Diamondbacks End Worst Year With Win
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The Arizona Diamondbacks finished their worst year on a winning streak.
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PHOENIX -- Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking over a team coming off one of the worst seasons in major league history.
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Tony Graffanino tied the game with a homer in the fourth and Corey Hart's sacrifice fly later in the inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers the lead in a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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As his Arizona Diamondbacks hammered the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 Saturday night, manager Bob Melvin allowed himself to peek at the out-of-town scoreboard. He liked what he saw. NL West leader San Diego lost. So did Los Angeles, San Francisco and Colorado.
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Randy Johnson insists his shoddy start Thursday was a product of rust and not continued poor health. Russell Martin spoiled Johnson's return from the disabled list with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks completed a remarkable U-turn on Friday by sacking manager Wally Backman just four days after appointing him.
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Pinch-runner Khalil Greene scored the winning run on third baseman Chad Tracy's fielding error with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Friday night.
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According to the Pythagorean equation, a team with the Diamondbacksâ 671 runs scored and 692 runs allowed should win 48.6 percent of its games, while Arizona has won 56.2 percent.
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his
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Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0.
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A season that went from bad to historically awful is mercifully over, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are facing an offseason that will determine the team's course toward respectability.
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Stephen Drew homered to help the Arizona Diamondbacks overcome a horrendous third inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 Saturday night to take a two-game lead in the NL West over San Diego.
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Edgar Gonzalez held San Diego to six hits in seven innings while his teammates knocked around David Wells, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 win over the Padres on Wednesday night.
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Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in  8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game  losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.
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David Wright&#039;s drive to the center-field wall capped a ninth-inning comeback in the New York Mets&#039; 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
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Fresh off being the worst team in baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks set a new record this week: fastest team to both hire and fire a manager.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday fired Wally Backman, just four days after naming him their new manager.