GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (53-64) at ARIZONA (67-51)

NL: WASHINGTON (53-64) at ARIZONA (67-51)

<h3>Diamondbacks seek three-game series sweep</h3>

Washington (53-64) at Arizona (67-51), 4:40 pm EDT

PHOENIX (Ticker) - The surging Arizona Diamondbacks will look tocomplete a weekend series sweep of the Washington Nationals inthe finale on Sunday.


Arizona has won 17 of its last 20 games to forge a four-gameadvantage over the San Diego Padres (62-54) in the NationalLeague West.


Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb picked up hissecond straight shutout, extending his scoreless inning streakto 33 innings as the Diamondbacks won their fourth straight gamewith a 1-0 triumph on Saturday.


Rookie Micah Owings (5-6, 4.96 ERA) gets the call for Arizonawith the hopes of ending his winless streak at nine games. Inhis last outing, Owings gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings foran 8-3 setback to Pittsburgh.


In his season debut on April 6, the 6-5 righthander tossed fivescoreless frames to down Washington, 7-1, at RFK Stadium for hisfirst career win.


Washington's Mike Bacsik (5-6, 4.47) makes his return to themound after giving up Barry Bonds' record-setting 756th homer onTuesday.


The 29-year-old lefthander has managed to post a 3-0 recordthrough five games since the All-Star break. He will be makinghis first career against Arizona.

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS

WASHINGTON ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .252 9 47 Chris Young CF .232 19 40
Nook Logan CF .280 0 11 Orlando Hudson 2B .295 10 58
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .267 18 63 Eric Byrnes LF .298 17 66
Austin Kearns RF .251 10 47 Conor Jackson 1B .272 9 40
Ryan Church LF .259 8 45 Justin Upton RF .290 1 4
Ronnie Belliard 2B .288 6 38 Mark Reynolds 3B .259 8 37
Tony Batista 1B .262 0 11 Chris Snyder C .249 10 31
Jesus Flores C .222 2 15 Stephen Drew SS .231 8 38
Mike Bacsik LHP .136 0 1 Micah Owings RHP .222 1 5
(5-6, 4.47) (5-6, 4.96)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (5-6, 4.47)
ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-6, 4.96)

UMPIRES: HP - RON KULPA
1B - PAUL EMMEL
2B - DAN IASSOGNA
3B - DALE SCOTT

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK AND JESUS FLORES
ARI - MICAH OWINGS AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.252, 9 HR, 47 RBI)
N LOGAN (.280, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.267, 18 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.232, 19 HR, 40 RBI)
O HUDSON (.295, 10 HR, 58 RBI)
E BYRNES (.298, 17 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Batista 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.47

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91

Pitches-strikes: M Owings 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Owings 1-1.
Batters faced: M Owings 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CONOR JACKSON SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JACKSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.290, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK REYNOLDS SCORED CONOR JACKSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M REYNOLDS ON FIRST, J UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.249, 10 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.251, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
R CHURCH (.259, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.288, 6 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Batista 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jackson (41), M Reynolds (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson, M
Reynolds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 2.



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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.62

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 21-12; M Owings 14-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 0-3; M Owings 1-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7; M
Owings 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.231, 8 HR, 38 RBI)
M OWINGS (.222, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
C YOUNG (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Batista 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jackson (41), M Reynolds (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson, M
Reynolds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 2.



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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.62

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.86

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 21-12; M Owings 27-19. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 0-3; M Owings 2-2. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7; M
Owings 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T BATISTA (.262, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
J FLORES (.222, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
M BACSIK (.136, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Batista 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jackson (41), M Reynolds (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson, M
Reynolds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 2.



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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.57

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.86

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 32-19; M Owings 27-19. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 3-3; M Owings 2-2. Batters faced: M Bacsik 10; M
Owings 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.297, 1-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.297, 0-FOR-1)
C JACKSON (.274, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Batista 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
O Hudson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jackson (41), M Reynolds (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson, M
Reynolds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 2.



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WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.57

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.82

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 32-19; M Owings 41-28. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 3-3; M Owings 4-3. Batters faced: M Bacsik 10; M
Owings 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ERIC BYRNES (18) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF MIKE BACSIK.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 3

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.274, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK REYNOLDS (9) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MIKE BACSIK SCORED CONOR JACKSON.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 5

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.251, 0-FOR-1)
N LOGAN (.279, 0-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>