Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00 by Rakhi
Phoenix -- Mark Reynolds smacked a pair of two-run homers Monday to highlight the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-2 win over struggling San Diego.
Reynolds ended with five RBI and Miguel Montero contributed two hits and two runs driven in for the D-backs, who took the first of a three-game series at Chase Field.
Joe Saunders (2-4) got the win despite allowing 10 hits over eight innings, breaking a personal four-game losing streak.
Padres starter Wade LeBlanc (8-12) surrendered six runs and six hits in a three-inning start for the National League West-leading Padres, who dropped their fifth consecutive game.
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Wed, 07/21/2010 - 00:02 by Pankaj Damin
Phoenix -- Mark Reynolds belted a three-run homer to pace an 18-hit attack and the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded the New York Mets 13-2 Monday.
Reynolds ended 3-for-5 with four RBI while Mike Montero and Adam LaRoche each had three hits and drove in a run for the D-backs, who scored four times in the first inning and went on to win for only the third time in 13 games.
Justin Upton and Gerardo Parra contributed two RBI apiece and Ian Kennedy (5-7) limited New York to one run in a five-inning start to collect the victory.
Mets starter Mike Pelfrey (10-5) lasted only 1 1/3 innings after being rocked for six runs on seven hits.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:17 by shalini.bahadur
San Diego, Sept. 16: Mark Reynolds' 42nd home run of the season helped power the Arizona Diamondbacks past the San Diego Padres 4-2 Tuesday.
Reynolds' two-run blast in the top of the ninth broke a 2-2 tie and tagged San Diego closer Heath Bell (5-4) with the loss.
Eric Byrnes drove in Arizona's other two runs with a solo home run in the third and a sacrifice fly in the seventh that tied the score 2-2.
Dan Haren (14-8) earned the win with eight strong innings in which he gave up two runs on five hits and one walk. Juan Gutierrez notched his fifth save.
Padres' starter Wade LeBlanc worked six innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out five.
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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:48 by preet_20
Phoenix, Sept. 10: Ramon Troncoso made an error in the ninth Wednesday and then walked Mark Reynolds with the bases loaded to give Arizona a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The unearned run in the ninth halted the Los Angeles winning streak at two games and allowed Colorado to creep within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers in the National League West.
Troncoso (4-3), usually called on in middle relief, was sent out in the ninth to try to get the game into extra innings. He put himself in instant trouble, however, when he threw wildly to first after fielding a grounder off the bat of Gerardo Parra.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:39 by preet_20
Phoenix, Sept. 9: Ronnie Belliard drove in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Arizona 5-4.
Belliard's game-winning hit followed a bases-loaded two-run single by James Loney that tied the score 4-4.
With the victory, the Dodgers maintained their 3 ½ -game lead over Colorado in the National League West. Arizona lost its sixth in a row.
Andre Ethier was 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Dodgers. Matt Kemp drove in a run and Manny Ramirez went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks.
James McDonald (5-4) pitched the seventh to get the win. Jonathan Broxton earned his 34th save.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 10:30 by preet_20
Washington, Aug. 7: Josh Willingham had three hits and two RBI Friday, leading Washington to a 7-6 win over Arizona.
Willingham had three of the Nationals' 11 hits in their sixth straight win, and his two-run single snapped a 5-5 tie with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.
Ryan Zimmerman's solo homer created the tie earlier in the seventh.
Elijah Dukes had three RBI, Wil Nieves one, while Christian Guzman added three hits for the Nationals, who have won three of four against the Diamondbacks this season.
Jason Bergmann (2-1) got the win, and closer Mike MacDougal picked up his 11th save.
Arizona's Mark Reynolds hit his 34th homer, a solo shot.
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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:09 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 3: Mark Reynolds had two home runs and three RBI Monday to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets.
Reynolds, who turned 26 Monday, has had seven home runs 10 RBI in his last seven games. His 32 home runs this season are two behind St. Louis' Albert Pujols for the major league lead.
Miguel Montero also homered for the Diamondbacks, who won for the fourth time in five games.
Winning pitcher Dan Haren (11-6) gave up five runs on eight hits over seven innings. Chad Qualls retired the side in order in the ninth for his 20th save.
Nelson Figueroa (0-2), who came up from Triple-A Buffalo Monday, gave up six runs and 10 hits in 1 2/3 innings.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:32 by preet_20
New York, July 31: Justin Upton dashed home from third on a wild pitch by Sean Green with two out in the eighth inning Friday, giving Arizona a 3-2 win over the New York Mets.
Four of the five runs in the game came on solo homers, but the deciding run scored off a mistake by a pitcher who had thrown only 11 wild pitches in his four-year career.
Green (1-3) came on to relieve Pedro Feliciano in the eighth after Feliciano had given up a leadoff single to Gerardo Parra. Green hit Justin Upton with a pitch and walked Mark Reynolds to load the bases.
Miguel Montero grounded into a double play that included a force of Parra at home.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 12:08 by surajdogra
Phoenix, July 29: Cole Hamels struck out nine batters in eight innings Tuesday to get the win in Philadelphia's 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Hamels (7-5) held the Diamondbacks to one run on four hits and did not walk a batter in the Phillies' 19th win this month.
Shane Victorino led the offense with three hits, including a solo home run.
Dan Haren (10-6) took his second loss in his last eight decisions by surrendering three runs -- two earned -- on four hits over five innings.
Mark Reynolds made the game interesting with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to pull the home team to within a run.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:34 by surajdogra
Phoenix, July 28: Jamie Moyer went six-plus shutout innings and Ryan Howard hit a two-run home run Monday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past Arizona 6-2.
Raul Ibanez had two hits and drove in a run for the Phillies, who won for the 14th time in their last 16 games and have a seven-game lead in the National League East over Atlanta and Florida, who are tied for second.
Moyer (10-7) got the win after scattering six hits, walking four and striking out five.
Jon Garland (5-10) took the loss -- his eighth setback in his last nine decisions -- giving up six runs on five hits.
Mark Reynolds hit a home run for the Diamondbacks, who lost for the first time in three games.
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Mon, 07/27/2009 - 11:55 by surajdogra
Phoenix, July 26: Max Scherzer and Blaine Boyer combined on a five-hit shutout Sunday to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-0 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Scherzer (6-6) scattered the five hits over seven innings with no walks and eight strikeouts. Boyer retired the six batters he faced in relief.
Gerardo Parr had three hits -- one a two-run homer -- and four RBI. Mark Reynolds had two hits -- one a two-run third-inning homer, and Ryan Roberts and Chris Young had two hits and one RBI apiece. Stephen Drew had two hits, while Miguel Montero added one RBI for the Diamondbacks, who have won four of six.
Garrett Jones, Brandon Moss, Jack Wilson, Steve Pearce and Ryan Doumit all had one hit for the Pirates, who have lost four of six.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 12:27 by surajdogra
Denver, July 22: Miguel Montero's two-run homer in the top of the eighth provided the decisive runs in Arizona's 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies Tuesday.
Montero broke a 4-4 tie with a shot to deep center field off Juan Rincon (2-1) after Mark Reynolds had singled.
The Rockies struck back with a run in the bottom of the eighth on a two-out pinch-hit triple by Ryan Spilborghs, but Chad Qualls came in from the bullpen to record the final out.
Juan Gutierrez (2-2) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win, although he walked two batters.
Colorado took a 3-0 lead in the second on a lead-off home run by Troy Tulowitzki, an RBI single by Dexter Fowler and a wild pitch that scored Ian Stewart from third.
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