Final
Red-hot Diamondbacks go for sweep of Rockies
Apr 13, 2008 - 1:29 PM Colorado (4-7) at Arizona (9-2) 4:10 pm EDTPHOENIX (Ticker) - Picking up right where they left off last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks own the best record in the National League and have won eight games in a row.
The Diamondbacks look to continue their hot play and complete a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Arizona rode its pitching staff to the best record in the NL in 2007 but was swept by the Rockies in the NLCS. This season, the Diamondbacks are still one of the strongest pitching teams in the NL but have complemented that with an offense that leads the majors in runs scored.
Phenoms Justin Upton and Mark Reynolds are tied atop the NL with five homers and Chris Young is right behind with four, while Eric Byrnes and Conor Jackson are both batting close to .300.
The young lineup is averaging 7.7 runs per game during the club's current eight-game winning streak.
Arizona hands the ball to swingman Edgar Gonzalez (0-0, 1.80 ERA). The 25-year-old righthander has made one start this season, yielding one run and six hits in five innings in a no-decision against Colorado on April 6.
The Rockies will counter with veteran Aaron Cook (0-1, 3.46). The righthander was sharp in his last start, holding the Atlanta Braves to one run and two hits in seven frames, but did not factor in the decision.
Cook has struggled against Arizona in the past, owning a 4-3 record with a 5.13 ERA while allowing 104 hits in 87 2/3 innings in 15 games.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 4 13 15 0
ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 12 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: COL - AARON COOK, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (7TH), MICAH BOWIE (8TH), MATT
HERGES (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ, JAILEN PEGUERO (4TH), B
Apr 13 7:41 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY STEPHEN DREW SCORED MARK REYNOLDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S DREW ON SECOND, J UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 13
ARIZONA 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.200, 3-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
Rockies 13, Diamondbacks 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 13 7:39 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF TONY PENA SCORED CLINT BARMES AND TODD HELTON.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 13, ARIZONA 4
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.304, 3-FOR-5, HR, 3 RBI)
Rockies 13, Diamondbacks 4 Top 9, 0 OutsApr 13 7:27 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY TONY PENA ALLOWED WILLY TAVERAS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, C BARMES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 10
ARIZONA 4 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.326, 2-FOR-4, HBP)
Rockies 10, Diamondbacks 4 Top 9, 0 OutsApr 13 7:26 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHRIS SNYDER SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SNYDER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J SALAZAR (.444, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)
Rockies 9, Diamondbacks 4 Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 13 7:03 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF DOUG SLATEN SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9, ARIZONA 3
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.212, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP)
Rockies 9, Diamondbacks 3 Top 8, 0 OutsApr 13 6:55 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CLINT BARMES SCORED JAYSON NIX AND SCOTT
PODSEDNIK.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ARIZONA 3 END TOP, 7TH
Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 3 Top 7, 0 OutsApr 13 6:33 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JEFF SALAZAR SCORED STEPHEN DREW AND CHRIS
SNYDER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J SALAZAR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 5
ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: B MEDDERS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 13 6:12 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY YORVIT TORREALBA SCORED GARRETT ATKINS AND BRAD
HAWPE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y TORREALBA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 5
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J NIX (.192, 1-FOR-1, HBP)
Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 13 5:45 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ATKINS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.226, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 1 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 13 4:58 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF SALAZAR SCORED CHRIS SNYDER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J SALAZAR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: ED GONZALEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 13 4:52 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO 2 2 3 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - AARON COOK
ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.311, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
C BURKE (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
O HUDSON (.279, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 13 4:25 PM
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