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Anthony Banda talks about how it feels to win his first game in the big leagues.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was impressed with Anthony Banda’s ability to make adjustments during his outing against the Giants on Friday night.
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Arizona Senator John McCain joins the Shot Clock to talk Arizona sports.
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Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt talks about his three-homer game on Thursday afternoon against the Cubs.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 10-8 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at Wrigley Field.
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Third baseman Jake Lamb talks about the Diamondbacks’ ability to bounce back from an ugly loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about Zack Godley’s strong six innings and Jake Lamb’s two run-scoring doubles in a win over the Cubs.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s defensive miscues and infielder Daniel Descalso’s relief appearance.
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Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin says he made too many mistakes against the Cubs on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and J.J. Hensley discuss the changes with the Diamondbacks.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 3-2 loss on Sunday and Chris Owings’ fractured finger.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker talks about the mistakes he made in a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Diamondbacks lefty Robbie Ray talks about what he remembers from Friday night, when he was struck on the head by a line drive in the second inning.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke talks about his performance in a 7-1 win over the Cardinals on Saturday night.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s all-around performance, including Zack Greinke’s seven strong innings, in a win over the Cardinals.
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Lovullo on Robbie Ray’s condition after getting hit in the head by a line drive.
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Diamondbacks infielder Daniel Descalso talks about the line drive that struck Robbie Ray, and how he was able to catch it after the ball ricocheted in the air.
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azcentral sports’ Sarah McLellan and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the Diamondbacks in our Shot Clock video.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses J.D. Martinez’s grand slam and Zack Godley’s seven shutout innings in a win over the Cardinals.
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Newly acquired Diamondbacks slugger J.D. Martinez on his play in Wednesday’s win.
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The Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte talks about his inside-the-park home run in Wednesday’s win.
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Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s win against the Braves.
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Manager Torey Lovullo and right-hander Taijuan Walker react to the loss.
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Martinez: “It’s kind of hard not to [press],” he said. “You just kind of want to get here and show people what you want to do.”
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Lovullo: “He was in command from start to finish.”
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Greinke: “My command was as good as it’s been in awhile.”
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Manager Torey Lovullo and left-hander Robbie Ray discuss the team’s 6-2 loss to Nationals on Sunday at Chase Field.
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Anthony Banda talks about his MLB debut in the Diamondbacks’ loss to the Nationals.
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Torey Lovullo on the Diamondbacks’ loss to Washington.
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Manager Torey Lovullo, second baseman Brandon Drury and center fielder A.J. Pollock react to the 6-5 win.
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Right fielder J.D. Martinez was introduced at Chase Field on Friday.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about a 12-2 win over the Reds on Thursday in which Patrick Corbin went 7 1/3 innings.
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Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin talks about pitching against the Reds on short notice on Thursday in Cincinnati.
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Diamondbacks slugger J.D. Martinez talks about how his left hand feels after he was hit by a pitch on Wednesday night against the Reds.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 4-3 loss to the Reds on Wednesday night and the hit-by-pitch on new slugger J.D. Martinez.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke says his location on Wednesday night wasn’t as good as it has been in previous starts.
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azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach talk about the Diamondbacks trade for J.D. Martinez and what it means.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s offensive breakout on Tuesday and about the potential impact of newly acquired slugger J.D. Martinez.
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azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Mark Faller discuss Robbie Ray pitching for Diamondbacks and Josh Jackson’s transition to the Suns.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Doug Haller weigh in on the Diamondbacks and ASU football in our Shot Clock video.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about Zack Godley’s performance on Sunday in a 7-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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Anthony Banda on his first big-league victory
Torey Lovullo talks about Anthony Banda’s win vs. Giants
McCain’s stadium advice, best AZ sports moment
Paul Goldschmidt after three-homer game vs. Cubs
Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ wild win over Cubs
Jake Lamb on D-Backs’ bounce-back win over Cubs
Torey Lovullo on Godley’s performance, Lamb’s clutch hits
Torey Lovullo on miscues, Descalso’s pitching in 16-4 loss to Cubs
Patrick Corbin on rough outing vs. Cubs
Shot Clock: Who’s at shortstop for D-Backs?
Torey Lovullo on loss to Cardinals, injury to Owings
Taijuan Walker on his mistakes vs. Cardinals
Robbie Ray talks about the line drive that hit him
D-Backs’ Zack Greinke on outing vs. Cardinals
Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ 7-1 win over Cardinals
D-Backs manager Tony Lovullo on Robbie Ray’s condition
Daniel Descalso on liner that hit Robbie Ray
Shot Clock: Focus key for J.D. Martinez
Torey Lovullo on Martinez’s grand slam, Godley’s outing
J.D. Martinez on strong performance in win
Ketel Marte on his inside-the-park home run
Lovullo talks about the D-Backs’ 10-3 win over Atlanta
Diamondbacks fall 8-3 to Braves
J.D. Martinez on playing in the NL, seeing new pitching
Lovullo raves about Greinke’s outing vs. Braves
Zack Greinke discusses outing vs. Braves
Torey Lovullo and Robbie Ray discuss Diamondbacks’ loss to Nationals
Anthony Banda talks about his MLB debut
Lovullo reacts to the D-Backs’ loss to the Nationals
Diamondbacks edge Nationals in walk-off win
Diamondbacks introduce J.D. Martinez at Chase Field
Torey Lovullo on Corbin’s outing, series victory vs. Reds
Patrick Corbin on his strong start vs. Reds
J.D. Martinez talks about getting hit by a pitch vs. Reds
Manager Torey Lovullo on loss to Reds, Martinez’s injury
Zack Greinke on his outing vs. Reds
Shot Clock: D-Backs seize moment with trade
Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ win over Reds, acquisition of J.D. Martinez
Shot Clock: Robbie Ray brings intensity to mound
Shot Clock: D-Backs fear Cubs; ASU’s hot seat
Torey Lovullo after D-Backs’ fifth straight loss
SAN FRANCISCO – Anthony Banda staggered through a couple of words, trying to find the right ones. When he finally did, he flashed a smile befitting a pitcher who had just earned his first victory in the major leagues.
“It’s honestly the greatest feeling in the world,” Banda said. “I’m not going to lie.”
Banda threw six strong innings, summoning composure when it was needed, and behind another big performance at the plate by Paul Goldschmidt, the Diamondbacks came away with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Their performance at AT&T Park was notable for several reasons. For one, it marked their first three-game win streak in more than a month. It was their second win in as many days in a game started by an opposing left-hander, both of whom are former All-Stars.
There was an eighth-inning shutdown by erstwhile – and, perhaps, current – setup man David Hernandez, an outing that brought back memories of 2011.
And, of course, there was Banda, a rookie making his second major-league start who, on a couple of occasions, looked to be on the verge of collapsing. In the fourth, after forcing home a run with his second walk of the inning, he suddenly found the strike zone and retired back-to-back hitters to avoid further damage.
Then, two innings later, he looked rattled after hitting Giants slugger Brandon Belt with an off-target breaking ball but navigated his way through the inning without further incident.
“When things like that happen for a young pitcher, it’s a great learning experience,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “He did his job.”
A day after Paul Goldschmidt’s first career three-homer performance, AT&T Park managed to contain him, but he still found a way to do damage, this time doing it against Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner.
Goldschmidt’s triple into the right-center gap drove home A.J. Pollock with the game’s first run in the fourth, and he delivered again two innings later, lining a long single off the left field wall to score David Peralta.
“The right guy in the right spot,” Lovullo said. “Every hitter looks for runs like that. He’s locked in, doing his job and without him, we don’t win this game.”
That was all the scoring the Diamondbacks would get, and it was all they would need. Banda deserves most of the credit for that. His command was erratic for much of the night, but he threw just enough strikes to overcome it.
“Just trusting my stuff, trusting (catcher Chris) Iannetta back there,” Banda said. “We have a game plan, we went with it and we were successful as far as the outcome.”
After his 79 mph curveball hit off the right side of Belt’s helmet to lead off the sixth, Banda squatted near the mound and held his glove over his face.
“It’s never good to have that happen to anybody,” Banda said. “Unfortunately, it was a curveball and it got away from me and I really hope he comes back healthy and he’s OK. To the Giants fans and everybody, it happens, but I hope for the best for him and I hope he has a speedy recovery if he is banged up a little bit.”
Prior to beating the Cubs in a game started by Jose Quintana, the Diamondbacks had lost five consecutive starts against lefties dating to early July. They still have some of the worst numbers in the league against left-handed pitching, but there is some reason to believe things are trending in the right direction.
They have a healthy Pollock. Goldschmidt is heating up. And newcomer J.D. Martinez represents a new weapon to combat opposing lefties.
That said, the struggles against left-handers did not appear to be a frontburner issue for the club’s best player.
“We haven’t (been good)?” Goldschmidt asked. “I didn’t know.”
Incredibly, the Diamondbacks went from June 8 to July 4 without facing a lefty. But they’ve faced them in three of the past four starts – and might see another one next week when the Dodgers visit Chase Field.
“It comes in bunches, I hope, because we’re probably going to face some coming up,” Goldschmidt said. “There’s some good left-handed pitchers (in the National League) and we’re going to have to beat them.”
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Reach Piecoro at (602) 444-8680 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @nickpiecoro.
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