NL: ATLANTA (54-49) at ARIZONA (56-48) <h3>Diamondbacks seek seventh straight win</h3> <div class="pre">Atlanta (54-49) at Arizona (56-48) 9:40 pm EDT</div> PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Arizona Diamondbacks hope to run theirwinning streak to seven games when they host the Atlanta Bravesin the opener of a three-game series on Friday. Eric Byrnes delivered a game-winning three-run homer in theninth inning against Florida reliever Armando Benitez as theDiamondbacks rallied in Thursday's 7-4 victory. "It's amazing how things snowball in a good way," Byrnes said."Guys take the field every night believing we're going to winthe ballgame." Yusmeiro Petit (2-2, 2.54 ERA) gets the chance to extend thestreak for Arizona. The 22-year-old was stellar in his lastouting, tossing six scoreless innings to beat the Chicago Cubs,3-0, on Sunday. The righthander will be making his first appearance at home thisseason as well as his first career start against Atlanta.Petit threw three scoreless frames of relief vs. the Braves onMay 17, 2006 as a member of the Marlins. Atlanta counters with rookie Jo-Jo Reyes (0-1, 6.14), who willonce again try to pick up his first major-league win. OnSunday, Reyes yielded one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings ina no-decision to St. Louis.
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS ATLANTA ARIZONA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Willie Harris LF .319 1 18 Chris Young CF .237 16 35 Edgar Renteria SS .334 10 52 Orlando Hudson 2B .287 9 53 Chipper Jones 3B .344 17 51 Eric Byrnes LF .309 15 57 Andruw Jones CF .215 19 66 Conor Jackson 1B .268 7 33 Brian Mccann C .269 11 57 Mark Reynolds 3B .262 8 31 Jeff Francoeur RF .294 11 68 Chris Snyder C .242 8 21 Kelly Johnson 2B .289 10 47 Stephen Drew SS .244 6 34 Julio Franco 1B .192 1 10 Carlos Quentin RF .210 5 28 Jo-Jo Reyes LHP .333 0 0 Yusmeiro Petit RHP .000 0 0 (0-1, 6.14) (2-2, 2.54)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA WARMUPS: ATL - JO-JO REYES (0-1, 6.14) ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT (2-2, 2.54) UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT 1B - PAUL NAUERT 2B - GERRY DAVIS 3B - CHRIS GUCCIONE WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA STARTING BATS: ATL - JO-JO REYES AND BRIAN MCCANN ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT AND CHRIS SNYDER DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.319, 1 HR, 18 RBI) E RENTERIA (.334, 10 HR, 52 RBI) C JONES (.344, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 0 1 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.237, 16 HR, 35 RBI) O HUDSON (.287, 9 HR, 53 RBI) E BYRNES (.309, 15 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (11, 2nd base off Y Petit/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - S Drew (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 Pitches-strikes: Y Petit 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Petit 1-2. Batters faced: Y Petit 4. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.269, 11 HR, 57 RBI) J FRANCOEUR (.294, 11 HR, 68 RBI) K JOHNSON (.289, 10 HR, 47 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (11, 2nd base off Y Petit/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: 2B - C Young (17, J Reyes). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Drew (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.74 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 16-10; Y Petit 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Reyes 3-0; Y Petit 1-2. Batters faced: J Reyes 4; Y Petit 4. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.262, 8 HR, 31 RBI) C SNYDER (.242, 8 HR, 21 RBI) S DREW (.244, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (11, 2nd base off Y Petit/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: 2B - C Young (17, J Reyes). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Drew (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 ARIZONA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.74 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37 Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 16-10; Y Petit 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Reyes 3-0; Y Petit 1-5. Batters faced: J Reyes 4; Y Petit 7. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY STEPHEN DREW (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JO-JO REYES SCORED CHRIS SNYDER. CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, ARIZONA 2 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C QUENTIN (.210, 5 HR, 28 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ORLANDO HUDSON SCORED YUSMEIRO PETIT AND CHRIS YOUNG. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, O HUDSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0 ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ERIC BYRNES (16) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JO-JO REYES SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON. CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, ARIZONA 6 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 6 6 6 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCO (.192, 1 HR, 10 RBI) J REYES (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) W HARRIS (.317, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS ARIZONA (6) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (11, 2nd base off Y Petit/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .239 O Hudson 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .288 E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310 C Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 C Snyder c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 S Drew ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Y Petit p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 12 6 6 6 1 1 2 BATTING: 2B - C Young (17, J Reyes); C Snyder (7, J Reyes); O Hudson (22, J Reyes). HR - S Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Reyes 1 on, 1 Out), E Byrnes (16, 2nd inning off J Reyes 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Drew 2 (36), O Hudson 2 (55), E Byrnes 2 (59). 2-out RBI - O Hudson 2, E Byrnes 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Drew (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 ARIZONA - 06 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 2 6 6 6 1 1 2 8.64 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37 Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 55-31; Y Petit 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Reyes 4-1; Y Petit 1-5. Batters faced: J Reyes 13; Y Petit 7. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 6 6 6 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.261, 0-FOR-1) C SNYDER (.246, 1-FOR-1) S DREW (.246, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS ARIZONA (6) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (11, 2nd base off Y Petit/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .239 O Hudson 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .288 E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310 C Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 C Snyder c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 S Drew ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Y Petit p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 12 6 6 6 1 1 2 BATTING: 2B - C Young (17, J Reyes); C Snyder (7, J Reyes); O Hudson (22, J Reyes). HR - S Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Reyes 1 on, 1 Out), E Byrnes (16, 2nd inning off J Reyes 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Drew 2 (36), O Hudson 2 (55), E Byrnes 2 (59). 2-out RBI - O Hudson 2, E Byrnes 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Drew (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 000 -- 0 ARIZONA - 06 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 2 6 6 6 1 1 2 8.64 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.30 Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 55-31; Y Petit 40-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J Reyes 4-1; Y Petit 2-6. Batters faced: J Reyes 13; Y Petit 10. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARIZONA 0 6 0 6 6 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.333, 0-FOR-1) C JONES (.343, 0-FOR-1) A JONES (.214, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS ARIZONA (6) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (11, 2nd base off Y Petit/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .239 O Hudson 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .288 E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310 C Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 C Snyder c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 S Drew ss 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .246 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Y Petit p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 15 6 6 6 1 2 2 BATTING: 2B - C Young (17, J Reyes); C Snyder (7, J Reyes); O Hudson (22, J Reyes). HR - S Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Reyes 1 on, 1 Out), E Byrnes (16, 2nd inning off J Reyes 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Drew 2 (36), O Hudson 2 (55), E Byrnes 2 (59). 2-out RBI - O Hudson 2, E Byrnes 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Drew (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 000 -- 0 ARIZONA - 060 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 3 6 6 6 1 2 2 8.15 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.30 Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 66-38; Y Petit 40-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J Reyes 5-2; Y Petit 2-6. Batters faced: J Reyes 16; Y Petit 10. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris Guccione. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
