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| Haren's brilliant shutout leads D'Backs over Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Dan Haren threw his first career shutout, dominating the Giants to send the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-0 victory over San Francisco, in the second contest of a four-game series from Chase Field. Haren (15-8) was masterful in scattering four hits and walking two while fanning a season-high 12 batters to snap a four-start winless streak. "You could tell early on the he (Haren) had that focus back in his eye and he was throwing the fastball for strikes," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said |
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| Haren tries to lead D-Backs to needed win over Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Dan Haren will try to end his current winless streak when he leads the Arizona Diamondbacks against the San Francisco Giants tonight in the second test of a four-game series at Chase Field. Haren is 0-2 with a 5.57 earned run average in his past four starts and posted a no-decision at San Francisco his last time out Wednesday at AT&T Park. In the 4-3 loss to the Giants, Haren was reached for two runs -- one earned -- on six hits in four innings of work. The right-hander, who is 10-4 at home, |
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| Arroyo, Reds welcome Cards to Cincy |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| ip away. Brad Thompson (5-3) took the loss after surrendering six runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings of work. In Phoenix, Corey Patterson hit the game-winning homer in the 10th inning, as the Reds won in extras for the second straight day over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2-1, at Chase Field. The Reds had only three hits in the game but made them count, as Jay Bruce drove in the other run with a homer for Cincinnati, which has won five of seven. Johnny Cueto gave up one run on four hits and six walks in five innings |
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| A Dunn deal: D'Backs edge Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Adam Dunn hit the go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept pace in the NL West standings with a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a four-game series from Chase Field. Starter Doug Davis tossed seven innings and gave up just one unearned run on eight hits without walking a batter and Tony Pena (2-2) received the win with a perfect eighth. Chad Qualls came on in the ninth to earn his fourth save of the season for the D'Backs |
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| Giants play the first of four in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
09/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The playoff-hopeful Arizona Diamondbacks will open a four- game series versus the San Francisco Giants this evening at Chase Field. Arizona is 4 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League West division, and has dropped two straight and eight of its last nine games. In Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series, starter Max Scherzer didn't factor into the decision after allowing one run on two hits and three walks in six inn |
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| Patterson's homer in 10th lifts Reds over punchless D'Backs |
MLB Baseball |
09/14/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Corey Patterson hit the game-winning homer in the 10th inning, as the Cincinnati Reds won in extras for the second straight day over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2-1, at Chase Field. The Reds had only three hits in the game but made them count, as Jay Bruce drove in the other run with a homer for Cincinnati, which has won five of seven. "I just knew I wanted to put a good swing on it and not try and do too much," Patterson said. "I was hoping it was going to stay fair, and it kicked off |
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| D'Backs hope to get on track in capper with Reds |
MLB Baseball |
09/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Time is running out on the Arizona Diamondbacks if they have any plans on reaching the playoffs this season. Today, they will close out a three-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field. Arizona has lost seven of its last games, including Saturdays 3-2 setback in 10 innings, and sit 4 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the NL West standings. In yesterdays loss, former Diamondback Micah Owings delivered the go-ahead pinch-hit RBI double in the 10th inning for the |
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| LA goes for fourth straight win against Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will shoot for their fourth straight win this evening, when they resume a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Dodgers remained 3 1/2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West standings with Friday's 7-2 victory in the series opener, while the D'Backs defeated the Reds. James Loney had two hits and drove in three runs, while Matt Kemp went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored for the Dodgers, who have won 11 of 12 g |
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| D'Backs, Reds resume series in desert |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Now that the Arizona Diamondbacks are back in the win column, they can concentrate on trying to gain ground in the National League West race. Tonight, Arizona will resume a three-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field. Arizona ended a six-game slide with Friday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati in the series opener, as starter Brandon Webb recorded his 20th win of the season with eight shutout innings of five-hit ball. Chad Qualls posted his third save of the season for the D'Backs, who a |
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| Cincinnati Reds |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
09/13/2008 |
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| Acquired pitcher Micah Owings from the Arizona Diamondbacks to finalize the trade for outfielder Adam Dunn; placed infielder Brandon Phillips on the 60-day disabled list. |
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