Nolan Arenado is on a tear with the Arizona Diamondbacks, while the St. Louis Cardinals are far more competitive than expected. Was their breakup a bad choice?

Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado left the Diamondbacks’ 7-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night in the seventh inning because of groin tightness. Arenado was replaced at third base by Jose Fernandez to start the bottom of the seventh after going 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are presently in a four-game series on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Shohei Ohtani started on the mound for the Dodgers in Game 3 at Chase Field on Wednesday.

If you were a Diamondbacks fan, there was a lot to like about Tuesday night's game against the Dodgers. Everything, that is, except the final result. After digging themselves an early four-run hole, the Diamondbacks came back and gave the Dodgers everything they could handle before falling,

The Arizona Diamondbacks edged the Colorado Rockies, 2-1, on Thursday night to secure their first win of the series. Arizona has continued to improve throughout the season and enters Friday on a five-game winning streak with a 26-23 record.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to take another game from the Los Angeles Dodgers as their four-game series at Chase Field continues.

Nolan Arenado‘s no-trade clause was the most obvious obstacle for the Cardinals in their attempts to trade the third baseman during the last two offseasons, as Arenado (especially during the winter of 2024-25) had a very short list of acceptable landing spots.