The Arizona Diamondbacks rewarded manager Torey Lovullo with a contract extension Tuesday, the team announced.

PHOENIX -- Arizona held big hitters Paul Goldschmidt and David Peralta out of the lineup against the Dodgers in a game critical to the NL West. Contender Colorado knew it was coming.

The Los Angeles Dodgers ruined the Arizona Diamondbacks' season.

PHOENIX -- The Colorado Rockies used another strong pitching performance to stay on track Saturday.

HOUSTON -- The Astros on Saturday added outfielder Myles Straw to the big-league roster with one primary objective: to utilize his exceptional speed on the basepaths as a pinch-runner.

Trade deadline additions, coupled with the sudden emergence of rookie right-hander Josh James, have provided Astros manager A.J. Hinch with options.

DENVER -- Left-hander Kyle Freeland, the most consistent Colorado starter, will take the mound Thursday as the Rockies attempt to win their four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

DENVER -- Zack Greinke, who relies more on guile these days but is still very effective, will start Tuesday for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Colorado Rockies.

The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, both coming off series losses, begin a key four-game series Monday in the tight National League West.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin picked a great year to have a great year.

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks will enter the most treacherous portion of their schedule on a bit of roll. Atlanta visits Arizona after an ambush.

Arizona was sluggish on an important trip that came to a dreadful end, when Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp beat the Diamondbacks for a second straight game.

LOS ANGELES -- The old guard of the National League West will meet the potential successor as September will be ushered in this weekend with a four-game showdown at Dodger Stadium.

After his second start for Philadelphia in April 2016, Clay Buchholz knew it was finally time to tend to the right arm that had been bothering him off and on.

As soon as the Cincinnati Reds picked up Matt Harvey from the New York Mets, there was speculation they got him mostly so they could get rid of him later.