NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ARIZONA (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Pierre cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290 T Abreu ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .272 J Loney 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .327 J Kent 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .301 L Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 M Kemp rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .336 A LaRoche 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .212 M Lieberthal c 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .137 R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-A Ethier ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 15 a-walked for R Seanez in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - T Abreu (14, B Webb). RBI - T Abreu 2 (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wells 1, J Kent 2, A LaRoche 2. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - D Wells (2, throw). Outfield assists - L Gonzalez (M Reynolds at Home). DP: 1 (T Abreu-J Kent-J Loney). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .239 J Upton rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 a-J Salazar ph-rf 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .266 E Byrnes lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .291 C Jackson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280 T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 M Reynolds 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .282 C Snyder c 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .262 A Ojeda 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 S Drew ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .230 B Webb p 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .086 D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Cirillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 33 6 12 6 5 6 14 a-struck out looking for J Upton in the 7th; b-doubled to left for B Lyon in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (19, D Wells); J Cirillo (4, J Beimel). 3B - S Drew (4, D Wells). HR - C Young (32, 1st inning off D Wells 0 on, 0 Out), M Reynolds (17, 3rd inning off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - C Jackson. RBI - C Young (67), C Snyder (46), B Webb (3), M Reynolds (61), C Jackson (55), J Salazar (10). 2-out RBI - C Snyder, M Reynolds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ojeda 1, E Byrnes 2, C Snyder 1. GIDP - B Webb. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes 2 (47, 2nd base off D Wells/M Lieberthal, 3rd base off D Wells/M Lieberthal). ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS - 000 000 20 -- 2 ARIZONA - 211 010 01 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 4 2/3 9 5 5 2 3 2 5.53 R Seanez 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.75 S Proctor 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.83 J Beimel 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.04 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 6 1/3 8 2 2 2 6 0 3.02 D Slaten 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.27 T Pena 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02 B Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 WP - J Beimel. IBB - C Young (by J Beimel). Pitches-strikes: D Wells 86-53; R Seanez 16-9; S Proctor 23-14; J Beimel 21-12; B Webb 109-73; D Slaten 3-1; T Pena 3-1; B Lyon 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 4-6; R Seanez 2-1; S Proctor 1-0; J Beimel 1-2; B Webb 10-3; D Slaten 0-1; T Pena 1-0; B Lyon 2-1. Batters faced: D Wells 24; R Seanez 4; S Proctor 5; J Beimel 6; B Webb 29; D Slaten 1; T Pena 1; B Lyon 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott. Weather: 88 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE ARI: JOSE VALVERDE (1-4, 2.74) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 6 DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: M LIEBERTHAL (.234, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M Lieberthal (.234, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Sweeney hit for M Lieberthal. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M Sweeney (.248, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: O Saenz hit for J Beimel. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: O Saenz (.187, 4 HR, 18 RBI)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 1 ARIZONA 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 x 6 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LOS - DAVID WELLS, RUDY SEANEZ (5TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (8TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL ARI - BRANDON WEBB, DOUG SLATEN (7TH), TONY PENA (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (32) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON MARK REYNOLDS (17) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 1 ARIZONA 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 x 6 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LOS - DAVID WELLS, RUDY SEANEZ (5TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (8TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL ARI - BRANDON WEBB, DOUG SLATEN (7TH), TONY PENA (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER WP - BRANDON WEBB (17-10) LP - DAVID WELLS (8-9) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (32) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON MARK REYNOLDS (17) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON TIME: 2:54 ATT: 47,673 PROBABLES: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (11-5, 3.15) ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ (8-2, 4.61)</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ARIZONA (6) - FINAL LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Pierre cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290 T Abreu ss 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .270 J Loney 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .327 J Kent 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .301 L Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 M Kemp rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .336 A LaRoche 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .212 M Lieberthal c 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .137 R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-A Ethier ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 Totals 36 2 8 2 2 8 16 a-walked for R Seanez in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for M Lieberthal in the 9th; c-struck out swinging for J Beimel in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - T Abreu (14, B Webb). RBI - T Abreu 2 (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wells 1, J Kent 2, A LaRoche 2. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - D Wells (2, throw). Outfield assists - L Gonzalez (M Reynolds at Home). DP: 1 (T Abreu-J Kent-J Loney). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .239 J Upton rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 a-J Salazar ph-rf 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .266 E Byrnes lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .291 C Jackson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280 T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 M Reynolds 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .282 C Snyder c 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .262 A Ojeda 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 S Drew ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .230 B Webb p 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .086 D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Cirillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 12 6 5 6 14 a-struck out looking for J Upton in the 7th; b-doubled to left for B Lyon in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (19, D Wells); J Cirillo (4, J Beimel). 3B - S Drew (4, D Wells). HR - C Young (32, 1st inning off D Wells 0 on, 0 Out), M Reynolds (17, 3rd inning off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - C Jackson. RBI - C Young (67), C Snyder (46), B Webb (3), M Reynolds (61), C Jackson (55), J Salazar (10). 2-out RBI - C Snyder, M Reynolds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ojeda 1, E Byrnes 2, C Snyder 1. GIDP - B Webb. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes 2 (47, 2nd base off D Wells/M Lieberthal, 3rd base off D Wells/M Lieberthal). FIELDING: E - S Drew (16, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS - 000 000 200 -- 2 ARIZONA - 211 010 01x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells (L, 8-9) 4 2/3 9 5 5 2 3 2 5.53 R Seanez 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.75 S Proctor 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.83 J Beimel 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.04 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb (W, 17-10) 6 1/3 8 2 2 2 6 0 3.02 D Slaten (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.27 T Pena (H, 30) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02 B Lyon (H, 34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 J Valverde 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 WP - J Beimel. IBB - C Young (by J Beimel). Pitches-strikes: D Wells 86-53; R Seanez 16-9; S Proctor 23-14; J Beimel 21-12; B Webb 109-73; D Slaten 3-1; T Pena 3-1; B Lyon 16-12; J Valverde 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 4-6; R Seanez 2-1; S Proctor 1-0; J Beimel 1-2; B Webb 10-3; D Slaten 0-1; T Pena 1-0; B Lyon 2-1; J Valverde 0-1. Batters faced: D Wells 24; R Seanez 4; S Proctor 5; J Beimel 6; B Webb 29; D Slaten 1; T Pena 1; B Lyon 3; J Valverde 4. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott. T--2:54. Att--47,673. Weather: 88 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (2) AT ARIZONA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA 1ST: C Young homered to left. J Upton struck out swinging. E Byrnes singled to center. C Jackson fouled out to catcher. M Reynolds singled to left center, E Byrnes to second. C Snyder doubled to deep left, E Byrnes scored, M Reynolds thrown out at home. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 2ND: A Ojeda grounded out to third. S Drew tripled to deep right. B Webb singled to right, S Drew scored. C Young fouled out to first. J Upton flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 3. ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop. C Jackson flied out to center. M Reynolds homered to left. C Snyder flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 4. ARIZONA 5TH: J Upton grounded out to second. E Byrnes singled to left. E Byrnes stole second. E Byrnes stole third. C Jackson hit sacrifice fly to left, E Byrnes scored. M Reynolds walked. M Reynolds safe at third on throwing error by pitcher D Wells. C Snyder walked. R Seanez relieved D Wells. A Ojeda flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 5. LA DODGERS 7TH: M Lieberthal singled to left center. A Ethier hit for R Seanez. A Ethier walked, M Lieberthal to second. J Pierre grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Ethier out at second, M Lieberthal to third. T Abreu doubled to deep right center, M Lieberthal and J Pierre scored. D Slaten relieved B Webb. J Loney flied out to left. T Pena relieved D Slaten. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 5. ARIZONA 8TH: J Beimel relieved S Proctor. A Ojeda lined out to first. S Drew singled to right. J Cirillo hit for B Lyon. J Cirillo doubled to left, S Drew to third. C Young intentionally walked. J Salazar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Drew scored, C Young out at second, J Cirillo to third. J Salazar to second on wild pitch by J Beimel. E Byrnes popped out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 6.</div>
NL: LA DODGERS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA DODGERS (2) AT ARIZONA (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- J Pierre CF, T Abreu SS, J Loney 1B, J Kent 2B, L Gonzalez LF, M Kemp RF, A LaRoche 3B, M Lieberthal C, D Wells LHP. Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, J Upton RF, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B, M Reynolds 3B, C Snyder C, A Ojeda 2B, S Drew SS, B Webb RHP. Umpires -- Ron Kulpa (HP), Paul Emmel (1B), Dan Iassogna (2B), Dale Scott (3B). Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 20 mph. LA DODGERS 1ST: J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. T Abreu grounded out to first. J Loney singled to center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 1ST: C Young homered to left. J Upton struck out swinging. E Byrnes singled to center. C Jackson fouled out to catcher. M Reynolds singled to left center, E Byrnes to second. C Snyder doubled to deep left, E Byrnes scored, M Reynolds thrown out at home. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 2. LA DODGERS 2ND: L Gonzalez walked. M Kemp struck out swinging. A LaRoche singled to left, L Gonzalez to second. M Lieberthal flied out to left. D Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 2ND: A Ojeda grounded out to third. S Drew tripled to deep right. B Webb singled to right, S Drew scored. C Young fouled out to first. J Upton flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 3. LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. T Abreu singled to left center. J Loney grounded out to second, T Abreu to second. J Kent grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 3. ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop. C Jackson flied out to center. M Reynolds homered to left. C Snyder flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 4. LA DODGERS 4TH: L Gonzalez lined out to right. M Kemp struck out swinging. A LaRoche struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 4. ARIZONA 4TH: A Ojeda singled to center. S Drew grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Ojeda out at second. B Webb struck out bunting foul. C Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 4. LA DODGERS 5TH: M Lieberthal grounded out to second. D Wells grounded out to second. J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 4. ARIZONA 5TH: J Upton grounded out to second. E Byrnes singled to left. E Byrnes stole second. E Byrnes stole third. C Jackson hit sacrifice fly to left, E Byrnes scored. M Reynolds walked. M Reynolds safe at third on throwing error by pitcher D Wells. C Snyder walked. R Seanez relieved D Wells. A Ojeda flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 5. LA DODGERS 6TH: T Abreu lined out to second. J Loney singled to left. J Kent singled to center, J Loney to second. L Gonzalez struck out looking. M Kemp reached on infield single to third, J Loney to third, J Kent to second. A LaRoche struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 5. ARIZONA 6TH: S Drew walked. B Webb grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Drew out at second. C Young struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ARIZONA 5. LA DODGERS 7TH: M Lieberthal singled to left center. A Ethier hit for R Seanez. A Ethier walked, M Lieberthal to second. J Pierre grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Ethier out at second, M Lieberthal to third. T Abreu doubled to deep right center, M Lieberthal and J Pierre scored. D Slaten relieved B Webb. J Loney flied out to left. T Pena relieved D Slaten. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 5. ARIZONA 7TH: S Proctor relieved R Seanez. J Salazar hit for J Upton. J Salazar struck out looking. E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson singled to center. M Reynolds walked, C Jackson to second. C Snyder grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Reynolds out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 5. LA DODGERS 8TH: J Salazar in right field. T Clark at first base. B Lyon relieved T Pena. L Gonzalez grounded out to second. M Kemp flied out to right. A LaRoche grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 5. ARIZONA 8TH: J Beimel relieved S Proctor. A Ojeda lined out to first. S Drew singled to right. J Cirillo hit for B Lyon. J Cirillo doubled to left, S Drew to third. C Young intentionally walked. J Salazar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Drew scored, C Young out at second, J Cirillo to third. J Salazar to second on wild pitch by J Beimel. E Byrnes popped out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 6. LA DODGERS 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. M Sweeney hit for M Lieberthal. M Sweeney struck out swinging. O Saenz hit for J Beimel. O Saenz struck out swinging. J Pierre safe at first on error by shortstop S Drew. T Abreu lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 6.</div>
Webb sets new career mark in wins, downs Dodgers again <h3>ARIZONA 6, LA DODGERS 2</h3>By Bob Huhn PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Brandon Webb continued his dominance over theLos Angeles Dodgers by posting his career-high 17th win in a6-2 victory on Saturday that opened up a little more breathingroom in the National League West. The reigning Cy Young Award winner tossed 6 1/3 strong innings,yielding two runs and eight hits with six strikeouts en route tohis seventh straight win in as many starts against the Dodgers. Chris Young and Mark Reynolds each hit home runs for the<div class="pre">Diamondbacks (88-67), who increased the their lead in the</div>division to two games over the San Diego Padres (85-68), whowere playing the Colorado Rockies. Young hammered the first pitch of the game 463 feet into theupper deck in left field off Dodger starter David Wells (8-9) totake a 1-0 lead. The leadoff homer was the ninth such blastfor Young this season, a number which leads the majors. In the third, Reynolds' belted his own solo shot to left,increasing the Diamondbacks advantage to 4-0. The home run wasthe rookie's fourth of the season against the Dodgers, the mosthe has hit against any opponent. It was the second straight poor outing for the 44-year-oldWells, who was pitching on just three days rest. The lefthanderlasted only 4 2/3 innings, surrendering five runs and ninehits, snapping his three-game winning streak. In his last two games, Wells has surrendered 10 runs and 17 hitsin 9 2/3 innings. The Dodgers, who now have lost a season-high seven consecutivegames, were once again without shortstop Rafael Furcal, whomissed his fifth straight game with a sore lower back.
Webb sets new career mark in wins, downs Dodgers again <h3>ARIZONA 6, LA DODGERS 2</h3>By Bob Huhn PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Brandon Webb continued his dominance over theLos Angeles Dodgers by posting his career-high 17th win in a 6-2victory on Saturday that opened up a little more breathing room inthe National League West. The reigning Cy Young Award winner tossed 6 1/3 strong innings,yielding two runs and eight hits with six strikeouts en route tohis seventh straight win in as many starts against the Dodgers. "I felt better early on then in the last few games," Webb said."Tonight, I felt that I had decent action on the ball and I wasable to use that and get ahead. In key situations tonight, Iwas able to go with my off-speed pitches and get somestrikeouts." Chris Young and Mark Reynolds each hit home runs for the<div class="pre">Diamondbacks (88-67), who increased the their lead in the</div>division to two games over the San Diego Padres (85-68), whowere playing the Colorado Rockies. Young hammered the first pitch of the game 463 feet into theupper deck in left field off Dodger starter David Wells (8-9) totake a 1-0 lead. The leadoff homer was the ninth such blastfor Young this season, a number which leads the majors. "That is quite the lift right off the bat, hitting the firstpitch almost out of the stadium," Diamondbacks manger Bob Melvinsaid. "With Webby on the mound, that is what you are lookingfor - getting your guy a lead and letting him go do his thing." In the third, Reynolds' belted his own solo shot to left,increasing the Diamondbacks advantage to 4-0. The home run wasthe rookie's fourth of the season against the Dodgers, the mosthe has hit against any opponent. "I don't know where we would be without him," Melvin said."There have been times when our guys have struggled, but foryoung players, it is important to see how they come back. If wehave had some problems this year, it has been offensively - andknock on wood right now - we are pretty good offensively." It was the second straight poor outing for the 44-year-oldWells, who was pitching on just three days rest. The lefthanderlasted only 4 2/3 innings, surrendering five runs and ninehits, snapping his three-game winning streak. "I felt like I was battling constantly trying to make goodpitches and in the second or third inning, I just didn't havethe rhythm," Wells said. "It wasn't a very good night for me.I was trying to stop the bleeding when we were getting (beat)and I don't like it. We are too good of a team to get beat likethis. Right now, it is like we are on no cylinderswhatsoever." In his last two games, Wells has surrendered 10 runs and 17 hitsin 9 2/3 innings. The Dodgers, who now have lost a season-high seven consecutivegames, were once again without shortstop Rafael Furcal, whomissed his fifth straight game with a sore lower back. "We knew it would be tough but we allowed them too many runs andcouldn't catch up," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "Whatour record ends up being is not nearly as significant as notmaking it into the postseason. That is your objective and ifyou don't accomplish that, you have lost."
