• Shot Clock: Rockets sizzle, D-Backs fizzle?

    Shot Clock: Rockets sizzle, D-Backs fizzle?

  • A.J. Pollock on controversial play: "You guys saw the replay"

    A.J. Pollock on controversial play: “You guys saw the replay”

  • Descalso talks about walk-off home run over Rockies

    Descalso talks about walk-off home run over Rockies

  • Lovullo on pitching, more in D-Backs' wild win

    Lovullo on pitching, more in D-Backs’ wild win

  • Corbin discusses his scoreless outing vs. Rockies

    Corbin discusses his scoreless outing vs. Rockies

  • Fernando Rodney talks about his latest blown save

    Fernando Rodney talks about his latest blown save

  • Zack Greinke after outing vs. Rockies

    Zack Greinke after outing vs. Rockies

  • D-Backs' Shelby Miller to have Tommy John surgery

    D-Backs’ Shelby Miller to have Tommy John surgery

  • Diamondbacks fall 3-1 to Rockies

    Diamondbacks fall 3-1 to Rockies

  • Chris Owings on his two-homer night

    Chris Owings on his two-homer night

  • D-Backs' Taijuan Walker on his 11-strikeout performance vs. Padres

    D-Backs’ Taijuan Walker on his 11-strikeout performance vs. Padres

  • D-Backs' Shelby Miller considering Tommy John surgery

    D-Backs’ Shelby Miller considering Tommy John surgery

  • Fernando Rodney reacts to his blown save against the Padres

    Fernando Rodney reacts to his blown save against the Padres

  • Torey Lovullo reacts to Diamondbacks' 'heartbreaking' loss

    Torey Lovullo reacts to Diamondbacks’ ‘heartbreaking’ loss

  • Diamondbacks attendance hits new low

    Diamondbacks attendance hits new low

  • Diamondbacks pull away from Padres for 9-3 win

    Diamondbacks pull away from Padres for 9-3 win

  • Diamondbacks hold on for win over Padres

    Diamondbacks hold on for win over Padres

  • Shelby Miller on his injury, visit with team doctor

    Shelby Miller on his injury, visit with team doctor

  • Arizona Diamondbacks' Shelby Miller discusses arm injury

    Arizona Diamondbacks’ Shelby Miller discusses arm injury

  • David Peralta on his record-setting night

    David Peralta on his record-setting night

  • Robbie Ray reacts to Saturday's win over the Dodgers

    Robbie Ray reacts to Saturday’s win over the Dodgers

  • Diamondbacks use 9-run eighth to overwhelm Dodgers

    Diamondbacks use 9-run eighth to overwhelm Dodgers

  • Paul Goldschmidt on D-Backs' offense vs. Padres

    Paul Goldschmidt on D-Backs’ offense vs. Padres

  • Manager Torey Lovullo breaks down D-Backs' loss, road trip

    Manager Torey Lovullo breaks down D-Backs’ loss, road trip

 

The Diamondbacks open a three-game series in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday when RHP Taijuan Walker (3-1, 3.94 ERA) makes his first career start against the Nationals. Washington will send RHP Tanner Roark (3-0, 3.64 ERA) to the mound. 

Game notes

The D-backs’ .593 winning percentage is third in the NL and sixth best in the majors.

Arizona’s 16 wins in April were tied for the second most in club history (also: 2000, ’02, ’07)…the team record was 19 in 2008.

The Diamondbacks own a NL record with seven consecutive games of 11+ strikeouts, 1 shy of the Indians’ MLB-record (eight from Sept. 16-23, 2014, source: Elias Sports Bureau).

D-Backs do D.C.

It started, as many visits in D.C. do, with a visit to one of the Diamondbacks’ congressional representative.

Members of the team, including coaches and staff, met with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and got a tour of the Capitol to boot. 

McCain posted a video of the encounter on his Twitter page:

The team said a “large contingent’ of Diamondbacks, including Paul Goldschmidt and Torey Lovullo, were planning to visit the Walter Reed Medical Center on Wednesday. 

The lineups:

  1. A.J. Pollock, CF
  2. Chris Owings, RF
  3. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
  4. Jake Lamb, 3B
  5. Yasmany Tomas, LF
  6. Brandon Drury, 2B
  7. Chris Herrmann, C
  8. Nick Ahmed, SS
  9. Taijuan Walker, P

Coming up

Wednesday: At Washington, 4:05 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (2-1, 3.56) vs. Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-0, 1.62).

Thursday: At Washington, 10:05 a.m., Diamondbacks TBA vs. Nationals RHP Max Scherzer (3-2, 2.94).

Friday: At Colorado, 5:40 p.m., Diamondbacks TBA vs. Nationals TBA

 

Autoplay

Show Thumbnails

Show Captions