Team News
D-backs kick off ‘moving month’ with big night at the plate “It’s my favorite month of baseball,” Lovullo said. “I think the season starts to take shape. The contenders and pretenders start to separate. So I think the real teams, and the ones that are capable of carrying on for the next two months, start to separate themselves, and it’s the purest form of baseball. I started saying it back when September callups were 40-strong, and I know the rules have changed a little bit and September baseball is
more like regular-season baseball now, but that’s when I started saying it. August is just the best month, and heads up, big things start to happen.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-beat-guardians-to-open-august
Diamondbacks bullpen holds on to clinch series at Guardians after Paul Sewald shelled https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/guardians-clinch-paul-sewald
The Diamondbacks Just Sent Their GM a Perfect Deadline Message https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-just-sent-gm-perfect-deadline-message
Surging D-backs seeking starting pitching, lefty bat ahead of Deadline
“I’m more worried about getting through August than what happens at the end of August and September,” Hazen said. “August is going to be particularly challenging for us with no off-days and probably the toughest run of games we’re going to have all year.”
The Diamondbacks open August with the final two games of their series with the Guardians, and the month also includes four home games with the Padres, three with the Dodgers, three road games against the Braves and Red Sox as well as a three-game home set with the Cubs.
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/mike-hazen-discusses-diamondbacks-trade-deadline-plans
Diamondbacks trade deadline: Latest buzz and potential targets https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-trade-deadline-latest-buzz-and-potential-targets
Diamondbacks plan on Michael Soroka making rehab start Tuesday https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/michael-soroka-making-rehab-start-on-tuesday
Other Baseball
Dodgers land Tarik Skubal in blockbuster trade with Tigers https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49509987/sources-dodgers-finalizing-trade-acquire-tarik-skubal
Dodgers deliver blockbuster, set to acquire Skubal from Tigers (source)
https://www.mlb.com/news/tarik-skubal-dodgers-tigers-trade
Scouting the prospects traded to Detroit for Tarik Skubal
Braves Acquire Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter From Royals https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/08/braves-acquire-lane-thomas-bailey-falter-from-royals.html
Braves acquire OF Thomas, LHP Falter from Royals
https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/lane-thomas-bailey-falter-braves-royals-trade
Royals pick up pair of pitching prospects for Thomas, Falter
https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/royals-acquire-lucas-braun-carter-holton-for-lane-thomas-bailey-falter
White Sox Acquire Luis Castillo
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/08/white-sox-to-acquire-luis-castillo.html
White Sox acquire righty Castillo from Mariners in 4-player trade
https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/luis-castillo-mariners-white-sox-trade
Mariners get Domínguez for ‘pen help in Castillo trade with White Sox
https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/luis-castillo-traded-from-mariners-to-white-sox
With trade chip Arraez out (cramping), Basabe steps up with 4 RBI night
https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/luis-arraez-scratched-from-giants-lineup-due-to-cramping
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-2
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/August_2
The majority of plant life is located in the ocean.
There are around a total of 228, 450 known species in the ocean and around 2 million more species are left undiscovered. Most of the plants found in the ocean are kelp, seaweed, seagrass, and algae. Marine plants are divided into 3 categories, euphotic/sunli, dispothic/twilight, and aphotic/midnight.
The human tongue heals the fastest compared to all body parts.
This is due to the rich supply of blood that circulates the tongue. It may also be because the mouth is constantly replenishing your taste buds.
Oreo has made enough cookies to go to the moon and back 5 times.
Since Oreo was introduced to the market in 1912, over 450 billion Oreo cookies have been sold worldwide.
