Augie Ojeda hears it from interim manager Kirk Gibson nearly every day, often several times a game: Augie get ready, Augie get ready. Even in a smaller role this season, he always is. A last-second pinch-hit replacement for B.J. Upton, Ojeda hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

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Tracking the ball against the tough-to-pick-up backdrop of spacious Chase Field, Brandon Allen sprinted to the corner and leaped in the air, snaring Chase Headley's slicing fly ball just before careening off the chain-link fence. The first ball hit to him in his first big-league game as a left fielder, Allen made it look like he'd been there all along.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have recalled power-hitting first baseman Brandon Allen and added three others as September call-ups. Infielder Tony Abreu and right-hander Carlos Rosa also were recalled from Triple-A Reno on Wednesday, and right-hander Leo Rosales was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks are having fun on the field and its translating to wins. Miguel Montero drove in the go-ahead runs with a ground-rule double, Gerardo Parra made two critical defensive plays and hit a two-run single, and the Diamondbacks beat San Diego 7-4 Tuesday night to hand the NL West-leading Padres their sixth straight loss.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed left-hander Mike Hampton to a minor league contract. Diamondbacks general manager Jerry DiPoto says Saturday Hampton will be used as a reliever even though he has spent much of his career as a starter. The oft-injured 38-year-old will be assigned to Triple-A Reno. Hampton went 7-10 with a 5.30 ERA for the Houston Astros last year before having shoulder surgery.

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Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds says the Diamondbacks are in spoiler mode with the season winding down. Reynolds drove in five runs with a pair of two-run home runs and a single to lead the Diamondbacks to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres. The Diamondbacks won their fourth in five games, extending the Padres' longest skid of the season to five.

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Dexter Fowler earned a victory badge Sunday — a bandage below the ribs on his left side after his run-in with Chase Field's dry grass. Fowler made a tumbling catch in center field, then hit an RBI single in the eighth inning that sent Jhoulys Chacin and Colorado Rockies to a 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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San Francisco's Brian Wilson hasn't had many save opportunities the past two weeks. It's been even longer since the Giants' All-Star closer had to pitch more than one inning. Wilson shrugged off his lack of work and recorded five outs for his 36th save after San Francisco's normally reliable bullpen blew a three-run lead in a 9-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

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Mark Reynolds is looking for a strong finish to a difficult season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Reynolds hit a three-run homer, Miguel Montero delivered a three-run double in Arizona's six-run first inning and the Diamondbacks beat Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants 11-3 on Saturday night.

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Arizona Diamondbacks hurler Brandon Webb faced batters for the first time in nearly 17 months on Saturday, throwing 52 pitches in a simulated game. Results were positive, the Arizona Republic reports. "It looks to me like he's going to pitch," pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. said. "It really does. I couldn't say that a month ago." Webb hasn't pitched in a game since opening day in 2009. He had right shoulder surgery a year ago.

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