GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (67-84) at ARIZONA (85-67)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (67-84) at ARIZONA (85-67)

<h3>Diamondbacks aim to keep slim lead in NL West</h3>



<div class="pre">San Francisco (67-84) at Arizona (85-67) 9:40 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Arizona Diamondbacks hope to maintaintheir slim lead in the National League West when they host theSan Francisco Giants in the final game of a three-game series onWednesday.


The Diamondbacks sit atop the NL West but are just one gameahead of the San Diego Padres (83-67), who have won five gamesin a row.


Arizona defeated San Francisco, 5-0, on Tuesday, behind atwo-hit shutout from Micah Owings.


The Diamondbacks will now turn to one of their hottest pitchersin the second half to the mound in Doug Davis (13-12, 4.18 ERA).Davis has won eight games since the All-Star break againstjust two losses, spanning 13 starts.


However, the 31-year-old lefthander has struggled in his lasttwo starts, failing to make it past the fifth inning and givingup 10 runs in 8 2/3 innings pitched.


San Francisco counters with Barry Zito (9-12, 4.41), who has notwon a decision since August 17. However, the lefthander hasnot allowed more than three runs in his last seven outings,lowering his ERA from 5.13 to 4.41.


The Giants have won just five of their last 16 games, while theDiamondbacks have come out on top in six of their last sevengames at home.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS

SAN FRANCISCO ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rajai Davis CF .282 1 8 Eric Byrnes LF .290 21 82
Kevin Frandsen 2B .241 4 26 Justin Upton RF .225 2 11
Randy Winn RF .291 11 56 Conor Jackson 1B .279 13 53
Bengie Molina C .283 19 80 Mark Reynolds 3B .271 15 55
Scott Mcclain 1B .000 0 0 Chris Young CF .236 30 64
Daniel Ortmeier LF .261 5 13 Chris Snyder C .254 13 42
Pedro Feliz 3B .250 19 69 Stephen Drew SS .228 11 55
Omar Vizquel SS .238 2 41 Augie Ojeda 2B .262 1 9
Barry Zito LHP .109 0 2 Doug Davis LHP .074 0 1
(9-12, 4.41) (13-12, 4.18)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: SFO - BARRY ZITO (9-12, 4.41)
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (13-12, 4.18)

UMPIRES: HP - TED BARRETT
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 92 Degrees, clear
WIND: 5 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA
ARI - DOUG DAVIS AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.282, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.241, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
R WINN (.291, 11 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RANDY WINN (12) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF DOUG DAVIS SCORED KEVIN FRANDSEN.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2, ARIZONA 0

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.283, 19 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 2 2 3 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.290, 21 HR, 82 RBI)
J UPTON (.225, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
C JACKSON (.279, 13 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
K Frandsen 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Winn rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S McClain 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
D Ortmeier lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - K Frandsen (9, D Davis). HR - R Winn (12, 1st inning off D Davis
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Winn 2 (58). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (6, 2nd base by D Davis).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 2 -- 2
ARIZONA - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 4.26

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 0-1. Batters
faced: D Davis 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CONOR JACKSON (14) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF BARRY ZITO.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2, ARIZONA 1

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.271, 15 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 2 2 3 0
ARIZONA 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.250, 19 HR, 69 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.238, 2 HR, 41 RBI)
B ZITO (.109, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
K Frandsen 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Winn rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S McClain 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
D Ortmeier lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - K Frandsen (9, D Davis). HR - R Winn (12, 1st inning off D Davis
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Winn 2 (58). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (6, 2nd base by D Davis).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (14, 1st inning off B Zito 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson (54). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 2 -- 2
ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.43

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 4.26

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 13-8; D Davis 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito
0-2; D Davis 0-1. Batters faced: B Zito 4; D Davis 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 2 0 2 3 0
ARIZONA 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.236, 30 HR, 64 RBI)
C SNYDER (.254, 13 HR, 42 RBI)
S DREW (.228, 11 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
K Frandsen 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Winn rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S McClain 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
D Ortmeier lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - K Frandsen (9, D Davis). HR - R Winn (12, 1st inning off D Davis
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Winn 2 (58). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (6, 2nd base by D Davis).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (14, 1st inning off B Zito 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson (54). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 20 -- 2
ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.43

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.23

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 13-8; D Davis 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito
0-2; D Davis 1-2. Batters faced: B Zito 4; D Davis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 2 0 2 3 0
ARIZONA 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.282, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K FRANDSEN (.244, 1-FOR-1)
R WINN (.292, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
K Frandsen 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Winn rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S McClain 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
D Ortmeier lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - K Frandsen (9, D Davis). HR - R Winn (12, 1st inning off D Davis
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Winn 2 (58). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Davis (6, 2nd base by D Davis).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Snyder c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .073

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (14, 1st inning off B Zito 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson (54). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Davis 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 20 -- 2
ARIZONA - 10 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 4.41

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.23

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 36-22; D Davis 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito
1-4; D Davis 1-2. Batters faced: B Zito 9; D Davis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 95 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 2 0 0 2 5 0
ARIZONA 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.290, 0-FOR-1)
J UPTON (.223, 0-FOR-1)
C JACKSON (.281, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287
K Frandsen 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .248
R Winn rf 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .292
B Molina c 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .284
S McClain 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
D Ortmeier lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 13 2 5 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - K Frandsen (9, D Davis). HR - R Winn (12, 1st inning off D Davis
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Winn 2 (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
McClain 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Frandsen (3, 2nd base off D Davis/C Snyder). CS - R Davis
(6, 2nd base by D Davis).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Snyder c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .073

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (14, 1st inning off B Zito 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson (54). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Davis 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 200 -- 2
ARIZONA - 10 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 4.41

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 3 5 2 2 1 5 1 4.21

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 36-22; D Davis 56-35. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito
1-4; D Davis 1-2. Batters faced: B Zito 9; D Davis 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 95 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK REYNOLDS SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M REYNOLDS ON FIRST, J UPTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.238, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO CHRIS SNYDER SCORED JUSTIN UPTON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C SNYDER ON FIRST, C YOUNG ON SECOND, M
REYNOLDS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 2 0 0 2 5 0
ARIZONA 1 0 2 3 6 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ORTMEIER (.259, 0-FOR-1)
P FELIZ (.249, 0-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>