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• Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Rough night in field

  09/28/2024 • By RotoWire

  Smith started in right field, went 0-for-4 and couldn't track down a couple of flyballs in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Padres. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo went with Smith's offensive potential -- he had six homers and a .310 batting average in September coming into the game -- over Jake McCarthy, a better defender with more range. The move backfired immediately when Smith couldn't track down leadoff batter Luis Arraez's flyball, opening the door to San Diego's four-run first inning. Smith later couldn't track down another fly from Arraez in the fourth that turned into a triple and the Padres' fifth run. The loss left the Diamondbacks outside the final wild-card spot with two games left and could lead to McCarthy replacing Smith on Saturday.

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• Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Clobbers three-run shot

  09/26/2024 • By RotoWire

  Smith went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit three-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Giants. Smith didn't enter the game until the bottom of the eighth when he was brought in to pinch hit for Randal Grichuk with two runners on. The outfielder then came through in a big way, launching a three-run home run off Spencer Bivens on the third pitch he saw to extend Arizona's lead to six runs. The long ball was Smith's ninth on the campaign and his sixth in the month of September, where he's batting .310 with 12 extra-base hits, 19 RBI and 13 runs scored.

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• Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Losing work to Gurriel

  09/26/2024 • By RotoWire

  Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants. On the bench for a second straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher, Smith looks to have moved back into a reserve role after having occupied a strong-side platoon role in left field for much of the previous two weeks. Smith's playing time will likely be more sparse moving forward now that top left fielder Lourdes Gurriel is healthy again after missing time with a calf strain.

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• Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Remains in lineup

  09/21/2024 • By RotoWire

  Smith started in right field and went 1-for-5 in Friday's 7-4 win over the Brewers. Friday's game featured the return of Lourdes Gurriel from the 10-day injured list, which will cost someone at-bats. That someone was Jake McCarthy on Friday while Smith remained in the lineup. Smith, who's been a more productive hitter than McCarthy of late, hit safely for a seventh straight contest and is 10-for-24 with six extra-base hits, five RBI and five runs over that stretch.

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• Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Goes deep in victory

  09/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Smith went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 5-1 win against the Brewers. Smith capped the scoring in the contest with a two-run shot in the eighth inning. The long ball was his first since he went deep three times against the Astros on Sept. 8. He's been hitting well of late, though, compiling a six-game hitting streak during which he's batting .474 (9-for-19) with four doubles, five runs and five RBI. His path to regular at-bats will take a hit when Lourdes Gurriel returns from a calf injury, which could happen this weekend.

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