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Diamondbacks take series; try to complete sweep
By: Robby Reyes | 10/19/10 10:45 AM MT

Young makes a sliding catch to end the game; Gutierrez picks up his first save

HOUSTON-- Another offensive spark for the Diamondbacks as they beat the Houston Astros in a close game, 6-3. Stephen Drew led the way again driving in 2 runs in 3 hits with one of them being a home run, already his fourth of the season.

The Diamondbacks hit 3 doubles, 3 home runs, and drove in 6 runs all as a team with a combined 11 hits. While the Astros only had 3 runs but also had 3 hits, they just couldn't find the big hit.

Ian Kennedy dominated in his first start of the season going 8 innings allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits striking out 5 batters. Carlos Lee, Marco Brazoban, and Pedro Feliz were the only ones to solve Kennedy as they each drove in a run. The rest of the Houston lineup was silenced. Kirk Gibson turned it over to the bullpen in the ninth inning, which was a save situation for Juan Gutierrez.

Gutierrez allowed one hit and no runs, picking up his first save of the season. The hit he allowed deflected off his leg and rolled down behind the pitcher's mound. Stephen Drew tried to throw him out, but wasn't able to. The next batter hit a line drive to center field, but Young showed his great speed by making a sliding catch to end the ballgame.

Joe Saunders (0-0) will take on Brett Myers (0-0) in the series finale tomorrow.

MLB Scoreboard - Arizona Diamondbacks ((2-0)) at Houston Astros ((0-2))

April 5, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona Diamondbacks	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	11	0
Houston Astros	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	11	0
WIN: Ian Kennedy (1-0) LOSS: J.A. Happ (0-1) SAVE: Juan Gutierrez (1)

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Drew, S	5	2	3	2	0	1	.636
Upton, J	4	0	0	0	1	1	.111
Johnson, K	5	0	2	0	0	0	.222
Young, C	4	1	2	2	0	0	.667
LaRoche, Ad	5	1	1	1	0	1	.455
Kouzmanoff, K	3	0	0	0	1	1	.111
Montero, M	4	1	2	0	0	0	.333
Allen, B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kennedy, I	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Totals	37	6	11	5	3	4
BATTING: 2B: Drew (2), Montero 2 (2) HR: Young (2), Drew (4), LaRoche (2) RBI: Young 2 (4), Drew 2 (8), LaRoche (4) SF: Young
BASERUNNING: SB: Johnson (2)

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kennedy, I	8.0	10	3	3	0	5	3.38
Gutierrez, J	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	0	5

Houston Astros

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bourn, M	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Pence, H	4	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Lee, C	4	1	2	1	0	0	.375
Brazoban, M	4	2	2	1	0	0	.286
Feliz, P	4	0	2	1	0	0	.375
Keppinger, J	4	0	1	0	0	1	.143
Oh, D	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ahlswede, J	4	0	2	0	0	1	.375
Happ, J	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PH - Bazardo	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
PH - Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500
PH - Reyes	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
Totals	37	3	11	3	0	5
BATTING: 2B: Brazoban (1) HR: Brazoban (1), Lee (2) RBI: Brazoban (1), Lee (2), Feliz (1) GIDP: Oh

Houston Astros

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Happ, J	4.0	7	5	5	3	3	11.25
Wright, W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Abreu, Y	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.86
Chavez, O	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	3	4
PITCHING: WP: Happ, J (2)

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Grand Slam results to a sweep for the D-backs
By: Robby Reyes | 10/19/10 12:45 PM MT

Hester hits a grand slam in the eight, putting the game out of reach

HOUSTON-- The Diamondbacks start off the season with a series sweep against the Houston Astros in Minute Maid Park. Joe Saunders pitched a decent game allowing 3 earned runs in 8 hits while striking out 10 Astros. Another offensive show by the Diamondbacks, but not as much as yesterday's performance. Three home runs were hit, but John Hester's grand slam was the biggest one as they extended their 2 run lead into 6 in the late going.

The Astros fought hard in today's game. They striked first scoring in the first inning but the Diamondbacks answered back a half inning later. But in the 6th inning, Jeff Keppinger cut the lead into 1 by hitting a 2-run homer. But John Hester hit a grand slam in the eight to put the game out of reach.

The eight inning was supposed to be a quick one, two really retired easily. But then Andrews started losing his command, giving up two hits and a walk with two outs in the eight inning. John Hester came up to the plate, turned on an inside pitch, and crushed his first career grand slam.

The game was a fun roller coaster ride to watch but only one team can win, and that's what Hester proved, who made his first start of the year.

The Diamondbacks will start their first game at home against the Dodgers, they will hand the ball over to their rookie sensation, Daniel Hudson (0-0) who will go against Hiroki Kuroda (0-0).

MLB Scoreboard - Arizona Diamondbacks (3-0) at Houston Astros (0-3)

April 5, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	9	15	0
Houston Astros	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	10	0
WIN: Joe Saunders (1-0) LOSS: Brett Myers (0-1) SAVE: None

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Drew, S	5	0	3	1	0	1	.625
Upton, J	5	0	1	0	0	0	.143
Johnson, K	5	1	3	0	0	0	.357
Young, C	5	0	0	0	0	2	.429
LaRoche, Ad	4	2	1	2	0	0	.400
Kouzmanoff, K	4	2	2	0	0	0	.231
Parra, G	4	2	2	2	0	1	.444
Hester, J	4	2	2	4	0	0	.500
Saunders, J	3	0	1	0	0	1	.300
PH - Ryal	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	39	9	15	9	0	5
BATTING: 2B: Johnson (1), Upton (2), Hester (1) HR: Parra (1), Hester (1), LaRoche (3) RBI: Parra 2 (2), Drew (9), Hester 4 (4), LaRoche 2 (6) HBP: Ryal, R SF: LaRoche, Ad GIDP: Upton, J
BASERUNNING: CS: Parra, G

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Saunders, J	7.0	8	3	3	1	10	3.86
Demel, S	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	4.50
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	1	13

Houston Astros

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bourn, M	5	1	1	0	0	3	.077
Pence, H	4	0	1	0	0	2	.167
Lee, Ca	4	1	2	0	0	1	.417
Brazoban, M	4	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Keppinger, J	3	1	2	3	0	1	.300
Feliz, P	4	1	2	1	0	0	.417
Oh, D	4	0	1	0	0	2	.083
Ahlswede, J	4	0	1	0	0	2	.333
Myers, B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
PH - Brazardo	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PH - Payton	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
PH - Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Totals	35	4	10	4	1	13
BATTING: 2B: Ahlswede (1) HR: Keppinger (1), Feliz (1) RBI: Keppinger 3 (3), Feliz (2) HBP: Keppinger, J GIDP: Pence, Ahlswede
BASERUNNING: SB: Bourn, M

Houston Astros

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Myers, B	4.0	8	4	4	0	1	9.00
Wright, W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chavez, O	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1.69
Abreu, Y	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3.00
Andrews, D	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	30.38
Arias, A	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	15	9	9	0	5
PITCHING: WP: Myers (1), Andrews (1), Chavez (1)

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Late inning extra loss for the D-backs
By: Robby Reyes | 10/19/10 4:15 PM MT

Martin blasts the go-ahead run in the 10th inning

PHOENIX-- It was close but no cigar for the Diamondbacks. In the early going, it was thought that it was going to be a high scoring game. The Dodgers scored one in the first and the Diamondbacks scored one in the third. But then the score remained the same until the ninth inning. Daniel Hudson was impressive in his first start of the year as he allowed only 1 run in 9 hits while striking out 4. Hiroki Kuroda was just as impressive as he allowed the same number of runs but it in just only 5 hits and also striking out 4.

Esmerling Vasquez was summoned in the tenth inning to face Russell Martin. In just 1 pitch, Martin turns on a fastball belt high and crushes it out into the left field seats. Vasquez was charged with the loss, making his ERA rise to 9.00.

In the bottom of the tenth, the Diamondbacks were unable to answer back as Hong-Chi Kuo picks up his first save of the season. Octavio Dotel was the set up man, pitching 2 perfect innings before handing the ball over to Kuo.

Tomorrow's Saturday game will feature the veteran Jeff Weaver (0-0) and the rookie Barry Enright (0-0).

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Dodgers (1-3) at Arizona Diamondbacks (3-1)

April 8, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extra Innings	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	11	0
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
WIN: Octavio Dotel (1-0) LOSS: Esmerling Vasquez (0-1) SAVE: Hong-Chi Kuo (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Podsednik, S	3	0	0	1	0	0	.526
Furcal, R	4	1	3	0	0	0	.467
Kemp, M	4	0	1	0	0	2	.111
Gibbons, J	4	0	1	1	0	1	.333
Loney, J	4	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Theriot, M	4	0	2	0	0	0	.286
Martin, R	4	1	1	1	0	0	.267
Mitchell, R	4	0	2	0	0	0	.267
Kuroda, H	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PH - Caroll	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PH - Amezaga	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals	35	2	10	3	0	3
BATTING: 2B: Theriot (2) HR: Martin (1) RBI: Gibbons (3), Martin (2) HBP: Podsednik, S GIDP: Loney, J
BASERUNNING: CS: Podsednik (1), Furcal (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kuroda, H	7.0	5	1	1	0	4	1.29
Dotel, O	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Kuo, H	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	5	1	1	1	5

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Drew, S	3	0	0	1	0	0	.526
Upton, J	3	0	1	0	1	1	.176
Johnson, K	4	0	2	0	0	0	.389
Young, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.389
LaRoche, Ad	4	0	0	0	0	1	.316
Montero, M	4	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Church, R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ojeda, A	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Hudson, D	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
PH - Parra	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400
PH - Hester	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Totals	33	1	5	1	1	5
BATTING: 2B: Ojeda (1) RBI: Drew (10) SF: Drew, S SAC: Hudson, D

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hudson, D	8.0	9	1	1	0	4	1.13
Carrasco, D	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vasquez, E	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Totals	10.0	11	2	2	0	4

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Big Gut gets the save
By: Robby Reyes | 10/19/10 4:45 PM MT

Gutierrez shuts the door to pick up his second save

PHOENIX-- Not a lot of offense, but there were few in this game. 14 hits and 6 runs combined by both teams to sum up Saturday evening. Barry Enright was outstanding, allowing 2 runs in 9 hits while striking out 8. Weaver also allowed 2 runs in 4 hits but allowed one more run after being pulled out of the game. Dodger's bullpen could not hang on as they gave up 2 runs and gave Weaver the loss.

For the first five innings, it was a close game, score was tied at 1. But Stephen Drew blasted an opposite field home run in the 6th, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a sacrifice fly in the 7th, and Johnson doubled home a run in the 8th. That was three straight innings that the Diamondbacks scored one run.

Enright had a comfortable lead after the 7th, but things almost slipped away from him in the 8th. He gave up only one run but he stranded 2 runners on base while giving up 3 hits. Big Gut, Juan Gutierrez, shut the door for the D-backs, throwing a perfect 9th inning to pick up his second save of the season.

Tomorrow afternoon, it's the aces on the hill, Brandon Webb (1-0) goes head-to-head with outstanding young pitcher, Clayton Kershaw (1-0). What a match up!

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Dodgers (1-4) at Arizona Diamondbacks (4-1)

April 9, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	1
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	x	4	5	1
WIN: Barry Enright (1-0) LOSS: Jeff Weaver (0-1) SAVE: Juan Gutierrez (2)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Podsednik, S	4	1	1	1	0	2	.286
Furcal, R	4	0	1	0	0	1	.421
Kemp, M	4	0	2	1	0	1	.182
Gibbons, J	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Loney, J	4	0	1	0	0	0	.316
Theriot, R	3	0	2	0	0	0	.353
Martin, R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Mitchell, R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.222
Weaver, J	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500
PH - Caroll	1	1	1	0	0	0	.200
PH - Amezaga	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	33	2	9	2	0	8
BATTING: 3B: Podsednik (2) RBI: Podsednik (1), Kemp (1) GIDP: Gibbons
BASERUNNING: CS: Kemp (1)
FIELDING: E: Furcal (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kuroda, H	7.0	5	1	1	0	4	1.29
Dotel, O	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Kuo, H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	5	1	1	1	5

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Drew, S	4	1	1	1	0	0	.428
Upton, J	4	2	1	1	0	1	.190
Johnson, K	4	0	2	1	0	1	.409
Young, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.364
LaRoche, Ad	2	0	0	0	1	0	.286
Kouzmanoff, K	2	0	0	1	0	1	.200
Montero, M	3	0	0	0	0	0	.187
Ryal, R	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Enright, B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
PH - Allen	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Totals	27	4	5	4	2	4
BATTING: 2B: Johnson 2 (3) 3B: Young (1) HR: Upton (1), Drew (5) RBI: Johnson (1), Upton (2), Kouzmanoff (2), Drew (11) HBP: Ryal, R SF: Kouzmanoff, K
BASERUNNING: SB: Ryal, R
FIELDING: E: Drew (1)

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Enright, B	8.0	9	2	1	0	8	1.13
Gutierrez, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	1	0	8

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Webb goes to distance
By: Robby Reyes | 10/20/10 5:25 PM MT

Webb pumps his first after the last out in Sunday's game


The team celebrates after a series win against the Dodgers

PHOENIX-- Both teams are capable of providing offensive sparks for their pitchers. One team did it, and the other didn't.

It was a family Sunday here at Chase Field, as the Diamondbacks took an the series finale against the Dodgers. Brandon Webb was impressive in his second start of the season, going to distance and picking up his second win of the season. Webb shut down these Dodgers to only 5 runs, 3 earned, in 10 hits while striking out 8. But Clayton Kershaw wasn't able to copy Webb, as he only pitched 4 innings and gave up 7 runs in 6 hits, while walking 4 batters and striking out only 1.

Every batter in the Diamondbacks lineup each got a hit, and Justin Upton had 5, four singles and a triple. Chris Young, Adam LaRoche, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Stephen Drew were the others who had multi-hit games.
The D-backs had a total of 18 hits and drove in 11, mostly by Upton who drove in 3 runs. Brandon Webb got his first homerun of his career as he drove a two-run shot to straightaway left in the 6th inning.

Dodgers at Diamondbacks - Chase Field
Apr 10, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (1-5)	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	5	10	0
Arizona (5-1)	0	3	0	1	1	2	3	1	x	11	18	1
Player of the Game: Justin Upton 5-for-5, 4 1B, 1 3B, 3 RBI
W: Brandon Webb (2-0) L: Clayton Kershaw (0-2) S: None

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Podsednik, S	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.240
Furcal, R	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	.478
Kemp, M	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.08
Amezaga, A	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Gibbons, J	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	.263
Loney, J	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.304
Theriot, R	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.286
Martin, R	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.227
Mitchel, R	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.328
PH - Carroll, J	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
TEAM TOTALS	33	5	10	5	0	8	1
BATTING: 2B: Furcal 2 (3) 3B: Amezaga (1) HR: Gibbons (1) RBI: Furcal (2), Kemp (2), Gibbons 2 (5), Amezaga (1) HBP: Mitchell SF: Gibbons GIDP: Carroll
BASERUNNING: SB: Martin CS: Kemp

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Drew, S	4	3	2	1	1	0	1	.481
Upton, J	5	1	5	3	0	0	1	.346
Johnson, K	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	.370
Young, C	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	.385
LaRoche, Ad	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.308
Kouzmanoff, K	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	.316
Allen, B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.125
Hester, J	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.375
Webb, B	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.250
TEAM TOTALS	38	11	18	11	4	2
BATTING: 2B: Young 2 (4), Kouzmanoff (1), LaRoche (2) 3B: Drew (1) HR: Webb (1), Upton (2), Drew (6) RBI: Webb 2 (2), Johnson 2 (3), Upton 3 (5), Kouzmanoff (3), Drew (12), Allen (1), LaRoche (7) HBP: Hester SF: Allen
BASERUNNING: SB: Upton 2 (2), Kouzmanoff (1)
FIELDING: E: Drew (2)

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kershaw, C	4.0	7	5	5	4	1		12.86
Padilla, V	2.0	5	2	2	0	0		6.00
Wade, C	1.0	4	3	3	0	0		9.82
Belisario, R	1.0	2	1	1	0	1		2.08
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	18	11	11	4	2

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Webb, B	9.0	10	5	3	0	8	1	2.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	5	3	0	8	1	2.00

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Three game series against the Nationals

By Robby Reyes
FOXSportsArizona.com

The Diamondbacks will take on the Washington Nationals in a three game set in Chase Field this week. Kennedy, Saunders and Hudson will square-off against Strasburg, Zimmerman, and Lannan.

Ian Kennedy (1-0 3.38) vs. Stephen Strasburg (1-0 2.25)
Joe Saunders (1-0 3.86) vs. Jordan Zimmerman (0-1 1.50)
Daniel Hudson (0-0 1.13) vs. John Lannan (1-0 3.86)

Kennedy - Ian Kennedy was great on his first outing. He allowed 3 runs on 10 hits striking out 5 batters to pick up his first win of the season. He is likely to win his next start, but with Strasburg on the mound for the Nats Tuesday night, he may have to work a little harder.

Saunders - Saunders wasn't that good in his first outing, maybe decent, but it was good enough to earn his first win of the season. Saunders can thank his offense for it, providing him with enough run support. Although he struck out 10 Astros in his previous outing, he may have a good chance of winning his next game.

Hudson - Daniel Hudson was tremendous during his first outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers, only allowing 1 run on 9 hits. After 8 innings, he turned it over to the bullpen, and received a no-decision after the bullpen lost the lead and was credited with the loss. With his impressive stat, Hudson can give the Diamondbacks a chance to win their third series in a row.

[antilowpe]

Following.

I'm interested in seeing Rusty Ryal and Brandon Allen perform for you in 2011.
Did you notice how they progress last season?

[cgm110]

Following and impressed! I see you mentioned Gibson, were you able to hire him in the game?? If not, who did you replace Hinch with