Johnson, Diamondbacks climbing back into pennant race

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    Arizona (79-77) at St. Louis (80-76) 8:15 pm. EDT

    ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks will not fade into the sunset.

    Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks face the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, looking to keep the pressure on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.

    Arizona trailed Los Angeles (81-75) by 4 1/2 games in the National League West last week, but have won eight of nine to trim the deficit to two games.

    On Monday, Cy Young Award candidate Brandon Webb notched his 22nd victory and Stephen Drew homered as the Diamondbacks posted a 4-2 victory over St. Louis.

    Drew become the third shortstop in major league history with 40 doubles, 10 triples and 20 homers in a season. He has been red-hot lately, hitting .395 (17-for-43) with four homers and seven RBI in his last 10 games.

    Johnson is seeking his first win in seven starts. The 45-year-old lefthander allowed one run and eight hits in seven innings of a 3-2 win over San Francisco on Thursday, and remains stuck at 294 career wins.

    Johnson has not received a decision in his last five starts, despite a 3.22 ERA in that span.

    St. Louis, which has lost 10 of 12, counters with Kyle Lohse (14-6, 3.76). Lohse picked up his first win in more than a month Thursday, he allowing three runs - two earned - and six hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 5-4 win over Cincinnati.




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      ARIZONA: 4
      ST. LOUIS: 7
      Final
      Sep 23 10:43 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      SACRIFICE FLY BY CHRIS YOUNG SCORED CONOR JACKSON.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
      ST LOUIS 7 TOP, 8TH
      DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.256, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
      Sep 23 10:26 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY TROY GLAUS SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
      SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T GLAUS ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
      ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
      DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.294, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, 3 RBI)
      Sep 23 10:10 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, F LOPEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
      ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
      DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.265, 0-FOR-3)
      Sep 23 10:08 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL MONTERO (5) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
      OUT IN THE 6TH OFF KYLE LOHSE.
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3, ST LOUIS 5
      DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D ECKSTEIN (.192, 0-FOR-2)
      Sep 23 9:40 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (21) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
      THE 4TH OFF KYLE LOHSE SCORED JUSTIN UPTON.
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 4
      DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.253, 0-FOR-1)
      Sep 23 9:04 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (35) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
      1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF RANDY JOHNSON SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ AND ALBERT
      PUJOLS.
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 4
      DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: N STAVINOHA (.200, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
      Sep 23 8:34 PM
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      AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, F LOPEZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
      ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
      DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.266, 25 HR, 93 RBI)
      Sep 23 8:31 PM
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