NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (7) AT ARIZONA (13) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA 1ST: C Young flied out to left. O Hudson doubled to deep left. E Byrnes doubled to left, O Hudson scored. T Clark grounded out to pitcher, E Byrnes to third. S Drew grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 1. ARIZONA 2ND: C Snyder walked. M Reynolds singled to right, C Snyder to second. J Salazar doubled to left, C Snyder and M Reynolds scored. D Eveland sacrificed to third, J Salazar to third. C Young doubled to left, J Salazar scored. O Hudson walked. E Byrnes singled to left center, C Young scored, O Hudson to second. R Ortiz relieved E Dessens. T Clark homered to center, O Hudson and E Byrnes scored. S Drew flied out to center. C Snyder struck out swinging. (7 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 8. COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta singled to right center. R Ortiz walked, C Iannetta to second. C Iannetta to third, R Ortiz to second on wild pitch by D Eveland. W Taveras reached on infield single to shortstop, C Iannetta scored, R Ortiz to third. K Matsui grounded out to pitcher, W Taveras to second. M Holliday hit sacrifice fly to right, R Ortiz scored, W Taveras to third. T Helton walked. G Atkins singled to right, W Taveras scored, T Helton to second. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right, T Helton and G Atkins scored. Ed Gonzalez relieved D Eveland. R Spilborghs grounded out to third. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 8. ARIZONA 3RD: M Reynolds popped out to shortstop. J Salazar singled to right. Ed Gonzalez sacrificed to third, J Salazar to second. C Young doubled to left, J Salazar scored. C Young stole third. O Hudson walked. J Julio relieved R Ortiz. B Hawpe in right field. E Byrnes singled to left, C Young scored, O Hudson to third. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark singled to right, O Hudson and E Byrnes scored. S Drew grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. COLORADO 7TH: D Nippert relieved Ed Gonzalez. W Taveras singled to center. K Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to first, W Taveras out at second. M Holliday flied out to right. T Helton doubled to deep center, K Matsui scored. G Atkins singled to left, T Helton scored. I Stewart hit for J Affeldt. I Stewart struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 12. ARIZONA 8TH: E Byrnes flied out to left. T Clark grounded out to second. S Drew homered to right. C Snyder struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 13.</div>
NL: COLORADO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLORADO (7) AT ARIZONA (13) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, T Tulowitzki SS, R Spilborghs RF, C Iannetta C, E Dessens RHP. Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, T Clark 1B, S Drew SS, C Snyder C, M Reynolds 3B, J Salazar RF, D Eveland LHP. Umpires -- Jerry Layne (HP), Bill Miller (1B), Marvin Hudson (2B), Ed Montague (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras grounded out to first. K Matsui struck out looking. M Holliday struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 1ST: C Young flied out to left. O Hudson doubled to deep left. E Byrnes doubled to left, O Hudson scored. T Clark grounded out to pitcher, E Byrnes to third. S Drew grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 1. COLORADO 2ND: T Helton singled to left center. G Atkins flied out to right. T Tulowitzki grounded into fielder's choice to second, T Helton out at second. R Spilborghs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 1. ARIZONA 2ND: C Snyder walked. M Reynolds singled to right, C Snyder to second. J Salazar doubled to left, C Snyder and M Reynolds scored. D Eveland sacrificed to third, J Salazar to third. C Young doubled to left, J Salazar scored. O Hudson walked. E Byrnes singled to left center, C Young scored, O Hudson to second. R Ortiz relieved E Dessens. T Clark homered to center, O Hudson and E Byrnes scored. S Drew flied out to center. C Snyder struck out swinging. (7 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, ARIZONA 8. COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta singled to right center. R Ortiz walked, C Iannetta to second. C Iannetta to third, R Ortiz to second on wild pitch by D Eveland. W Taveras reached on infield single to shortstop, C Iannetta scored, R Ortiz to third. K Matsui grounded out to pitcher, W Taveras to second. M Holliday hit sacrifice fly to right, R Ortiz scored, W Taveras to third. T Helton walked. G Atkins singled to right, W Taveras scored, T Helton to second. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right, T Helton and G Atkins scored. Ed Gonzalez relieved D Eveland. R Spilborghs grounded out to third. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 8. ARIZONA 3RD: M Reynolds popped out to shortstop. J Salazar singled to right. Ed Gonzalez sacrificed to third, J Salazar to second. C Young doubled to left, J Salazar scored. C Young stole third. O Hudson walked. J Julio relieved R Ortiz. B Hawpe in right field. E Byrnes singled to left, C Young scored, O Hudson to third. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark singled to right, O Hudson and E Byrnes scored. S Drew grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. COLORADO 4TH: C Iannetta flied out to right. B Hawpe struck out swinging. W Taveras flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. ARIZONA 4TH: C Snyder struck out swinging. M Reynolds doubled to center. M Reynolds to third on wild pitch by J Julio. J Salazar struck out looking. Ed Gonzalez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. COLORADO 5TH: K Matsui struck out swinging. M Holliday reached on infield single to pitcher. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Helton out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. ARIZONA 5TH: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson struck out looking. E Byrnes walked. T Clark grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. COLORADO 6TH: T Tulowitzki popped out to catcher. J Carroll hit for J Julio. J Carroll grounded out to shortstop. C Iannetta singled to right. B Hawpe flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. ARIZONA 6TH: J Affeldt relieved J Julio. J Carroll at shortstop. S Drew struck out looking. C Snyder flied out to center. M Reynolds singled to center. J Salazar grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 5, ARIZONA 12. COLORADO 7TH: D Nippert relieved Ed Gonzalez. W Taveras singled to center. K Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to first, W Taveras out at second. M Holliday flied out to right. T Helton doubled to deep center, K Matsui scored. G Atkins singled to left, T Helton scored. I Stewart hit for J Affeldt. I Stewart struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 12. ARIZONA 7TH: J Cirillo hit for D Nippert. C Sullivan in center field. C Barmes at second base. M Herges relieved J Affeldt. J Cirillo grounded out to shortstop. C Young flied out to center. O Hudson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 12. COLORADO 8TH: J Cruz relieved D Nippert. J Carroll walked. C Iannetta popped out to second. B Hawpe walked, J Carroll to second. C Sullivan struck out swinging. C Barmes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 12. ARIZONA 8TH: E Byrnes flied out to left. T Clark grounded out to second. S Drew homered to right. C Snyder struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 13. COLORADO 9TH: B Lyon relieved J Cruz. M Holliday reached on infield single to shortstop. T Helton fouled out to left. G Atkins flied out to right. J Koshansky hit for M Herges. J Koshansky grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 7, ARIZONA 13.</div>
Byrnes, Clark help Diamondbacks splurge on runs, defeat Rockies <h3>ARIZONA 13, COLORADO 7</h3>By Bob Huhn PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks used the big bats ofEric Byrnes and Tony Clark to stay on top. Byrnes had three hits and three RBI and Clark homered and drovein five runs as the Diamondbacks posted a 13-7 victory over theColorado Rockies on Saturday. Chris Young and Jeff Salazar also had two RBI apiece forArizona, which put the game away by scoring 12 runs in the firstthree innings. The 13 runs also tied a season high. The Diamondbacks (76-61) also remained in a virtual tie forfirst place in the National League West with the San DiegoPadres (75-60), who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-0, onSaturday. Byrnes drove in a run in each of the first three innings whileClark did his damage in the second and third. Edgar Gonzalez (7-2) hurled 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relieffor his fifth consecutive victory. The righthander allowed twohits and a walk while striking out two. Byrnes started the outburst in the first when his double offRockies starter Elmer Dessens plated Orlando Hudson from secondto give Arizona a 1-0 lead. The Diamondbacks continued their assault on Dessens (2-2) aninning later. After allowing a walk to Chris Snyder and a single to MarkReynolds to lead off the second, Dessens gave up a two-rundouble to Salazar to increase the lead to three. An RBI doubleby Young and a run-scoring single by Byrnes made it 5-0,knocking the former Diamondback out of the game. Dessens, who was tagged for seven runs, six hits and two walks,was replaced by Ramon Ortiz, who promptly surrendered a 420-footblast by Clark over the center field wall to give Arizona an8-0 advantage. Leading by three after the Rockies knocked out Diamondbacksstarter Dana Eveland with five runs in the top of the third,Arizona made the game a laugher in the bottom of the frame. Young started the run with an RBI single, followed by arun-scoring base hit by Byrnes off reliever Jorge Julio todouble the lead. Later in the inning, Clark ripped a two-runsingle to right increasing the lead to seven. It was the fifthRBI of the game for the veteran first baseman, tying hispersonal high. Stephen Drew belted a two-out solo homer in the eighth off MattHerges to finish the scoring. Eveland, who was making his third appearance and first startthis season, was rocked for five runs, five hits and two walksin 2 2/3 innings. Troy Tulowitzki knocked in two runs and Willy Tavares, MattHolliday and Garret Atkins each drove in one for Colorado, whichhad won five of seven.
Byrnes, Clark help Diamondbacks splurge on runs, defeat Rockies <h3>ARIZONA 13, COLORADO 7</h3>By Bob Huhn PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks used the big batsof Eric Byrnes and Tony Clark to stay on top. Byrnes had three hits and three RBI and Clark homered and drovein five runs as the Diamondbacks posted a 13-7 victory over theColorado Rockies on Saturday. Chris Young and Jeff Salazar also had two RBI apiece forArizona, which put the game away by scoring 12 runs in the firstthree innings. The 13 runs also tied a season high. "It was good to come back after a tough loss last night and toput together some solid at-bats from the get go," Clark said."Runs have been a premium for us so any time you can puttogether some solid atbats and push across some runs you aregoing to be happy that you did." The Diamondbacks (76-61) also remained in a virtual tie forfirst place in the National League West with the San DiegoPadres (75-60), who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-0, onSaturday. "We added on and kept adding on," Diamondbacks manager BobMelvin said. "After it was 8-5 there is not question that addingon was big for us." Byrnes drove in a run in each of the first three innings whileClark did his damage in the second and third. Edgar Gonzalez (7-2) hurled 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relieffor his fifth consecutive victory. The righthander allowed twohits and a walk while striking out two. Byrnes started the outburst in the first when his double offRockies starter Elmer Dessens plated Orlando Hudson from secondto give Arizona a 1-0 lead. The Diamondbacks continued their assault on Dessens (2-2) aninning later. After allowing a walk to Chris Snyder and a single to MarkReynolds to lead off the second, Dessens gave up a two-rundouble to Salazar to increase the lead to three. An RBI doubleby Young and a run-scoring single by Byrnes made it 5-0,knocking the former Diamondback out of the game. "The efforts there, there just wasn't any location to go withit," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "It is not like he isnot trying. He just didn't make pitches. They hit the strikes,didn't swing at the balls and squared everything up that wasover the plate." Dessens, who was tagged for seven runs, six hits and two walks,was replaced by Ramon Ortiz, who promptly surrendered a 420-footblast by Clark over the center field wall to give Arizona an8-0 advantage. Leading by three after the Rockies knocked out Diamondbacksstarter Dana Eveland with five runs in the top of the third,Arizona made the game a laugher in the bottom of the frame. Young started the run with an RBI single, followed by arun-scoring base hit by Byrnes off reliever Jorge Julio todouble the lead. Later in the inning, Clark ripped a two-runsingle to right increasing the lead to seven. It was the fifthRBI of the game for the veteran first baseman, tying hispersonal high. Stephen Drew belted a two-out solo homer in the eighth off MattHerges to finish the scoring. Eveland, who was making his third appearance and first startthis season, was rocked for five runs, five hits and two walksin 2 2/3 innings. "I screwed up really bad not pitching my game," Eveland said. "Ireally didn't think about my approach. I didn't throw a singleslider out there which is my second best pitch. To go outthere and not execute at all I am pretty disappointed inmyself." Troy Tulowitzki knocked in two runs and Willy Tavares, MattHolliday and Garret Atkins each drove in one for Colorado, whichhad won five of seven. "We got back in the game with those five runs but when theythrew up those runs it made it difficult to get back in thegame," Tulowizki said. "They did a good job swing the bats andtheir pitching did enough."
