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Owings, Diamondbacks aim to break out of offensive rut
May 30, 2008 - 2:22 PM PHOENIX (Ticker) -- As strange as it sounds, the addition of pitcher Micah Owings to the lineup may help the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks score some runs.One of the better hitting pitchers, Owings takes the hill as the Diamondbacks look to snap a season-high four-game skid in the opener of a three-game series with the Washington Nationals.
Randy Winn blasted a pair of home runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Thursday.
Arizona has lost eight of 10 overall, and has scored more than three runs just twice in that span. So having Owings, who is hitting .286, in the lineup can't hurt.
Meanwhile, Owings (6-2, 3.73 ERA) has been pretty good while on the mound as well. The righthander allowed two runs and three hits in six innings of a 9-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Washington will counter with Tim Redding (6-3, 3.59), who will try and bounce back from one of his worst outings of the season. The Nationals' most effective starter thus far, Redding was rocked for five runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings, but was let off the hook when the Nationals rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 7 9 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 6 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: WAS - TIM REDDING, JOEL HANRAHAN (6TH), LUIS AYALA (8TH), JON RAUCH
(9TH) AND JESUS FLORES, WIL NIEVES (7TH)
ARI - MICAH OWINGS, MAX SCHERZER (7TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER
May 31 12:23 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, C GUZMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 7
ARIZONA 4 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L MILLEDGE (.241, 0-FOR-2, HBP, SF, RBI)
Nationals 7, Diamondbacks 4 Top 9, 0 OutsMay 31 12:16 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHAD TRACY (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF LUIS AYALA.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6, ARIZONA 4
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.276, 0-FOR-3)
Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 4 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 30 11:59 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY WILLIE HARRIS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF MICAH OWINGS SCORED ROB MACKOWIAK AND ELIJAH DUKES.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6, ARIZONA 3
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C GUZMAN (.304, 1-FOR-3)
Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 3 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 30 11:33 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS SNYDER SCORED JUSTIN UPTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SNYDER ON FIRST, J SALAZAR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M OWINGS (.306, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Nationals 3, Diamondbacks 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 30 11:20 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY LASTINGS MILLEDGE SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
ARIZONA 2 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R LANGERHANS (.125, 0-FOR-1, SAC)
Nationals 3, Diamondbacks 2 Top 6, 0 OutsMay 30 11:08 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY STEPHEN DREW SCORED JEFF SALAZAR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C YOUNG ON FIRST, M OWINGS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.314, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Nationals 2, Diamondbacks 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 30 10:51 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ORLANDO HUDSON (5) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF TIM REDDING.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, ARIZONA 1
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.304, 0-FOR-1)
Nationals 2, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 30 10:31 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JESUS FLORES SCORED DMITRI YOUNG AND LASTINGS
MILLEDGE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FLORES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R MACKOWIAK (.146, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
Nationals 2, Diamondbacks 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 30 9:59 PM
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