GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (67-52) at FLORIDA (55-63)

NL: ARIZONA (67-52) at FLORIDA (55-63)

<h3>Jackson, Diamondbacks hope to keep rolling</h3>

<div class="pre">Arizona (67-52) at Florida (55-63) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

MIAMI (Ticker) -- Connor Jackson will see if he can carry overhis sizzling swing to a new series.


Jackson looks to build off an excellent series when the ArizonaDiamondbacks visit the Florida Marlins in the opener of athree-game set Tuesday.


Jackson went 6-for-10 (.600) with two home runs and five RBI inthe three-game series win over the Washington Nationals over theweekend. The 25-year-old first baseman is batting .275 withnine homers and 41 RBI this season.


The Diamondbacks will send Byung-Hyun Kim (6-5, 4.93 ERA) to themound. Kim was claimed off waivers from the Marlins on August3 after starting the season with the Colorado Rockies.

Kim was tagged for five runs - four earned - and seven hits overjust 2 1/3 innings in his only start for Arizona this season, a10-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

Florida will counter with Dontrelle Willis (7-12, 4.98), who hasnot won since May 29. The 25-year-old lefthander has gone 0-9with a 6.00 ERA over that stretch, a span of 13 starts.

Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who is hitting .341 with 21homers, is leading the National League in batting average. Ifhe hangs on, Ramirez would become the first player in Marlins'history to lead the league in that category.

 

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

ARIZONA FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chris Young CF .229 19 40 Hanley Ramirez SS .341 21 59
Orlando Hudson 2B .294 10 58 Alejandro De Aza CF .333 0 3
Eric Byrnes LF .300 18 67 Miguel Cabrera 3B .335 28 83
Conor Jackson 1B .275 9 41 Josh Willingham LF .271 18 74
Justin Upton RF .294 1 4 Mike Jacobs 1B .246 8 27
Mark Reynolds 3B .268 9 40 Dan Uggla 2B .248 23 69
Chris Snyder C .249 10 31 Matt Treanor C .292 2 10
Augie Ojeda SS .255 1 5 Jeremy Hermida RF .266 10 36
Byung-Hyun Kim RHP .050 0 1 Dontrelle Willis LHP .150 1 3
(6-5, 4.93) (7-12, 4.98)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: ARI - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (6-5, 4.93)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-12, 4.98)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - TIM TSCHIDA
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, drizzle
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: ARI - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (6-5, 4.93)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-12, 4.98)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - TIM TSCHIDA
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, drizzle
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 34 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: ARI - BYUNG-HYUN KIM AND CHRIS SNYDER
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS AND MATT TREANOR

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.229, 19 HR, 40 RBI)
O HUDSON (.294, 10 HR, 58 RBI)
E BYRNES (.300, 18 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (20) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, FLORIDA 0

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.294, 10 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ARIZONA AT FLORIDA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY ARIZONA CENTER FIELDER CHRIS YOUNG
LED OFF THE GAME.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.341, 21 HR, 59 RBI)
A DE AZA (.333, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
M CABRERA (.335, 28 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Ojeda ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - C Young (20, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young
(41). Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
FLORIDA - -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.93

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.01

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 0-2.
Batters faced: D Willis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 77 degrees,
drizzle. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY BYUNG-HYUN KIM ALLOWED HANLEY RAMIREZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A DE AZA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
FLORIDA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.335, 28 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED ALEJANDRO DE AZA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M CABRERA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
FLORIDA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.271, 18 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH WILLINGHAM SCORED MIGUEL CABRERA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WILLINGHAM ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.246, 8 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ARIZONA AT FLORIDA
NOTE: FLORIDA SHORTSTOP HANLEY RAMIREZ EXTENDED HIS HITTING
STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT TREANOR SCORED JOSH WILLINGHAM.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M TREANOR ON FIRST, D UGGLA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
FLORIDA 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.266, 10 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: EDGAR GONZALEZ (5-2, 5.15) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M TREANOR ON FIRST, D UGGLA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, FLORIDA 4

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.266, 10 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Ed Gonzalez relieved B Kim.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M TREANOR ON FIRST, D UGGLA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
FLORIDA 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.266, 10 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.294, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.268, 9 HR, 40 RBI)
C SNYDER (.249, 10 HR, 31 RBI)</div>