The Diamondbacks went 4 and 0 this stretch, outscoring opponents 26 to 9, and they're a lot better positioned than the last time you checked in. They took a game from the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday, July 9, then went to Dodger Stadium and swept the Los Angeles Dodgers across three games, winning 9-3, 9-2, and 5-3. That sweep matters a lot because the Dodgers are the team ahead of them in the National League West. Arizona moved from third place in the division up to second, cutting the gap from 15 games back to 11.5. In the wild card race they climbed from eighth to sixth, now just 2.5 games back instead of 5.5. The run differential swung 17 runs in their favor too, from minus 30 to minus 13.
James McCann (C) hit two home runs with 4 RBI on July 11. Tim Tawa (1B) was the story of the stretch, going 7 for 15 over these four games for a .467 average with 2 home runs and 7 RBI, including a 3 for 4 day with a homer and 4 RBI on July 10. Nolan Arenado (3B) also went deep in the opener against the Padres. On the mound, Merrill Kelly threw 7 innings of 1 run ball with 6 strikeouts to get the win July 9, and Eduardo Rodriguez went 6 innings for the win the next day.
No roster moves to report. The league paused for the All-Star Game on July 14, so Arizona has been off since that Dodgers series wrapped on July 12. They're back at Chase Field on Friday, July 17 at 6:40 PM PDT to open a three game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, riding a four game winning streak into it.