2016 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The Arizona Diamondbacks' 2016 season was the franchise's 19th season in Major League Baseball and their 19th season at Chase Field and in Phoenix, Arizona. The team finished at 69–93 for their third consecutive losing season, while spending a majority of the season in a back-and-forth battle with the San Diego Padres at the bottom of the National League West standings. The Diamondbacks finished in fourth place. Following the season, General Manager Dave Stewart and Manager Chip Hale were fired.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 4 || Rockies || 5–10 || Miller (1–0) || Greinke (0–1) || — || 48,165 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 5 || Rockies || 11–6 || Clippard (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || — || 21,830 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || Rockies || 3–4 || Chatwood (1–0) || Corbin (0–1) || McGee (1) || 18,572 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || Cubs || 6–14 || Lackey (1–0) || De La Rosa (0–1) || — || 24,656 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || Cubs || 3–2 || Ziegler (1–0) || Cahill (0–1) || — || 27,539 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || Cubs || 2–4 || Hendricks (1–0) || Greinke (0–2) || Rondón (1) || 32,185 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 10 || Cubs || 3–7 || Arrieta (2–0) || Miller (0–1) || — || 33,258 || 2–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 12 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Clippard (2–0) || Hatcher (1–1) || Ziegler (1) || 53,279 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Wood (1–1) || De La Rosa (0–2) || Jansen (3) || 44,244 || 3–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || 2–5 || Howell (1–0) || Delgado (0–1) || Jansen (4) || 40,879 || 3–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 15 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Hudson (1–0) || Rodney (0–1) || Ziegler (2) || 28,955 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 16 || @ Padres || 3–5 (14) || Perdomo (1–0) || De La Rosa (0–3) || — || 34,051 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 17 || @ Padres || 7–3 || Corbin (1–1) || Erlin (1–2) || — || 30,250 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 18 || @ Giants || 9–7 (11) || De La Rosa (1–3) || Heston (1–1) || Ziegler (3) || 41,432 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 19 || @ Giants || 3–0 || Ray (1–0) || Cain (0–2) || Clippard (1) || 41,218 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Greinke (1–2) || Bumgarner (1–2) || Ziegler (4) || 41,497 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 21 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Wagner (1–0) || Cueto (3–1) || — || 41,052 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 22 || Pirates || 7–8 || Niese (3–0) || Corbin (1–2) || Melancon (4) || 27,829 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 23 || Pirates || 7–1 || De La Rosa (2–3) || Nicasio (2–2) || — || 32,935 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 24 || Pirates || 10–12 (13) || Feliz (1–0) || Marshall (0–1) || Caminero (1) || 27,573 || 10–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 25 || Cardinals || 12–7 || Greinke (2–2) || Bowman (0–1) || — || 18,208 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Cardinals || 2–8 || Martínez (4–0) || Miller (0–2) || — || 19,074 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 27 || Cardinals || 4–11 || Wainwright (1–3) || Corbin (1–3) || — || 18,339 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 28 || Cardinals || 3–0 || De La Rosa (3–3) || Wacha (2–1) || Ziegler (5) || 18,933 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || Rockies || 0–9 || Chatwood (3–2) || Ray (1–1) || — || 23,004 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 30 || Rockies || 2–5 || Qualls (2–0) || Ziegler (1–1) || McGee (5) || 32,987 || 12–14

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 1 || Rockies || 3–6 || Bettis (3–1) || Miller (0–3) || McGee (6) || 25,458 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || @ Marlins || 4–7 || Nicolino (2–0) || Chafin (0–1) || Ramos (8) || 16,323 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 4 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Fernández (3–2) || De La Rosa (3–4) || Ramos (9) || 17,043 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Marlins || 0–4 || Conley (2–1) || Ray (1–2) || — || 16,704 || 12–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Braves || 7–2 || Greinke (3–2) || Blair (0–2) || — || 23,514 || 13–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 7 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Miller (1–3) || Norris (1–5) || Ziegler (6) || 22,178 || 14–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 8 || @ Braves || 5–3 (11) || Delgado (1–1) || Johnson (0–4) || Ziegler (7) || 17,106 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 9 || @ Rockies || 10–5 || Bradley (1–0) || Chatwood (4–3) || — || 22,053 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 10 || @ Rockies || 5–1 || De La Rosa (4–4) || Rusin (1–1) || — || 23,363 || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 11 || @ Rockies || 7–8 || Germen (1–0) || Clippard (2–1) || McGee (9) || 34,890 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || Giants || 2–4 || Cueto (5–1) || Greinke (3–3) || López (1) || 19,461 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 13 || Giants || 1–3 || Samardzija (5–2) || Miller (1–4) || Casilla (8) || 21,753 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || Giants || 3–5 || Strickland (1–0) || Hudson (1–1) || Gearrin (1) || 32,448 || 17–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || Giants || 1–2 || Strickland (2–0) || Ziegler (1–2) || Casilla (9) || 25,007 || 17–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || Yankees || 12–2 || Ray (2–2) || Green (0–1) || — || 32,718 || 18–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || Yankees || 5–3 || Greinke (4–3) || Pineda (1–5) || Ziegler (8) || 30,913 || 19–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || Yankees || 2–4 || Eovaldi (4–2) || Miller (1–5) || Chapman (4) || 32,191 || 19–24 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Cardinals || 11–7 || Corbin (2–3) || Martínez (4–4) || Barrett (1) || 43,301 || 20–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Leake (3–3) || Ray (2–3) || — || 45,117 || 20–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Greinke (5–3) || García (3–4) || — || 43,829 || 21–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 24 || @ Pirates || 1–12 || Liriano (4–3) || Miller (1–6) || — || 18,415 || 21–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 25 || @ Pirates || 4–5 || Locke (3–3) || De La Rosa (4–5) || Melancon (16) || 20,696 || 21–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 3–8 || Schugel (1–1) || Corbin (2–4) || — || 30,861 || 21–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 27 || Padres || 3–10 || Friedrich (1–1) || Ray (2–4) || — || 24,935 || 21–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 28 || Padres || 8–7 || Greinke (6–3) || Vargas (0–3) || — || 23,927 || 22–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || May 29 || Padres || 6–3 || Bradley (2–0) || Pomeranz (4–5) || Ziegler (9) || 21,458 || 23–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || Astros || 3–8 || McHugh (5–4) || Escobar (0–1) || — || 24,798 || 23–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 31 || Astros || 5–8 || McCullers (2–1) || Corbin (2–5) || Gregerson (13) || 15,556 || 23–31

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Astros || 4–5 (11) || Feliz (4–1) || Clippard (2–2) || — || 22,642 || 23–32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Astros || 3–0 || Greinke (7–3) || Keuchel (3–7) || Ziegler (10) || 21,764 || 24–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || @ Cubs || 0–6 || Lackey (6–2) || Bradley (2–1) || — || 38,813 || 24–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Hammel (7–1) || Escobar (0–2) || Rondón (10) || 40,415 || 24–34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 5 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Corbin (3–5) || Arrieta (9–1) || Ziegler (11) || 41,596 || 25–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 6 || Rays || 4–6 || Archer (4–7) || Ray (2–5) || Colomé (16) || 17,176 || 25–35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 7 || Rays || 5–0 || Greinke (8–3) || Moore (2–4) || — || 17,964 || 26–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 8 || Rays || 3–6 || Odorizzi (3–3) || Bradley (2–2) || Colomé (17) || 16,954 || 26–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 10 || Marlins || 6–8 || Ellington (1–0) || Clippard (2–3) || Ramos (19) || 26,970 || 26–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 11 || Marlins || 5–3 || Godley (1–0) || Fernández (9–3) || Ziegler (12) || 33,442 || 27–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 12 || Marlins || 6–0 || Ray (3–5) || Conley (3–4) || — || 27,741 || 28–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 13 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Greinke (9–3) || Bolsinger (1–4) || Ziegler (13) || 21,374 || 29–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 14 || Dodgers || 4–7 || Maeda (6–4) || Bradley (2–3) || Jansen (18) || 23,458 || 29–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 15 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Kershaw (10–1) || Corbin (3–6) || Jansen (19) || 27,792 || 29–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 10–2 || Ray (4–5) || Morgan (1–6) || — || 19,282 || 30–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Greinke (10–3) || Eickhoff (4–9) || Ziegler (14) || 33,797 || 31–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Bradley (3–3) || Eflin (0–2) || — || 40,214 || 32–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 3–1 || Miller (2–6) || Hellickson (4–6) || Ziegler (15) || 22,118 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 21 || @ Blue Jays || 4–2 || Corbin (4–6) || Estrada (5–3) || Hudson (1) || 41,838 || 34–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 22 || @ Blue Jays || 2–5 || Happ (9–3) || Ray (4–6) || Osuna (14) || 46,967 || 34–40 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 23 || @ Rockies || 7–6 || Ziegler (2–2) || Estévez (1–4) || — || 36,558 || 35–40 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 24 || @ Rockies || 10–9 || Collmenter (1–0) || Estévez (1–5) || Ziegler (16) || 35,216 || 36–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 25 || @ Rockies || 6–11 || De La Rosa (5–4) || Miller (2–7) || Germen (1) || 33,337 || 36–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 26 || @ Rockies || 7–9 || Estévez (2–5) || Bracho (0–1) || — || 32,435 || 36–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 27 || Phillies || 0–8 || Velasquez (6–2) || Ray (4–7) || — || 22,567 || 36–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 28 || Phillies || 3–4 || Neris (2–3) || Ziegler (2–3) || Gómez (21) || 19,645 || 36–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || June 29 || Phillies || 8–9 (10) || Gómez (3–2) || Bracho (0–2) || Oberholtzer (1) || 18,603 || 36–45

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 1 || Giants || 4–6 || Cueto (12–1) || Miller (2–8) || Casilla (18) || 24,859 || 36–46 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 2 || Giants || 6–5 || Barrett (1–0) || Strickland (3–1) || Ziegler (17) || 30,683 || 37–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 3 || Giants || 4–5 (11) || Osich (1–1) || Burgos (0–1) || Casilla (19) || 26,171 || 37–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 4 || Padres || 4–8 || Perdomo (3–3) || Bradley (3–4) || — || 39,203 || 37–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 5 || Padres || 7–5 || Godley (2–0) || Friedrich (4–4) || Ziegler (18) || 14,110 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 6 || Padres || 6–13 || Dominguez (1–0) || Miller (2–9) || — || 17,091 || 38–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 8 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Samardzija (9–5) || Corbin (4–7) || — || 41,576 || 38–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 9 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Kontos (2–1) || Ray (4–8) || Casilla (21) || 41,571 || 38–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 10 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Bumgarner (10–4) || Bradley (3–5) || — || 42,075 || 38–52 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | colspan="9" | 87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 15 || Dodgers || 7–13 || Norris (5–7) || Corbin (4–8) || — || 30,639 || 38–53 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 16 || Dodgers || 2–1 (12) || Delgado (2–1) || Fien (1–1) || — || 38,899 || 39–53 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 17 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Ray (5–8) || Maeda (8–7) || Barrett (2) || 29,459 || 40–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 19 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Sanchez (10–1) || Godley (2–1) || — || 26,626 || 40–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 20 || Blue Jays || 4–10 || Stroman (8–4) || Corbin (4–9) || — || 20,076 || 40–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 22 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Straily (5–6) || Bradley (3–6) || — || 24,252 || 40–56