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Upton, Diamondbacks look to continue success

Aug 7, 2007 - 1:59 PM Pittsburgh (44-64) at Arizona (63-50) 9:40 pm EDT

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Rookie Justin Upton hopes to help the Arizona Diamondbacks win their fourth consecutive game when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.

Upton, who will turn 20 in two weeks, has had two straight multi-hit performances. The right fielder, who made his major-league debut on Thursday, is batting .308 (4-for-13) over four games and registered his first career RBI in Sunday's 3-0 triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, Upton will face Pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny (9-6, 3.55 ERA), who suffered his worst outing of the year against the New York Mets on July 25. The 25-year-old lefthander was tagged for six runs and seven hits with three walks over just 2 1/3 innings.

The Diamondbacks counter with Micah Owings (5-5, 4.91), who has not registered a victory since June 20.

The 24-year-old rookie did not factor in the decision Wednesday after giving up just one run and four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in a 9-5 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Arizona, which holds a two-game advantage in the National League West Division, has won five of its last six contests.