Diamondbacks News
Los Angeles (N) 4, Arizona 5
Shohei Ohtani continued his recent run of pitching dominance, enabling him to outpitch Brandon Pfaadt, who turned in yet another quality start. Despite Ohtani’s best efforts though, the Los Angeles bullpen allowed the Diamondbacks to make a late push and tally yet another walk-off win. The victory means that the Diamondbacks are keeping pace in the race for the final playoff slot.
Lovullo Gave Powerful Message After Walk-off Win Torey Lovullo was beaming
as he discussed the moxy of his team and how they have pushed for the playoffs down the stretch.
What the New ABS System Means for the Diamondbacks
Zac Gallen is among those that would have preferred to do without.
Other Baseball News
MLB to Introduce Automated Ball-Strike System Fully in 2026
The automated ball-strike challenge system that was used extensively in the minors this season will be making its full integration into MLB starting next year.
Jess Passan’s Season End Awards with a Twist
Geraldo Perdomo is starting to show up everywhere.
Reds Creating a Wild Wild Card Race
There is still a very real chance that the game in Cincinnati months ago could directly determine the final National League playoff team, and that’s not even the wildest thing regarding the Reds and the playoffs this year (though for many it will be the most infuriating).
Clarifying the Playoff Picture
The folks over at Fangraphs do a deep dive into all the possible outcomes for the playoffs and how those would shake out.
2025 Full Season Grades for all 30 Teams
It seems a bit premature to me to be publishing the full season grades when there are still a handful of playoff implication games left to be played that could drastically alter how a team’s season can be viewed.