NL: ARIZONA (32-23) at NY METS (34-18) <h3>Webb hopes to lead Diamondbacks to eighth straight win</h3> <div class="pre">Arizona (32-23) at NY Mets (34-18) 7:10 pm EDT</div> FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- While pitching has contributed to their<div class="pre">recent success, the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense has been scorching.</div> The Diamondbacks look for their eighth straight win when theystart a three-game weekend series with the New York Mets onFriday at Shea Stadium. Arizona, which is trying to win eight consecutive contests forthe first time since a 12-game run from June 18-30, 2003, hasbenefited from an offense that has scored five or more runs insix of the seven games in the streak. Diamondbacks starter Brandon Webb (4-3, 3.74 ERA) will look forthat kind of continued run support as well as try to continuethe stellar pitching the Arizona staff put together during therun. The ace righthander has led a staff which has recorded a 1.65ERA during the winning streak. In his last outing, the formerCy Young Award winner went seven innings, allowing two runs andseven hits with eight strikeouts in a 5-4 win over Houston onSaturday. However, Webb is 1-6 in eight lifetime starts against the Metsdespite a 2.59 ERA in those outings. John Maine (6-2, 2.79), whose ERA ranks seventh in the NL, takesthe mound for New York. In Saturday's 7-2 win over Florida, heyielded two runs and four hits with eight strikeouts - tying aseason high - over six frames. The righthander won his only career start against Arizona,lasting six innings and allowing one run with seven strikeouts.
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA AT NY METS -- LINEUPS ARIZONA NY METS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Eric Byrnes LF .306 8 31 Jose Reyes SS .310 2 25 Conor Jackson 1B .273 3 16 Endy Chavez CF .323 1 13 Orlando Hudson 2B .294 6 33 Damion Easley 2B .267 7 15 Mark Reynolds 3B .426 4 15 Carlos Delgado 1B .231 7 32 Stephen Drew SS .247 1 20 Paul Lo Duca C .319 2 14 Chris Young CF .277 6 20 Julio Franco 3B .182 1 8 Carlos Quentin RF .216 4 21 David Newhan LF .189 1 3 Chris Snyder C .229 3 10 Ben Johnson RF .250 0 0 Brandon Webb RHP .038 0 1 John Maine RHP .167 0 0 (4-3, 3.74) (6-2, 2.79)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS WARMUPS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (4-3, 3.74) NYM - JOHN MAINE (6-2, 2.79) UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF 1B - TIM TSCHIDA 2B - JIM JOYCE 3B - JEFF NELSON WEATHER: 85 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 12 mph, out to left</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (4-3, 3.74) NYM - JOHN MAINE (6-2, 2.79) UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF 1B - TIM TSCHIDA 2B - DUSTY DELLINGER 3B - JEFF NELSON WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 3 mph, swirling</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS STARTING BATS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB AND CHRIS SNYDER NYM - JOHN MAINE AND PAUL LO DUCA DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.309, 8 HR, 31 RBI) C JACKSON (.273, 3 HR, 16 RBI) O HUDSON (.294, 6 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.310, 2 HR, 25 RBI) E CHAVEZ (.323, 1 HR, 13 RBI) D EASLEY (.267, 7 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .418 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 E Chavez cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 D Easley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 0 -- 0 NY METS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.74 Pitches-strikes: J Maine 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 0-1. Batters faced: J Maine 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.247, 1 HR, 20 RBI) C YOUNG (.277, 6 HR, 20 RBI) C QUENTIN (.216, 4 HR, 21 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .418 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 0 -- 0 NY METS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.69 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.74 Pitches-strikes: B Webb 12-8; J Maine 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 1-2; J Maine 0-1. Batters faced: B Webb 3; J Maine 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.231, 7 HR, 32 RBI) P LO DUCA (.319, 2 HR, 14 RBI) J FRANCO (.182, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .418 S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 00 -- 0 NY METS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.69 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.70 Pitches-strikes: B Webb 12-8; J Maine 35-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 1-2; J Maine 0-3. Batters faced: B Webb 3; J Maine 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.229, 3 HR, 10 RBI) B WEBB (.038, 0 HR, 1 RBI) E BYRNES (.309, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .418 S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Newhan 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - J Franco (2, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 00 -- 0 NY METS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.65 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.70 Pitches-strikes: B Webb 36-20; J Maine 35-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 2-2; J Maine 0-3. Batters faced: B Webb 7; J Maine 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR NY METS: B JOHNSON (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J MAINE (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J REYES (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .418 S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 B Webb p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .037 Totals 10 0 1 0 0 5 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Newhan 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - J Franco (2, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 000 -- 0 NY METS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.65 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.66 Pitches-strikes: B Webb 36-20; J Maine 48-34. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 2-2; J Maine 1-3. Batters faced: B Webb 7; J Maine 10. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.271, 0-FOR-1) O HUDSON (.293, 0-FOR-1) M REYNOLDS (.418, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .418 S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 B Webb p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .037 Totals 10 0 1 0 0 5 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 B Johnson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 Totals 9 0 1 0 1 3 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Newhan 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - J Franco (2, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder). CS - J Reyes (7, 2nd base by B Webb/C Snyder). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 000 -- 0 NY METS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.60 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.66 Pitches-strikes: B Webb 48-27; J Maine 48-34. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 2-3; J Maine 1-3. Batters faced: B Webb 10; J Maine 10. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB NYM - JOHN MAINE DUE UP FOR NY METS: E CHAVEZ (.320, 0-FOR-1) D EASLEY (.264, 0-FOR-1) C DELGADO (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at NY METS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS NY METS (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Byrnes lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 C Jackson 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 O Hudson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .411 S Drew ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 B Webb p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .037 Totals 14 0 2 0 0 5 5 BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (11, J Maine). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Drew 1, M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (10, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 J Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 B Johnson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 Totals 9 0 1 0 1 3 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Newhan 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - J Franco (2, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder). CS - J Reyes (7, 2nd base by B Webb/C Snyder). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 000 0 -- 0 NY METS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.60 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 4 2 0 0 0 5 0 2.62 Pitches-strikes: B Webb 48-27; J Maine 57-40. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 2-3; J Maine 3-4. Batters faced: B Webb 10; J Maine 14. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Dusty Dellinger. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>
