GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (67-83) at ARIZONA (84-67)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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SAN FRANCISCO (0) AT ARIZONA (5) - EVENT LOG
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San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, R Aurilia SS, R Winn LF,
B Molina C, N Schierholtz RF, P Feliz 3B, D Ortmeier 1B, K Frandsen 2B, J Sanchez LHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes LF, J Upton RF, C Jackson 1B, M Reynolds 3B,
C Young CF, C Snyder C, A Callaspo 2B, A Ojeda SS, M Owings RHP.

Umpires -- Derryl Cousins (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), Rob Drake (2B), Angel Hernandez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 95 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 6 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts walked. R Aurilia grounded into fielder's
choice to third, D Roberts out at second. R Winn grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, R Aurilia out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes reached on infield single to catcher. E Byrnes
caught stealing second, catcher to second. J Upton walked. C Jackson singled
to right, J Upton to second. M Reynolds singled to left, J Upton to third,
C Jackson to second. C Young hit sacrifice fly to right, J Upton scored,
C Jackson to third, M Reynolds to second. C Snyder singled to left, C Jackson
and M Reynolds scored. A Callaspo walked, C Snyder to second. A Ojeda singled
to left, C Snyder scored, A Callaspo out at third. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina flied out to right. N Schierholtz flied out to
left. P Feliz grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 2ND: S Munter relieved J Sanchez. M Owings doubled to right.
E Byrnes grounded out to third. M Owings to third on passed ball by B Molina.
J Upton flied out to right. C Jackson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Ortmeier struck out swinging. K Frandsen grounded out
to second. S McClain hit for S Munter. S McClain flied out to right. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 3RD: S Atchison relieved S Munter. M Reynolds struck out swinging.
C Young doubled to deep left, C Young out stretching at third. C Snyder
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: D Roberts singled to right. R Aurilia flied out to
right. R Winn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
D Roberts out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 4TH: A Callaspo struck out swinging. A Ojeda flied out to left.
M Owings grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: B Molina flied out to right. N Schierholtz popped out
to third. P Feliz doubled to deep center. D Ortmeier popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 5TH: E Byrnes fouled out to first. J Upton grounded out to second.
C Jackson lined out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: K Frandsen flied out to right. E Velez hit for
S Atchison. E Velez flied out to right. D Roberts struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 6TH: D Giese relieved S Atchison. R Winn in center field. E Velez
in left field. M Reynolds homered to left. C Young doubled to left. C Young
caught stealing third, pitcher to third. C Snyder struck out swinging.
A Callaspo doubled to right. A Ojeda grounded out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 5.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Aurilia grounded out to pitcher. R Winn grounded out
to second. B Molina flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 7TH: M Owings flied out to center. E Byrnes grounded out to third.
J Upton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 5.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Salazar in right field. N Schierholtz grounded out to
first. P Feliz flied out to center. D Ortmeier struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Taschner relieved D Giese. C Jackson grounded out to third.
M Reynolds struck out looking. C Young popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 5.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: K Frandsen flied out to right. E Velez grounded out to
shortstop. R Durham hit for J Taschner. R Durham struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 5.</div>

 

Owings pitches shutout as D-Backs stop Giants

<h3>ARIZONA 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0</h3>By Bob Huhn
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks turned to rookieMicah Owings to help them maintain sole possession of firstplace in the National League West. The 24-year old more thananswered the call.


Owings threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout to leadthe Diamondbacks to a 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giantson Tuesday.


The win moved Arizona (85-67) 1 1/2 games ahead of the San DiegoPadres (82-67) in the division. The Padres play the PittsburghPirates.


Owings, (7-8) whose last turn in the rotation was skipped aftergoing 1-7 in his previous 14 starts, won for the first timesince August 18. In his last two starts he did not get past thethird inning.


The rookie retired the last 13 batters he faced and 15 of 16 inhis second career complete game. He struck out four and walkedonly the first batter of the game.


Arizona wasted no time getting the all the runs Owings needed byscoring four in the first inning off Giants starter JonathanSanchez. Chris Young drove home the first run with a sacrificefly before Chris Snyder delivered a two-run broken-bast basehit. Augie Ojeda capped the inning with an RBI single to left.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy lifted Sanchez (1-5) after the firstinning. The 24-year old lefthander, who has not won a startsince September 6, 2006, was charged with four runs and fivehits and walked two batters.


Arizona extended its lead to 5-0 in the sixth, when Reynoldsblasted a 452-foot homer off of Dan Giese into the upper deck inright field.


Young went 2-for-2 for the Diamondbacks, who had lost four oftheir last six games,


<div class="pre">Pedro Feliz doubled in the fifth inning and was the only player</div>to reach second base for the Giants, who now have dropped fiveof their last six games.