Arizona Diamondbacks

Cabrera knocks in four as Padres roll D-backs

Padres 10, Diamondbacks 4

Padres Rout D-backs

Everth Cabrera drove in four runs in the Padres' 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Following successful rally, Diamondbacks resume set with Padres

D-backs score five runs in 7th to top Padres

Brandon McCarthy pitched seven effective innings for his second straight win and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run double to cap Arizona's five-run seventh inning, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Fantasy Facts - Patrick Corbin is getting misses on his slider

Of pitchers to use the slider at least 150 times this season, Patrick Corbin has the highest miss percentage (57.5%), 6.3% higher than the next player. The San Diego Padres have struck out on 33.7% of plate appearances ending in a slider, the second worse rate in the National League.

D-backs Take Off In The Seventh

The Diamondbacks scored all five of their runs in the seventh inning of a 5-1 win over the Padres.

Recap: Arizona vs. San Diego

Fantasy Facts - Hitters miss on Cashner's fastball

Andrew Cashner has induced misses on 27 percent of the swings taken against his fastball, third-best among pitchers who have made at least five starts. The Diamondbacks have missed on 23 percent of their swings taken against fastballs more than 93 mph, fourth-worst in the league. Cashner's average fastball velocity is 94.7 mph.

Diamondbacks' defense best in the majors

A little more than a week ago with a man on second and two outs in the fifth inning of a 1-1 game, Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit a long drive near the 413-foot sign in right-center field of Chase Field that looked like it would put the Braves in front of the Arizona Diamondbacks.