At the start of the season, most pundits believed the Arizona Diamondbacks would be just an average baseball team. Following the opening week of the season, the Diamondbacks proved that theory wrong and soared to the top of the baseball world. Their lethal bats represented the catalyst for this surge.
Then, the Diamondbacks hit the road for series against National League West rivals, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. These two clubs, most experts held, would likely emerge as those destined to battle for division honors.
After dropping two of three to the Giants at AT&T Park, the roof caved in during the opener of a four-game set at Dodger Stadium.