NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - PITCHING CHANGE SDG: TREVOR HOFFMAN (3-4, 2.68) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D SLATEN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4 SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D Slaten (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Salazar hit for D Slaten. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4 SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Salazar (.295, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 1 SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 x 6 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB, TONY PENA (6TH), DUSTIN NIPPERT (7TH), DOUG SLATEN (8TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, DOUG BROCAIL (7TH), HEATH BELL (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD HOME RUNS: ARI - CONOR JACKSON (11) OFF DOUG BROCAIL IN THE 7TH, 0 ON SDG - MIKE CAMERON (18) OFF BRANDON WEBB IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 1 SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 x 6 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB, TONY PENA (6TH), DUSTIN NIPPERT (7TH), DOUG SLATEN (8TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, DOUG BROCAIL (7TH), HEATH BELL (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD WP - JUSTIN GERMANO (7-7) LP - BRANDON WEBB (14-9) SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (35) HOME RUNS: ARI - CONOR JACKSON (11) OFF DOUG BROCAIL IN THE 7TH, 0 ON SDG - MIKE CAMERON (18) OFF BRANDON WEBB IN THE 6TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:39 ATT: 23,006 PROBABLES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (6-7, 4.69) SDG - GREG MADDUX (10-9, 3.90)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS SAN DIEGO (6) - FINAL ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .232 O Hudson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .295 E Byrnes lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 C Jackson 1b 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .284 S Drew ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .230 C Snyder c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 M Reynolds 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .267 J Upton rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .216 B Webb p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .085 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Nippert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Salazar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 33 4 8 4 3 6 13 a-popped out to shortstop for D Slaten in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (26, J Germano); B Webb (2, J Germano). HR - C Jackson (11, 7th inning off D Brocail 0 on, 2 Out). S - B Webb. RBI - C Jackson 2 (46), B Webb (2), S Drew (43). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2, B Webb. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1, S Drew 1, C Young 2. GIDP - M Reynolds. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (38, 2nd base off J Germano/J Bard). FIELDING: E - B Webb (5, catch). DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson). SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .293 M Cameron cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .252 M Bradley lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .352 A Gonzalez 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .279 K Greene ss 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .248 K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 J Bard c 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272 G Blum 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 J Germano p 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 a-R Mackowiak ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .216 D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 6 7 6 3 9 13 a-hit by pitch for J Germano in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for H Bell in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - K Greene (35, B Webb). HR - M Cameron (18, 6th inning off B Webb 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Bard. RBI - K Greene 2 (73), J Bard 2 (40), M Cameron (68), R Mackowiak (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cameron 2. GIDP - K Greene. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: E - J Bard (3, catch). DP: 1 (K Kouzmanoff-A Gonzalez). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 100 110 100 -- 4 SAN DIEGO - 020 004 00x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era B Webb (L, 14-9) 5 1/3 7 6 6 3 4 1 2.83 T Pena 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.75 D Nippert 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.59 D Slaten 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.27 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano (W, 7-7) 6 7 3 3 3 4 0 4.25 D Brocail (H, 4) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.84 H Bell (H, 27) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.39 T Hoffman (S, 35) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.62 WP - D Nippert. HBP - C Snyder (by J Germano); R Mackowiak (by B Webb). Pitches-strikes: B Webb 92-54; T Pena 10-6; D Nippert 21-17; D Slaten 6-4; J Germano 100-59; D Brocail 17-11; H Bell 11-6; T Hoffman 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 9-3; T Pena 0-0; D Nippert 3-1; D Slaten 0-0; J Germano 10-4; D Brocail 2-1; H Bell 2-0; T Hoffman 0-2. Batters faced: B Webb 27; T Pena 2; D Nippert 6; D Slaten 1; J Germano 28; D Brocail 4; H Bell 3; T Hoffman 3. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim Welke. EJECTIONS: ARIZONA's Melvin by Barksdale (6th). T--2:39. Att--23,006. Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA (4) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson singled to right. E Byrnes flied out to left. C Jackson doubled to left, O Hudson scored, C Jackson to third on error by catcher J Bard. S Drew struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez singled to center. K Greene doubled to deep left, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher, K Greene to third. J Bard hit sacrifice fly to left, K Greene scored. G Blum safe at first on error by pitcher B Webb. J Germano struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 2. ARIZONA 4TH: C Snyder hit by pitch. M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Upton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Snyder out at second. B Webb doubled to left, J Upton scored. C Young walked. O Hudson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, SAN DIEGO 2. ARIZONA 5TH: E Byrnes singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. C Jackson singled to left center, E Byrnes to third. S Drew grounded out to first, E Byrnes scored, C Jackson to second. C Snyder walked. M Reynolds grounded into double play, third to first, C Jackson out at third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron homered to left. M Bradley walked. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Bradley to second. K Greene singled to center, M Bradley scored, A Gonzalez to second. K Kouzmanoff reached on bunt single to pitcher, A Gonzalez to third, K Greene to second. Arizona's Manager B Melvin ejected by L Barksdale. J Bard singled to center, A Gonzalez scored, K Greene to third, K Kouzmanoff to second. G Blum lined out to shortstop. R Mackowiak hit for J Germano. R Mackowiak hit by pitch, K Greene scored, K Kouzmanoff to third, J Bard to second. T Pena relieved B Webb. B Giles struck out looking. M Cameron struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 6. ARIZONA 7TH: D Brocail relieved J Germano. O Hudson grounded out to second. E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson homered to left. S Drew grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA (4) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B, S Drew SS, C Snyder C, M Reynolds 3B, J Upton RF, B Webb RHP. San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Cameron CF, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Bard C, G Blum 2B, J Germano RHP. Umpires -- Gary Cederstrom (HP), Lance Barksdale (1B), Jim Reynolds (2B), Tim Welke (3B). Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 9 mph. ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson singled to right. E Byrnes flied out to left. C Jackson doubled to left, O Hudson scored, CJackson to third on error by catcher J Bard. S Drew struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles grounded out to second. M Cameron grounded out to shortstop. M Bradley struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 0. ARIZONA 2ND: C Snyder singled to center. M Reynolds reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Snyder to second. J Upton flied out to center. B Webb sacrificed to pitcher, C Snyder to third, M Reynolds to second. C Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez singled to center. K Greene doubled to deep left, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher, K Greene to third. J Bard hit sacrifice fly to left, K Greene scored. G Blum safe at first on error by pitcher B Webb. J Germano struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 2. ARIZONA 3RD: O Hudson grounded out to second. E Byrnes lined out to third. C Jackson walked. S Drew grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles struck out looking. M Cameron flied out to right. M Bradley struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN DIEGO 2. ARIZONA 4TH: C Snyder hit by pitch. M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Upton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Snyder out at second. B Webb doubled to left, J Upton scored. C Young walked. O Hudson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez walked. K Greene grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Gonzalez out at second. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, SAN DIEGO 2. ARIZONA 5TH: E Byrnes singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. C Jackson singled to left center, E Byrnes to third. S Drew grounded out to first, E Byrnes scored, C Jackson to second. C Snyder walked. M Reynolds grounded into double play, third to first, C Jackson out at third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Bard grounded out to second. G Blum grounded out to second. J Germano walked. B Giles grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. ARIZONA 6TH: J Upton grounded out to third. B Webb grounded out to third. C Young lined out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron homered to left. M Bradley walked. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Bradley to second. K Greene singled to center, M Bradley scored, A Gonzalez to second. K Kouzmanoff reached on bunt single to pitcher, A Gonzalez to third, K Greene to second. Arizona's Manager B Melvin ejected by L Barksdale. J Bard singled to center, A Gonzalez scored, K Greene to third, K Kouzmanoff to second. G Blum lined out to shortstop. R Mackowiak hit for J Germano. R Mackowiak hit by pitch, K Greene scored, K Kouzmanoff to third, J Bard to second. T Pena relieved B Webb. B Giles struck out looking. M Cameron struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, SAN DIEGO 6. ARIZONA 7TH: D Brocail relieved J Germano. O Hudson grounded out to second. E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson homered to left. S Drew grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6. SAN DIEGO 7TH: D Nippert relieved T Pena. M Bradley flied out to left. A Gonzalez grounded out to second. K Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6. ARIZONA 8TH: H Bell relieved D Brocail. C Snyder grounded out to shortstop. M Reynolds struck out looking. J Upton grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6. SAN DIEGO 8TH: K Kouzmanoff grounded out to shortstop. J Bard grounded out to third. G Blum struck out swinging, G Blum safe at first on wild pitch by D Nippert. T Sledge hit for H Bell. D Slaten relieved D Nippert. T Sledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6. ARIZONA 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. J Salazar hit for D Slaten. J Salazar popped out to shortstop. C Young flied out to right. O Hudson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>
Germano outpitches Webb in critical game <h3>SAN DIEGO 6, ARIZONA 4</h3>By Tim Powers PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Justin Germano outdueled one of theNational League's hottest pitchers to help the San Diego Padresgain ground in the division race with a 6-4 triumph over theArizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Germano (7-7) threw six solid innings and Khalil Greene drove intwo runs against reigning NL Cy Young Award winner BrandonWebb, who had won each of his previous six starts. The 25-year-old Germano, a waiver claim from Philadelphia inApril, won for the first time since July 15 after losing fourstraight decisions. He yielded three runs, seven hits and threewalks with three strikeouts. It was Germano's first win at home since May 26, a stretch ofseven starts. Doug Brocail gave up a seventh-inning solo home run to ConorJackson before Heath Bell worked a scoreless eighth. All-timesaves leader Trevor Hoffman retired the side in order in theninth to earn his 35th save of the year and 517th career. San Diego (72-59) pulled within one game of first-place Arizona(74-59) in the NL West. Webb (14-9) fell apart in the sixth after allowing just two hitsto that point. Mike Cameron led off the frame with a solo shot- his 18th of the year - to tie the game at 3-3. It was thefirst home run allowed by Webb since July 7. Five more batters reached base before Webb recorded an out, withthe final blow coming when the righthander hit Germano with an0-2 pitch with the bases loaded, giving the Padres a 6-3 lead. Spanning a stretch in which he threw 42 consecutive scorelessinnings - including three shutouts - Webb had not lost sinceJuly 20. The 27-year-old surrendered a season-high six runs in this one,the most he has allowed since his final start in 2006, when SanDiego touched him for seven runs in four innings. Adrian Gonzalez added a pair of singles and scored twice as thePadres won for the sixth time in seven games. Jackson when 3-for-3 and drove in two runs for Arizona, whichhas lost two straight.
Germano outpitches Webb in critical game <h3>SAN DIEGO 6, ARIZONA 4</h3>By Tim Powers PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Justin Germano outdueled one of the NationalLeague's hottest pitchers to help the San Diego Padres gain groundin the division race with a 6-4 triumph over the Arizona Diamondbackson Tuesday. Germano (7-7) threw six solid innings and Khalil Greene drove intwo runs against reigning NL Cy Young Award winner BrandonWebb, who had won each of his previous six starts. The 25-year-old Germano, a waiver claim from Philadelphia inApril, won for the first time since July 15 after losing fourstraight decisions. He yielded three runs, seven hits and threewalks with three strikeouts. "I just wanted to go in there and just match (Webb) inning forinning," said Germano, who beat Webb for the second time inthree meetings this season. "We knew it was going to be a toughgame to get some runs on him, but we've done it before. My jobis just to go out there and try to match him until we get abreak off him." It was Germano's first win at home since May 26, a stretch ofseven starts. "I know what we're capable of doing," Germano said. "(Webb) isa great pitcher, but you can't take anything for granted. You'vejust got to hang in there and wait for a mistake. We're allhuman as pitchers and we're definitely going to make a mistake,so it's up to our guys to pounce on it." Doug Brocail gave up a seventh-inning solo home run to ConorJackson before Heath Bell worked a scoreless eighth. All-timesaves leader Trevor Hoffman retired the side in order in theninth to earn his 35th save of the year and 517th career. San Diego (72-59) pulled within one game of first-place Arizona(74-59) in the NL West. "We just continue to play well," Padres center fielder MikeCameron said. "We've got to play with urgency, and if you dothat, it takes away all of the other things outside the bubblebesides trying to play as best as we can against the team that'sin front of us. We just want to give ourselves a chance tomake a run for it in the end." Webb (14-9) fell apart in the sixth after allowing just two hitsto that point. Cameron led off the frame with a solo shot -his 18th of the year - to tie the game at 3-3. It was the firsthome run allowed by Webb since July 7. Five more batters reached base before Webb recorded an out, withthe final blow coming when the righthander hit Germano with an0-2 pitch with the bases loaded, giving the Padres a 6-3 lead. "It was not real good from the start," Webb said. "Even in thebullpen (before the game), I didn't feel too sharp. I wasn'table to locate my fastball and get ahead, and couldn't make thebig pitch. All that combined became a bit too much." Spanning a stretch in which he threw 42 consecutive scorelessinnings - including three shutouts - Webb had not lost sinceJuly 20. The 27-year-old surrendered a season-high six runs in this one,the most he has allowed since his final start in 2006, when SanDiego touched him for seven runs in four innings. "(Webb) is as tough as they come," Padres manager Bud Blacksaid. "He has no doubt been one of the hottest pitchers inbaseball. His (scoreless) streak is evidence of that. I thinkour guys had a good gameplan coming in, and they followedthrough with it. We got some pitches we could handle, and thatwas the key." Adrian Gonzalez added a pair of singles and scored twice as thePadres won for the sixth time in seven games. "We had some good at-bats against (Webb)," Gonzalez said. "Wegot the right hits at the right time and put them all together.We had less hits than them but were still able to score moreruns, so I think the fact that we got the hits at the right timewas huge for us." Jackson when 3-for-3 and drove in two runs for Arizona, whichhas lost two straight.
