2017 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 20th season in Major League Baseball and their 20th season at Chase Field and in Phoenix, Arizona. They began the season on April 2 at home against the San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks finished the season 93–69 to finish in second place in the National League West Division, 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. They also flipped their record from the previous year, in which they went 69-93.

2017 Arizona Diamondbacks
National League Wild Card
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
Owner(s)Ken Kendrick
General manager(s)Mike Hazen
Manager(s)Torey Lovullo
Local televisionFox Sports Arizona
(Steve Berthiaume, Bob Brenly, Greg Schulte)
Local radioKMVP-FM (98.7)
(Greg Schulte, Tom Candiotti, Mike Ferrin)
KSUN (Spanish)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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On September 24, the Diamondbacks clinched a Wild Card berth with losses by the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals. They also clinched home field for the Wild Card game after a 3–2 walk-off victory over the Miami Marlins. This marked the first trip to the playoffs for the Diamondbacks since 2011. In the Wild Card Game, they defeated the Colorado Rockies to advance the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were swept by the Dodgers three games to none.

Offseason and spring training

During their pre-season spring training, the Diamondbacks participated in the Cactus League, finishing with a 15–15 win–loss record.[1] They also played two tied games that were not included in the standings.[2]

Regular season

Facing the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 4, Diamondbacks outfielder J. D. Martinez became the 18th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game. This performance meant that the Diamondbacks became the first team ever to have had a 20-strikeout game in nine innings (Randy Johnson, 2001), a perfect game (Johnson again, 2004) and a four-homer game (Martinez).[3]

Season standings

National League West
J. D. Martinez is greeted at home after hitting a grand slam in St. Louis, July 27, 2017. Cardinal catcher Carson Kelly looks on.
NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 10458 0.642 — 57–24 47–34
Arizona Diamondbacks 9369 0.574 11 52–29 41–40
Colorado Rockies 8775 0.537 17 46–35 41–40
San Diego Padres 7191 0.438 33 43–38 28–53
San Francisco Giants 6498 0.395 40 38–43 26–55

National League Wild Card
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 10458 0.642
Washington Nationals 9765 0.599
Chicago Cubs 9270 0.568


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)		 W L Pct. GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 9369 0.574 +6
Colorado Rockies 8775 0.537 —
Milwaukee Brewers 8676 0.531 1
St. Louis Cardinals 8379 0.512 4
Miami Marlins 7785 0.475 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 7587 0.463 12
Atlanta Braves 7290 0.444 15
San Diego Padres 7191 0.438 16
New York Mets 7092 0.432 17
Cincinnati Reds 6894 0.420 19
Philadelphia Phillies 6696 0.407 21
San Francisco Giants 6498 0.395 23

Record vs. opponents
2017 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona —2–43–33–311–811–83–44–36–16–14–311–812–73–42–412–8
Atlanta 4–2—1–63–33–43–411–84–27–126–132–55–24–31–59–109–11
Chicago 3–36–1—12–72–52–44–310–94–24–310–92–44–314–53–412–8
Cincinnati 3–33–37–12—3–40–62–58–113–44–213–63–44–39–101–65–15
Colorado 8–114–35–24–3—10–92–44–33–35–23–312–712–72–43–410–10
Los Angeles 8–114–34–26–09–10—6–13–37–04–36–113–611–84–33–316–4
Miami 4–38–113–45–24–21–6—2–412–78–113–45–15–12–56–139–11
Milwaukee 3–42–49–1011–83–43–34–2—5–23–39–105–23–411–84–311–9
New York 1–612–72–44–33–30–77–122–5—12–73–33–45–13–46–137–13
Philadelphia 1–613–63–42–42–53–411–83–37–12—2–51–54–31–58–115–15
Pittsburgh 3–45–29–106–133–31–64–310–93–35–2—3–31–58–114–310–10
San Diego 8–112–54–24–37–126–131–52–54–35–13–3—12–73–42–58–12
San Francisco 7–123–43–43–47–128–111–54–31–53–45–17–12—3–41–58–12
St. Louis 4–35–15–1410–94–23–45–28–114–35–111–84–34–3—3–38–12
Washington 4–210–94–36–14–33–313–63–413–611–83–45–25–13–3—10–10

Game Log
2017 Game Log 93–69 (Home: 52–29; Away: 41–40)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement
Bold = Diamondbacks team member

Playoffs

Making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2011, the Diamondbacks played their first series as a Wild Card team by playing against the Colorado Rockies on October 4, 2017. That night, Archie Bradley became the first relief pitcher and sixth pitcher in MLB history to record a triple in a postseason game. The play was considered a major highlight in their first Wild Card game in franchise history, winning 11–8 that night at home. The Diamondbacks also became the first team to record 4 triples in a single playoff game since the Boston Americans in the 1903 World Series. They subsequently lost to the Dodgers in the NLDS.

Postseason game log
2017 Postseason Game Log (1–3)

Roster
2017 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers
  • 54 Tom Wilhelmsen
 Catchers

Infielders

  • 45 Kristopher Negron
 Outfielders
  • 14 Reymond Fuentes
  • 11 A. J. Pollock
  • 24 Yasmany Tomas
 Manager

Coaches

Awards

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt won his third Silver Slugger Award as the best offensive player at his position in the National League.[4]

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Reno Aces Pacific Coast League Greg Gross and Jerry Narron
AA Jackson Generals Southern League J. R. House
A-Advanced Visalia Rawhide California League Shelley Duncan
A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Butch Hobson
A-Short Season Hillsboro Hops Northwest League Shawn Roof
Rookie Missoula Osprey Pioneer League Mike Benjamin
Rookie AZL Diamondbacks Arizona League Javier Colina
Rookie DSL Diamondbacks Dominican Summer League

See also

References
  1. "MLB Spring Training Standings - 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. "Spring Training Standings". MLB. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. "J.D. Martinez mashes his way to a four-homer game". ESPN.com. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. "Silver Slugger Awards". Louisville Slugger. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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