GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (70-53) at ATLANTA (64-58)

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    NL: ARIZONA (70-53) at ATLANTA (64-58)

    <h3>Diamondbacks aim to continue post All-Star break success</h3>



    <div class="pre">Arizona (70-53) at Atlanta (64-58) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

    ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Proud owners of the major league's bestrecord since the All-Star break, the Arizona Diamondbackscontinue their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves onSaturday.


    One of the main reasons for the Diamondbacks resurgence is aceBrandon Webb, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winnerwho has helped his club post 20 wins in its last 25 games andgo 23-10 since the Midsummer Classic.


    On Friday, Webb extended his scoreless streak to 42 straightinnings as he threw his third consecutive shutout in Arizona'sseries-opening 4-0 win over Atlanta. Rookie Chris Young hadthree hits, homering twice.


    Micah Owings (5-6, 4.76 ERA) would not mind some of Webb'swinning touch as he aims to snap a personal five-game losingstreak. The rookie righthander has also not won a game sinceJune 20 - a span of 10 starts.


    He pitched very well in his last outing, a 2-1 loss to theWashington Nationals on Sunday in which he did not receive adecision, allowing a run and four hits over six frames. He alsomatched a career high with eight strikeouts.


    Owings will be facing Atlanta for the first time in his career.

    On the other side of the spectrum, Buddy Carlyle (7-4, 4.39) hasenjoyed a great deal of success recently, winning six of hislast eight decisions. One of those losses came on Sunday whenhe surrendered four runs - three earned - and six hits over 41/3 innings.


    The righthander will make his second start - and first since1999 - against Arizona. He has also made two relief appearancesin 2000, but has not recorded a decision against theDiamondbacks despite a 2.89 ERA.
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

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

    ARIZONA ATLANTA
    AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
    Chris Young CF .240 24 45 Willie Harris LF .321 1 25
    Orlando Hudson 2B .293 10 59 Kelly Johnson 2B .291 13 60
    Eric Byrnes LF .301 18 69 Chipper Jones 3B .334 19 67
    Tony Clark 1B .233 11 32 Mark Teixeira 1B .254 5 15
    Mark Reynolds 3B .285 11 44 Jeff Francoeur RF .304 14 76
    Stephen Drew SS .230 8 40 Andruw Jones CF .214 21 76
    Chris Snyder C .253 11 33 Yunel Escobar SS .314 1 20
    Jeff Salazar RF .308 0 2 Corky Miller C .286 0 1
    Micah Owings RHP .205 1 5 Buddy Carlyle RHP .143 0 2
    (5-6, 4.76) (7-4, 4.39)</div>
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
    WARMUPS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-6, 4.76)
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (7-4, 4.39)

    UMPIRES: HP - BILL WELKE
    1B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
    2B - WALLY BELL
    3B - LAZ DIAZ

    WEATHER: 96 Degrees, partly cloudy
    WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA -- REVISED WARMUPS
    WARMUPS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-6, 4.76)
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (7-4, 4.39)

    UMPIRES: HP - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
    1B - WALLY BELL
    2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
    3B - LAZ DIAZ

    WEATHER: 94 Degrees, partly cloudy
    WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
    STARTING BATS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS AND CHRIS SNYDER
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND CORKY MILLER

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.240, 24 HR, 45 RBI)
    O HUDSON (.293, 10 HR, 59 RBI)
    E BYRNES (.301, 18 HR, 69 RBI)</div>
     
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    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
    ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.321, 1 HR, 25 RBI)
    K JOHNSON (.291, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
    C JONES (.334, 19 HR, 67 RBI)</div>
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

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

    ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
    O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
    E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
    T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
    M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
    S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
    C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
    J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
    M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

    Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

    BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (23, B Carlyle). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
    - T Clark 1. Team LOB - 1.


    ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
    K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
    C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
    M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
    J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
    A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
    Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
    C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
    B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

    Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
    ATLANTA - -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
    M Owings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76

    ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Carlyle 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.33

    Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-2.
    Batters faced: B Carlyle 4.

    UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Laz
    Diaz.

    Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
    CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE</div>
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CHIPPER JONES (20) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF MICAH OWINGS.
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, ATLANTA 1

    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.254, 5 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ARIZONA 0 0 1 0
    ATLANTA 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.285, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
    S DREW (.230, 8 HR, 40 RBI)
    C SNYDER (.253, 11 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

    ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
    O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
    E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
    T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
    M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
    S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
    C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
    J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
    M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

    Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

    BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (23, B Carlyle). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
    - T Clark 1. Team LOB - 1.


    ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
    K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
    C Jones 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
    M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
    J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
    A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
    Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
    C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
    B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

    Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0

    BATTING: HR - C Jones (20, 1st inning off M Owings 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jones
    (68). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Team LOB - 0.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
    ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
    ----------------------------------------------------

    ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
    M Owings 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.79

    ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Carlyle 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.33

    Pitches-strikes: M Owings 14-10; B Carlyle 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M
    Owings 1-0; B Carlyle 0-2. Batters faced: M Owings 4; B Carlyle 4.

    UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Laz
    Diaz.

    Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
     
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    NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA

    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CHRIS SNYDER SCORED MARK REYNOLDS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SNYDER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
    ATLANTA 1 TOP, 2ND

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J SALAZAR (.308, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MICAH OWINGS SCORED CHRIS SNYDER AND JEFF
    SALAZAR.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M OWINGS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ATLANTA 1 TOP, 2ND

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.239, 0-FOR-1)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ORLANDO HUDSON SCORED MICAH OWINGS.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, O HUDSON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
    ATLANTA 1 TOP, 2ND

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ARIZONA 0 4 4 5 0
    ATLANTA 1 1 1 2 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.304, 14 HR, 76 RBI)
    A JONES (.214, 21 HR, 76 RBI)
    Y ESCOBAR (.314, 1 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

    ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
    O Hudson 2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296
    E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
    T Clark 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230
    M Reynolds 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .285
    S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
    C Snyder c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256
    J Salazar rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
    M Owings p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .225

    Totals 11 4 5 4 1 2 6

    BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (23, B Carlyle); C Snyder (13, B Carlyle); M Owings (2,
    B Carlyle). S - S Drew. RBI - C Snyder (34), M Owings 2 (7), O Hudson (60).
    2-out RBI - O Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Clark 2. Team
    LOB - 3.


    ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
    K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
    C Jones 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
    M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
    J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
    A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
    Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
    C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
    B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

    Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0

    BATTING: HR - C Jones (20, 1st inning off M Owings 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jones
    (68). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Team LOB - 0.

    FIELDING: E - W Harris (4, throw); C Jones (8, ground ball).


    ----------------------------------------------------
    ARIZONA - 04 -- 4
    ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
    ----------------------------------------------------

    ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
    M Owings 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.79

    ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Carlyle 2 5 4 4 1 2 0 4.72

    Pitches-strikes: M Owings 14-10; B Carlyle 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
    Owings 1-0; B Carlyle 1-3. Batters faced: M Owings 4; B Carlyle 13.

    UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Laz
    Diaz.

    Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ARIZONA 0 4 4 5 0
    ATLANTA 1 0 1 1 2 (TOP 3)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - MICAH OWINGS
    ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.285, 0-FOR-0, BB)
    S DREW (.230, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
    C SNYDER (.256, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

    ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
    O Hudson 2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296
    E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
    T Clark 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230
    M Reynolds 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .285
    S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
    C Snyder c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256
    J Salazar rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
    M Owings p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .225

    Totals 11 4 5 4 1 2 6

    BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (23, B Carlyle); C Snyder (13, B Carlyle); M Owings (2,
    B Carlyle). S - S Drew. RBI - C Snyder (34), M Owings 2 (7), O Hudson (60).
    2-out RBI - O Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Clark 2. Team
    LOB - 3.


    ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
    K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
    C Jones 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
    M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
    J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
    A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
    Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
    C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
    B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

    Totals 7 1 1 1 0 3 0

    BATTING: HR - C Jones (20, 1st inning off M Owings 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jones
    (68). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Team LOB - 0.

    FIELDING: E - W Harris (4, throw); C Jones (8, ground ball).


    ----------------------------------------------------
    ARIZONA - 04 -- 4
    ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
    ----------------------------------------------------

    ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
    M Owings 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 4.75

    ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Carlyle 2 5 4 3 1 2 0 4.61

    Pitches-strikes: M Owings 23-18; B Carlyle 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
    Owings 2-1; B Carlyle 1-3. Batters faced: M Owings 7; B Carlyle 13.

    UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Laz
    Diaz.

    Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
    NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE TOP OF
    THE THIRD INNING.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 3 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 1</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
    NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
    INNING AFTER A 25 MINUTE DELAY.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 3 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4, ATLANTA 1</div>
     

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