The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing themselves into a stand-pat position at worst as the trade deadline approaches.

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The Diamondbacks crushed the Cardinals for a sweep at Chase Field, a much-needed start to the second half for a club fighting to avoid selling.

Coming into their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks behind the NL Central leading Chicago Cubs by 6.5 games, Oliver Marmol and the Cardinals have numerous crucial series coming up in their schedule — starting with Arizona.

The Arizona Diamondbacks played a near perfect series in sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend in front of over 102,000 fans. They outscored St. Louis 2

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Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt was dominant as his team beat the Cardinals, momentarily stalling the idea of selling at the deadline.

The Cardinals dropped their second game of a three-game set in Arizona after starter Sonny Gray gave up a career-high nine runs and matched a career-high in earned runs allowed