The Arizona Diamondbacks used strong pitching and the long ball to defeat the San Francisco Giants by the score of 8-2 on Tuesday afternoon.  Micah Owings pitched six strong innings to get the win while Conor Jackson and Chris Young both hit home runs.

With the victory on Tuesday, Owings improved his record to 3-0 on the year.  It was also his fifth straight dating back into last season.  Tony Pena, Chad Qualls, and Brandon Lyon all pitched in relief with Pena the only one giving up a run.

Jackson led the Diamondbacks with three RBI in the game.  Young wasn’t too far behind with two RBI.  Eric Byrnes, Orlando Hudson, and Steven Drew all had one RBI each.

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Randy Johnson pitched five innings and struckout seven batters as he made his 2008 debut on Monday night against the San Francisco Giants.  Too bad for Johnson, that the bullpen couldn’t hold onto the lead and the Diamondbacks went on to lose 5-4.

Chad Qualls gave up two runs in the 7th inning to take the loss and give Johnson the no-decision.  Other then that the pitchers did a decent job against the Giants.  I would have liked to see Johnson have a little better control as he did walk four batters, but for his first time on the mound I think he did a pretty good job.

Conor Jackson got the Diamondbacks on the board in the 1st inning with a two-run home run.  He then singled in the 3rd inning to score another run.  Justin Upton then singled and scored Jackson.  Jackson finished with three RBI, and Upton with one RBI.

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Doug Davis who was making his last start before under going thyroid surgery, helped the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5.  Davis pitched six innings, giving up six hits, and two earned runs.  He received a standing ovation as well as a curtain call after he left the game.

The Diamondbacks were led at the plate by Conor Jackson and Mark Reynolds who both batted in three RBI.  Orlando Hudson, Justin Upton, Doug Davis, and Alex Romero all chipped in with one RBI each as well.

It was awesome to see Davis pick up the win as he gets ready to go in for thyroid surgery.  He will be gone for about a month if everything goes as planned.  We wish him and his family the best.

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