| Teams |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Diamondbacks |
1 |
3
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0
|
8 |
12
|
0 |
| Pirates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
8 |
1 |
 |
Arizona
|
Pos |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pos |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Young
|
CF
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.236
|
|
Morgan
|
CF
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.298
|
Drew
|
SS
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
.236
|
|
Wilson |
SS
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.297 |
Byrnes
|
LF
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
.288
|
|
LaRoche |
1B
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.275
|
| Quentin |
RF
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.211
|
|
Perez |
P
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Clark
|
1B
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
.253 |
|
a-Bay |
PH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.248
|
Reynolds
|
3B
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
.279
|
|
Nady
|
LF
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.282
|
Salazar
|
RF-LF
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
.278
|
|
Bautista
|
3B
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.258
|
Snyder
|
C
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.255
|
|
Pearce
|
RF
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.298
|
Ojeda
|
2B
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.284
|
|
Castillo
|
2B
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.240
|
Owings
| P
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .339
|
| Sanchez, R
| P
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| | Pena | P
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .250
|
| Phelps | 1B | 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .308
| | Nippert | P
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Maldonado | C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .150
| | Petit | P
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .071
|
| Van Benschoten
| P
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .143
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Armas | P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .115
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Kata | P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .219
|
Totals
|
|
39
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
5
|
9 |
|
|
Totals
|
|
31
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0 |
5
|
|
|
|
|
| |
a-Flied out for Perez in the 9th.
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| |
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BATTING
2B: Owings 3 (7, Van Benschoten, Armas, Sanchez, R).
HR: Drew (12, 1st inning off Van Benschoten, 0 on, 1 out), Clark (17, 5th inning off Armas, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Drew 6; Byrnes; Clark 4; Reynolds; Ojeda 2; Owings 7.
RBI: Drew 3 (59), Owings 3 (15), Byrnes (83), Clark (51).
2-out RBI: Owings 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Snyder 2; Byrnes; Clark; Young.
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING
PO: Byrnes (1st base by Van Benschoten).
FIELDING
PB: Snyder (9).
Outfield assists: Salazar (Morgan at 2nd base), Quentin (Morgan at home).
DP: 2 (Drew-Ojeda-Clark 2). |
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BATTING
2B: LaRoche (41, Owings), Wilson (29, Petit).
TB: Morgan 2; Wilson 3; LaRoche 2; Nady; Pearce; Phelps.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bautista; Nady.
GIDP: Castillo; Maldonado.
Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING
E: Wilson (11, fielding).
Pickoffs: Van Benschoten (Byrnes at 1st base). |
Arizona
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
|
Pittsburgh |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
Owings (W, 8-8)
|
6.1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4.30
|
|
Van Benschoten (L, 0-9)
|
2.0
|
6 |
4
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10.15
|
Pena
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.31
|
| Armas
| 3.0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 6.09
| Nippert
| 1.0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.32
|
| Sanchez, R
| 2.0
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5.40
| Petit
| 1.0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.02
|
| Perez
| 2.0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3.00
|
| |
|
|
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Pitches-strikes: Owings 83-58, Pena 9-7, Nippert 12-8, Petit 16-12, Van Benschoten 50-31, Armas 60-40, Sanchez, R 45-24, Perez 23-14.
Ground outs-fly outs: Owings 6-8, Pena 0-1, Nippert 2-1, Petit 0-2, Van Benschoten 0-4, Armas 2-2, Sanchez, R 3-1, Perez 2-3.
Batters faced: Owings 21, Pena 3, Nippert 3, Petit 4, Van Benschoten 13, Armas 12, Sanchez, R 12, Perez 7.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
Weather: 71 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 0 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:37 (:18 delay).
Att: 11,335.
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Game RecapPITTSBURGH (AP) -- Arizona manager Bob Melvin made a great last-minute move by putting Micah Owings into his lineup. Pitching him was a good idea, too.
Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop a three-game losing streak for the NL West leaders.
Given an ominous weather forecast, Melvin decided less than an hour before game time to hold back ace Brandon Webb (17-10) and pitch Owings (8-8).
The Diamondbacks then assured themselves of holding at least a one-game division lead when they open a three-game series Friday at Colorado with Webb on the mound. Arizona began Thursday one game ahead of San Diego, which played at Milwaukee, and two in front of Colorado, which was at Los Angeles.
Owings allowed four hits, struck out four and walked none in 6 1-3 innings. In his previous start, he beat San Francisco 5-0 on Sept. 18 with a two-hitter.
He hit an RBI double during a three-run second against John Van Benschoten (0-7), then added a two-run double in the seventh off Romulo Sanchez.
Owings was lifted when it finally began raining, but only briefly, during the seventh. Play was held up only 18 minutes, but Tony Pena replaced Owings when the game resumed.
Pena, Dustin Nippert and Yusmeiro Petit finished Arizona's 12th shutout of the season with a scoreless inning apiece.
Webb is 3-0 in his career against Pittsburgh but 0-3 against Colorado, and top pitchers often dislike moving off schedule. But with heavy rain expected to fall early in the game -- instead, it skirted the city -- Melvin didn't want Webb to pitch only an inning or two and then come out of the game following a long delay. Melvin also said Owings was "strong minded" and wasn't bothered by starting on short notice.
Given Owings' day, apparently not.
Stephen Drew homered, singled twice and also had three RBIs to support Owings, a .339 hitter who has 11 extra-base hits this season, including four homers.
Van Benschoten, a former first-round draft pick in danger of being released following several years of arm problems, lasted only two innings, giving up four runs and six hits while elevating his ERA to 10.15.
Drew got the Diamondbacks off to the quick start they talked about after their 5-1 loss Wednesday night, hitting his 12th homer on Van Benschoten's sixth pitch of the game.
Owings doubled for the first time following Augie Ojeda's leadoff single in the second, and Drew and Eric Byrnes followed later with run-scoring singles. Tony Clark hit a solo homer in the fifth off Tony Armas, his 17th of the season and third in 14 at-bats against Pittsburgh this season.
Game NotesDrew went 12-for-27 (.444) at Pittsburgh this season. ... The Pirates lost their 10th in 12 games despite winning the previous two nights. ... Clark has four homers in 22 career at-bats at Pittsburgh. ... Ojeda went 2-for-4 with three runs and reached base three times. He was on base nine times in 13 plate appearances in the series.
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