Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Fri 9/20/24 8:40 AM

McCarthy went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 5-1 win over Milwaukee.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy, who went 11 games without a successful attempted steal, stole his second bag in as many days and is up to 23 for the season. Getting on base was an issue during the drought; McCarthy batted .186 and walked once (.222 OBP) during the 11-game stretch. He could lose playing time when Lourdes Gurriel (calf) returns, which could happen this weekend. When Gurriel is activated off the injured list, the choice of a third outfielder for manager Torey Lovullo would come down to McCarthy or another left-handed bat, Pavin Smith, who has a 1.526 OPS over the last 10 games.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Thu 9/19/24 7:36 AM

McCarthy went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-4 win over Colorado.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy stole his 22nd bag of the season and the first in 12 games. It's been a quiet month for McCarthy, who's batting .222 (14-for-63) with one double, two RBI and two steals (caught twice) over 16 games in September.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Tue 9/3/24 7:17 PM

McCarthy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
Southpaw Kyle Harrison is pitching Tuesday for San Francisco, and McCarthy will receive a well-deserved day off after a run of 24 consecutive starts, during which he posted an .862 OPS with five homers, four steals, 26 RBI and 16 runs. Jorge Barrosa is manning center field and batting ninth in the series opener.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Sat 8/31/24 8:40 AM

McCarthy went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-9 loss to the Dodgers. He was also hit by two pitches.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy is finishing up a productive August. He's knocked in 26 runs in 26 games this month, more than half of the 50 he's knocked in all season. The struggles of Alek Thomas have created an opportunity for McCarthy, who has seized it and delivered a .912 OPS since the All-Star break.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Thu 8/29/24 7:27 AM

McCarthy went 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy singled and stole a base ahead of Joc Pederson's home run in the third inning. The swipe was McCarthy's 20th, giving him at least 20 steals in three consecutive seasons.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Mon 8/26/24 6:49 AM

McCarthy went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-5 win over Boston.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy helped Arizona overcome an early 4-0 deficit, driving in a run as part of a three-run fifth inning. It was the fourth consecutive game with an RBI for McCarthy, who's collected them in bunches this month. The 27-year-old outfielder has driven in 24 runs over 22 games in August. That matches the number of RBI he had over his first 90 contests and is more than McCarthy had all last season.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Sun 8/25/24 7:56 AM

McCarthy batted second and went 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy worked a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning to make it a 3-0 game. He's been the primary second spot batter since Ketel Marte (ankle) first sustained an injury that eventually landed him on the 10-day injured list. In nine games batting second since Marte's injury, McCarthy is hitting .325 (13-for-40) with two home runs, 12 RBI, three walks, one steal and eight runs scored.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Thu 8/22/24 6:27 AM

McCarthy went 1-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-8 win over the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy erased an early Miami lead with a two-run homer in the third inning. It was the second time in three games that the outfielder has gone deep and tied his career-mark of eight in a season. With Alek Thomas (oblique) recently optioned to the minors, McCarthy should have a clear path to an everyday role.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Tue 8/20/24 7:12 AM

McCarthy went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 9-6 win over Miami.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy belted a two-run homer in the eighth inning, his seventh blast of the season. He's made 12 consecutive starts and helped the Diamondbacks overcome underperforming outfielders Corbin Carroll (.219) and Alek Thomas (.191). During that 12-game stretch, McCarthy is batting .388/.436/.694 with four home runs, 18 RBI, nine runs and two steals.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Wed 8/14/24 8:41 AM

McCarthy went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Tuesday's game was McCarthy's fourth in a row with multiple hits and multiple RBI. He came up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth with his team down a run and won the game for the Diamondbacks on a walk-off single that scored two. Over his last 17 games, McCarthy is batting .460/.477/.730 with 19 RBI. He's become one of the hottest hitters in baseball over the last couple of weeks and seems to have supplanted Alek Thomas in the Diamondbacks' outfield pecking order for now.