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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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Zack Godley turned in his first bad start of the year, giving up seven runs (six earned) in six innings against the Braves on Sunday.
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Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin threw well, but was lifted early for a pinch-hitter on Saturday night vs. the Braves.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Randall Delgado talked about a borderline pitch to Dansby Swanson that went against him, and the pitch Lane Adams hit for a bases-clearing double.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his bullpen’s struggles in Saturday night’s 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves. sports, baseball, diamondbacks, dbacks, mlb,
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about pitching to Freddie Freeman in the eighth inning and letting Taijuan Walker hit in the sixth.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker talks about his performance on the mound and at the plate against the Braves on Friday night.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Nick Piecoro discuss what the Diamondbacks need to do to win the division.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Sarah McLellan talk about the playoff odds for the Diamondbacks and the Suns as well as a big upcoming fight in our Shot Clock video.
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Manager Torey Lovullo, left-hander Patrick Corbin and center fielder A.J. Pollock react to the loss.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo on his team’s loss to the Reds.
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Manager Torey Lovullo, right-hander Zack Greinke and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt react to the win.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss the Arizona Diamondbacks closer situation and more in our Shot Clock video.
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Diamondbacks closer Fernando Rodney did not retire a batter on Thursday night as the Dodgers rallied from a three-run deficit to win 5-4 at Dodger Stadium.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about Fernando Rodney’s blown save and his team’s gut-wrenching loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night.
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Lefty Robbie Ray talks about his performance vs. the Dodgers in the Diamondbacks’ 5-4 loss on Thursday night.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about lefty Alex Wood’s performance in a 1-0 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Godley gave up one run in 5 2/3 innings in a 1-0 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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Diamondbacks outfielder Gregor Blanco talks about Dodgers lefty Alex Wood’s outing and his team’s few chances to score in a 1-0 loss on Wednesday.
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Mark Faller and Dan Bickley discuss how the Suns handled free agency in a loaded West and the Diamondbacks’ options when it comes to rolling the dice on the trade market with the Dodgers in command of the West.
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Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings talks about breaking up Clayton Kershaw’s no-hit bid with an infield single.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses his team’s 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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Diamondback manager Torey Lovullo, shortstop Ketel Marte and starting pitcher Taijuan Walker discuss Sunday’s 4-3 walk-off win over the Rockies on Sunday. With the game tied in the ninth inning, Marte produced a game-winning single.
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Diamondbacks Jake Lamb, Zack Greinke, Robbie Ray and Paul Goldschmidt discuss being named to the MLB All-Star Game in Miami. Bob McManaman/azcentral sports
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Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley talks about Zack Greinke’s strong outing in a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke said “a lot of things were going good” in his outing vs. Rockies on Saturday.
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Diamondbacks lefty Robbie Ray walked five in six innings, but he said he didn’t think he was missing by much on Friday night vs. the Rockies.
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Chris Owings discusses the Diamondbacks’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
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D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo talks loss to St. Louis.
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ST. LOUIS – In the weeks leading up to Opening Day, many of the key questions surrounding the Diamondbacks involved the fate of right-hander Zack Greinke. Not just whether he would bounce back from a down year or how he would fair with diminished velocity, but also whether he would still call Arizona home by the time the trade deadline had come and gone.
With Monday afternoon’s deadline mere hours away, the Diamondbacks are square in the heart of a pennant race, Greinke is pitching about as effectively as he ever has, and the thought of unloading him seems entirely untenable – and not for the reasons many would have assumed in the offseason.
Greinke turned in yet another masterful performance on Saturday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, tossing seven innings of one-run ball in a 7-1 win at Busch Stadium. He allowed just five baserunners. He struck out seven. He once again followed a Diamondbacks loss by leading them to a win.
He has been every bit the ace they sought when they committed $206.5 million over six years to get him two winters ago. And though it can be hard to tell by watching him, Greinke says he would rank this year up there with just about any he’s had in his big-league career in terms of enjoyment.
“It’s been amazing. … Some of it might be having kids now and how much fun they are to be around,” said Greinke, who welcomed his family’s second child last month. “It’s just been a great year all the way, at the field, at home, everywhere.”
The circumstances surrounding the organization entering the year were hard to ignore, particularly when it came to Greinke’s contract, which eats up such a disproportionate amount of the team’s budget that many in the industry figured the club’s new front office would do all it could to unload it. Greinke figured anything was possible, but he said he didn’t dwell on the idea of being traded.
“Not really too much,” he said. “It’s possible, but there’s a lot of circumstances that have to happen in order for me to get traded, kind of like (Justin) Verlander this year. It’s tough to do sometimes. It’s a possibility, but I’d put the odds against it.”
The Tigers are finding with Verlander that it’s never easy to move a player with such an unwieldy contract. But there’s little doubt Greinke’s trade value has sharply improved given how he’s thrown. In terms of statistics, Greinke’s season compares favorably with some of the best of his career.
His 2.88 ERA might be high, relatively speaking, but he’s never had a season in which he’s both struck out as many and walked as few as he has this year. And while his home runs allowed are up, so are everyone’s; the sport is on pace for an all-time high.
Said first baseman Paul Goldschmidt: “We faced him for three straight years in LA, so I think that’s where my mind goes, and I’m like, ‘He’s struck me out on that pitch before.’ I’m happy to be playing defense behind him rather than facing him.”
It’s been a dramatic turnaround for someone whose contract looked, not long ago, like an albatross. Still, Greinke said the contract didn’t make him feel any worse about his subpar 2016 season.
“I think it was more just that I knew I should have been doing better sometimes,” he said, “and that was the main thing that was disappointing, not doing what I felt like I should do.”
His performance on Saturday was his fourth quality start in five outings this month. The Cardinals’ lone run scored in the first, when they opened the game with three consecutive hits. Greinke proceeded to retire the next 12 he faced and 20 of the next 23.
The outing improved the club’s record to 7-3 in games Greinke has started following a loss. In the times when he’s factored into the decision, he’s 7-1.
“It’s nice,” Greinke said, “but I think most of those times we get like seven or 10 runs. It’s just good timing for everything, also.”
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Reach Piecoro at (602) 444-8680 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @nickpiecoro.
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