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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Tony Pena and Chad Qualls each gave up a run in the eithth and ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks blew a one run lead and lost to the San Francisco Giants by the score of 4-3.  It was too bad that the bullpen couldn’t hold things down and get Randy Johnson a win as he pitched pretty good.

Qualls gave up the game winning home run in the top of the ninth inning to Randy Winn as he took the loss and is now 0-5 on the season.  In the eighth inning, it was Pena walking Fred Lewis with the bases loaded that scored the third run for the Giants and tied the game.

Johnson had thrown seven innings of six hit baseball while giving up two runs in the game.  He was in line to get the win but the bullpen just couldn’t do their job.

Justin Upton had a solo home run and rbi triple to lead the Diamondbacks at the plate with two rbi.  Conor Jackson also had a rbi on a single in the fourth inning.

It was just a bad series for the Diamondbacks as they were swept by the Giants.  Can the D-backs bounce back this weekend as they take on the Washington Nationals?

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The Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Florida Marlins by the score of 3-2 as the two division leaders battled on Tuesday night.  The Diamondacks just didn’t get the big hit that they needed to late in the ball game.

Micah Owings dropped to 5-2 on the season as he took the loss.  Owings didn’t pitch too badly but he did give up seven hits and three runs through seven innings of action.  Tony Pena pitched a scoreless eighth innign in relief of Owings.

Conor Jackson had a sac fly and Chris Snyder had a solo home run for the Diamondbacks runs.  No other batter stepped up in the game to provide the big hit late in the game.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have the Colorado Rockies number right now as once again they beat the Rockies.  The Diamondbacks did have to hang on in the late innings however as the Rockies made a nice comeback but still feel short by one run as the Diamondbacks won 4-3.

Micah Owings pitched six innings of shutout baseball to get the win.  He only allowed five hits in his six innings of action and he lowered his era to 3.81.  Owings is now 5-1 on the season.

Things got a little messy in the Diamondbacks bullpen as Chad Qualls, Doug Slaten, and Tony Pena all gave up one run in relief.  Brandon Lyon was able to come into the game in the ninth inning and secure the game as he picked up his 11th save of the season.  Lyon did have some trouble as well as he gave up two hits, but he got out of the jam unlike the other three relief pitchers.

Orlando Hudson led the Diamondbacks with a two run double in the fifth inning.  Conor Jackson had a rbi single as well for the D-backs.  The other run came off a double play by Eric Byrnes so no rbi was awarded.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks score three runs in each of the first two innings against Jeff Francis and the Colorado Rockies and then they went onto beat the Rockies 8-4.  The Diamondbacks put a lot of pressure on Francis in the game and they scored all eight runs off of him in only 4 2/3 innings.

I love to see the offense come out and score runs like that early in the ball game.  The three runs in the first inning all came on singles that scored one run each.  Orlando Hudson, Conor Jackson, and Mark Reynolds all had rbi singles in the first inning.

In the second inning, it was Stephen Drew connecting on a three run home run to score all three runs for the Diamondbacks.  It was Drew’s fifth home run of the season.  The Diamondbacks then scored one run in the fourth and and fifth innings as they extended their lead.  Hudson had another rbi single in the fourth inning while Chris Burke had a rbi single in the fifth inning when he was pitch hitting for Randy Johnson.

Speaking of Johnson, he picked up his third win of the season as he improved to 3-1.  Johnson tossed five innings of baseball as he gave up nine hits and four runs.  He did give up one home run but it was a solo home run so it didn’t hurt too bad.

Juan Cruz, Chad Qualls, Tony Pena, and, Brandon Lyon all got a inning of action in the game.  All four pitchers did a great job and held the Rockies to zero runs.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks blew two different leads and lost to the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 5-4 on Wednesday night.  It was really a game that the Diamondbacks should have won as they out hit the Phillies 13-7 and had the better starting pitching performance.

Chad Qualls only pitched 2/3’s of an inning and gave up two hits and two runs to take the loss.  Qualls is now 0-3 on the season.  Diamondbacks starting pitcher Micah Owings pitched the first seven innings of the game and gave up four hits and three runs to get the no decision.  Owings did give up a two run home run that raelly hurt him and the Diamondbacks.

Chris Young had a solo home run in the fifth inning for the Diamondbacks only home run in the game.  Conor Jackson who was celebrating his birthday led the team with two rbi before leaving the game after colliding with Shane Victorino in the eighth inning.  Jackson said he was just a little dizzy but will be fine.  Stephen Drew and Young both had one rbi in the game.

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Randy Johnson pitched six inning and allowed four runs while the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 6-4 on Tuesday night.  With the win, Johnson improved to 2-1 on the season.

Johnson gave up six hits and four runs including two home runs in his six innings of action.  He still need to locate the ball a little better but I think he will get that location back as he gets a few more innings of action.  Brandon Lyon picked up his tenth save of the season as he closed the door on the Phillies in the ninth inning.

Stephen Drew had the big hit for the Diamondbacks when he hit a three run home run in the fourth inning that put that Diamondbacks ahead for good.  He said he knew he got a good swing on it, but didn’t think it would be a home run.   Well it sure was a home run and proved to be the game winning hit for the D-backs.  Chris Young, Conor Jackson, and Randy Johnson all had one RBI in the game as well.

With the win the Diamondbacks are at 22-11 on the season.  Diamondbacks Blog

Max Scherzer made his Major League debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, the only problem was that the Diamondbacks were already down 6-0 when he entered the game.  Starting pitcher Edgar Gonzalez only lasted 2.2 innings as he gave up eight hits and six runs to put the Diamondbacks in a quick 6-0.

That is when the D-backs called on Scherzer to hold the deficit at six, and that is exactly what he did for 4.1 innings.  Scherezer struck out seven Astros batters and did not allow a hit or a walk.  That is lights out no matter if it is your debut, or your 1000th time in a game.  Great job Mr. Scherzer.

Conor Jackson led the Diamondbacks at the plate with three RBI.  Jackson had a two run home run and then a groundout that scored a run in the game.  Miguel Montero also had a RBI single in the seventh inning.

The Diamondbacks just couldn’t come back from that 6-0 hole they were put in early in the game.  I wonder how long before Scherzer is in the starting rotation?  Any guesses?

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Dan Haren tossed 7.2 innnings as he picked up his fourth win of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 5-3.  Haren only gave up five hits and three earned runs in his seven plus innings of action.

Chad Qualls and Brandon Lyon closed out the Astros after Haren exited the game.  Lyon picked up the save which was his eighth of the season.

Mark Reynolds collected two RBI in the game to lead the Diamondbacks.  Reynolds had a two-rbi double in the fourth inning.  Conor Jackson, Chris Snyder, and Haren all had one RBI each for the Diamondbacks as well.

The Diamondbacks are now a league best 19-7 on the season as they continue to play very good baseball.

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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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