The Arizona Diamondbacks were able to beat the Chicago Cubs by the score of 2-0 in a pitchers duel on Monday night.  Diamondbacks starting pitcher Randy Johnson outdueled newly acquired Cubs pitcher Rich Harden as the D-backs took the first game of the three game series.

Johnson gave up two hits through seven innings and held the Cubs scoreless to improve to 7-7.  Johnson struckout four batters and was hit hard but none of the ball left the ballpark.  The Cubs did have 5-6 long fly outs that were caught at the warning track but they just didn’t have enough to get over the wall.

Micah Owings who was scheduled to pitched on Tuesday threw a scoreless eighth inning and then Chad Qualls pitched the ninth inning to record his second save.  Qualls did have some trouble in the ninth when the Cubs got the first two runners on base with no outs but he got Derrek Lee to ground into a double play on a 2-0 count and then Aramis Ramirez grounded out to end the game.

The Diamondbacks only had two hits at the plate but they made sure both of them scored runs.  Alex Romero hit is first home run in the sixth inning off of Harden and that broke up Harden’s no-hit bid while putting the D-backs on the scoreboard 1-0.  Stephen Drew then added a rbi triple in the eighth inning off of Bob Howry and Chris Snyder scored all the way from first base.

It was a good win over a good quality team in the Cubs.  Now the D-backs will send Yusmeiro Petit to the mound on Tuesday night as they try to go up 2-0 in the series.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals played a wild game on Thursday night as both teams battled back and forth in the late innings and into extra innings.  Good news for the Diamondbacks fans though, the D-backs were able to come out on top with the 7-5 victory.

I had a big nice write up that I wrote during the eighth and ninth innings.  I sure wish I had waiting lol. Basically Dan Haren was going for the complete game shutout but let the first two runners on base and then Brandon Lyon allowed two runs to score.  In the end the game went into the 11th innings before the D-backs were able to hold on and get the victory.  Chad Qualls ended up with the victory and is now 2-6 on the season.

Chad Tracy led the team with two rbi in the game while a slew of hitters had one rbi each.  Stephen Drew, Orlando Hudson, Mark Reynolds, Mike Montero, and Alex Romero all had one rbi each.  Great output but the offense.  Of course they scored five runs in extra innings so it wasn’t like they didn’t have the chances to score a lot of runs.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks suffered a 5-0 loss to the Washtington Nationals on Wednesday evening.  The Diamondbacks just couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they were only able to come up with three hits the entire the game.  The series is now evened up at one game each and they will play the rubber match on Thursday.

Micah Owings tossed 5 2/3 innings to start the game for the Diamondbacks.  He allowed one hit and three runs as he took the loss to fall to 6-8 on the year.  Five walks really seemed to hurt Owings in the game as he just didn’t have the control that he usually does.

Conor Robertson came in after Owings left the game and gave up two more runs while only recording the one out which was the final out in the sixth inning.  Leo Rosales and Yusmeiro Petit tossed the seventh and eighth innings without giving up any more runs to the Nationals.

As the offense was only able to come up with three hits there really isn’t much to blog about to be honest about the offense.  Hopefully they will swing the bats better on Thursday.

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It was not a very good game by the Arizona Diamondbacks but they were able to defeat the Washington Nationals by the score of 2-0 on Tuesday night.  The D-backs were lucky they were playing the Nationals and not a good team or else they would have lost more then likely.

The Diamondbacks scored two runs but only on four hits.  Chris Young had a rbi single in the third inning and then Mark Reynolds scored in the sixth inning on a Nationals error by their center fielder.  The offense struggled against the bad Nationals pitching staff.  I expect them to swing the bat better on Wednesday.

Brandon Webb was awesome however as threw six innings to pick up his 13th win of the season.  Webb is now 13-4 on the year after getting the win.  Chad Qualls, Tony Pena, and Brandon Lyon all threw one inning of relief.  Lyon grabbed his 19th save of the season.

A win is a win no matter how ugly it is however.  You and I will take them anyway the team can get them.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen had a game that they just want to forget as they allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to score three runs and come from behind and win the game 4-3.  Three relief pitchers each gave up one run as the Diamondbacks have now lost two out of three games to the Brewers in the series.

Chad Qualls, Tony Pena, and Brandon Lyon all gave up runs in the game.  Lyon took the loss as he gave up the game winning hit / rbi to Mike Cameron in the top of the ninth inning.  Lyon is now 2-3 on the season.  Diamondbacks starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit pitched pretty good as he only gave up two his and one run over six innings of action.  It is too bad he wasn’t able to last longer in the game.

Miguel Montero got the D-backs on the board with a rbi single in second inning.  He almost had two rbi’s on the play but Chris Young was tagged out at home.  Young made up for being tagged out in the third inning when he had a rbi single that scored Orlando Hudson.  Justin Upton added a solo home run in the eighth inning for the Diamondbacks but it wasn’t enough at the end of the game.

The Diamondbacks will now have to win on Thursday to salvage a split in the four game series. Will they get it done?

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Starting pitcher Randy Johnson only lasted 3 2/3 innings on Tuesday night as he gave up eight hits and seven runs including two home runs.  The “Big Unit” put the Diamondbacks in a big hole early in the game and they were un able to dig their way out of as they lose to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6.  Johnson is now 4-7 on the year and needs to start throwing the ball better.

Connor Robertson pitched three innings after Johnson left the game and allowed two hits and one run.  Leo Rosales and Doug Slaten pitched the final 2 1/3 innings without allowing another run to score.

Conor Jackson went 3-4 with three rbi and a two run home run to lead the Diamondbacks at the plate.  Jackson had a great game at the plate for the D-backs.  Chris Young, Miguel Montero, and Randy Johnson all had one rbi in the game but it wasn’t quite enough to pull out the victory.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks welcomed the Milwaukee Brewers into the desert with on Monday night and they came away with a 6-3 victory as the two teams opened up a four game series.  Doug Davis pitched well enough and then the bullpen did their job as the D-backs were able to hold on for the victory.

Davis tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up five hits and three runs to record his third win of the season.  Davis is now 3-3 on the year with a 3.79 era.  It wasn’t a great start for Davis, but he pitched well enough to keep his team in the game and that is what you ask your starting pitcher to do.

Chad Qualls, Tony Pena, and Brandon Lyon all pitched great as they only allowed the Brewers to have two hits after Davis left the game.  Lyon recorded his 17th save of the season in the game.

Mark Reynolds went 3-3 in the game and finished with three rbi.  Reynolds had two doubles that scored a run each time and than added a solo home run in the ninth inning for a little insurance.  Justin Upton and Conor Jackson both added rbi’s of their own as well in the game.

Great win for the Diamondbacks as they are now 42-41 and one game above .500

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The Arizona Diamondbacks really struggled at the plate on Wednesday night as they were defeated by the Boston Red Sox by the score of 5-0.  The Diamondbacks only recorded three hits in the game.  It just wasn’t the Diamondbacks night I guess as they couldn’t get anything going at the plate and struggled on the mound.

Randy Johnson pitched six inning while allowing eight runs and two hits.  The Big Unit pitched pretty good there was just no run support to back him up.  Juan Cruz pitched a scorless seventh inning but then gave up a three run home run to Kevin Cash in the eighth inning and was pulled from the game.  Doug Slaten came in and finally calmed things down as he got all three outs in the eighth inning without giving up another run.

The Diamonbacks did threaten to score in the ninth inning as they loaded the bases with two walks and an infield single but Jonathan Papelbon came in and struck out Chad Tracy to end the game.

The Diamondbacks went 1-2 in the series with the Red Sox and will now travel to Florida to take on the Marlins this weekend.  The Marlins are a pretty good team so the Dbacks will have to play good on the road to win the series.

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A very bad inning in the eighth inning caused the Arizona Diamondbacks to lose to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The Red Sox scored four runs in the eighth inning with two single and a double as they came back and beat the Diamondbacks 5-4.  Tough way to lose a game, hopefully the D-backs can bounce back and get a victory on Wednesday.

Doug Davis had only given up one run until the eighth inning when he was charged with two more runs.  Davis pitched seven innings and really did well up until that eighth inning when he wasn’t able to record an out in the game.  Chad Qualls then came in with two runners on in the eighth inning and gave up four hits and allowed four runs to score.  Two were charged to Davis, and the other two were charged to Qualls.  Tony Pena finally recorded the final out in the eighth inning.

Chad Tracy supplied all the offense for the Diamondbacks as he had a rbi single in the second inning and then a three run home run in the third inning.  Tracy had all four rbi for the Diamondbacks as the rest of the offense just couldn’t get things going.

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Dan Haren and Josh Beckett were locked in a great pitchers duel on Monday night and the Arizona Diamondbacks came away with a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.  The two teams battled back and forth until the Diamondbacks were finally able to score both of their runs in the seventh inning.  The Red Sox didn’t score until the eighth inning, and they fell one run short in the end.

Haren pitched the first seven innings of the game and only allowed two hits while striking out five batters.  It was a great outing for Haren as he improved his record to 8-4 with a 3.04 era.  Tony Pena pitched the eighth inning and gave up a sac fly to J.D. Drew and then Brandon Lyon pitched the ninth inning to pick up his 16th save.

Chris Young had a rbi double and Chris Snyder had a rbi ground out in the seventh inning to provide both of the Diamondbacks runs.  The D-backs were lucky to get two runs off of Beckett as he was really dealing on the mound.

The D-backs will try to go up 2-0 in the series against the Red Sox on Tuesday evening.  Make sure to tune in and watch another great Diamondbacks game!

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