GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (53-63) at ARIZONA (66-51)

NL: WASHINGTON (53-63) at ARIZONA (66-51)

<h3>Webb aims to continue scoreless innings streak against Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (53-63) at Arizona (66-51) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have been on a rolllately, and their ace has sparked the surge.


Brandon Webb will go for his fourth straight scoreless startwhen the Diamondbacks host the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Webb (11-8, 2.92 ERA) has won his last three starts, yielding atotal of 16 hits in 23 scoreless innings. The reigning NationalLeague Cy Young Award winner, Webb has not allowed a run tocross the plate in 24 innings, including the seventh inning ofhis loss on July 20.


Arizona has gotten strong performances from most of the playerson the team recently, winning 16 of their last 19 games to forgea three-game lead over the San Diego Padres (62-53) in theNational League West. The Diamondbacks took the first game ofthe series, 11-4, on Friday.


The Nationals will counter with rookie John Lannan (1-0, 3.71).The 22-year-old lefthander turned in a strong performance injust his third major league start last Monday, holding BarryBonds and the San Francisco Giants to just one run and eighthits in seven innings, but did not factor in a 3-2 loss.

Washington has been on a run of its own since the All-Starbreak, going 17-11 - the second-best mark in the NL behindArizona.

 

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

WASHINGTON ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .252 9 47 Chris Young CF .234 19 40
Nook Logan CF .274 0 11 Orlando Hudson 2B .298 10 58
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .269 18 63 Eric Byrnes LF .298 17 66
Austin Kearns RF .254 10 47 Conor Jackson 1B .272 9 40
Ryan Church LF .259 8 45 Justin Upton RF .286 1 3
Ronnie Belliard 2B .292 6 38 Mark Reynolds 3B .262 8 37
Brian Schneider C .233 6 40 Chris Snyder C .248 10 31
Robert Fick 1B .191 0 5 Stephen Drew SS .232 8 38
John Lannan LHP .000 0 0 Brandon Webb RHP .041 0 1
(1-0, 3.71) (11-8, 2.92)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN (1-0, 3.71)
ARI - BRANDON WEBB (11-8, 2.92)

UMPIRES: HP - DALE SCOTT
1B - RON KULPA
2B - PAUL EMMEL
3B - DAN IASSOGNA

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
ARI - BRANDON WEBB AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.252, 9 HR, 47 RBI)
N LOGAN (.274, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.269, 18 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.234, 19 HR, 40 RBI)
O HUDSON (.298, 10 HR, 58 RBI)
E BYRNES (.298, 17 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


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 .298
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: B Webb 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 1-0. Batters
faced: B Webb 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.259, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.292, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
B SCHNEIDER (.233, 6 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 6-4; B Webb 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lannan
1-2; B Webb 1-0. Batters faced: J Lannan 3; B Webb 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.272, 9 HR, 40 RBI)
J UPTON (.286, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.262, 8 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.88

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 6-4; B Webb 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lannan
1-2; B Webb 3-0. Batters faced: J Lannan 3; B Webb 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.191, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
J LANNAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.253, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.88

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 20-12; B Webb 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lannan 2-4; B Webb 3-0. Batters faced: J Lannan 6; B Webb 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.248, 10 HR, 31 RBI)
S DREW (.232, 8 HR, 38 RBI)
B WEBB (.041, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Lannan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 5 3

BATTING: S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Jackson (9, throw).


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WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.86

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 20-12; B Webb 42-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lannan 2-4; B Webb 4-0. Batters faced: J Lannan 6; B Webb 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 0-FOR-1)
A KEARNS (.253, 0-FOR-1)
R CHURCH (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Lannan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 5 3

BATTING: S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: S - B Webb. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1. Team
LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - C Jackson (9, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.15

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.86

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 37-22; B Webb 42-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lannan 4-4; B Webb 4-0. Batters faced: J Lannan 10; B Webb 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOHN LANNAN
ARI - BRANDON WEBB

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.297, 0-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.298, 0-FOR-1)
C JACKSON (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
R Church lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .290
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Lannan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 14 0 2 0 0 7 4

BATTING: 2B - R Church (35, B Webb). S - N Logan. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (18, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: S - B Webb. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1. Team
LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - C Jackson (9, throw).


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WASHINGTON - 000 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.15

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 4 2 0 0 0 7 0 2.85

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 37-22; B Webb 54-39. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lannan 4-4; B Webb 4-1. Batters faced: J Lannan 10; B Webb 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JUSTIN UPTON SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>