockies | 1:16
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses the wild-card game against the Colorado Rockies.
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Shot Clock: Zack’s comfort dog? Wild-card preview | 1:57
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss the Diamondbacks roster for the wild card game against the Rockies.
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Piecoro, Moore on D-Backs’ preparations ahead of wild-card game | 3:11
azcentral sports Diamondbacks insider Nick Piecoro and columnist Greg Moore discuss how the Diamondbacks are preparing for the NL wild-card game from Chase Field on Monday. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Lovullo on Martinez: ‘As good a hitter … that I’ve been around’ | 1:16
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses the work ethic that slugger J.D. Martinez brings to the plate for his club on Monday. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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D-Backs’ Pollock on facing Rockies starter Jon Gray | 0:50
Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollock discusses facing Rockies starter Jon Gray, whom they will face in the NL wild-card game, during a press conference at Chase Field on Monday. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Torey Lovullo on Paul Goldschmidt’s stats, focus | 0:53
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses how Paul Goldschmidt thinks when it comes to stats and the upcoming NL wild-card game during a press conference on Monday. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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D-Backs’ Pollock on security concerns for wild-card game | 0:33
Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollock addresses security concerns for wild-card game after Las Vegas shooting on Monday. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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D-Backs’ manager Torey Lovullo on Walker, Bradley vs. Royals | 1:30
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about Taijuan Walker’s impressive start and Archie Bradley’s shaky outing.
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Archie Bradley after loss to Royals | 1:36
Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley talks about what went wrong in his outing against the Royals on Saturday night.
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Torey Lovullo after Greinke’s loss vs. Royals | 1:08
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses Zack Greinke’s final tune-up before his anticipated start in the wild-card game on Wednesday.
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Zack Greinke on his outing vs. Royals | 1:17
Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke talks about his start (four-plus innings, two runs) vs. the Royals on Friday night in Kansas City.
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J.D. Martinez’s on his record-tying home run | 1:02
With a solo shot in the ninth inning on Wednesday, J.D. Martinez tied a National League record with his 16th home run in September.
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David Peralta on his walk-off walk, J.D. Martinez’s hitting | 2:03
Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta talks about his game-winning walk and J.D. Martinez’s recent tear at the plate.
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J.D. Martinez on his hot streak, D-Backs’ win over Giants | 1:01
Slugger J.D. Martinez hit his 28th homer in his 58th game with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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Paul Goldschmidt after D-Backs clinch wild card spot | 0:50
Slugger Paul Goldschmidt in the celebratory clubhouse after the Diamondbacks clinched a wild card spot.
Nick Piecoro/azcentral sports
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Diamondbacks celebrate playoff berth | 0:44
After clinching a National League wild card berth earlier in the day, the D-Backs celebrated securing home field with a walk-off win over the Miami Marlins.
Scott Bordow/azcentral sports
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Fernando Rodney on his 300th career save | 1:07
Diamondbacks closer Fernando Rodney speaks after recording his 300th save in a win over the Marlins on Friday.
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Chris Iannetta on his 8-RBI night in D-Backs’ win | 1:11
Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta discusses his eight-RBI night in Arizona’s win over the Marlins on Friday.
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Archie Bradley answers questions from reporters – and J.D. Martinez | 1:43
Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley talks with reporters about his RBI single in the eighth, then answers questions from teammate J.D. Martinez.
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Torey Lovullo after D-Backs avoid sweep in San Diego | 1:32
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 13-7 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
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A.J. Pollock on his two-homer game vs. Padres | 1:11
Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock talks about the two home runs he hit on Tuesday night in San Diego.
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Taijuan Walker on shaky outing vs. Giants | 1:12
Right-hander Taijuan Walker gave up four runs in five innings against the Giants, who beat the Diamondbacks 7-2 on Sunday afternoon.
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Zack Greinke after 2-0 win over Giants | 1:48
Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke gave up two hits in eight scoreless innings against the Giants on Saturday night.
Nick Piecoro/azcentral sports
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Torey Lovullo on Greinke’s dominant start vs. Giants | 1:38
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about ace Zack Greinke’s eight shutout innings on Saturday evening against the San Francisco Giants.
Nick Piecoro/azcentral sports
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Robbie Ray after 10-strikeout game vs. Giants | 1:36
Diamondbacks lefty Robbie Ray talks about his performance in a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at AT&T Park.
Nick Piecoro/azcentral sports
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Archie Bradley on baseball and beards | 3:14
Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley discusses the energy associated with his appearances as a reliever and his beard. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports
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Torey Lovullo on Pollock’s two-run double, Ray’s outing | 1:24
Manager Torey Lovullo talks about the Diamondbacks’ 3-2 win over the Giants on Friday night.
Nick Piecoro/azcentral sports
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Zack Godley on his outing against the Rockies | 0:54
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley discusses his play against Colorado.
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Torey Lovullo on big win over Rockies | 1:04
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses his team’s win over Colorado on Thursday.
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Paul Goldschmidt downplays his 1,000th career hit | 1:12
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt wasn’t too interested in discussing his 1,000th career hit on Wednesday night.
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Lovullo discusses his team’s win over the Rockies | 2:02
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo on his team’s win over Colorado on Wednesday night.
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D-Backs’ A.J. Pollock on his three-hit night | 1:08
Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock talks about his three-hit night against the Colorado Rockies.
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Coyotes take batting practice at Chase Field | 1:21
Coyotes players took batting practice at Chase Field before the Diamondbacks hosted the Padres Friday.
Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Torey Lovullo on the end of the D-Backs’ win streak | 1:40
Manager Torey Lovullo, left-hander Patrick Corbin and third baseman Jake Lamb react to the 10-6 loss.
Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Paul Goldschmidt says his elbow is structurally sound | 2:16
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt talks about the results of Tuesday’s MRI exam on his right elbow.
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Dan Bickley wraps up D-Backs’ Game 1 loss to Dodgers
Nick Piecoro, Dan Bickley preview NLDS Game 1 from LA
Shot Clock: D-Day for Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers
Shot Clock: Lovullo’s decisions work for D-Backs
Reaction to Archie Bradley’s triple
Who starts against the Dodgers?
Diamondbacks win wild one over Rockies
What happened in that Diamondbacks Rockies wild-card game? Everything
Shot Clock: D-Backs vs. Rockies in wild card
Paul Goldschmidt and J.D. Martinez share insights on each other
Greinke looks ahead to his wild-card start
Lovullo discusses the wild-card game against the Rockies
Shot Clock: Zack’s comfort dog? Wild-card preview
Piecoro, Moore on D-Backs’ preparations ahead of wild-card game
Lovullo on Martinez: ‘As good a hitter … that I’ve been around’
D-Backs’ Pollock on facing Rockies starter Jon Gray
Torey Lovullo on Paul Goldschmidt’s stats, focus
D-Backs’ Pollock on security concerns for wild-card game
D-Backs’ manager Torey Lovullo on Walker, Bradley vs. Royals
Archie Bradley after loss to Royals
Torey Lovullo after Greinke’s loss vs. Royals
Zack Greinke on his outing vs. Royals
J.D. Martinez’s on his record-tying home run
David Peralta on his walk-off walk, J.D. Martinez’s hitting
J.D. Martinez on his hot streak, D-Backs’ win over Giants
Paul Goldschmidt after D-Backs clinch wild card spot
Diamondbacks celebrate playoff berth
Fernando Rodney on his 300th career save
Chris Iannetta on his 8-RBI night in D-Backs’ win
Archie Bradley answers questions from reporters – and J.D. Martinez
Torey Lovullo after D-Backs avoid sweep in San Diego
A.J. Pollock on his two-homer game vs. Padres
Taijuan Walker on shaky outing vs. Giants
Zack Greinke after 2-0 win over Giants
Torey Lovullo on Greinke’s dominant start vs. Giants
Robbie Ray after 10-strikeout game vs. Giants
Archie Bradley on baseball and beards
Torey Lovullo on Pollock’s two-run double, Ray’s outing
Zack Godley on his outing against the Rockies
Torey Lovullo on big win over Rockies
Paul Goldschmidt downplays his 1,000th career hit
Lovullo discusses his team’s win over the Rockies
D-Backs’ A.J. Pollock on his three-hit night
Coyotes take batting practice at Chase Field
Torey Lovullo on the end of the D-Backs’ win streak
Paul Goldschmidt says his elbow is structurally sound
LOS ANGELES – Torey Lovullo raised eyebrows with his starting lineup for Game 1 of the National League Division Series, going with Jeff Mathis over Chris Iannetta at catcher and sitting third baseman Jake Lamb in favor of Adam Rosales in the matchup against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.
Lovullo said he “liked the way Jeff matches up with Taijuan (Walker),” the Diamondbacks starter opposite Kershaw.
Mathis, regarded as a defense-first catcher, was behind the plate all nine innings in Wednesday’s wild-card victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Mathis homered off Clayton Kershaw in the seventh inning of Friday’s Game 1 loss. Walker was pulled after allowing four runs in the first inning.
The Diamondbacks are expected to alternate between the two catchers throughout the series.
One thing Lovullo said was not a factor was Iannetta’s relationship with Walker. During a start on Sept. 23, Iannetta caught a pitch from Walker and fired it back to the mound, the ball flying by Walker’s head and into center field. There was no one base at the time, but it appeared to be a tense one between the two.
“I know that they have a longstanding relationship and they’re like brothers out there,” Lovullo said. “I know certain things you may have seen throughout the course of the year would give you the feeling that it wasn’t a great relationship, but believe it or not it’s a strong, kind of pushing-forward type of relationship.”
Iannetta, who was with Walker on the Seattle Mariners last season, told Fox Sports Arizona that there was “nothing personal” about the exchange.
“We’re great friends,” Iannetta said. “It was just me trying to get on him, trying rile him up any way that I could. I know and I’ve seen it over the last year with Seattle and after we came here, when he’s fired up he’s real locked in and he pitches a lot better.”
As for decision at third base, Lovullo said a big factor for him was the fact that Lamb has never faced Kershaw. He also said he’s been using Rosales against lefties regularly over the past two months and didn’t want to diverge from the script.
Lovullo was asked if he wished he had gotten Lamb a start against Kershaw earlier this year, a question he said the Diamondbacks’ front office had already asked him. He noted that Kershaw started against them only twice this year, and that there were times when he was trying maximize the team’s chances to win by sitting Lamb, who struggles against lefties.
“But, yes, in a perfect world, I do regret not getting an opportunity to get a spin at him,” Lovullo said. “But at that time you can’t project forward and figure out that we’re going to be sitting in this seat at this moment.”
Roster moves
The Diamondbacks’ roster for the division series is the same as it was for the wild-card game with the exception of two changes. Right-hander Taijuan Walker and slugger Christian Walker were added with outfielder Rey Fuentes and catcher Chris Herrmann taken off, giving the club 14 position players and 11 pitchers.
Lovullo said the decision to carry the right-handed hitting Christian Walker was mostly about trying to play matchups against the Dodgers, who have three left-handers in their rotation and two more in the bullpen.
“We just felt like in projecting the Dodgers roster that we wanted to maximize certain situations,” Lovullo said. “We had to give up something. You can’t have every matchup you want.”
Infielder Chris Owings remained off the roster, Lovullo said, because he wasn’t “100 percent physically” ready to return from the fractured right middle finger that has cost him the past two-plus months.
“We were up late last night talking about him as a group,” Lovullo said. “And we just felt like he was close but not exactly perfect.”
Apple Watch-gate
Major League Baseball released a statement regarding its investigation of coach Ariel Prieto’s use of an Apple Watch in the dugout during Wednesday’s night’s wild-card game, saying it examined the watch and Prieto’s cell phone and “found no evidence” that he used either during the game.
Still, the league fined both the team and Prieto an undisclosed amount, which will be donated to hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
Short hop
As expected, Lovullo said Robbie Ray would start Game 2 on Saturday, with Zack Greinke aligned to start Game 3 on Monday at Chase Field. Ray would then line up to make a Game 5 start, if necessary, on normal rest.
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