The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday night to move ahead six games in the divsion.  The Diamondbacks have got off to a great start as their record stands at 16-6 on the season.

At the plate for the Diamondbacks, Jeff Salazar hits a two run home run in the second inning to finish with two RBI.  Conor Jackson also finished with two RBI as he got the Diamondbacks on the scoreboard in the first inning with a RBI single and then a fielders choice in the fifth inning.  B.J. Upton also had a sac fly in the eighth inning.

On the mound for the Diamondbacks, Edgar Gonzalez picked up his first win of the season.  Gonzalez tossed 5.1 innings and gave up seven hits and three runs.  Chad Qualls gave up the other run to the Dodgers as he pitched in the seventh inning.  Brandon Lyon picked up the save which was his sixth of the season.

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Post info: By Cliff on April 25th, 2008
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