Diamondbacks’ Lawlar talks throwing error in game against Red Sox
A throwing error from Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Jordan Lawlar led to two runs for the Red Sox on Sept. 7, 2025.
The Diamondbacks are 3 1/2 games behind the New York Mets for the final National League wild-card spot.The team faces a crucial series against the struggling Minnesota Twins before a difficult stretch to end the season.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the weekend with long odds of claiming a wild-card spot. But they also have a golden opportunity to better position themselves with three games against a dismantled Minnesota Twins team.
After dropping two of three to the Giants in San Francisco, the Diamondbacks managed to gain a game on the New York Mets in the hunt for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League. At 73-74, they are 3 1/2 games back of the faltering Mets (76-70).
New York was in Philadelphia for a night game Thursday, Sept. 11.
The Diamondbacks lost ground over the past few days to other teams pursuing the same playoff spot. The Giants, of course, picked up a game on them, as did the Cincinnati Reds, who took two of three from the San Diego Padres. The Reds and Giants, both at 74-72, are two games back of the Mets, further complicating the Diamondbacks’ chances.
FanGraphs’ playoff odds still give the Mets a strong chance of reaching the postseason. Despite having lost five in a row and 26 of their past 40 entering Thursday, the Mets have an 83.5 percent chance of clinching a wild-card spot.
The Diamondbacks’ odds are at 1.6 percent.
Their remaining schedule is not forgiving — with the exception of this weekend. The Twins entered the year viewed as contenders in the American League Central, but they wound up tearing apart their roster at the trade deadline and, since then, have the second-worst record in the majors at 13-25.
The Diamondbacks will have to face the Twins’ best two starting pitchers this weekend in right-handers Pablo Lopez and Joe Ryan, who are scheduled to start the first two games, respectively.
After the Twins series, the Diamondbacks face the Giants, Phillies and Dodgers at home, followed by three in San Diego against the Padres to close out the season.
Longtime DBacks exec Jim Marshall dies at 94
Jim Marshall, who spent the final 26 years of an eight-decade-long career in baseball with the Diamondbacks, died on Sept. 7. He was 94.
Marshall played five seasons in the majors before becoming the first American-born big leaguer to sign with a Japanese team. He went on to manage parts of four seasons in the majors with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.
Marshall was one of the Diamondbacks’ original employees, helping the club prepare for the 1997 expansion draft and spearheading the club’s scouting in Asia. He was the Diamondbacks’ senior adviser for the Pacific Rim operations before retiring in 2021.
“Jim was truly a legendary figure both in MLB and Japan,” Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick said in a statement. “He was also my friend and represented the DBacks as an international scout for many years. He will be missed by all of us that knew and admired him.”
Said Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall: “Jim has been a baseball icon for decades as a player, manager and scout. There is worldwide respect for him with all of his accomplishments in the game. He was a tremendous storyteller and mentor, as I personally learned so much of the history of our sport through his eyes and experiences. He was a dear friend and member of the DBacks family and will be sorely missed.”