For a night, at least, the Diamondbacks’ universe fell into place. Their lineup produced on the same night their starter threw well. There was life in their more-than-halfway-full ballpark. They won a baseball game -- at home, even – and afterward they played loud music and smiled.
Now they just have to hope they can keep doing it.
Every player in the Diamondbacks lineup recorded a hit on Monday night during their 12-2 romp over the New York Yankees, the sort of performance desperately needed after their seven-runs-in-four-games series sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants over the weekend.