Reigning Cy Young Award winner Webb faces Rockies in opener

Apr 2, 2007 - 2:54 PM Arizona (0-0) at Colorado (0-0) 4:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb will open the 2007 season in a hitter's park.

Webb and the Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Coors Field to play the Colorado Rockies on Monday.

Webb was 16-8 with a 3.10 ERA last season, but 6-6 with a 3.24 ERA on the road.

The Rockies will counter with righthander Aaron Cook, who struggled last season with a 9-15 record and 4.23 ERA.

Colorado has the potential to score plenty of runs with Garrett Atkins (.329, 29 HR, 120 RBI), Matt Holliday (.326, 34 HR, 114 RBI) and Todd Helton (.302, 15 HR 81 RBI) in the middle of the lineup.

The Diamondbacks look to Chad Tracy (.281, 20 HR, 80 RBI) to lead a lineup that, unlike the Rockies, lacks power. Arizona was 13th in the National League last season with 160 home runs.

Both Arizona and Colorado finished with 76-86 records last season, sharing the basement in the National League West. The Diamondbacks haven't been to the playoffs since 2002, while the Rockies haven't seen the postseason since its lone appearance in 1995.

Arizona won the 2006 season series, 12-7.

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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 12 1
COLORADO 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB, BRANDON MEDDERS (6TH), DOUG SLATEN (7TH), JUAN
CRUZ (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER, ROBBY HAMMOCK (8TH)
COL -

Apr 2 7:24 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ORLANDO HUDSON SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E BYRNES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 8
COLORADO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C TRACY (.333, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 6:45 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ERIC BYRNES SCORED CHRIS YOUNG AND ALBERTO
CALLASPO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E BYRNES ON FIRST, S DREW ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 7
COLORADO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.750, 3-FOR-4, RBI)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 6:43 PM
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AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Cruz relieved D Slaten.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Tulowitzki (.667, 2-FOR-3)

Apr 2 6:25 PM
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AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: JUAN CRUZ (NO RECORD) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, COLORADO 6
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.667, 2-FOR-3)

Apr 2 6:25 PM
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AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Slaten relieved B Medders.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Helton (.000, 0-FOR-2)

Apr 2 6:18 PM
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AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: DOUG SLATEN (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, COLORADO 6
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.000, 0-FOR-2)

Apr 2 6:18 PM
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ARIZONA 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
COLORADO 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 9 1 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON MEDDERS
COL - MANNY CORPAS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.000, 0-FOR-2, BB)
M HOLLIDAY (.000, 0-FOR-3)
B HAWPE (1.000, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

Apr 2 6:15 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF BAKER (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF BRANDON MEDDERS.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, COLORADO 6
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.000, 0-FOR-2, BB)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 6:03 PM
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ARIZONA 1 0 2 2 5 8 0
COLORADO 2 0 0 3 5 6 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.000, 0-FOR-2)
C SNYDER (.000, 0-FOR-1, BB)
B WEBB (.000, 0-FOR-2)

Apr 2 5:37 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KAZ MATSUI SCORED CHRIS IANNETTA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K MATSUI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.000, 0-FOR-2)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 5:36 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SCOTT HAIRSTON SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON AND CHAD
TRACY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S HAIRSTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
COLORADO 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.000, 0-FOR-1, BB, RBI)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 5:23 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CONOR JACKSON SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C JACKSON ON FIRST, S HAIRSTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
COLORADO 2 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.000, 0-FOR-1)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 5:02 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHAD TRACY SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C TRACY ON FIRST, O HUDSON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
COLORADO 2 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S HAIRSTON (.000, 0-FOR-1)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 4:56 PM
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 1 0 1 3 0
COLORADO 2 2 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A COOK (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)

Apr 2 4:45 PM
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AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED WILLY TAVERAS AND KAZ MATSUI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON FIRST, T HELTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 4:38 PM
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ARIZONA 1 1 3 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K MATSUI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
G ATKINS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

Diamondbacks vs. RockiesApr 2 4:21 PM

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