Diamondbacks 3 - 4 Giants
Final
  for this game

Struggling Diamondbacks slipping in playoff race

Sep 10, 2008 - 10:11 AM Arizona (71-73) at San Francisco (64-80) 3:45 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks are running out of steam and it may cost them a postseason spot.

The Diamondbacks try to snap their five-game losing streak on Wednesday when they battle the San Francisco Giants.

Arizona has lost 13 of its last 17 games, including each of the previous nine on the road. The slide has dropped the Diamondbacks 2 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (74-71) for first place in the National League West.

Offense has been the biggest problem. Arizona has scored three runs or more twice in the last five games. The Diamondbacks had scored two runs on Tuesday before Chris Snyder launched his 15th home run - a two-run blast - to tie the score in the eighth inning.

The homer wasn't enough, however, as Eugenio Velez plated the game-winning run in the ninth to lift the Giants to a 5-4 victory.

Dan Haren (14-8, 3.41 ERA) hopes to end the Diamondbacks' futility. Haren has lost each of his last two outings, allowing 10 runs and 16 hits in 10 innings. But, Arizona has scored only two runs total in those games.

Brad Hennessey (1-1, 12.46), who was recalled from Class AAA Fresno on Monday, counters. Hennessey takes the place of the struggling Kevin Correia after the righthander lost three of his last four decisions and surrendered nine runs in 10 1/3 innings.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ARI - DAN HAREN, LEO ROSALES (5TH), JUAN CRUZ (6TH), CHAD QUALLS
    (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO
    (9TH)
    SFO - BRAD HENNESSEY, JACK TASCHN

    Sep 10 7:02 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY EUGENIO VELEZ SCORED RYAN ROHLINGER AND AARON
    ROWAND.
    FINAL SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 3

    Diamondbacks 3, Giants 4  Bot 9, 0 OutsSep 10 7:02 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY CHRIS YOUNG SCORED ALEX ROMERO AND JEFF SALAZAR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C YOUNG ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: A DUNN (.240, 1-FOR-3, BB)

    Diamondbacks 3, Giants 2  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 10 6:46 PM
  • 61
    roots
    alamowx Added 5 roots

    Diamondbacks 1, Giants 2  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 10 6:45 PM
  • 56
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 46 roots (Close Finish)

    Diamondbacks 1, Giants 2  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 10 6:13 PM
  • 10
    roots
    Walt Added 5 roots

    Diamondbacks 1, Giants 2  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 10 5:28 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY EUGENIO VELEZ SCORED PABLO SANDOVAL AND BENGIE
    MOLINA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E VELEZ ON SECOND, A ROWAND ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: I OCHOA (.212, 0-FOR-1)

    Diamondbacks 1, Giants 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 10 4:50 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY STEPHEN DREW (17) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF BRAD HENNESSEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.246, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Diamondbacks 1, Giants 0  Top 3, 0 OutsSep 10 4:35 PM
  • 5
    roots
    GREGnKY Added 5 roots

    Diamondbacks vs. GiantsSep 10 11:35 AM

Related News