NL: SAN DIEGO (76-62) at ARIZONA (77-63) <h3>Peavy takes mound on short rest to face division rival</h3> <div class="pre">San Diego (76-62) at Arizona (77-63) 9:40 pm EDT</div> PHOENIX (Ticker) - Jake Peavy takes the hill on three days' restas the San Diego Padres face the Arizona Diamondbacks for thefinal time this season on Wednesday. Peavy (16-5, 2.10 ERA) asked to start on Wednesday knowing howimportant this series is, and will look to help the Padres moveout of a virtual tie for first place in the National LeagueWest. The hard-throwing righthander is 7-0 with a 1.17 ERA over hislast eight starts, greatly helping his chances of winning the NLCy Young Award. Peavy leads the majors in ERA while also pacingthe NL in wins and strikeouts (206). Peavy has been especially dominant against the Diamondbacks thisseason, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.71 ERA and 45 strikeoutsin 26 1/3 innings. Arizona moved just percentage points behind San Diego withTuesday's 9-1 rout. Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes homered, whileDoug Davis threw seven effective innings. The Diamondbacks also remained three games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (73-65) in the wild card. Livan Hernandez (9-9, 4.67) was on the wrong end of a pitchers'duel the last time he faced Peavy. Hernandez, who is winless inhis last three starts, allowed two runs and six hits in seveninnings of a 3-1 setback to the Padres on August 27. Overall, the righthander has had great success against SanDiego, going 10-4 with a 3.80 ERA in 21 starts.
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 .253 19 74 Orlando Hudson 2B .294 10 62 Milton Bradley LF .328 10 29 Eric Byrnes LF .293 21 80 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .282 25 81 Conor Jackson 1B .278 11 46 Khalil Greene SS .250 19 76 Miguel Montero C .221 8 33 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .248 15 58 Chris Young CF .235 28 54 Josh Bard C .267 3 42 Jeff Salazar RF .294 0 4 Geoff Blum 2B .253 4 26 Jeff Cirillo 3B .182 0 5 Jake Peavy RHP .220 0 6 Livan Hernandez RHP .215 1 4 (16-5, 2.10) (9-9, 4.67)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA WARMUPS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY (16-5, 2.10) ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (9-9, 4.67) UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION 1B - DALE SCOTT 2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 3B - PHIL CUZZI WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA STARTING BATS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND JOSH BARD ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.296, 10 HR, 41 RBI) M CAMERON (.253, 19 HR, 74 RBI) M BRADLEY (.328, 10 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <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 - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.234, 10 HR, 47 RBI) O HUDSON (.294, 10 HR, 62 RBI) E BYRNES (.293, 21 HR, 80 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <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 .253 M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 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 .294 E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J Cirillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.10 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.64 Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 3-0. Batters faced: L Hernandez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CONOR JACKSON (12) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JAKE PEAVY SCORED ERIC BYRNES. CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, ARIZONA 2 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.221, 8 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <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 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.250, 19 HR, 76 RBI) K KOUZMANOFF (.248, 15 HR, 58 RBI) J BARD (.267, 3 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <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 .253 M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J Cirillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - C Jackson (12, 1st inning off J Peavy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jackson 2 (48). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (41, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.18 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.64 Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 20-12; L Hernandez 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 2-0; L Hernandez 3-0. Batters faced: J Peavy 5; L Hernandez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED KHALIL GREENE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1 ARIZONA 2 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.267, 3 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JOSH BARD SCORED KEVIN KOUZMANOFF. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARD ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2 ARIZONA 2 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.253, 4 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 2 3 0 ARIZONA 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.235, 28 HR, 54 RBI) J SALAZAR (.294, 0 HR, 4 RBI) J CIRILLO (.182, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 2ND - 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 0 0 0 .253 M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 J Bard c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 4 BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (22, L Hernandez); J Bard (22, L Hernandez). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (59), J Bard (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 2. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J Cirillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - C Jackson (12, 1st inning off J Peavy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jackson 2 (48). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (41, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 02 -- 2 ARIZONA - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.18 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.72 Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 20-12; L Hernandez 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 2-0; L Hernandez 4-2. Batters faced: J Peavy 5; L Hernandez 10. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 2 3 0 ARIZONA 2 0 2 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.253, 0-FOR-1) M BRADLEY (.328, 0-FOR-0, BB) A GONZALEZ (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS ARIZONA (2) - END 2ND - 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 0 0 0 .253 M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 J Bard c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 4 BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (22, L Hernandez); J Bard (22, L Hernandez). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (59), J Bard (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 2. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - C Jackson (12, 1st inning off J Peavy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jackson 2 (48). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (41, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 02 -- 2 ARIZONA - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2.17 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.72 Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 27-17; L Hernandez 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 4-0; L Hernandez 4-2. Batters faced: J Peavy 8; L Hernandez 10. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 2 3 0 ARIZONA 2 0 2 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.215, 1 HR, 4 RBI) S DREW (.234, 0-FOR-1) O HUDSON (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 J Bard c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Totals 12 2 3 2 1 0 4 BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (22, L Hernandez); J Bard (22, L Hernandez). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (59), J Bard (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 2. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - C Jackson (12, 1st inning off J Peavy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jackson 2 (48). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (41, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 020 -- 2 ARIZONA - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2.17 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.69 Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 27-17; L Hernandez 49-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 4-0; L Hernandez 6-3. Batters faced: J Peavy 8; L Hernandez 13. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 2 3 0 ARIZONA 2 0 0 2 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.251, 1-FOR-1) K KOUZMANOFF (.250, 1-FOR-1, RBI) J BARD (.270, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS ARIZONA (2) - 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 J Bard c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Totals 12 2 3 2 1 0 4 BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (22, L Hernandez); J Bard (22, L Hernandez). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (59), J Bard (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 2. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 O Hudson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 J Cirillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 11 2 2 2 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - C Jackson (12, 1st inning off J Peavy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Jackson 2 (48). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (41, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 020 -- 2 ARIZONA - 200 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 3 2 2 2 0 3 1 2.16 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.69 Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 34-23; L Hernandez 49-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 6-0; L Hernandez 6-3. Batters faced: J Peavy 11; L Hernandez 13. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
