│ Daily Clips September 12, 2014 http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 LOCAL 014/09/11/arizona-diamondbacks-david-hernandez-mlb- D-backs' offense continues to falter as road trip ends surgery/15452769/ Delgado allows three runs in four innings to red-hot San Francisco D-backs' offensive woes continue against Giants' Peavy By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com By Janie McCauley (AP) / FOX Sports Arizona http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/giants-sweep-d- ?gid=2014_09_11_arimlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id backs-behind-peavy-s-solid-start-091114 =ari D-backs' CEO Derrick Hall updates the team's general Stults rides second-half resurgence into Arizona manager search Padres left-hander squares off with D-backs' Nuno in By Vince Marotta / Arizona Sports opener http://arizonasports.com/42/1765873/Dbacks-CEO-Derrick- By Ryan Hood / MLB.com Hall-updates-the-teams-general-manager-search http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp ?gid=2014_09_12_sdnmlb_arimlb_1&mode=preview D-backs' road trip ends with series-sweeping loss to Giants: By The Numbers Giants, D-backs commemorate 9/11 heroes in pregame Arizona Sports ceremony http://arizonasports.com/42/1765994/Dbacks-road-trip-ends- Moment of silence observed as first responders are honored with-seriessweeping-loss-to-Giants-By-The-Numbers By Ryan Hood / MLB.com http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/94217466/san- D-Backs a hit with Phoenix Children's Hospital patients francisco-giants-arizona-diamondbacks-commemorate-911-in- By Thomas Mitchell / Cronkite News pregame-ceremony http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/09 /12/d-backs-hit-phoenix-childrens-hospital-patients/15496045/ Diamondbacks executives address payroll, front-office questions NATIONAL By Zach Buchanan / azcentral sports MLB mulled domestic violence policy http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 By Associated Press / ESPN 014/09/11/arizona-diamondbacks-derrick-hall-tony-la-russa- http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11509005/major-league- mlb/15468005/ baseball-players-union-discussed-blanket-domestic-violence- policy-bud-selig-says Hunter Pence throws his bat for RBI single against Diamondbacks Commissioner Bud Selig concerned about lack of minority By Andrew Joseph / azcentral sports managers http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat- By Paul Palladino / Sports Illustrated index/2014/09/11/hunter-pence-throws-his-bat-for-rbi-single- http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/09/11/commissioner-bud-selig- against-diamondbacks/15469467/ minority-managers Arizona Diamondbacks struggling to reach finish line Preview: Padres at Diamondbacks By Nick Piecoro / azcentral sports By Reuters / Chicago Tribune http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-bbo-padres- 014/09/11/arizona-diamondbacks-struggling-reach-finish- diamondbacks-preview-20140911-story.html line/15492455/ Giants complete sweep, run home win streak to 9 Arizona Diamondbacks fall to San Francisco Giants for 6th By Sports Network / FOX News straight defeat http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/09/11/giants- By Nick Piecoro / azcentral sports complete-sweep-run-home-win-streak-to/ http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 014/09/11/arizona-diamondbacks-san-francisco-giants-game- Jake Peavy solid again as Giants sweep Diamondbacks, 6-2 3/15444895/ By John Shea / SFGate http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Peavy-solid-again-as- Diamondbacks reliever David Hernandez talks about Giants-sweep-Diamondbacks-5749011.php comeback By Zach Buchanan / azcentral sports Giants complete three-game sweep of Diamondbacks By Carl Steward / San Jose Mercury News 1 │ http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26515922/giants-complete- Visalia Rawhide three-game-sweep-diamondbacks http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140912&conten t_id=94315570&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t516&sid=t516 SF Giants win 6-2, two games back — it’s time for the Dodgers Rawhide take Game 1 By John Shea / SFGate By Andrew Bettencourt / Visalia Times-Delta http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2014/09/11/sf-giants-win-6-2- http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/sports/2014/09/12/ra two-games-back-its-time-for-the-dodgers/ whide-take-game/15497311/ A look back at September 11, 2001: What America was like SOUTH BEND SILVER HAWKS then (front page gallery) Silver Hawks exploring their options for big league By Amanda Harnocz / Northeast Ohio Media Group affiliation http://www.cleveland.com/interact/2014/09/september_11_20 By Angelo Di Carlo / WNDU 01_what_america.html http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/Silver-Hawks-going- after-Cubs-but-likely-to-stay-with-Diamondbacks- Padres-Diamondbacks Preview 274827731.html By STATS / ESPN http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=340912129 South Bend Silver Hawks seeking new affiliate By Annie Chang / WSBT Arizona Diamondbacks - PlayerWatch http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/south-bend-silver-hawks- By Reuters / Global Post seeking-new-affiliate/28015296 http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson- reuters/140912/arizona-diamondbacks-playerwatch-0 HILLSBORO HOPS Giants complete three-game sweep of Diamondbacks By Carl Steward / Bay Area News Group MISSOULA OSPREY http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_26517776/giants-complete- three-game-sweep-diamondbacks NATIONAL Giants sweep into big weekend series against Dodgers MLB NEWS By Matt Kawahara / Sacramento Bee September 12, 2014 • MLB.com http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/11/6700629/giants-sweep- http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_ind into-big-weekend.html ex.jsp Instant Replay: Giants sweep, inch closer to Dodgers ASSOCIATED PRESS By Steve Berman / CSN Bay Area September 12, 2014 • Sports.yahoo.com http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/instant-replay-giants-sweep- http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/morenews inch-closer-dodgers MLB TRANSACTIONS RENO ACES September 12, 2014 • MLB.com Aces even series with four-run second inning http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions Best-of-five series tied 1-1 going to Omaha By Chad Seely / Reno Aces http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140911&conten t_id=94163162&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t2310 Aces head to Omaha with tied series By Johanna Huybers / Reno Gazette-Journal http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2014/09/11/aces-head- omaha-tied-series/15486983/ MOBILE BAYBEARS VISALIA RAWHIDE Almadova, Rawhide run away with Game 1 Outfielder scores winning run from second base on infield grounder By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com' http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140912&conten t_id=94280042&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb Almadova Sprints Rawhide to Thrilling Game 1 Victory 2 │ LOCAL Second half: 3-5, 3.74 ERA, .258 opponents' avg, 6.5 K/9 in D-backs' offense continues to falter as road trip ends nine starts. Delgado allows three runs in four innings to red-hot San Francisco Prior to Wednesday night's series finale against the Dodgers, By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com Stults spoke a bit about how a tweak in his delivery has really http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp helped him be more consistent. ?gid=2014_09_11_arimlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id =ari "I think I have the tendency sometimes to get slow through my delivery, and I think in the end it affected the overall SAN FRANCISCO -- The D-backs' long road trip came to an effectiveness on my pitches," Stults said. "Pitches weren't as end Thursday afternoon with another loss, this one by a 6-2 sharp. Pitches weren't as crisp, whereas I think picking up my margin to the Giants at AT&T Park. tempo allowed my arm speed to pick up. It didn't necessarily make me throw harder, but I think the better arm speed meant a After 11 days and 10 games, the D-backs are headed back to little more deception on my pitches." Phoenix having misplaced their offense while going 2-8 on the trip. He's 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA in two starts against Arizona this year. Arizona managed just 21 runs on the trip and 11 of those came He'll be opposed by D-backs lefty Vidal Nuno, who is 2-10 with in their two wins against the Padres. a 4.37 ERA this season. After being shut out Wednesday night, the D-backs did at least Padres: Injured players close to return manage to score Thursday against Jake Peavy and a host of Manager Bud Black said Monday he thought shortstop Everth relievers. Cabrera could return to the team as soon as this weekend against Arizona. But on Wednesday, Black said that might not be the Much like the night before, they did have their opportunities, but case after all. were not able to cash them in. Cabrera has missed 27 games with his second left hamstring The D-backs stranded a leadoff double in the second and they strain of the season. He was also arrested on Sept. 3 on also left runners on second and third in the sixth. suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana, according to the California Highway Patrol. Meanwhile starter Randall Delgado (3-4) was not as sharp as his last start. "We were hopeful. I was hopeful personally, just because he's a good player," Black said. "But let's just see how this whole The right-hander allowed three runs on seven hits over four process plays out -- even how his hamstring is. I still think innings as the Giants steadily built a 3-0 lead. there's some information gathering going on as we speak with MLB and CHP and doctors that I'm not privy to." The D-backs finally got on the board in the sixth thanks to a triple by Cliff Pennington and an RBI double from Mark Though Cabrera's status remains up in the air, the Padres could Trumbo.