GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (76-61) at ARIZONA (76-63)

NL: SAN DIEGO (76-61) at ARIZONA (76-63)

<h3>Davis looks to continue second-half success vs. Padres</h3>

San Diego (76-61) at Arizona (76-63) 9:40 pm EDT


PHOENIX (Ticker) -- A start from the red-hot Doug Davis mightbe just what the doctor ordered for the struggling ArizonaDiamondbacks.


Davis takes the hill Tuesday when the Diamondbacks continue tobattle the San Diego Padres for first place in the NationalLeague West Division.


Davis (12-11, 4.09 ERA) has been among the best pitchers in theNL since the All-Star break. The lefthander's seven wins sincethe break tie him with San Diego's Jake Peavy, Colorado's JeffFrancis and Atlanta's Tim Hudson for the league lead.

On Thursday, Davis improved to 2-0 against the Padres thisseason, allowing three runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings of an8-7 win. The nine-year veteran, who is 3-1 in his last sixstarts against San Diego, is looking for his career-high 13thwin.


Having lost 10 of their last 15 games, the Diamondbacks sorelyneed Davis to continue his stellar second half. Rookie MicahOwings struggled Monday, allowing four home runs in threeinnings of a 10-2 loss as Arizona fell one game behind SanDiego.


The Diamondbacks hold a three-game lead over the Los AngelesDodgers (72-65) and the Philadelphia Phillies (72-65) in thewild card race.


Chris Young (9-5, 2.38) gets the ball for the Padres, who tied aseason high with five home runs in Monday's rout. Youngopposed Davis the last time the two teams met and struggledmightily, allowing a season-high six walks and allowed fiveruns.


Young is 0-2 with a 6.32 ERA in three starts against Arizonathis season.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS

SAN DIEGO ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .296 10 41 Stephen Drew SS .234 10 47
Mike Cameron CF .254 19 73 Orlando Hudson 2B .290 10 62
Milton Bradley LF .333 10 29 Eric Byrnes LF .293 20 77
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .283 25 81 Tony Clark 1B .237 12 40
Khalil Greene SS .251 19 76 Mark Reynolds 3B .274 12 49
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .251 15 58 Chris Young CF .234 28 54
Josh Bard C .267 3 42 Chris Snyder C .246 11 36
Geoff Blum 2B .252 4 26 Justin Upton RF .231 1 6
Chris Young RHP .083 0 2 Doug Davis LHP .061 0 1
(9-5, 2.38) (12-11, 4.09)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-5, 2.38)
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (12-11, 4.09)

UMPIRES: HP - PHIL CUZZI
1B - TOM HALLION
2B - DALE SCOTT
3B - CHRIS GUCCIONE

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG AND JOSH BARD
ARI - DOUG DAVIS AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.295, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
M CAMERON (.254, 19 HR, 73 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.333, 10 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.234, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
O HUDSON (.290, 10 HR, 62 RBI)
E BYRNES (.293, 20 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.38

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 2-1. Batters
faced: D Davis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Chris Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TONY CLARK (13) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF CHRIS YOUNG SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, ARIZONA 2

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.274, 12 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.251, 19 HR, 76 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.251, 15 HR, 58 RBI)
J BARD (.267, 3 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Drew ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 3 2 1 2 2 0 1

BATTING: HR - T Clark (13, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Clark 2
(42). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (8, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2.49

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06

Pitches-strikes: C Young 22-9; D Davis 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young
2-1; D Davis 2-1. Batters faced: C Young 5; D Davis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Chris Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.234, 28 HR, 54 RBI)
C SNYDER (.246, 11 HR, 36 RBI)
J UPTON (.231, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Blum 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Drew ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 3 2 1 2 2 0 1

BATTING: HR - T Clark (13, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Clark 2
(42). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (8, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: PB - C Snyder.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2.49

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: C Young 22-9; D Davis 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young
2-1; D Davis 2-4. Batters faced: C Young 5; D Davis 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Chris Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C YOUNG (.083, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
B GILES (.295, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Blum 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Drew ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 6 2 1 2 2 2 1

BATTING: HR - T Clark (13, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Clark 2
(42). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (8, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: PB - C Snyder.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 20 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2.47

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: C Young 35-19; D Davis 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Young 2-2; D Davis 2-4. Batters faced: C Young 8; D Davis 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Chris Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D DAVIS (.061, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
S DREW (.234, 0-FOR-0, BB)
O HUDSON (.290, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .331
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 9 0 1 0 3 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Young (1, D Davis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Blum 1. GIDP - M Bradley. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Drew ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 6 2 1 2 2 2 1

BATTING: HR - T Clark (13, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Clark 2
(42). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (8, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: PB - C Snyder. DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-T Clark).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 20 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2.47

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: C Young 35-19; D Davis 35-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Young 2-2; D Davis 4-5. Batters faced: C Young 8; D Davis 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Chris Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ERIC BYRNES (21) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF CHRIS YOUNG SCORED STEPHEN DREW AND ORLANDO HUDSON.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, ARIZONA 5

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.242, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.282, 0-FOR-1)
K GREENE (.250, 0-FOR-1)
K KOUZMANOFF (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS ARIZONA (5) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .331
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 9 0 1 0 3 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Young (1, D Davis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Blum 1. GIDP - M Bradley. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Drew ss 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .292
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .294
T Clark 1b 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .240
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060

Totals 12 5 4 5 2 4 1

BATTING: 2B - S Drew (25, C Young). HR - T Clark (13, 1st inning off C Young 1
on, 2 Out), E Byrnes (21, 3rd inning off C Young 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Clark 2
(42), E Byrnes 3 (80). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (8, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard), O Hudson (9, 2nd
base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: PB - C Snyder. DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-T Clark).


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 203 -- 5
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 3 4 5 5 2 4 2 2.64

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: C Young 59-36; D Davis 35-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Young 3-2; D Davis 4-5. Batters faced: C Young 14; D Davis 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Chris Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.234, 0-FOR-1)
C SNYDER (.245, 0-FOR-1)
J UPTON (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>