GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (27-30) at ARIZONA (35-24)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306
F Lewis rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250
R Klesko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .312
R Durham 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .264
M Sweeney lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .180
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .256
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236
E Alfonzo c 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277
M Morris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250

Totals 28 0 7 0 4 9 16

BATTING: 2B - E Alfonzo (2, B Webb). S - M Morris. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 2, M Morris 2, P Feliz 1, F Lewis 1. GIDP - F
Lewis. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - R Klesko (2, ground ball). PB - E Alfonzo.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313
C Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .361
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239
C Young cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
C Quentin rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222
C Snyder c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220
B Webb p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .065
a-M Montero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 27 1 6 1 2 6 11

a-reached on error for B Webb in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (4, M Morris); B Webb (1, M Morris). HR - C Young (8,
7th inning off M Morris 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (22). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E Byrnes 1, B Webb 1, S Drew 2, C Jackson 1. Team LOB
- 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Byrnes (5, 2nd base by M Morris/E Alfonzo).

FIELDING: E - C Jackson (5, catch). Outfield assists - E Byrnes (R Durham at
Home). DP: 1 (S Drew-C Jackson).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 000 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 000 000 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 7 6 1 1 2 6 1 2.54

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 7 6 0 0 4 7 0 3.13
B Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.36

WP - B Lyon. IBB - E Alfonzo (by B Webb). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 105-66; B
Webb 104-68; B Lyon 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 7-7; B Webb 9-4; B
Lyon 0-1. Batters faced: M Morris 29; B Webb 29; B Lyon 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
ARI - BRANDON LYON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.236, 1-FOR-3)
E ALFONZO (.277, 1-FOR-2, BB)
M MORRIS (.250, 0-FOR-2, SAC)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306
F Lewis rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250
R Klesko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .312
R Durham 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .264
M Sweeney lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .180
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .256
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236
E Alfonzo c 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277
M Morris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250

Totals 28 0 7 0 4 9 16

BATTING: 2B - E Alfonzo (2, B Webb). S - M Morris. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 2, M Morris 2, P Feliz 1, F Lewis 1. GIDP - F
Lewis. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - R Klesko (2, ground ball). PB - E Alfonzo.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313
C Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hudson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290
M Reynolds 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .356
S Drew ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238
C Young cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .267
C Quentin rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222
C Snyder c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220
B Webb p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .065
a-M Montero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 31 1 7 1 2 6 13

a-reached on error for B Webb in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (4, M Morris); B Webb (1, M Morris); O Hudson (12, M
Morris). HR - C Young (8, 7th inning off M Morris 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young
(22). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Byrnes 1, B Webb 1, S Drew 2,
C Jackson 1, C Young 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Byrnes (5, 2nd base by M Morris/E Alfonzo).

FIELDING: E - C Jackson (5, catch). Outfield assists - E Byrnes (R Durham at
Home). DP: 1 (S Drew-C Jackson).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 000 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 000 000 10 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 8 7 1 1 2 6 1 2.51

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 7 6 0 0 4 7 0 3.13
B Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.36

WP - B Lyon. IBB - E Alfonzo (by B Webb). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 119-75; B
Webb 104-68; B Lyon 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 10-7; B Webb 9-4; B
Lyon 0-1. Batters faced: M Morris 33; B Webb 29; B Lyon 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: JOSE VALVERDE (0-2, 3.38) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: O VIZQUEL (.236, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valverde relieved B Lyon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O Vizquel (.236, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Bonds hit for O Vizquel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B Bonds (.270, 12 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Molina hit for E Alfonzo.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B BONDS ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B Molina (.323, 6 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ortmeier ran for B Bonds.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D ORTMEIER ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B Molina (.323, 6 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Frandsen hit for M Morris.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D ORTMEIER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K Frandsen (.286, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT MORRIS AND ELIEZER ALFONZO

ARI - BRANDON WEBB, BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE

ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (8) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT MORRIS AND ELIEZER ALFONZO

ARI - BRANDON WEBB, BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER


WP - BRANDON WEBB (6-3)
LP - MATT MORRIS (6-3)
SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (21)

HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE

ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (8) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:31 ATT: 24,398

PROBABLES: SFO - NOAH LOWRY (5-5, 3.28)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (5-3, 3.65)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .304
F Lewis rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250
R Klesko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .312
R Durham 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .264
M Sweeney lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .180
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .256
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236
a-B Bonds ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
D Ortmeier pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
E Alfonzo c 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277
b-B Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321
M Morris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
c-K Frandsen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282

Totals 31 0 7 0 5 11 19

a-walked for O Vizquel in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for E Alfonzo in the
9th; c-flied out to center for M Morris in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - E Alfonzo (2, B Webb). S - M Morris. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 2, M Morris 2, P Feliz 1, F Lewis 1. GIDP - F
Lewis. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - R Klesko (2, ground ball). PB - E Alfonzo.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313
C Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hudson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290
M Reynolds 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .356
S Drew ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238
C Young cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .267
C Quentin rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222
C Snyder c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220
B Webb p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .065
a-M Montero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 31 1 7 1 2 6 13

a-reached on error for B Webb in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (4, M Morris); B Webb (1, M Morris); O Hudson (12, M
Morris). HR - C Young (8, 7th inning off M Morris 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young
(22). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Byrnes 1, B Webb 1, S Drew 2,
C Jackson 1, C Young 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Byrnes (5, 2nd base by M Morris/E Alfonzo).

FIELDING: E - C Jackson (5, catch). Outfield assists - E Byrnes (R Durham at
Home). DP: 1 (S Drew-C Jackson).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 000 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 000 000 10x -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris (L, 6-3) 8 7 1 1 2 6 1 2.51

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb (W, 6-3) 7 6 0 0 4 7 0 3.13
B Lyon (H, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.36
J Valverde (S, 21) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.24

WP - B Lyon. IBB - E Alfonzo (by B Webb). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 119-75; B
Webb 104-68; B Lyon 18-11; J Valverde 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris
10-7; B Webb 9-4; B Lyon 0-1; J Valverde 0-1. Batters faced: M Morris 33; B
Webb 29; B Lyon 4; J Valverde 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

T--2:31. Att--24,398.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (0) AT ARIZONA (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARIZONA 7TH: C Young homered to center. C Quentin singled to center.
C Snyder bunted into fielder's choice to first, C Quentin out at second.
M Montero hit for B Webb. M Montero safe at first on error by first baseman
R Klesko, C Snyder to second. E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson flied out
to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (0) AT ARIZONA (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Winn CF, F Lewis RF, R Klesko 1B, R Durham 2B,
M Sweeney LF, P Feliz 3B, O Vizquel SS, E Alfonzo C, M Morris RHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B, O Hudson 2B, M Reynolds 3B,
S Drew SS, C Young CF, C Quentin RF, C Snyder C, B Webb RHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Chuck Meriwether (1B), Alfonso Marquez (2B),
Tim Timmons (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Winn grounded out to first. F Lewis struck out
looking. R Klesko struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes singled to left. E Byrnes caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. C Jackson walked. O Hudson struck out swinging.
M Reynolds singled to left, C Jackson to second. S Drew struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Durham struck out swinging. M Sweeney struck out
looking. P Feliz walked. O Vizquel reached on bunt single to pitcher, P Feliz
to second, P Feliz to third, O Vizquel to second on error by first baseman
C Jackson. E Alfonzo intentionally walked. M Morris grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: C Young grounded out to shortstop. C Quentin struck out
looking. C Snyder hit a ground rule double to deep left. B Webb struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Winn struck out swinging. F Lewis struck out
swinging. R Klesko walked. R Durham lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson grounded out to
third. O Hudson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: M Sweeney flied out to left. P Feliz singled to left.
O Vizquel flied out to right. E Alfonzo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Reynolds struck out swinging. S Drew flied out to center.
C Young grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: M Morris grounded out to shortstop. R Winn reached on
infield single to second. F Lewis grounded into double play, shortstop to
first, R Winn out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Quentin flied out to center. C Snyder grounded out to
shortstop. B Webb doubled to left. E Byrnes grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Klesko walked. R Durham singled to right, R Klesko to
second. M Sweeney bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Klesko out at
third, R Durham to second. P Feliz singled to left, R Durham thrown out at
home, M Sweeney to second, P Feliz to second, M Sweeney to third advancing on
throw. O Vizquel flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Jackson flied out to center. O Hudson grounded out to
pitcher. M Reynolds walked. M Reynolds to second on passed ball by E Alfonzo.
S Drew flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: E Alfonzo doubled to left. M Morris sacrificed to
pitcher, E Alfonzo to third. R Winn grounded out to second. F Lewis grounded
out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Young homered to center. C Quentin singled to center.
C Snyder bunted into fielder's choice to first, C Quentin out at second.
M Montero hit for B Webb. M Montero safe at first on error by first baseman
R Klesko, C Snyder to second. E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson flied out
to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: B Lyon relieved B Webb. T Clark at first base. R Klesko
singled to right. R Durham struck out looking. M Sweeney struck out looking.
R Klesko to second on wild pitch by B Lyon. P Feliz lined out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 8TH: O Hudson doubled to deep left. M Reynolds grounded out to
second, O Hudson to third. S Drew grounded out to third. C Young grounded out
to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. B Bonds hit for O Vizquel.
B Bonds walked. B Molina hit for E Alfonzo. D Ortmeier ran for B Bonds. B Molina
struck out swinging. K Frandsen hit for M Morris. K Frandsen flied out to
center. R Winn struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 1.</div>

 

Young's homer helps Diamondbacks squeak by Giants

<h3>ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Rookie Chris Young broke up a pitchers'<div class="pre">duel with a solo home run in the seventh inning as the Arizona</div>Diamondbacks kept rolling with a 1-0 victory over the SanFrancisco Giants on Wednesday.

Young hit an 0-2 pitch from Matt Morris that bounced off theoverhang in center field to help the Diamondbacks win for the11th time in their last 12 games.

Young's timely homer - his eighth of the season and second in asmany nights - helped Brandon Webb (6-3) win his third straightstart and sent San Francisco spiraling to its ninth loss in thelast 12 games.

On Tuesday night, Young's walk-off homer in the 10th inning gavethe Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory.

Webb allowed just six hits with seven strikeouts in four walksin seven innings. It marked the fourth straight start in whichthe reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has racked upat least seven strikeouts.

Jose Valverde threw a scoreless ninth for his 21st save in 23chances for Arizona, which moved to 5-0 at home vs. SanFrancisco this season - with all five wins coming by one run.

While Webb was outstanding, Morris (6-3) was equally impressive,allowing one run and seven hits with six strikeouts in eightinnings. It was the second complete game of the season and 22ndcareer for the 32-year-old, but it was spoiled by Young.

Webb was able to get the win thanks in part to his defense.Left fielder Eric Byrnes gunned down Ray Durham at home when heattempted to score on a single by Pedro Feliz in the sixthinning. The threat was started when Ryan Klesko led off with awalk and Durham singled.

<div class="pre">However, Klesko got a bad jump of second on a sacrifice attempt</div>by Mark Sweeney and was thrown out at third by Webb.

Feliz then laced a single to left but Byrnes charged and made agood throw home, enabling Chris Snyder to tag Durham on thechest before he could sneak a leg across the plate.

Webb had allowed just one other runner to reach scoringposition. That came in the second when he escaped a base-loadedjam by getting Morris to ground out to end the inning.

Byrnes extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single inthe first inning.

Brandon Lyon relieved Webb and allowed a leadoff single toKlesko in the eighth. He rebounded by striking out the next twohitters before unleashing a wild pitch. The righthander endedthe frame by getting Feliz to line out to left, stranding thetying run at second.

Barry Bonds, who is nine homers shy of Hank Aaron's all-timerecord, did not start for the second straight day due to shinsplits. He appeared as a pinch hitter in the ninth and drew aleadoff walk from Valverde but it did not materialize as thecloser struck out Bengie Molina and Randy Winn to end it.

 

Young's homer helps Diamondbacks squeak by Giants

<h3>ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Chris Young maylack experience, but he already has developed an innate abilityto come through in the clutch.

Young broke up a pitchers' duel with a solo home run in theseventh inning as the Diamondbacks kept rolling with a 1-0victory over the San Francisco Giants.

The 23-year-old center fielder hit an 0-2 pitch from Matt Morristhat bounced off the overhang in center field to help theDiamondbacks win for the 11th time in their last 12 games.

It was the second time in as many nights that Young won a gamefor Arizona. On Tuesday night, Young's walk-off homer in the10th inning gave the Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory.

"Very few hits are coming but the big ones are coming," saidYoung, who had not hit a homer since May 11 before Tuesday. Itwas just one of those nights where one hit made the difference."

Young said he got the pitch he was looking for from Morris.

"It was a fastball away," Young said. "It was the same pitchthat I rolled over a couple of times and grounded out to theshortstop. It was a good pitch but I was looking fastballbecause his (Morris') curveball was great tonight."

Young's timely homer - his eighth of the season and second in asmany nights - helped Brandon Webb (6-3) win his third straightstart and sent San Francisco spiraling to its ninth loss in thelast 12 games.

Webb allowed just six hits with seven strikeouts in four walksin seven innings. It marked the fourth straight start in whichthe reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has racked upat least seven strikeouts.

"I felt real strong early," Webb said. "The strikeouts came inthe first four innings after that I was relying on the groundballs and the defense. I had to work the last three innings andI think it drained me a bit so I gave it up to (Brandon) Lyon."

Lyon relieved Webb and allowed a leadoff single to Ryan Kleskoin the eighth. He rebounded by striking out the next twohitters before unleashing a wild pitch. The righthander endedthe frame by getting Pedro Feliz to line out to left, strandingthe tying run at second.

Jose Valverde then threw a scoreless ninth for his 21st save in23 chances for Arizona, which moved to 5-0 at home vs. SanFrancisco this season - with all five wins coming by one run.

While Webb was outstanding, Morris (6-3) was equally impressive,allowing one run and seven hits with six strikeouts in eightinnings. It was the second complete game of the season and 22ndcareer for the 32-year-old, but it was spoiled by Young.

"The home run was a poor selection and on top of that it waspoor location," Morris said. "Those two things are usually arecipe for disaster and in a game like this one bad pitch willcost you."

"It is a shame that Matty had to take a loss there," SanFrancisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "We had our opportunities.We are just not getting it done. What a job Matty did but weare finding ways to lose."

Meanwhile, Webb was able to get the win thanks in part to hisdefense. Left fielder Eric Byrnes gunned down Ray Durham at homewhen he attempted to score on a single by Feliz in the sixthinning. The threat was started when Klesko led off with a walkand Durham singled.

However, Klesko got a bad jump of second on a sacrifice attemptby Mark Sweeney and was thrown out at third by Webb.

Feliz then laced a single to left but Byrnes charged and made agood throw home, enabling Chris Snyder to tag Durham on thechest before he could sneak a leg across the plate.

"The way Webby and Matt Morris were pitching, I knew we couldn'tafford to give up a run right there," Byrnes said. "It was ado-or-die play and I knew if we got that out right there itwould be huge so I decided to take a chance."

Byrnes extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single inthe first inning.

Barry Bonds, who is nine homers shy of Hank Aaron's all-timerecord, did not start for the second straight day due to shinsplits. He appeared as a pinch hitter in the ninth and drew aleadoff walk from Valverde but it did not materialize intoanything as the closer struck out Bengie Molina and Randy Winnto end it.

The Diamondbacks improved to 17-6 in one run games this season.

"Early on it had the flavor that runs would be at a premium,"Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "We have been involved inso many close games we are confident and feel we are going towin them."