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Whatever Kirk Gibson said to plate umpire Bob Davidson in the third inning Tuesday night didn't matter nearly as much as what his action meant to his players.The Arizona manager was ejected for arguing with Davidson, presumably about two close swinging strike calls that went against Miguel Montero. The Diamondbacks seemed to feed off Gibson's fire, getting three-run homers from Justin Upton and Juan Miranda to power past the St. Louis Cardinals 13-8."It felt great to get some support from him," said Montero, who had two of Arizona's 14 hits. "It feels even better when he got thrown out of the game.""It fired me up .. it gave some good enthusiasm to the team, and we keep rockin', man," he said.The Diamondbacks rocked Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter, who was 4-0 in 10 previous career starts against them. Carpenter (0-2) gave up at least a run in each of his four innings and exited having allowed eight runs on eight hits."I didn't make a ton of great pitches, but even the ones that I di...
The surprising Arizona Diamondbacks are in first place in the NL West. Shhhh. Kirk Gibson wants to keep it quiet.Xavier Nady hit a two-run double in the eighth innin...
On a night when Mariano Rivera and Jonathan Papelbon both failed to hold ninth-inning leads, Juan Miranda drew a bases-loaded walk from Hideki Okajima in the 10th th...
Brewers starter Shaun Marcum provided an unexpected lift at the plate. His bullpen did nothing to help him after he departed.Marcum only the second grand slam by a p...
Justin Upton never had hit a game-ending home run in the majors — until the first pitch he saw from Santiago Casilla in the 10th inning Thursday night.The slugger's ...
Eleven months ago, the Chicago White Sox sent Daniel Hudson and a minor league prospect to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Edwin Jackson.It's becoming ever more obvious...
The San Francisco Giants came ever so close to another win in their mastery of the Arizona Diamondbacks.One swing by Justin Upton ruined what could have been a comeb...
The Chicago White Sox search for their missing offense goes on.Paul Konerko's leadoff home run in the seventh ended a string of 18 scoreless innings for the White So...
As a pitcher, Zach Duke isn't a fan of the short, 315-foot left-field fence known as the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park.As a hitter, he has a different opinion.D...
Chris Young drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the ninth and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame a grand slam by pitcher Shaun Marcum and rallied from ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Tejada's two-out, two-run throwing error allowed Javier Vazquez to win a stellar matchup with Brian Matusz, and the New York Yankees beat the ...
The Minnesota Twins are headed home with the worst record in baseball.The latest loss came 3-2 in Arizona on Sunday as the Diamondbacks ran their winning streak to s...
Chase Headley was left with a bittersweet feeling after the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in 11 innings on Friday night.Headley drew a bases-loa...
A bad outing by one of their top starters is one thing. Injuries to two relievers may prove even more costly for manager Tony LaRussa and the St. Louis Cardinals .Br...
What's shaping up to be a close election could hinge on a group of voters that hasn't always felt it had much of a voice in American politics. Many analysts now say ...
Juan Miranda provided some power, Daniel Hudson was a workhorse on the mound and closer J.J. Putz stayed perfect in save situations.Add it up and the Arizona Diamond...
Juan Miranda provided some power, Daniel Hudson was a workhorse on the mound and closer J.J. Putz stayed perfect in save situations.Add it up and the Arizona Diamond...
The Arizona Diamondbacks looked ready to add to their 17 comeback wins.This time, they couldn't pull it off.Left-hander Joe Paterson walked Rick Ankiel with two out ...
Nationals manager Jim Riggleman called it a "difficult situation," and he sure was glad his team was able to leave Chase Field with a victory Sunday.Rick Ankiel drov...
J.A. Happ pitched six strong innings, hit the first home run of his career and then watched the Astros bullpen blow another lead Sunday at Minute Maid Park.Happ reco...