Slumping D-Backs still top in NL West

Nick Piecoro The Arizona Republic Jun. It's been quite the fall from the top. But, then again, can you really call it a fall? After a third consecutive disheartening loss on Tuesday night, their lead stood at 4 1/2 games. The Diamondbacks took a step in the right direction with Wednesday night's 11-1 win over Oakland, but having won just 10 of the past 28 games - a stretch in which they have been outscored 138-104- the Diamondbacks no longer are viewed among baseball's better teams. But while the fan base seems to be breathing into paper bags, the clubhouse seems more stunned than panicked. These stretches happen during the course of the season," Snyder said. "It's a good thing that it has happened to the whole National League West at this time. It's going to even out. We're going to play up to the level we're capable of playing again. Hitters will hit. Lately, neither of that has been happening with regularity, certainly not the way it did in April and not even as often as ...
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