Archive for May, 2008
Reynolds, Webb lead Diamondbacks past Nationals 4-0 (AP)
Brandon Webb threw his eighth career shutout, Mark Reynolds homered twice and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Webb (10-2) scattered six singles in his second complete game of the year and 14th of his career.
Posted: May 31st, 2008.
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MRI reveals two strained hamstrings for Eric Byrnes (AP)
Arizona manager Bob Melvin said Friday night that left fielder Eric Byrnes has two strained hamstrings. An MRI exam revealed the leg injuries. The Diamondbacks placed the slumping Byrnes on the 15-day disabled list on Monday. His return is uncertain. “It’s pretty consistent with what we thought,” Melvin said.
Posted: May 31st, 2008.
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Harris homers to lead Nationals past Diamondbacks 7-4 (AP)
Willie Harris snapped out of a slump with a tiebreaking three-run homer, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Friday night. Harris went deep on an 0-1 pitch from Micah Owings (6-3) with one out in the seventh to put the Nationals in front 6-3. He had one hit in his previous [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2008.
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Johnson moves up strikeout chart, Giants win 4-3 (AP)
Randy Johnson fanned nine to tie Roger Clemens for second in career strikeouts Thursday night, but Arizona’s bullpen blew a lead and Randy Winn’s ninth-inning home run gave the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory. Winn’s second solo home run of the night allowed the Giants to complete a three-game sweep and hand the Diamondbacks [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2008.
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Johnson ties Clemens on strikeout list (PA SportsTicker)
Arizona Diamondbacks lefthander Randy Johnson climbed into a tie for second place on the all-time strikeout list in Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants.
Posted: May 29th, 2008.
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BLS poll: Which division leaders have staying power? Which don’t? (Yahoo! Sports)
We are now a couple of days past Memorial Day, a traditional benchmark to judge where baseball teams have been…
Posted: May 29th, 2008.
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BLS poll: Which division leaders will stay? Which won’t? (Yahoo! Sports)
We are now a couple of days past Memorial Day, a traditional benchmark to judge where baseball teams have been…
Posted: May 29th, 2008.
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Durham drives in 4, Giants pound Davis, D-backs 11-3 (AP)
Ray Durham drove in four runs with a solo homer and a three-run single and the San Francisco Giants spoiled Doug Davis’ homecoming Wednesday night with a 11-3 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bengie Molina was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. He is batting .625 [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2008.
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Giants’ Lincecum notches seventh win, beats D-backs 6-3 (AP)
Bengie Molina and Jose Castillo homered to help Tim Lincecum earn his seventh victory in the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Lincecum (7-1), with a fastball that reached 98 mph on the Chase Field radar gun, allowed three runs on six hits in 7 1-3 innings.
Posted: May 27th, 2008.
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D-backs’ Byrnes goes on 15-day DL with sore hamstrings (AP)
The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed left fielder Eric Byrnes on the 15-day disabled because of sore hamstrings. The injury has bothered the Arizona outfielder since spring training, manager Bob Melvin said when the move was announced Tuesday, and the decision was made that rest was required. Byrnes had struggled at the plate, hitting just .219 [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2008.
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