GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (48-52) at ARIZONA (53-48)

NL: FLORIDA (48-52) at ARIZONA (53-48)

<h3>Diamondbacks go for fourth straight win against Marlins</h3>

Florida (48-52) at Arizona (53-48), 9:40 pm EDT


PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the midst of a tight race in theNational League West, and their pitching is keeping them on the pace.

The Diamondbacks will look for a strong performance out of Livan Hernandez when they host the Florida Marlins on Tuesday.

Arizona has won three games in a row, allowing a total of five runs in the three contests. The club ranks fifth in the NL in team ERA at 3.95, making up for an offense that comes into Tuesday's contest 15th in the league in batting average at .247.

Hernandez (5-6, 4.77 ERA) has been the subject of trade rumors recently. The veteran righthander has postseason experience with the Marlins and the San Francisco Giants, and has been a reliable arm for 12 major league seasons.

The hefty Cuban has struggled recently, however, failing to notch a win since May 27 against Houston. Last Thursday, Hernandez surrendered six runs - five earned - and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings to take a loss at Milwaukee.

Florida will counter with Sergio Mitre (4-4, 2.82). The 26-year-old has been strong since moving into the Marlins rotation for good on May 5. Since that start against the Padres, Mitre has compiled a 4-2 record with a 2.68 ERA in 14 starts.

A 4-3 loss on Monday ended Florida's string of three straight games with at least nine runs of offense.

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS

FLORIDA ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfredo Amezaga SS .278 2 23 Chris Young CF .234 15 34
Dan Uggla 2B .256 19 61 Orlando Hudson 2B .290 8 51
Miguel Cabrera 3B .335 23 71 Eric Byrnes RF .308 14 52
Mike Jacobs 1B .276 8 24 Tony Clark 1B .240 9 26
Josh Willingham LF .261 15 63 Stephen Drew SS .240 6 33
Miguel Olivo C .240 9 41 Mark Reynolds 3B .257 8 30
Cody Ross CF .281 4 15 Scott Hairston LF .219 3 13
Jeremy Hermida RF .238 9 30 Miguel Montero C .230 6 24
Sergio Mitre RHP .120 0 0 Livan Hernandez RHP .217 1 3
(4-4, 2.82) (5-6, 4.77)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE AND MIGUEL OLIVO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.278, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
D UGGLA (.256, 19 HR, 61 RBI)
M CABRERA (.335, 23 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.234, 15 HR, 34 RBI)
O HUDSON (.290, 8 HR, 51 RBI)
E BYRNES (.308, 14 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Mitre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Byrnes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.82

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.74

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 0-2.
Batters faced: L Hernandez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ERIC BYRNES SCORED CHRIS YOUNG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.240, 9 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.276, 8 HR, 24 RBI)
J WILLINGHAM (.261, 15 HR, 63 RBI)
M OLIVO (.240, 9 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Mitre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Byrnes rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: RBI - E Byrnes (53). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (15, 2nd base off S Mitre/M Olivo).


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.88

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.74

Pitches-strikes: S Mitre 12-7; L Hernandez 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Mitre 3-0; L Hernandez 0-2. Batters faced: S Mitre 4; L Hernandez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.240, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.257, 8 HR, 30 RBI)
S HAIRSTON (.219, 3 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Mitre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. GIDP - M Olivo.
Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Byrnes rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: RBI - E Byrnes (53). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (15, 2nd base off S Mitre/M Olivo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-T Clark).


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.88

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.70

Pitches-strikes: S Mitre 12-7; L Hernandez 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Mitre 3-0; L Hernandez 3-2. Batters faced: S Mitre 4; L Hernandez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIGUEL MONTERO SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M REYNOLDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.217, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.238, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
S MITRE (.120, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A AMEZAGA (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Mitre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. GIDP - M Olivo.
Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Byrnes rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Drew ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
M Montero c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .230
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213

Totals 7 2 2 2 1 1 1

BATTING: SF - M Montero. RBI - E Byrnes (53), M Montero (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - L Hernandez 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (15, 2nd base off S Mitre/M Olivo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-T Clark).


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 11 -- 2
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2.94

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.70

Pitches-strikes: S Mitre 30-15; L Hernandez 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Mitre 4-1; L Hernandez 3-2. Batters faced: S Mitre 9; L Hernandez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - SERGIO MITRE
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.236, 1-FOR-1)
O HUDSON (.290, 0-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.308, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
S Mitre p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. GIDP - M Olivo.
Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Byrnes rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Drew ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
M Montero c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .230
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213

Totals 7 2 2 2 1 1 1

BATTING: SF - M Montero. RBI - E Byrnes (53), M Montero (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - L Hernandez 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (15, 2nd base off S Mitre/M Olivo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-T Clark).


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2.94

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.66

Pitches-strikes: S Mitre 30-15; L Hernandez 39-26. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Mitre 4-1; L Hernandez 4-2. Batters faced: S Mitre 9; L Hernandez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ORLANDO HUDSON (9) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF SERGIO MITRE.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, ARIZONA 3

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.308, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TONY CLARK SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T CLARK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.240, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO SCOTT HAIRSTON SCORED TONY CLARK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S HAIRSTON ON FIRST, M REYNOLDS ON SECOND, S
DREW ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
ARIZONA 5 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.230, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIGUEL MONTERO SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S HAIRSTON ON FIRST, M REYNOLDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
ARIZONA 6 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.213, 0-FOR-1)</div>