Team News
Carroll, Vargas lead Arizona Diamondbacks to victory over LA Dodgers
A couple of years ago, the change-up was a pitch Rodriguez could lean on for swings and misses and soft contact. He is still getting whiffs on the pitch this year, but the quality of contact has not been good.
“It just feels like it’s coming back,” Rodriguez said. “When my fastball is going, my change-up is going, too. When my fastball isn’t there, no one is going to swing at my change-up. My fastball was working great today.”
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/08/30/diamondbacks-face-dodgers-game-time-where-to-watch-mlb/85566699007/
Diamondbacks win series at Dodger Stadium, earn winning record on daunting road trip
Arizona’s starting pitching has been terrific during the winning streak:
- Ryne Nelson: 6 IP, 1 ER on Wednesday
- Nabil Crismatt: 5.2 IP, 2 ER on Thursday
- Zac Gallen: 6 IP, 0 ER on Friday
- Rodriguez: 6 IP, 0 ER on Saturday
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/dodgers-rodriguez/3594418/
Diamondbacks Play Great All-Around Game in Victory over Dodgers
“When we come into a very hostile environment, against arguably one of the best teams in baseball, and win the first two games, you’re doing a lot right,” said manager Torey Lovullo. “I want us to continue doing a lot right. Because when it shows up, we’re going to win baseball games against anybody that we’re playing against.” https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/diamondbacks-play-great-all-around-victory-dodgers
Diamondbacks 1B Pavin Smith likely out for rest of 2025
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/pavin-smith-4/3594389/
Pavin Smith Unlikely To Return In 2025 Due To Quad Strain https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/08/pavin-smith-unlikely-to-return-in-2025-due-to-quad-strain.html
WATCH: Former D-backs First-Rounder Hits Electric Inside-the-Park Homer
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-prospects/watch-diamondbacks-jones-hits-electric-inside-park-homer
Other Baseball
Illegal bookie who received Shohei Ohtani’s money receives 1-year prison sentence https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/illegal-bookie-who-received-shohei-ohtanis-money-receives-1-year-prison-sentence-002117970.html
FBI releases additional documents linked to Pete Rose and bookie https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46105302/fbi-releases-additional-documents-linked-pete-rose-bookie
Red Sox To Extend Aroldis Chapman
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/08/red-sox-to-extend-aroldis-chapman.html
These rookies fought through personal, professional setbacks to debut in 2025 https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rookies-who-took-winding-roads-to-debut-in-2025
Kwan’s Superman moment saves the day for Cleveland
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/steven-kwan-makes-amazing-diving-catch-to-rob-josh-naylor
Vibes high, surging Yanks win 9th straight on the road for 1st time since 1998 https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/aaron-judge-homers-yankees-beat-white-sox-in-11
Anything Goes
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This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/August_31
The lungs are the only organs that can float on water.
The shortest explanation is that air is less dense than water. With air in our lungs, we float. Each lung cavity has about 300 million balloon-like structures called alveoli. Proper breathing is crucial to swimming because you’d sink (not to mention, drown) without air in your lungs.
Your lungs could cover an entire tennis court.
The average adult has 300 million bronchi in each lung, which can cover an area of 180 m2. A tennis court has an area of 195.63 m2. Our lungs have such a large area because it needs to pump 160 liters of blood per hour.
