GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (69-53) at ATLANTA (64-57)

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
ATL - PETER MOYLAN

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.231, 0-FOR-2, BB)
B WEBB (.056, 1-FOR-3)
C YOUNG (.238, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (3) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .238
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
E Byrnes lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
C Jackson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .274
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .285
C Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Upton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
S Drew ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
B Webb p 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .056

Totals 31 3 8 3 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - C Young (20, L Cormier). HR - C Young (23, 3rd inning off L
Cormier 0 on, 0 Out), M Reynolds (11, 8th inning off L Cormier 1 on, 1 Out). S
- C Snyder. RBI - C Young (44), M Reynolds 2 (44). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Webb 1, C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (33, 2nd base off L Cormier/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
K Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
C Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Y Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
L Cormier p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 25 0 2 0 1 5 4

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (20, B Webb). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Teixeira 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.


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ARIZONA - 001 000 02 -- 3
ATLANTA - 000 000 00 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 2.65

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 7 1/3 8 3 3 2 3 2 9.90
P Moylan 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.90

IBB - S Drew (by L Cormier). Pitches-strikes: B Webb 94-67; L Cormier 104-66;
P Moylan 6-5. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 11-8; L Cormier 10-9; P Moylan
1-0. Batters faced: B Webb 26; L Cormier 32; P Moylan 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: TYLER YATES (2-3, 5.12) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.231, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Yates relieved P Moylan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S Drew (.231, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (24) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
9TH OFF TYLER YATES.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.293, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
ATL - TYLER YATES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T YATES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W HARRIS (.322, 0-FOR-3)
K JOHNSON (.291, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .240
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
E Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .301
C Jackson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .274
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .285
C Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Upton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
B Webb p 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .055

Totals 35 4 9 4 2 6 10

BATTING: 2B - C Young (20, L Cormier). HR - C Young 2 (24, 3rd inning off L
Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off T Yates 0 on, 2 Out), M Reynolds (11, 8th
inning off L Cormier 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Snyder. RBI - C Young 2 (45), M
Reynolds 2 (44). 2-out RBI - C Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
B Webb 1, C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (33, 2nd base off L Cormier/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
K Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
C Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Y Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
L Cormier p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 25 0 2 0 1 5 4

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (20, B Webb). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Teixeira 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.


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ARIZONA - 001 000 021 -- 4
ATLANTA - 000 000 00 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 2.65

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 7 1/3 8 3 3 2 3 2 9.90
P Moylan 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.90
T Yates 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.19

IBB - S Drew (by L Cormier). HBP - O Hudson (by T Yates). Pitches-strikes: B
Webb 94-67; L Cormier 104-66; P Moylan 6-5; T Yates 15-9. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Webb 11-8; L Cormier 10-9; P Moylan 1-0; T Yates 0-1. Batters faced: B
Webb 26; L Cormier 32; P Moylan 2; T Yates 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Diaz hit for T Yates.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
ATLANTA 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.343, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB AND CHRIS SNYDER

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, PETER MOYLAN (8TH), TYLER YATES
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (23) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
MARK REYNOLDS (11) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 8TH, 1 ON
CHRIS YOUNG (24) OFF TYLER YATES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB AND CHRIS SNYDER

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, PETER MOYLAN (8TH), TYLER YATES
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - BRANDON WEBB (13-8)
LP - LANCE CORMIER (0-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (23) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
MARK REYNOLDS (11) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 8TH, 1 ON
CHRIS YOUNG (24) OFF TYLER YATES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:17 ATT: 33,248

PROBABLES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-6, 4.76)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (7-4, 4.39)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS ATLANTA (0) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .240
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
E Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .301
C Jackson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .274
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .285
C Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Upton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
B Webb p 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .055

Totals 35 4 9 4 2 6 10

BATTING: 2B - C Young (20, L Cormier). HR - C Young 2 (24, 3rd inning off L
Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off T Yates 0 on, 2 Out), M Reynolds (11, 8th
inning off L Cormier 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Snyder. RBI - C Young 2 (45), M
Reynolds 2 (44). 2-out RBI - C Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
B Webb 1, C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (33, 2nd base off L Cormier/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321
K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
C Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Y Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
L Cormier p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341

Totals 28 0 2 0 1 6 4

a-struck out swinging for T Yates in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (20, B Webb). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Teixeira 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.


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ARIZONA - 001 000 021 -- 4
ATLANTA - 000 000 000 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb (W, 13-8) 9 2 0 0 1 6 0 2.63

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier (L, 0-3) 7 1/3 8 3 3 2 3 2 9.90
P Moylan 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.90
T Yates 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.19

IBB - S Drew (by L Cormier). HBP - O Hudson (by T Yates). Pitches-strikes: B
Webb 102-73; L Cormier 104-66; P Moylan 6-5; T Yates 15-9. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Webb 12-9; L Cormier 10-9; P Moylan 1-0; T Yates 0-1. Batters faced: B
Webb 29; L Cormier 32; P Moylan 2; T Yates 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally Bell.

T--2:17. Att--33,248.
Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 4
ATLANTA 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (4) AT ATLANTA (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARIZONA 3RD: C Young homered to left. O Hudson grounded out to shortstop.
E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson singled to right. M Reynolds struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 8TH: E Byrnes grounded out to third. C Jackson singled to center.
M Reynolds homered to left center, C Jackson scored. P Moylan relieved
L Cormier. C Snyder grounded out to pitcher. J Upton struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 9TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. S Drew lined out to second. B Webb
struck out looking. C Young homered to left. O Hudson hit by pitch. E Byrnes
struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (4) AT ATLANTA (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, C Snyder C, J Upton RF, S Drew SS, B Webb RHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, K Johnson 2B, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, Y Escobar SS, L Cormier RHP.

Umpires -- Laz Diaz (HP), Bill Welke (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Wally Bell (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 7 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson grounded out to
shortstop. E Byrnes reached on infield single to third. E Byrnes stole
second. C Jackson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris lined out to second. K Johnson struck out swinging.
C Jones grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Reynolds singled to left. C Snyder sacrificed to third,
M Reynolds to second. J Upton fouled out to first. S Drew intentionally walked.
B Webb struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Teixeira grounded out to second. B McCann grounded out to
second. J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 0, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: C Young homered to left. O Hudson grounded out to shortstop.
E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson singled to right. M Reynolds struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: A Jones flied out to left. Y Escobar lined out to first.
L Cormier grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: C Snyder lined out to left. J Upton popped out to shortstop.
S Drew grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: W Harris struck out swinging. K Johnson doubled to center.
C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: B Webb grounded out to first. C Young doubled to deep center.
O Hudson grounded out to second, C Young to third. E Byrnes walked.
C Jackson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 5TH: B McCann flied out to center. J Francoeur singled to right.
A Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Francoeur
out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: M Reynolds grounded out to third. C Snyder grounded out to
shortstop. J Upton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 6TH: Y Escobar grounded out to pitcher. L Cormier struck out
swinging. W Harris popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Drew flied out to right. B Webb singled to center. C Young
popped out to second. O Hudson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 7TH: K Johnson grounded out to first. C Jones lined out to second.
M Teixeira walked. B McCann grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M Teixeira out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 8TH: E Byrnes grounded out to third. C Jackson singled to center.
M Reynolds homered to left center, C Jackson scored. P Moylan relieved
L Cormier. C Snyder grounded out to pitcher. J Upton struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 8TH: T Clark at first base. J Francoeur struck out swinging.
A Jones popped out to shortstop. Y Escobar grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ARIZONA 9TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. S Drew lined out to second. B Webb
struck out looking. C Young homered to left. O Hudson hit by pitch. E Byrnes
struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 9TH: M Diaz hit for T Yates. M Diaz struck out swinging. W Harris
flied out to right. K Johnson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0.</div>

 

Webb extends scoreless streak, wins fifth straight game

<h3>ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- When a pitcher is going as good as BrandonWebb is, his offense doesn't need to score more than one run.

Webb became the first pitcher in over nine years to toss threeconsecutive shutouts - extending his scoreless streak to 42innings - the longest since Orel Hershiser's record run - as theArizona Diamondbacks downed the Atlanta Braves, 4-0, on Friday.

The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Webb (13-8)became the first pitcher to toss three consecutive shutoutssince Roger Clemens accomplished the feat from July 20-30, 1998with Toronto. In doing so, the sinkerballer extended hisscoreless streak to within 17 innings of tying the all-timerecord held by Hershiser, a righthander with the Los AngelesDodgers in 1988.


Webb retired the first 10 batters he faced before Atlanta secondbaseman Kelly Johnson blooped a one-out double in front of acharging Chris Young in center field with one out in the fourth.But the sinkerballer struck out Chipper Jones and induced MarkTeixeira to fly out to center field to end the threat.

The 28-year-old righthander yielded just two hits and struck outsix. He has not allowed a single run since yielding two to theChicago Cubs on July 20 - a span of five starts.


Young hit two solo shots and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona,which improved to a league-best 23-10 since the All-Star break.The duo went deep for the second straight game, as they bothblasted home runs in Thursday's series finale with Florida.

Reynolds' blast went an estimated 453 feet. The homer was thesixth longest shot in the 11-year history of Turner Field.

Former Diamondback hurler Lance Cormier (0-3) drew the loss in atough-luck outing, going a career-high 7 1/3 innings,permitting three runs and eight hits.

 

Webb extends scoreless streak, wins fifth straight game

<h3>ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- When a pitcher is going as good as BrandonWebb is, his offense doesn't need to score more than one run.

Webb became the first pitcher in over nine years to toss threeconsecutive shutouts, extending his scoreless streak to 42innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks downed the Atlanta Braves,4-0, on Friday.


The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Webb (13-8)became the first pitcher to toss three consecutive shutoutssince Roger Clemens accomplished the feat from July 20-30, 1998with Toronto. In doing so, the sinkerballer extended hisscoreless streak to within 17 innings of tying the all-timerecord held by Hershiser, a righthander with the Los AngelesDodgers in 1988. Webb's streak is the longest since.

"I was in Little League (in 1988); I was nine years old,"jokingly said Webb, who didn't start pitching until he turned10. "I was probably sitting in right field because I was awfuland getting my minimum innings in and my one at-bat and sittingon the bench the rest of the game."


What a difference 19 years makes.


With his gem, the Diamondbacks ace matched Red Sox hurler RubeFoster's 42-inning scoreless streak set in 1914, the 12thlongest stretch in majors. It is the longest streak sinceHershiser set the record.


"Just two more shutouts, I should have no problem," Webb saidwith a smile. "(The record is) still way off. It's going to betough to do."


"We couldn't hit Webb," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "I guessnobody can hit Webb. He's that good. He's as good as anyonein the league right now and as good as he was last year."

Webb retired the first 10 batters he faced before Atlanta secondbaseman Kelly Johnson blooped a one-out double in front of acharging Chris Young in center field with one out in the fourth.But the sinkerballer struck out Chipper Jones and induced MarkTeixeira to fly out to center field to end the threat.

The 28-year-old righthander yielded just two hits and struck outsix, throwing first-pitch strikes to 21 of the 29 batters hefaced. He has not allowed a single run since yielding two tothe Chicago Cubs on July 20 - a span of five starts.

"There's a reason why he's the Cy Young winner," Young said."He's so good out there. There isn't a player that's excited tosee him. He's probably the best pitcher I've seen so far."

Caught in Webb's gem were Brian McCann and Jones, Atlanta's twohottest hitters. McCann, who entered this one riding a 12-gamehitting streak and Jones, who had a 10-game streak of his own,were each hitless in three at-bats.


"He's a great pitcher," McCann said. "He's extra tough onrighties and he's very tough on lefties. He keeps the balldown. You have to hit what he's going to give you. Tonight, wedidn't get the job done."


Young hit two solo shots and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona,which improved to a league-best 23-10 since the All-Star break.The duo went deep for the second straight game, as they bothblasted home runs in Thursday's series finale with Florida.

"I've been feeling good lately," said Young, who set an Arizonarookie record by smashing his 23rd and 24th homers. "I'm tryingto take it one day at a time and from at-bat to at-bat and amtrying to get better."


Reynolds' blast went an estimated 453 feet. The homer was thesixth longest shot in the 11-year history of Turner Field.

"It was a 3-1 fastball," Reynolds said. "I was looking for it.I got it and he left it over the plate. (It was the furthest Ihit a ball) in the big leagues. I had a couple in the minorleagues before."


The winning effort gave the Diamondbacks a four-game lead in theNational League West over the San Diego Padres (65-56), whodropped a 3-1 decision at home against the Houston Astros(55-67). Arizona (70-53) owns the best record in the NL, onefull game ahead of the New York Mets (68-53), who defeated theWashington Nationals, 6-2.


Former Diamondbacks hurler Lance Cormier (0-3) drew the loss ina tough-luck outing, going a career-high 7 1/3 innings,permitting three runs and eight hits.


Jeff Francoeur collected the only other hit off Webb with asingle in the fifth for the Braves, who fell 4 1/2 games behindthe Mets in the National League East.

 

Webb extends scoreless streak, wins fifth straight game

<h3>ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 0</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- When a pitcher is going as good as BrandonWebb is, his offense doesn't need to score more than one run.

Webb became the first pitcher in over nine years to toss threeconsecutive shutouts, extending his scoreless streak to 42innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks downed the Atlanta Braves,4-0, on Friday.


The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Webb (13-8)became the first pitcher to toss three consecutive shutoutssince Roger Clemens accomplished the feat from July 20-30, 1998with Toronto. In doing so, the sinkerballer extended hisscoreless streak to within 17 innings of tying the all-timerecord held by Orel Hershiser, a righthander with the Los AngelesDodgers in 1988.


"I was in Little League (in 1988); I was nine years old,"jokingly said Webb, who didn't start pitching until he turned10. "I was probably sitting in right field because I was awfuland getting my minimum innings in and my one at-bat and sittingon the bench the rest of the game."


What a difference 19 years makes.


With his gem, the Diamondbacks ace matched Red Sox hurler RubeFoster's 42-inning scoreless streak set in 1914, the 12thlongest stretch in majors. It is the longest streak sinceHershiser set the record.


"Just two more shutouts, I should have no problem," Webb saidwith a smile. "(The record is) still way off. It's going to betough to do."


"We couldn't hit Webb," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "I guessnobody can hit Webb. He's that good. He's as good as anyonein the league right now and as good as he was last year."

Webb retired the first 10 batters he faced before Atlanta secondbaseman Kelly Johnson blooped a one-out double in front of acharging Chris Young in center field with one out in the fourth.But the sinkerballer struck out Chipper Jones and induced MarkTeixeira to fly out to center field to end the threat.

The 28-year-old righthander yielded just two hits and struck outsix, throwing first-pitch strikes to 21 of the 29 batters hefaced. He has not allowed a single run since yielding two tothe Chicago Cubs on July 20 - a span of five starts.

"There's a reason why he's the Cy Young winner," Young said."He's so good out there. There isn't a player that's excited tosee him. He's probably the best pitcher I've seen so far."

Caught in Webb's gem were Brian McCann and Jones, Atlanta's twohottest hitters. McCann, who entered this one riding a 12-gamehitting streak and Jones, who had a 10-game streak of his own,were each hitless in three at-bats.


"He's a great pitcher," McCann said. "He's extra tough onrighties and he's very tough on lefties. He keeps the balldown. You have to hit what he's going to give you. Tonight, wedidn't get the job done."


Young hit two solo shots and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona,which improved to a league-best 23-10 since the All-Star break.The duo went deep for the second straight game, as they bothblasted home runs in Thursday's series finale with Florida.

"I've been feeling good lately," said Young, who set an Arizonarookie record by smashing his 23rd and 24th homers. "I'm tryingto take it one day at a time and from at-bat to at-bat and amtrying to get better."


Reynolds' blast went an estimated 453 feet. The homer was thesixth longest shot in the 11-year history of Turner Field.

"It was a 3-1 fastball," Reynolds said. "I was looking for it.I got it and he left it over the plate. (It was the furthest Ihit a ball) in the big leagues. I had a couple in the minorleagues before."


The winning effort gave the Diamondbacks a four-game lead in theNational League West over the San Diego Padres (65-56), whodropped a 3-1 decision at home against the Houston Astros(55-67). Arizona (70-53) owns the best record in the NL, onefull game ahead of the New York Mets (68-53), who defeated theWashington Nationals, 6-2.


Former Diamondbacks hurler Lance Cormier (0-3) drew the loss ina tough-luck outing, going a career-high 7 1/3 innings,permitting three runs and eight hits.


Jeff Francoeur collected the only other hit off Webb with asingle in the fifth for the Braves, who fell 4 1/2 games behindthe Mets in the National League East.