Down in The Desert: Bailey4mvp's Diamondbacks

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Down in The Desert

GM Settings

Platform: PS3
Season Lenght: 162 Games
Playoff Format: 5-7-7
Difficulty: Custom
Sliders: Chodite (Madden Mania)
Trades: Realistic as Possible
Free Agency: Realistic as Possible

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Roster

When does the future begin for the young Diamondbacks? Maybe it will be 2007
Young, Upton, Drew and Conor Future of Arizona


Chris Young (Center) is one of the many young stars in the desert

The offence
What a fine young collection of talent the Snakes have. In the outfield, Eric Byrnes, Chris Young and Carlos Quentin should give them good offence and good defence. The defensive improvement of Byrnes over Luis Gonzalez in left, Young over Byrnes in center and Quentin over Shawn Green in right should be considerable. Scott Hairston makes an excellent 4th outfielder, with Byrnes sliding back into center if required. Toiling away in the minors will be hot prospect Carlos Gonzalez and Alex Romero.

Arizona is set for a long time in the outfield.

The infield is similarly set. Chad Tracy at third, Stephen Drew at short, Orlando Hudson at second and Conor Jackson at first, with Chris Synder catching should also provide good offence and good defence. Albert Callaspo backs up the middle infielders and Miguel Montero is the second catcher.

The rotation

What a difference 8 months makes. As of the All-Star break last year, Arizona had Brandon Webb and not much else in the rotation. Since then, they have added Livan Hernandez, Doug Davis and Randy Johnson in trades. Behind those front four, they have Edgar Gonzalez, Dustin Nippert, Dana Eveland and Micah Owings. Webb is one of the three best starters in the National League, along with Roy Oswalt and Chris Carpenter. Johnson is 43 years old, and coming off an off-season for him. He will probably start the season on the DL after off-season back surgery. He pitched better than his 5.00 ERA would indicate, but there was a red flag or two, between the declining K rate (though it was a still healthy 7.7) and the abysmal performance with runners on. Hernandez seems to take abuse better than just about anybody, and deliver league average pitching year after year. His K rate is however falling slightly each year; it was 5.1 last year at age 31, and that is getting close to the danger zone for a right-handed pitcher without exceptional control.

Old friend Davis continued his 3 year streak of .500 pitching in 2006, but was noticeably less effective than previously in all departments, although he did pitch better than his 4.91 ERA would suggest. Gonzalez seems to have a leg-up on the 5th starter role at this point, and has a reasonable chance to perform decently. Eveland is probably the better choice long-term; he is an extreme ground-ball pitcher, who also struck out more than a batter per inning in triple A at age 22. He may start the season in the pen, as the second lefty there.

The bullpen
What do you make of Jose Valverde? He will probably be Arizona's closer to start the season. I will tell you what I think. In a fantasy league, he is the one player I would want to get. He posted an ERA of 5.82 in 49 innings last year, so he may come cheap. Here is what I like about him. He pitched much better than his ERA would suggest, with his FIP of 3.28 better capturing his ability to punch out hitters at an almost-Wagnerian pace, while not walking too many. What afflicted him last year was two things: the inability of his defence to turn balls in play into outs and his own uncharacteristic failures with runners on base. Valverde is a fly-ball pitcher, and the Arizona outfield defence should be much, much better this year. I expect a return to 2005 form from him.

Contenders for the other spots in the pen are Brandons Medders and Lyon, Juan Cruz, Jorge Julio, Tony Pena and Doug Slaten. Medders would be my bet for the set-up role, and is at this point not a likely candidate for the Duane Ward comp award. The pen is right now the obvious weakness on the club.

(By Batters Box)


Lineup

1. Stephen Drew, SS
2. Orlando Hudson, 2B
3. Conor Jackson, 1B
4. Eric Byrnes. RF
5. Chad Tracey, 3B
6. Scott Hairston, LF
7. Chris Young, CF
8. Chris Snyder, C
9. Pitcher
Reserves

1. Miguel Montero, C
2. Justin Upton, OF
3. Tony Clark, 1B/DH
4. Alberto Callaspo, 2B/IF
5. Brian Barden, 3B

Pitching Rotation

1. Brandon Webb, RHP
2. Livan Hernandez, RHP
3. Doug Davis, LHP
4. Edgar Gonzalez, RHP
5. Micah Owings, RHP

MRP – Tony Pena, Brandon Medders, Dustin Nippert, Juan Cruz
LRP - Doug Slaten
SU – Brandon Lyon
CL – Jose Valverde

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Opening Day Jitters
D-Backs fall 5-1 In Opener
Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 1

Todd Helton was 3-4 with a Homer and a RBI

Denver, CO The Arizona Diamondbacks opened up their 2007 season on the road against the Todd Helton led Colorado Rockies. Colorado took the first game of the series 5-1 thanks to strong batting by Todd Helton and a dominant pitching performance from Jeff Francis.

Helton was 3-4 on the day with a round tripper in the bottom of the 8th to seal the Rockies victory. Willy Taveras and Jamey Carroll made some outstanding defensive plays to shut down the D-Backs offense.

Arizona was led by Eric Byrnes who was 2-3 on the day with a RBI in the 7th to drive in the D-Backs only run of the game. Brandon Webb had a sound start to the season striking out 6 batters but it was not enough.

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Bottom 2nd:
- Carroll RBI Double, Tulowitzki and Iannetta Score.

Bottom 3rd:
- Holliday RBI Triple, Helton Scores.
- Wild Pitch, Holliday Scores.

Top 7th:
- Byrnes RBI Double, Connors Scores.

Bottom 8th:
- Helton Homers to Right Field.


WP: Jeff Francis (W, 1-0) – 9.0 IP, 7 K, 4 H, 1 ER
LP: Brandon Webb (L, 0-1) - 5.0 IP, 6 K, 7 H, 4 ER
S: N/A



Eric Byrnes – 2-3, RBI (1), Double (1)
Scott Hairston – 1-3, Double (1)
Conor Jackson – 1-4, 1R



Todd Helton – 3-4, HR (1), RBI (1),Double (1), 2R
Jamey Carroll – 2-2, 2 RBI’s (2), Triple (1)
Matt Holiday – 1-4, RBI (1), Triple (1), 1R

Record: 0-1
Next Game: @ Colorado Rockies
Pitching Matchup: Livan Hernandez (0-0, 0.0) vs. Jeremy Affeldt (0-0, 0.00)

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Piped At The Post
Bullpen Cost D-Backs in 3-2 Decision
Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2

Brad Hawpe is Congratulated After His Game Winning HR

Denver, CO The Arizona Diamondbacks dropped their 2nd game of the season in a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to the Rockies. Arizona led for most of the game but Jose Valverde gave up a 2 out 2 run homer in the bottom of the 9th to Brad Hawpe to give the Rockies the victory.

Colorado started the game with a triple to Willy Taveras and two batters later Matt Holliday singled to drive in Taveras for a 1-0 Rockies lead and it wasn’t until the 3rd inning that the D-Backs got their first hit of the game thanks to a single from Chris Young.

Stephen Drew put the Diamondbacks only runs on the board when he hit a 2 run dinger in the 3rd to give the D-Backs a 2-1 lead that looked very safe with Livan Hernandez on the mound. Hernandez gave up 3 hits in the first 3 innings and then shut down the Rockies offense with 9 straight outs at one point but it was all to no avail in the end.

Matt Holliday led the Rockies going 2-4 on the day with a RBI but the real hero was Brad Hawpe and his bottom of the 9th game winning homer.

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Bottom 1st:
- Holliday RBI Single, Taveras Score.

Top 3rd:
- Drew Homers to Center Field, Young Scores.

Bottom 9th:
- Hawpe Homers to Left Field, Holliday Scores


WP: Jorge Julio (W, 1-0) – 1.0 IP, 0 K, 1 H, 0 ER
LP: Jose Valverde (L, 0-1) - 0.2 IP, 0 K, 2 H, 2 ER
S: N/A
- Livan Hernandez (Ari) – 7.0 IP, 6 K, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB
- Jeremy Affeldt (Col) – 8.0 IP, 8 K, 5 H, 2 ER



Chris Young – 2-3, 1R
Stephen Drew – 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI’s (2), 1R
Conor Jackson – 1-3



Matt Holiday – 2-4, RBI (2), 1R
Brad Hawpe – 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI’s (2), 1R
Willy Taveras – 1-4, Triple (1), 1R

Record: 0-2
Next Game: @ Colorado Rockies
Pitching Matchup: Doug Davis (0-0, 0.00) vs. Rodrigo Lopez (0-0, 0.00)

[windseer90]

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Tough loss for you... I assume you're playing The Show?

[bailey4mvp]

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Yeah it was a heartbreaker man.

Nah i dont have the Show yet, implaying 2K7 with dynamic dificulty on.

Its really good nearly realistic.

Thanks for reading man.

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Rockies Sweep D-Backs
Tracy’s Big Day Not Enough For D-Backs
Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 3

Matt Holliday Was 2-4 with a Double and a Triple.

Denver, CO Arizona fell to 0-3 on the season after a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Rockies. The game was a pitchers duel all the way until the 4th inning with only 1 hit allowed but the game opened up in the 4th inning when John Mabry had a RBI single that drove in Garrett Atkins for the games first runs and the Rockies never trailed from that point on.

John Mabry was the star of the day for the Rockies going 2-4 with a solo shot in the 8th inning and the RBI in the 4th, Garrett Atkins and Matt Holiday where also 2-4 on the day with a Double and a Triple each. Rodrigo Lopez had a strong day on the mound striking out 5 in 7.1 innings work.

Chad Tracy did his best to help the D-Backs get their first victory going 2-4 with a homer in the 9th and a RBI double in the 7th. Stephen Drew and Chris Young both had 2 hits in the game with Drew hitting his 1st Double of the season.

Arizona travels to Washington, D.C. to face the Nationals for a 4 game series.

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Bottom 4th:
- Mabry RBI Single, Atkins Score.

Bottom 6th:
- Holliday RBI Double, Atkins Scores.
- Torrealba RBI Single, Holliday Scores.

Top 7th:
- Tracy RBI Double, Jackson Scores

Top 8th:
- Hudson RBI Single, Drew Scores.

Bottom 8th:
- Mabry Homers to Right Field.
- Sullivan RBI Single, Holliday Scores.

Top 9th:
- Tracy Homers to Center Field.

WP: Rodrigo Lopez (W, 1-0) – 7.1 IP, 5 K, 8 H, 2 ER
LP: Doug Davis (L, 0-1) - 5.1 IP, 5 K, 8 H, 3 ER
S: Brian Fuentes (S,1) – 1.0 IP, 0 K, 2 H, 1 ER



Chad Tracy – 2-4, HR (1), 2 RBI’s (2), Double (1), 1R
Chris Young – 2-4
Stephen Drew – 2-4, Double (1), 1R



John Mabry – 2-4, HR (1), 2 RBI’s (2), 1R
Garrett Atkins – 2-4, Double (1), Triple (1), 2R
Matt Holiday – 2-4, Double (1), Triple (2), 2R

Record: 0-3
Next Game: @ Washington Nationals
Pitching Matchup: Edgar Gonzalez (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jerome Williams (0-0, 0.00)

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D-Backs Snatch Victory In 9th
Eric Byrnes Delivers In 9th
Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 1

Eric Byrnes is Congratulated After Scoring in the 9th.

Washington, D.C: The Diamondbacks finally got the monkey off their back thanks to 2 run 9th inning to steal their first victory of the season 3-1 against the Washington Nationals. Eric Byrnes was the man for the D-Backs in the 9th driving in Jackson on a RBI Double and then hustling around 3rd base to score on RBI single from Chad Tracy to give the Diamondbacks a 2 run buffer.

Nick Johnson was 1-3 with a round tripper in the 4th for the Nationals who seemingly forgot how to hit into gaps late in the game. Jerome Williams was strong in his 7.2 innings of work allowing only 3 hits while striking out 4.

Eric Byrnes went 1-4 with a RBI and a double in the 9th that proved to be the difference in the game. Chad Tracy continued his hot start to the season knocking in his 3rd RBI of the season. Edgar Gonzalez had an outstanding day on the mound striking out 7 batters and allowing only 1 hit but unfortunately he was not credited with the victory.

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Bottom 4th:
- Johnson Homers to Right Field.

Top 8th:
- Snyder RBI Single, Young Scores

Top 8th:
- Hudson RBI Single, Drew Scores.

Top 9th:
- Byrnes RBI Double, Jackson Scores
- Tracy RBI Single, Byrnes Scores.

WP: Brandon Lyon (W, 1-0) – 1.0 IP, 3 K, 0 H, 0 ER
LP: Ray King (L, 0-1) - 0.2 IP, 0 K, 3 H, 2 ER
S: Jose Valverde (S,1) – 1.0 IP, 1 K, 0 H, 0 ER
- Edgar Gonzalez (Ari) – 7.0 IP, 7 K, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB
- Jerome Williams (Was) – 7.2 IP, 4 K, 3 H, 1 ER



Chad Tracy – 1-4, RBI (3)
Eric Byrnes – 1-4, RBI (2), Double (2), 1R
Chris Snyder – 1-3, RBI (1)



Nick Johnson – 1-4, HR (1), RBI (1), 1R
Dmitri Young – 1-3
Nook Logan – 1-3, SB (1)

Record: 1-3
Next Game: @ Washington Nationals
Pitching Matchup: Micah Owings (0-0, 0.00) vs. Shawn Hill (0-0, 0.00)

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Owings Dominates
Micah Owings Strikes Out 12 and Drives in 2.
Diamondbacks 4, Nationals 0

Micah Owings Allowed Only 3 Hits in 7 Innings Works.

Washington, D.C: Arizona got their 2nd win of the season thanks to some outstanding pitching from Micah Owings who went 7 scoreless innings and struck out a league high 12 batters. Arizona won the game 4-0 with RBI’s to Tony Clark and Stephen Drew and a pair of RBI’s to Micah Owings.

Stephen Drew was on fire going 2-2 in his first 2 plate appearances both doubles and finished the game 2-4 with a RBI. Alberto Callaspo was also 2-4 on the game while Micah Owings drove in a pair of RBI’s to go along with his 12 K’s.

The Nationals really struggled to hit for the second consecutive game and if it wasn’t for Ryan Church and his 3-4 performance including a Double a Triple and a Single. Washington have only managed 7 hits so far in their series against the D-Backs.

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Top 4th:
- Clark Hits into Fielders Choice, Drew Scores.

Top 5th:
- Owings RBI Single, Hairston and Young Score.
- Drew RBI Double, Owings Scores.

WP: Micah Owings (W, 1-0) – 6.0 IP, 12 K, 3 H, 0 ER
LP: Shawn Hill (L, 0-1) – 5.0 IP, 5 K, 7 H, 4 ER
S: N/A



Stephen Drew – 2-4, RBI (3), 2 Doubles (4), 1R
Alberto Callaspo – 2-4
Micah Owings – 1-2, 2 RBI’s (2), 1R



Ryan Church – 3-4, Double (1), Triple (1)
Dmitri Young – 1-3
Nick Johnson – 0-3, 2 SO’s

Record: 2-3
Next Game: @ Washington Nationals
Pitching Matchup: Brandon Webb (0-1, 7.20) vs. Jason Bergmann (0-0, 0.00)

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Extra Helping!!!!
Tracy Strikes in 14th.
Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 1

Chad Tracy Celebrates With Team Mates Following His Game Winner.

Washington, D.C: The D-Backs continued their winning ways with a hard fought 2-1 victory over the Nationals in a game that lasted till the 14th inning and a combined 13 pitchers. Chad Tracy was once again the hero for the D-Backs blasting his 2nd homer of the season in the top of the 14 to give the D-Backs a 2-1 lead.

In a game that can only be called a pitchers dream, Justin Upton and Nick Johnson had 3 hits each with two of Upton’s doubles. Chad Tracy was 1-5 on the day but was a shot it was launching it 350+ yards for the eventual game winner.

Ryan Church had a shocker of a game striking out 5 times and hitting into a double play that killed the Nationals shot of a comeback.

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Bottom 5th:
- Logan RBI Double, Guzman Scores.

Top 8th:
- Callaspo RBI Single, Slaten Scores.

Top 14th:
- Tracy Homers o Left Field,

WP: Brandon Medders (W, 1-0) – 2.0 IP, 5 K, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB
LP: Jesus Colome (L, 0-1) – 0.1 IP, 0 K, 2 H, 1 ER
S: Jose Valverde (S,2) – 1.0 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 ER
- Brandon Webb (Ari) – 6.0 IP, 9 K, 5 H, 1 ER
- Doug Slaten (Ari) – 2.0 IP, 5 K, 0 H, 0 ER
- Dustin Nippert (Ari) – 2.0 IP, 4 K, 2 H, 0 ER
- Jason Bergmann (Was) – 7.2 IP, 8 K, 6 H, 1 ER
- Chad Cordero (Was) – 3.0 IP, 3 K, 3 H



Justin Upton – 3-6, 2 Doubles (2)
Chad Tracy – 1-5, HR (2), RBI (4), 1R
Stephen Drew – 1-1



Nick Johnson – 3-6
Nook Logan – 1-4, RBI (1), Double (1)
Ryan Church – 0-6, 5 SO’s

Record: 2-3
Next Game: @ Washington Nationals
Pitching Matchup: Livan Hernandez (0-0, 1.29) vs. Matt Chico (1-0, 7.50)

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D-Backs Rally Again
Byrnes Pinch Hit RBI Seals Game.
Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 2

Eric Byrnes Pinch Hit RBI in 9th, Won the Game for the D-Backs.

Washington, D.C: Arizona completed their sweep of the struggling Nationals with a nail biting 3-2 victory thanks to a pinch hit RBI from Eric Byrnes in the 9th inning. Livan Hernandez and Matt Chico both pitched very well but both got no decisions instead it was Tony Pena who got the W for the D-Backs.

Pena was just downright nasty in his first game of the season striking out 8 batters and allowing only 3 hits in 3 innings of work to get the Victory. Chad Tracy was 2-5 on the day with a RBI in the 4th and he also scored in the same inning of a RBI from Chris Young.

Ryan Zimmerman was the shinning light for the struggling Nationals as he blasted his 1st homer of the season 360ft in the 5th to bring in Ryan Church and tie the game up at 2 all. Washington’s bullpen blew their 2nd game in a row to fall to 3-4 on the season.

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Top 4th:
- Tracy RBI Double, Upton Scores.
- Young grounds Out to SS, Tracy Scores.

Bottom 5th:
- Zimmerman Homers to Left field, Church Scores.

Top 9th:
- Byrnes Pinch Hit RBI Single, Snyder Scores

WP: Tony Pena (W, 1-0) – 3.0 IP, 8 K, 3 H, 0 ER,
LP: John Rauch (L, 0-1) – 1.1 IP, 1 K, 3 H, 1 ER
S: Jose Valverde (S,3) – 1.0 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 ER
- Livan Hernandez (Ari) – 5.0 IP, 6 K, 7 H, 2 ER
- Matt Chico (Was) – 7.0 IP, 6 K, 8 H, 2 ER



Chad Tracy – 2-5, RBI (5), Double (2), 1R
Chris Snyder – 2-4, 2 Doubles (2), 1R
Eric Byrnes – 1-1, Game Winning RBI (3)



Cristian Guzman – 2-4,
Ryan Zimmerman – 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI’s (5), 1R
Ryan Church – 1-5, Double (2), 2 SO’s

Record: 4-3
Next Game: vs. Cincinnati Reds
Pitching Matchup: Bronson Arroyo (0-1, 5.06) vs. Doug Davis (0-1, 5.06)

News & Notes: Arizona’s Brandon Webb has been award the National League Pitcher of the week after striking out 15 batters in 11 innings work. Webb got a no decision in his last game against the Nationals a 2-1 victory that ended in the 14th inning and he lost the season opener 5-1 to the Rockies.

Julio Lugo and Danny Haren where award the AL players of the week while Alfonso Soriano was awarded the NL batter of the week after slugging 5 homers and 10 RBI’s.

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Reds Shutout D-Backs
Phillips Blast 2 Homers in 2-0 Defeat.
Reds 2, Diamond Backs 0

Bronson Arroyo mowed Down 13 Diamondbacks In the Reds 2-0 Victory.

Phoenix, AZ: The D-Backs played their 1st home game of the season and where riding high after their 4 game sweep of the Washington Nationals but the Cincinnati Reds wrecked the D-Backs hopes of winning their home opener with a 2-0 victory thanks to a pair of homer from Brandon Phillips and some outstanding stuff from Bronson Arroyo on the mound.

Phillips blasted his first homer 386ft in the 1st inning and then topped that with a 387ft blast in the 3rd and that was all the Reds would need as Bronson Arroyo completely shut down the Diamondbacks offense. Arroyo struck out 13 batters and did not allow a hit until the 5th inning.

Arizona stranded 4 runners in scoring position late in the game and where held scoreless for the 1st time this season.

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Top 1st:
- Phillips Homers to Right Field.

Top 3rd:
- Phillips Homers to Right Field.

WP: Bronson Arroyo (W, 1-1) – 8.0 IP, 13 K, 8 H, 0 ER,
LP: Doug Davis (L, 0-2) – 3.0 IP, 4 K, 3 H, 2 ER
S: Danny Weathers (S,1) – 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 H, 0 ER



Orlando Hudson – 2-4
Miguel Montero – 2-4
Justin Upton – 1-4, Double (2)



Brandon Phillips – 2-4, 2 HR’s (2), 2 RBI’s (2), 2R
Scott Hatteberg – 1-3
Ken Griffey Jr – 1-4, Double (5)

Record: 4-4
Next Game: vs. Cincinnati Reds
Pitching Matchup: Kyle Lohse (0-1, 5.40) vs. Edgar Gonzalez (0-0, 1.29)

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Reds Shutout D-Backs Again
Lohse Throws Shutout In Reds 1-0 Victory.
Reds 1, Diamond Backs 0

Kyle Lohse mowed Down 8 Diamondbacks In the Reds 1-0 Victory.

Phoenix, AZ: Arizona fell below .500 thanks to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds and starter Kyle Lohse. It is the second game in a row that the D-Backs have failed to bother the scorer after a great outing from their starter.

Alex Gonzalez put the games only run on the board when he blasted a 330ft homer to left field to give Kyle Lohse and the Reds a 1-0 lead, which would be all they needed as Lohse allowed only 4 hits and struck out 8 batters in 8 innings work.

The D-Backs once again failed to provide their starter with any run support and a solid performance from Edgar Gonzalez was wasted. Chris Young and Stephen Drew both had a hit today and that takes them to 10 hits in 9 games.

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Top 5th:
- Gonzalez Homers to Left Field.

WP: Kyle Lohse (W, 1-1) – 8.0 IP, 8 K, 4 H, 0 ER,
LP: Edgar Gonzalez (L, 0-1) – 5.0 IP, 4 K, 4 H, 1 ER
S: Danny Weathers (S,2) – 1.0 IP, 1 K, 0 H, 0 ER



Stephen Drew – 1-4
Tony Clark – 1-4
Chris Young – 1-3



Alex Gonzalez – 1-3, HR (3), RBI (7), 1R
Scott Hatteberg – 1-4, Triple (1)
Brandon Phillips – 1-4, Triple (1)

Record: 4-5
Next Game: vs. Cincinnati Reds
Pitching Matchup: Matt Belisle (0-0, 9.00) vs. Micah Owings (1-0, 1.00)

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D-Backs Drop 3rd Straight
Ross 3 Run Dinger Seals Victory for Reds.
Reds 4, Diamond Backs 1

David Ross is celebrated after His 3 Run Shot in the 4th.

Phoenix, AZ: The D-Backs dropped their 3rd straight game 4-1 to the Reds thanks to a 3 run homer from David Ross in the 4th that gave the Reds a 3-1 led and that was all they needed as they dropped the D-Backs to 4-6 on the season.

Ross blasted his 2nd homer of the season 400ft to bring in Ken Griffey Jr and Scott Hatteberg in 4th inning and give the Reds a 3-1 led that they would not relinquish. Matt Belisle how a solid outing going 8 strong innings, striking out 7 and giving up 1 run in the 2nd.

Chad Tracy was 2-3 in the game with his 4th double of the season and scored thanks to a RBI single from Scott Hairston in the 2nd. Micah Owings had a rough outing allowing 7 hits ad 3 earned runs in 5 innings work to drop to 1-1 on the season.

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Bottom 2nd:
- Hairston RBI Single, Tracy Scores.

Top 4th:
- Ross Homers to Right Field, Griffey Jr and Hatteberg Scores.

Top 5th:
- Griffey Jr RBI Double, Conine Scores.

WP: Matt Belisle (W, 1-0) – 8.0 IP, 7 K, 4 H, 1 ER,
LP: Micah Owings (L, 1-1) – 5.0 IP, 5 K, 7 H, 3 ER
S: Danny Weathers (S,3) – 1.0 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 ER



Chad Tracy – 2-3, Double (4), 1R
Scott Hairston – 1-3, RBI (1)
Orlando Hudson – 0-4, 2 SO’s



Jeff Conine – 3-4, Double (1), 1R
Davis Ross – 2-4. HR (2), 3 RBI’s (5), 1R
Ken Griffey Jr – 2-4, Double (6), 1R

Record: 4-6
Next Game: vs. Colorado Rockies
Pitching Matchup: Jason Hirsh (0-0, 3.38) vs. Brandon Webb (0-1, 4.09)


News & Notes: After the D-Backs 3rd straight defeat Manager Bob Melvin called up 43 Year Old Ace Randy Johnson from Triple A Tucson Sidewinders where he was recovering from back surgery. To make room for the Big Unit the D-Backs sent down Long Reliever Doug Slaten.

Johnson will move into the starting rotation with Edgar Gonzalez moving to the bullpen.

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Snyder Goes Deep Twice as D-Backs Win
Snyder Homered in the 3rd and also in the 6th.
Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1

Chris Snyder is congratulated after His 3 Run Shot in the 6th.

Phoenix, AZ: Arizona stopped their 2 game losing skid with a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies thanks to 2 homeruns from Chris Snyder and a dominating pitching performance from Brandon Webb.

Snyder finished the game 2-4 with both his hits going yard and his 6th inning 3 run shot put the D-Backs in control of the game. Brandon Webb struck out 10 after giving up 3 hits in the 1st inning and the Rockies only run to completely shut down the Rockies offense.

Matt Holliday drove in his 8th run of the year in the 1st but struggled from that point on.

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Top 1st:
- Holliday RBI Single, Atkins Scores.

Bottom 3rd:
- Snyder Homers to Left Field.

Bottom 5th:
- Jackson RBI Single, Webb Scores.

Bottom 6th:
- Snyder Homers to Left Field, Tracy and Young Score.

WP: Brandon Webb (W, 1-1) – 7.0 IP, 10 K, 4 H, 1 ER,
LP: Jason Hirsh (L, 0-1) – 6.2 IP, 7 K, 11 H, 4 ER
S: N/A



Chad Tracy – 3-4, Double (5), 1R
Chris Snyder – 2-4, 2 HR (2), 4 RBI’s (5), 2R
Alberto Callaspo – 2-4, 2 Doubles (2)



Garret Atkins – 1-4, Double (7), 1R
Matt Holliday – 1-4, RBI (8)
Willy Taveras – 1-4

Record: 5-6
Next Game: vs. Colorado Rockies
Pitching Matchup: Jeff Francis (1-1, 4.15) vs. Randy Johnson (0-0, 0.00)