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Diamondbacks and Dodgers meet in series rubber match

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

19 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Dodgers face the Diamondbacks looking to break road skid

The Los Angeles Dodgers hit the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to stop a five-game road slide

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Betts leads Dodgers against the Diamondbacks after 4-hit game

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks after Mookie Betts had four hits against the Cubs on Wednesday

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Diamondbacks bring 2-1 series lead over Padres into game 4

The Arizona Diamondbacks face the San Diego Padres, leading the series 2-1

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Lands on IL with back injury The Diamondbacks placed Thompson on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a lower-back strain, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Impact Thompson may have tweaked his back during his last outing Tuesday against the Padres, when he allowed one run on three hits and one walk in just one-third of an inning. To bolster their bullpen in Thompson's absence, the Diamondbacks recalled southpaw Philip Abner from Triple-A Reno.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Locklear, Pdaadt help the Diamondbacks beat the Cardinals 10-6

Tyler Locklear went 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 on Thursday

JULY 24 • Associated Press

Diamondbacks overcome Ohtani's 22nd homer, beat sloppy Dodgers 5-3 for 3-game sweep

Ildemaro Vargas had two hits, including a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame Shohei Ohtani’s 22nd home run in a 5-3 victory over the sloppy...

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Kepler homers and drives in 4 runs to lead Diamondbacks to an 8-0 win over Padres

Max Kepler homered and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-0 win over the slumping San Diego Padres

JULY 7 • Associated Press

D-backs' Ryan Thompson Takes Accountability for Game-Losing Error Right-hander Ryan Thompson has been one of the Arizona Diamondbacks' most consistently effective relievers since he was acquired back in mid...

JULY 4 • SI.COM

Chourio's scratch hit in 11th breaks tie, Brewers top Diamondbacks 7-4

Jackson Chourio’s slow roller scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Friday night

JULY 4 • Associated Press

Groover, Marte hit back-to-back HRs to help Diamondbacks beat Cardinals 9-4

LuJames Groover and Ketel Marte hit back-to-back home runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Stevens, Rumfield help Rockies rally past Diamondbacks for a 3-2 win

Chad Stevens hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning after T

MAY 23 • Associated Press

How do you celebrate a teammate's outing? Ask for his autograph DENVER -- “Can I have your autograph?” It was a strange question, considering it was asked of one Major League reliever by another after the...

MAY 17 • MLB.COM

Tawa's slam helps Diamondbacks rally from 5-run deficit to beat Padres 12-7 in Mexico City

Tim Tawa hit a grand slam to highlight Arizona’s six-run seventh inning, Ildemaro Vargas homered to extend his hitting streak to 23 games and the Diamondbacks rallied to defeat the...

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami ties MLB rookie record with HR in 5th straight game

Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Baseball rookie record by homering in his fifth straight game, crushing a 451-foot shot to right-center field agains...

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Produces another scoreless outing Thompson (1-0) retired all three batters faced in a scoreless ninth inning to record the win in Wednesday's 8-5 extra-inning victory over the Orioles.

Impact Thompson induced groundouts and a flyout and has yet to allow a run over 11 appearances (7.2 innings). The submarining right-hander has not allowed a baserunner in his last six outings.

APRIL 16 • ROTOWIRE

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APRIL 15 • FOX SPORTS

Adrian Del Castillo homers in the 10th inning to lead Diamondbacks to 8-5 win over Orioles

Adrian Del Castillo hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and drove in five to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles

APRIL 15 • Associated Press

Ildemaro Vargas' 3-run homer helps the Diamondbacks top the Orioles 4-3

Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

APRIL 15 • Associated Press

Fernandez, Del Castillo power Diamondbacks to 4-3 win over the Phillies

Jose Fernandez and Adrian Del Castillo hit RBI singles in the eighth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat Philadelphia 4-3 on Sunday and send the Phillies to their fo...

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

Corbin Carroll has 4 RBIs, Diamondbacks ruin Justin Verlander's return to Tigers in 9-6 win

Corbin Carroll hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs, Michael Soroka became the fourth pitcher in Arizona history to throw an immaculate inning and the Diamondbacks roughed up th...

MARCH 31 • Associated Press

Works back-to-back days Thompson threw a scoreless seventh inning in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Thompson made quick work of the Dodgers, needing just seven pitches (all strikes) to retire the side in order. He's worked both regular-season games thus far and has retired all six batters faced. The right-hander is in the mix for save opportunities and will generally appear in high-leverage situations.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Scoreless outing Thompson struck out one over a hitless and scoreless inning in Sunday's spring game against Cleveland.

Impact This was the second Cactus League appearance for the side-arming Thompson, who is in the mix to pick up save opportunities for the Diamondbacks. He entered Sunday's game in the third inning -- just like his first outing Feb. 26 -- when the opponent's regulars were still in the game. Thompson was immediately followed by Kevin Ginkel, another reliever that could get save chances. Arizona's closer situation is not resolved and could be a committee solution to start the regular season.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE

Addresses pitching tipping issue Thompson said he addressed an issue of tipping pitches that impacted him early in 2025, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Impact Thompson was uncharacteristically ineffective over the first 19 outings last season, leaving a May 19 appearance with a 7.50 ERA while allowing 2.0 home runs per nine innings. Once the side-armer discovered he was tipping pitches and addressed the issue, Thompson finished with a stretch of 29 games in which he posted a 1.16 ERA and did not allow a home run over 23.1 innings. The right-hander enters spring training as part of an unsettled bullpen without a closer and could pick up save opportunities on 2026. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo included Thompson along with Kevin Ginkel and Paul Sewald as potential closers.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Among frontrunners to close Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo mentioned Thompson, Kevin Ginkel and Paul Sewald when asked who could fill the team's closer job, Alex D'Agostino of SI.com reports.

Impact "I mean it's probably simple arithmetic for you guys to figure out," Lovullo said. "I'm just going to go kind of blind here, but [Paul] Sewald, [Kevin] Ginkel, [Ryan] Thompson, all those guys that have had that experience in big moments... they're all wanting to do it." D'Agostino writes that while Sewald, Ginkel and Thompson are the "likely frontrunners" for the gig, Lovullo was "emphatic that no roles will be handed to anyone." A.J. Puk (elbow) should also be in the mix to close when he returns around midseason, and Justin Martinez (elbow) will be a candidate if he makes it back late in the year. Lovullo noted that he prefers to have a defined closer, though it's unclear whether he plans to name one before Opening Day. Thompson has notched a total of four saves in his two-and-a-half regular seasons in Arizona, collecting a 3.21 ERA and 97:29 K:BB over 120.2 innings.