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MLB: San Francisco 5, Arizona 2

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 11:11 by shalini.bahadur

Phoenix, Sept. 24 (UPI): Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer Wednesday, San Francisco benefited from two unearned runs and the Giants defeated Arizona 5-2.

San Francisco remained tied with Atlanta for second place in the chase for the National League wild-card berth, four games behind Colorado.

The Giants had allowed 32 runs in their previous four games, but got a well-pitched contest Wednesday from starter Jonathan Sanchez and four relievers. Sanchez (7-12) allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings to get the win and Brian Wilson struck out the side in the ninth for his 36th save.

Uribe doubled home San Francisco's first run in the second and hit his homer in the sixth to give the Giants a 3-0 advantage.

MLB: Arizona 10, San Francisco 8

Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:25 by shalini.bahadur

Phoenix, Sept. 23: Miguel Montero and Brandon Allen each had two RBI Tuesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-8 win over San Francisco.

The loss dropped the Giants five games behind Colorado in the National League wild-card race.

Rusty Ryal went 3-for-3, hit a solo home run, and scored three runs for the Diamondbacks, scored nine runs in the first three innings.
Doug Davis (8-13) won for the first time since Aug. 10 despite giving up five runs on 10 hits over 7 1/3 innings.

Matt Cain (13-7) took the loss after lasting only 2 1/3 innings. Cain surrendered seven runs on eight hits.

Randy Johnson pitched an inning in relief and coughed up Ryal's home run.

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Arizona 3

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 11:55 by preet_20

Los Angeles, Sept. 2: A bases-loaded walk to Andre Ethier brought in the eventual winning run Tuesday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-3 victory over Arizona.

Ethier was the third player walked by Leo Rosales (1-1) in the seventh inning, which also included a double by Rafael Furcal.

Matt Kemp had a solo home run for Los Angeles, who won for the fifth time in its last seven games and leads the National League West by 5 ½ games.

Arizona's Justin Upton had three hits and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Ronald Belisario (3-3) got the win in relief of Vicente Padilla. Jonathan Broxton picked up his 30th save.

MLB: Arizona 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:16 by harsheeb

Los Angeles -- Rusty Ryal homered in the top of the 10th inning Monday to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3.

With the scored tied 2-2, Ryal drove a pitch by James McDonald (4-4) for his second big league home run. Arizona scored again when McDonald walked Augie Ojeda with the bases loaded.

Juan Gutierrez closed the door on LA in the bottom of the 10th to get his second save of the season for the Diamondbacks, who have won five straight.
Esmerling Vasquez (3-2) got the win in relief.

Upton had three hits, including a home run, and Ojeda had three hits and drove in three runs.