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Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner left Monday game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after four innings because of a left adductor spasm.

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports Due to the competitive nature of Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen and his management team, they will never admit publicly they’re gearing up to make sell moves. But if they are conducting their due diligence, which I am certain they are, they are looking at options to add to their minor league system or add players with some MLB experience who are cost controlled that can help them next year and the years beyond. Any discussion of trade values has to begin with t...

Diamondbacks 1, Dodgers 3: /Googles “adductor spasms” Share this story Photo by VintageMedStock/Getty Images With the Diamondbacks rotation largely in flux, one of the few certainties has been Madison Bumgarner every fifth day. His past five starts had been stellar: as we documented previously, by some standards, it was the best ever spell by any Arizona pitcher. He had looked almost in complete control throughout. This evening was considerably more of a struggle, with Madisons command bein...

SnakePit Round Table: Fear the Walking Dead Share this story Another week, another slew of injuries. Just bad luck, or something more? Makakilo: Hamstring injuries account for 3 of the 5 non-pitchers on the Diamondback IL. As a fan with no medical training my comments are not intended as medical advice - they are intended to illustrate the ambiguity and complexity of injury prevention. A few of the many ideas about how to prevent hamstring injuries follow: In 2002, a study of soccer player...

Have Diamondback Starters Pitched Above Average? Share this story Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Approach Game score was originally developed by Bill James. It was designed to have an average of 50. It was good and can be found at Baseball Reference. Tango Tiger tweaked it into the version provided on the FanGraph site. Then 538.com tweaked it into a version that they use in their model to predict the odds for each game. Three versions of Game Score (there may be more) can be found at ...

Diamondbacks 2, Mets 4: Still a Happy Mother’s Day Share this story Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Torey Lovullo had a hefty left-handed hitters lineup prepared for Mets’ starter and right handed pitcher Jacob DeGrom. Not that the split really matters (lefies have an average of just over .220 against DeGrom), but you have to game plan something against the man who is arguably the league’s best pitcher. But the Mets’ ace was eventually game planned by his own body as he left the game ...

Today Partly cloudy in the morning followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 73F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Higher wind gusts possible.. Tonight A few clouds from time to time. Low near 40F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: May 8, 2021 @ 1:53 am

2021/05/08 11:36 New York Mets Francisco Lindor runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Caleb Smith during the seventh... New York Mets Francisco Lindor runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Caleb Smith during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 7, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) New York Mets Francisco Lindor runs the bases af...

Lindor, Mets rally after dugout dustup; blame vermin debate Follow Us Question of the Day       By LARRY FLEISHER - Associated Press - Friday, May 7, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) - Francisco Lindor blamed his apparent dugout dustup with Jeff McNeil on a runaway rodent. One saw a rat, he claimed, and the other a raccoon. The story stunk like a skunk, but either way, the night ended in a New York Mets victory. Lindor ga...

Mets Francisco Lindor claims mystery creature in Citi Field tunnel behind in-game circus play Rat or raccoon? Lindor explains Mets tunnel drama (0:42) Francisco Lindor is all smiles as he explains what happened between him and Jeff McNeil that caused commotion in the Mets tunnel. (0:42) Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association "First time I saw a New York rat, man," superstar Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. "Crazy." Um, what? To understand ...