After a tough loss on Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks would face the Pittsburgh Pirates for the last game of the series and the last game of the home stand as they get ready to travel to Southern California. Edwin Jackson would be on the mound for the D-backs as they looked to help him to his first victory. No one would have thought that any records would be set today as Arizona had a brush with the record books.
The Pirates would score first in the first inning as they were able to take the lead right away. The D-backs would answer in the second inning with a Chris Snyder two-run homer that would give the team a one-run lead. In the Third inning, Jackson would give up three runs as the Pirates found themselves back on top with a two-run lead. Jackson would be throwing plenty of pitches for strikes despite the four runs but the lead would belong to the Bucs after three. Just when D-backs fans were thinking run support, the bottom of the fourth came around.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Diamondbacks would explode offensively as they were able to put a franchise record thirteen runs on the board. The thirteen runs would be the most runs scored in a single inning by the franchise in it’s history. To start the inning LaRoche would reach first base on a walk, followed by Mark Reynolds reaching on a fielder’s choice. Chris young would clear the bases with a three-run shot to left field. Just when fans thought the team was done, the beating continued.
Both Conor and Edwin Jackson would reach base on a couple of singles before Stephen Drew would hit them in with a two-RBI triple. Pirates’ starter Daniel McCutchen would leave the game as his replacement would walk Upton, give up a single to LaRoche and walk Reynolds and Kelly Johnson. Chris Snyder would double to center field brining in three more runs as the team would have eleven runs so far in the inning. To cap off the inning, pitcher Edwin Jackson contributed to his cause as he belts a two-run blast over the left field fence to give the D-backs thirteen total runs in the inning.
D-backs bats would be quiet for the remainder of the game as the Pirates were able to drive in two runs in the ninth inning. The two runs would be too little too late as the Diamondbacks defeat the Pirates by nine runs. Edwin Jackson would notch his first victory for the D-backs as he strikes out three with four earned runs in seven innings pitched.
The latest on Miguel Montero is that he will placed on the 15-day disabled list due to the incident with his knee the day prior. The team is anticipating that he may need surgery To replace Montero, the D-backs called up John Hester from Reno as he arrived at the team on Sunday.
The D-backs will be heading into a challenging series against the Dodgers with a full head of steam as they get ready to make a statement on the road. The Dodgers are on a two-game skid as they send Clayton Kershaw to face Ian Kennedy.
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Dan Haren would not pitch like his usual self as he started the game on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Haren would give up six runs, five of them earned, including two home runs in the game. The Pirates would score one run in both the first and second innings before scoring three more in the fourth.
The D-backs were unable to get anything going against the pitching of Zach Duke as he would pitch seven innings for the Pirates. In the top of the seventh, Pittsburgh would score one more run as they would lead by a score of six to nothing. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Mark Reynolds would hit a towering two-run blast that would reach Friday’s Front Row. Reynolds’ homer would travel nearly 476 feet into the second deck at Chase Field.
The Diamondbacks would score one more run in the following inning to make the score three to six but were not able to score again for the remainder of the game. Catcher Miguel Montero would leave the game with an injury to his right knee on a single early in the game. He is scheduled to have an MRI but did not claim to have much pain or swelling at the end of the game.
Edwin Jackson will face Daniel McCutchen on Sunday. McCutchen has never faced the Arizona D-backs and Jackson will be seeking his first win for Arizona. McCutchen has also only played in seven games in the majors as the two teams will continue their weekend duel in the desert.
]]>The Arizona Diamondbacks would open the series against the Pirates on Friday night as they come back from a day rest. Both teams would remain scoreless through two innings as the D-backs muscled their way to an excellent third inning which would give the team a solid lead. To highlight that inning, outfielder Chris Young would hit a grand slam home run to account for four of the innings six runs.
Young would go on to hit three-for-four with five RBI as he personally contributed more than half of the team’s offense for the game. Another solid contributor was Adam LaRoche as he would go two-for-three with two RBI. In the fourth inning of play, the D-backs would extend their lead to eight to nothing as the Pirates looked to get on the board and Arizona did an excellent job of handling Charlie Morton’s Pitching.
Morton would give up eight earned runs through three and a third innings of play as Rodrigo Lopez would pitch for six innings, allowing one run and striking out five batters as he would get the win. The Pirates would score in the sixth inning as the D-backs would score once more in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead by a score of nine to one. Bob Howry would come in to close out the game as he would strike out two to seal the Arizona win.
]]>Mark Reynolds went 3-for-5 and hit his 33rd homer of the season the Arizona Diamondbacks before leaving the game with an injury. Stephen Drew and Trent Oeltjen also hit homers in the extra inning win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
D-backs starter Max Scherzer struggled in the sixth inning. Arizona scored one in the top of the sixth giving them a 3-2 lead over the Pirates before the Pirates jumped out to a 6-3 lead by scoring four.
The D-backs would tie it up with two in the seventh and one in the eight off the Drew and Oeltjen’s homers. Oeltjen’s homer in the eight no only was his first major league homer, it tied the game and would remain that way into extra innings.
The D-backs would threaten in the top of the 11th when they loaded up the bases with only one out. Pirates reliever Steven Jackson would retire the next two batters and work out of the jam. The Pirates would make their own threat in the bottom of the 11th after the first two batters reached base off Jon Rauch. Rauch would up his game and work out of the jam to preserve the 6-6 tie.
In the top of the 12th with one out Augie Ojeda would line into center and moved to third on a Chris Snyder double. Jackson would intentionally walk Drew to load the bases and alex Romero would double scoring two. Romero’s hit would be his 4th hit of the game and his first career 4-hit game. The D-backs would score 5 in the 12th inning including a run when pitcher Dan Haren pinch hit for Rauch and hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
By the time the 12th inning was done the D-backs upped their game total to 21 hits which tied the franchise record.
]]>The Diamondbacks would come off of an exciting victory from the previous day to deal nine more scoreless innings to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Scherzer was on the mound for the D-backs as he evens up his record at 6-6. Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra would go yard in the victory to add some additional run support in the game. Parra would deliver four of the runs for the team as he makes his case for the National League Rookie of the Year.
Parra who seems to favor the pool in right center field would earn his fifth home run of the season while Mark Reynolds delivers number 26 in his mission to become a 30/30 man. Reynolds currently has 18 stolen bases and had 14 at the all-star break.
Scherzer would nearly go the distance as he pitched seven scoreless innings before Blaine Boyer would come in to wrap-up the game. The D-backs prepare to take on the other Pennsylvania team… the more difficult one, the Phillies as they gain some steam off of two solid performances from the team. The Phillies are currently in first place in the NL East and are 6 and-a-half games up on the Atlanta Braves.
Jamie Moyer is scheduled to pitch for the Phillies against the Diamondbacks’ Jon Garland.
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After a convincing defeat on Friday night, the Diamondbacks showed the Pirates some offensive prowess and some solid pitching. The D-backs, who are preparing for a tough series against the Philadelphia Phillies, would blank the Pirates with the help of Doug Davis and a much improved bullpen.
Outfielder Justin Upton would hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning that would propel the team for the rest of the game. The homer by Upton set the stage for five more runs by the D-backs who have extended the hitting streaks of the four same players. Despite the excellent offensive performances by the D-back, the team has been getting some excellent performances from their relief pitching.
The Diamondbacks will face the Pirates for the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field.
]]>The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Pirates in convincing fashion the evening prior but the Pittsburgh Pirates would bring their A-Game on Friday night. Friday evenings are for fireworks after the game at Chase Field but, the fireworks on the field were for the wrong team on Friday night.
The D-backs would begin with the lead but would suffer from rough fourth and fifth innings as Petit would rack up six earned runs after striking out six before leaving the game. The six runs were enough to give the Pirates a pretty comfortable lead as Arizona was only able to answer with one additional run for the remainder of the game.
Four more runs were scored by the Bucks in the top of the eighth inning to make the score 10-3. Despite the loss, four Diamondbacks were able to extend their hitting streaks as they go into Saturday’s game with a tough loss.
]]>The Arizona Diamondbacks pummel the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 11-4 on Thursday evening in a game where the team would make an explosive comeback from a 1-4 deficit. Dan Haren would begin the game and earn all four runs, leaving the game without the win. The D-backs who returned from a close loss in Colorado show the home fans some explosive baseball as they score several runs.
Dan Haren would come into the game leading the major leagues with a 1.96 ERA before a haunting fifth inning where he would allow one home run and all four earned runs. Haren would strike out four before being pulled from the game. The Arizona bullpen, who has been showing signs of improvement as of late, would not allow a run in four innings as the D-backs offense would go to work.
The Diamondbacks would hit three homers in the balance of the game including a two run homerun by Gerrardo Parra in the bottom of the fourth inning. Montero would score on a close play at the plate in the seventh inning where the D-backs would accumulate five runs. Chad Tracy and Justin Upton would each hit a homerun of their own to add insult to injury as the Diamondbacks win big in their first game of the home stand.
Friday night Pittsburgh’s Zach Duke will face Yusmeiro Petit as Petit goes for his first D-backs victory.
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