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Struggling Diamondbacks face Lincecum, Giants

Sep 8, 2008 - 2:31 PM Arizona (71-71) at San Francisco (61-80), 10:15 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks hope to bounce back from a terrible weekend when they visit the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a three-game set on Monday.

Arizona, which has lost 11 of its last 15, was swept in a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend and now trail Los Angeles by 1 1/2 games in the National League West Division.

Things don't get much easier for the Diamondbacks, who will face righthander Tim Lincecum - one of the top contenders in the NL Cy Young race.

Lincecum (15-3, 2.60 ERA) is coming off a rare sub-par outing where he gave up five runs over five innings against Colorado last Tuesday, but the 24-year-old still has not lost since July 20. Lincecum, who is one strikeout behind CC Sabathia of the Milwaukee Brewers for the major league lead, is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four career starts against Arizona.

The Diamondbacks will counter with Yusmeiro Petit (3-4, 3.44), who will be making his eighth start this season.

The 23-year-old last just 4 2/3 innings in his last start, allowing five runs - including three home runs - in Arizona's 8-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Arizona is 7-4 against San Francisco this season.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 x 6 12 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT, LEO ROSALES (3RD), BILLY BUCKNER (5TH), JAILEN
    PEGUERO (7TH), DOUG SLATEN (8TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO
    SFO - TIM LINCECUM, ALEX HINSHAW (9TH), SER

    Sep 9 12:50 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JAMIE D'ANTONA SCORED ADAM DUNN. ERROR
    BY ALEX HINSHAW ALLOWED CONOR JACKSON TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J D'ANTONA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
    SAN FRANCISCO 6 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.245, 1-FOR-3)

    Diamondbacks 2, Giants 6  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 9 12:49 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RICH AURILIA SCORED BENGIE MOLINA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R AURILIA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: A ROWAND (.276, 2-FOR-3)

    Diamondbacks 0, Giants 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 9 12:16 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO DAVE ROBERTS SCORED EMMANUEL BURRISS.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, D ROBERTS ON FIRST, T LINCECUM ON SECOND, O
    VIZQUEL ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 5 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.312, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Diamondbacks 0, Giants 5  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 8 11:15 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (12) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF YUSMEIRO PETIT SCORED RANDY WINN AND PABLO SANDOVAL.
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, SAN FRANCISCO 4
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.279, 0-FOR-1)

    Diamondbacks 0, Giants 4  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 8 11:03 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PABLO SANDOVAL SCORED DAVE ROBERTS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P SANDOVAL ON FIRST, R WINN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.284, 0-FOR-1)

    Diamondbacks 0, Giants 1  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 8 11:02 PM

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