Final
Diamondbacks hope for rebound effort in clash with Astros
Aug 9, 2011 - 2:39 PMVideo
The D'Backs vie to bounce back Tuesday in the second installment of a four- game series versus the lowly Houston Astros from Chase Field. They were hammered by a 9-1 score and outhit, 16-4, in Monday's opener of this series and starting pitcher Daniel Hudson shouldered the blame for allowing seven runs -- four earned -- and 11 hits in only three innings of work.
"I've got to give Houston credit, they swung the bats well," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "Daniel missed some of his pitches."
Henry Blanco provided the offense with a solo home run in the seventh inning for Arizona, which has lost four of five games and fell to 1-3 on a 10-game homestand. The ballclub also remained a half-game behind San Francisco for the NL West lead after the Giants were beaten by Pittsburgh last night.
Arizona will host the Mets on this residency and hopes Jason Marquis will have a better showing in his second start with the club this evening. Marquis was acquired from Washington and made his Arizona debut in an 8-1 loss at San Francisco last Wednesday. He allowed eight runs -- seven earned -- and 10 hits in four innings to suffer his second straight loss and fourth in five tries.
Marquis went 8-5 with a 3.95 ERA in 20 starts with the Nationals and defeated Houston in a recent 5-2 victory on July 18. The righty struck out nine batters and limited the Astros to a pair of runs in eight innings, improving to 10-8 with a 5.33 ERA in 30 career games (25 starts) in this matchup.
The Astros have the worst record in the big leagues at 38-77, but were able to snap a three-game losing streak with an offensive outburst led by J.D. Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored. Jose Altuve collected three hits and scored three times, while Jimmy Paredes and Carlos Corporan ended with two hits and two RBI apiece.
Wandy Rodriguez evened his record at 8-8 on the season by tossing six scoreless innings with five strikeouts and four walks. The left-hander had a 9-0 lead before exiting the game.
"He was struggling to find that rhythm, and he did in the fourth inning," Astros manager Brad Mills said of Rodriguez. "When you have a lead like that, you'd like him to attack. That was part of the rhythm. He wanted to and in a perfect world he would be able to attack. But that was the frustrating thing for him, that he was having trouble doing that."
Houston will visit Los Angeles for three games after its series in the desert and will hand the ball to Jordan Lyles tonight. Lyles earned his first major league win in a 5-4 decision over Cincinnati last Wednesday and limited the Reds to three runs in seven innings of work. He is now 1-6 in 12 starts and lowered his ERA from 4.41 to 4.36.
Lyles, a right-hander, has never faced the Diamondbacks and is 0-3 with a 4.75 ERA in six road assignments this season.
Arizona swept a three-game series with Houston from May 27-29 at Minute Maid Park and has won 11 of the past 15 matchups in this series.
- HOUSTON: 9
ARIZONA: 11
Final
Aug 10 12:55 AM - Clint Barmes ground-rule double to left scored Jimmy Paredes with one out. On the play, Humberto Quintero advances to third. Runners on second and third with Jason Bourgeois due up.
Astros 9, Diamondbacks 11 Top 9, 1 OutAug 10 12:55 AM - Kelly Johnson double to right scored Ryan Roberts with two out. On the play, Miguel Montero advances to third. Runners on second and third with Paul Goldschmidt due up.
Astros 8, Diamondbacks 11 Bot 8, 2 OutsAug 10 12:55 AM - Ryan Roberts double to right scored Willie Bloomquist with none out. Runner on second and Justin Upton due up.
Astros 8, Diamondbacks 10 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 10 12:55 AM - Jimmy Paredes two-out, solo Home Run (1) to right. Humberto Quintero due up.
Astros 8, Diamondbacks 9 Top 7, 2 OutsAug 9 11:44 PM - Justin Upton two-out, two-run Home Run (23) to left center scored Willie Bloomquist. Miguel Montero due up.
Astros 7, Diamondbacks 9 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 9 11:36 PM - Ryan Roberts grounded out to first. On the play, Willie Bloomquist advances to third. Runner on third with two outs and Justin Upton due up.
Astros 7, Diamondbacks 7 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 9 11:35 PM - Miguel Montero single to right scored Willie Bloomquist and Justin Upton with one out. Runner on first and Chris Young due up.
Astros 7, Diamondbacks 5 Bot 5, 1 OutAug 9 11:10 PM - Justin Upton double to left scored Gerardo Parra and Micah Owings with one out. On the play, Willie Bloomquist advances to third. Runners on second and third with Miguel Montero due up.
Astros 7, Diamondbacks 3 Bot 5, 1 OutAug 9 11:09 PM - Angel Sanchez grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Astros 7, Diamondbacks 1 Mid 4Aug 9 10:47 PM - Brian Bogusevic one-out, two-run Home Run (1) to left center scored Carlos Lee. Angel Sanchez due up.
Astros 4, Diamondbacks 1 Top 3, 1 OutAug 9 10:23 PM - J.D. Martinez one-out, solo Home Run (4) to left. Carlos Lee due up.
Astros 2, Diamondbacks 1 Top 3, 1 OutAug 9 10:20 PM - Jordan Lyles sacrifice bunt to pitcher. On the play, Humberto Quintero advances to second and Jimmy Paredes advances to third. Runners on second and third with Jason Bourgeois due up.
Astros 1, Diamondbacks 1 Top 2, 2 OutsAug 9 10:07 PM - Miguel Montero double to left scored Justin Upton with two out. Runner on second and Chris Young due up.
Astros 0, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsAug 9 9:54 PM - HOUSTON: 0
ARIZONA: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 9 9:41 PM
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