Going Upton! - Lan's D'Backs

[Lanteri]

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
Apr 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco (3-0)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	8	0
Arizona (0-3)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
W: Sergio Romo (1-0) L: Josh Collmenter (0-1) S: Brian Wilson (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SFO	ARI
ARI	5th	Bloomquist grounded out to Theriot. Roberts scores.	0	1
SFO	6th	Posey ground rule double. Theriot scores.	1	1
SFO	6th	Belt hits a sacrifice fly to Young. Sandoval scores.	2	1
SFO	6th	Cabrera doubled to right. Posey scores.	3	1
SFO	6th	Schierholtz doubled to center. Cabrera scores.	4	1

San Francisco Giants
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Pagan, CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.286
Theriot, SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	.083
Sandoval, 3B	3	1	2	0	1	1	.462
Posey, C	4	1	1	1	0	2	.250
Belt, 1B	3	0	0	1	0	1	.083
Cabrera, LF	4	1	1	1	0	2	.429
Schierholtz, RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.273
Wilson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Burris, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.385
Romo, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Otero, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pill, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Affeldt, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Huff, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
TOTALS	33	4	8	4	1	7
BATTING 2B: Cabrera (1), Sandoval (2), Posey (1), Schierholtz (2) RBI: Cabrera (4), Posey (3), Belt (1), Schierholtz (1) SF: Belt GIDP: Posey

San Francisco Giants
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Romo (W, 1-0)	5.0	5	1	1	0	5	1.80
Otero (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Affeldt (H, 1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Wilson (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	0	7
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Romo 74-49, Otero 14-8, Affeldt 15-11, Wilson 15-11

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.286
Young, CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.167
Upton, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Montero, C	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Blum, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Goldschmidt, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.071
Kubel, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Roberts, 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.091
Hill, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.364
Collmenter, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McDonald, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Paterson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	31	1	6	1	0	7
BATTING 2B: Young (1) RBI: Bloomquist (1) HBP: Montero SAC: Collmenter GIDP: Young

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Collmenter (L, 0-1)	7.0	8	4	4	1	3	5.14
Breslow	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Paterson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Collmenter 90-62, Breslow 11-8, Paterson 17-12

[Lanteri]

Romo started the 3rd game. Wasn't intentional on my part. I had set the Giants to have a 4 man rotation. Bumgarner was 3rd in the rotation, but the AI elected to insert a reliever into the rotation.

Woulda thought they'd put Hensley in since he has the most stamina, but they went with Romo. Meh.

[Lanteri]

Trevor Cahill is set to make his D'Backs debut.

D'Backs Looking to Bounce Back

San Diego (AP) - After what can only be described as a total wash in the opening series which saw the Diamondbacks completely shut down by the stellar Giants pitching staff, the team sets off on a 6 game road trip with the first stop in San Diego. Petco is not really the most pleasant place in the world to play when you're looking to get your bats on track, however, the ensuing trip to Coors Field is just that.

The D'Backs will be without catcher Miguel Montero for at least the first game of the series. He's listed as day to day with an injury that forced him to leave the previous game against the Giants after he was hit in the shoulder by a pitch. As he's day-to-day he hasn't been placed on the DL. However, to make sure a backup catcher is available, The team has optioned Geoff Blum to AAA, and recalled catcher Robby Hammock until Montero is ready to return.

In other injury related news, Takashi Saito and Stephen Drew have been participating in XST, and both are nearing rehab assignments, with an eye toward being ready for May 1st.

Probable Pitchers

April 10th, 2012 7:05

Arizona: Trevor Cahill (2011: 12-14 4.16 ERA)
San Diego: Anthony Bass (2011: 2-0 1.68 ERA)

Cahill makes his much anticipated Diamondbacks debut after being acquired in the offseason from the Athletics. The sinkerballer is hoping to return to his top 5 Cy Young caliber form of 2010 and needs to regain command to do so.

Bass is set to make just his 4th major league start. He appeared in 27 games for the Padres last year, starting 3. He struggled quite a bit with control, walking 21, and also allowed 41 hits in 48 IP for a total WHIP of 1.68. He was certainly fortunate to post a 1.68 ERA. The D'Backs need to jump on him to get some confidence back.

April 11th, 2012 3:35

Arizona: Joe Saunders (2011: 12-13 3.69 ERA)
San Diego: Edinson Volquez (0-0 0.00 ERA 7 Ks)

This matchup features a crafty veteran lefty in Joe Saunders versus a hard throwing right hander in Edinson Volquez. Volquez, very much a fly ball pitcher, has to be loving the move to Petco where he can get away with it. He struggles with command, but the spacious ballpark and his ability to strike people out should lead him to have a career type year.

Saunders, like Volquez, is prone to giving up a lot of fly balls. However, unlike Volquez, he's not a strike out pitcher, but rather a pitch to contact type of guy.

April 12th, 2012 7:05

Arizona: Ian Kennedy (0-1 10.80 ERA)
San Diego: Cory Luebke (1-0 0.00 ERA)

Ian Kennedy had a very rough first inning in his opening day start and was never able to recover from it, giving up 6 runs total. The Cy Young candidate is looking to get back on track against a very impotent Padres lineup.

Cory Luebke emerged last year as the Padres best pitcher, and hopes to continue where he left off. He looked strong in his first outing, not allowing a run and striking out 4, while walking 2. The lefty proved to be quite the strikeout artist last year, whiffing 154 in 139 IP, while walking just 44.

[Lanteri]

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Apr 10, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona (0-4)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
San Diego (4-1)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3	7	0
W: Ernesto Frieri (2-0) L: Brad Ziegler (0-1) S: Huston Street (3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			ARI	SDG
SDG	1st	Blanks grounded to center for a single. Bartlett and Alonso score.	0	2
ARI	3rd	Cahill hit a sacrifice fly to Maybin. Roberts scores.	1	2
ARI	4th	Young doubled to left. Upton scores.	2	2
SDG	7th	Maybin reached second on a throwing error by Bloomquist. Hudson scores.	2	3

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.211
Hill, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.286
Upton, RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.167
Goldschmidt, 1B	3	0	2	0	1	1	.176
Young, CF	3	0	1	1	1	1	.200
Kubel, LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.222
Roberts, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.133
Blanco, C	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000
McDonald, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Cahill, P	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Parra, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Ziegler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Breslow, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Overbay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	30	2	7	2	5	8
BATTING 2B: Upton (2), Young (2), Goldschmidt 2 (2) RBI: Cahill (1), Young (2) SF: Cahill SAC: Cahill GIDP: Kubel, Overbay
FIELDING E: Bloomquist (1)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cahill	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	3.00
Ziegler (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	4.50
Breslow	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	7	3	2	2	5
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Cahill 91-56, Ziegler 22-14, Breslow 6-5

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Maybin, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.364
Bartlett, SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	.294
Alonso, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.200
Blanks, Lf	3	0	2	2	1	0	.250
Venable, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.111
Headley, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.111
Hundley, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.385
Hudson, 2B	3	1	2	0	0	1	.250
Bass, P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
Guzman, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Brach, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Frieri, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Denorfia, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Gregerson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Street, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	30	3	7	2	2	5
BATTING 2B: Alonso (1) RBI: Blanks 2 (2) GIDP: Venable, Headley

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Bass	5.0	4	2	2	3	2	3.60
Brach	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
Frieri (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Gregerson (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0.00
Street (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	8.10
TOTALS	9.0	7	2	2	5	8
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Bass 80-46, Brach 25-12, Frieri 14-9, Gregerson 26-13, Street 13-8

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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Apr 11, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona (0-5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0
San Diego ()	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	6	2
W: Edinson Volquez (1-0) L: Joe Saunders (0-1) S: Huston Street (4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			ARI	SDG
SDG	3rd	Maybin singles off the pitcher. Hundley scores.	0	1
SDG	3rd	Venable lined to left for a single. Hudson and Maybin score.	0	3
ARI	7th	Kubel lined to right for a single. Young scores	1	3

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.227
Hill, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Upton, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.136
Goldschmidt, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Young, CF	4	1	3	0	0	0	.316
Kubel, LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.273
Roberts, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.111
Blanco, C	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Saunders, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Parra, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.750
Paterson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Overbay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
TOTALS	31	1	7	1	4	3
BATTING 2B: Young (3), Kubel (1) RBI: Kubel (1) SAC: Saunders GIDP: Goldschmidt, Roberts
BASERUNNING CS: Young (1)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Saunders (L, 0-1)	6.0	5	3	3	2	4	4.50
Shaw	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	6.00
Paterson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	6	3	3	3	6
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Saunders 85-56, Shaw 17-13, Paterson, 14-7

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Maybin, CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.346
Bartlett, SS	2	0	0	0	2	0	.263
Guzman, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.091
Venable, RF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.136
Denorfia, LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.200
Headley, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.095
Hundley, C	2	1	0	0	1	1	.333
Hudson, 2B	3	1	2	0	0	0	.316
Volquez, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Cashner, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alonso, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Thatcher, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Street, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	28	3	6	3	3	6
BATTING 2B: Hudson (1) RBI: Venable 2 (4), Maybin (4) GIDP: Headley, Guzman
FIELDING E: Bartlett 2 (3)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Volquez (W, 1-0)	6.2	5	1	1	3	2	0.66
Cashner (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Thatcher (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Street (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6.23
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Volquez 85-49, Cashner 9-3, Thatcher 16-9, Street 11-9

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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Apr 12, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Arizona (1-5)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	9	1
San Diego (5-2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
W: David Hernandez (1-0) L: Luke Gregerson (0-1) S: J.J. Putz (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			ARI	SDG
ARI	3rd	Justin Upton doubles. Ian Kennedy scores.	1	0
SDG	6th	Guzman singled to center. Hundley scores.	1	1
ARI	10th	Justin Upton homers to left. Hill scores.	3	1

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Young, CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Hill, 2B	4	1	0	0	1	0	.182
Upton, RF	5	1	4	3	0	1	.259
Montero, C	5	0	0	0	0	3	.235
Goldschmidt, 1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.120
Kubel, LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.259
Roberts, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.143
Hernandez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Putz, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McDonald, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.167
Kennedy, P	3	1	1	0	0	1	.333
Ziegler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Breslow, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bloomquist, PH-3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.261
TOTALS	39	3	9	3	3	8
BATTING 2B: Upton 2 (4), Bloomquist (1) HR: Upton (2) RBI: Upton 3 (5)
FIELDING E: McDonald (1)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kennedy	6.0	4	1	1	6	6	5.73
Ziegler	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00
Breslow	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hernandez (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Putz (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
TOTALS	10.0	5	1	1	7	8
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Kennedy 106-59, Ziegler 15-9, Breslow 11-7, Hernandez 20-11, Putz 7-5

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Maybin, CF	4	0	0	0	1	3	.300
Bartlett, SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Alonso, 1B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.250
Blanks, LF	4	0	0	0	1	3	.187
Venable, RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Headley, 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.077
Hundley, C	2	1	1	0	1	0	.353
Denorfia, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Baker, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Hudson, 2B	1	0	1	0	3	0	.350
Luebke, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Guzman, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.167
Brach, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Frieri, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hermida, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gregerson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cashner, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	35	1	5	1	7	8
BATTING 3B: Hudson (1) RBI: Guzman (1) SAC: Luebke

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Luebke	6.0	7	1	1	2	5	0.64
Brach	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Frieri	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Gregerson (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	4.91
Cashner	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	10.0	9	3	3	3	8
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Luebke 78-54, Brach 18-11, Frieri 11-7, Gregerson 18-8, Cashner 9-7

[Bomberooski]

Juston Upton. Thread changer

[Kuzzy Powers]

I enjoy that you ripped my name suggestions for half hour and ended up using one of them.

[Lanteri]

Upton provided all of the offense in the D'Backs first win

D'Backs Look to Start a Run?

Denver (AP) -- Or perhaps, just scoring some runs would be nice. After 6 games, Arizona's offense has come out of the box sputtering against two of the better bitching staffs in baseball. The team's .219 average is good for 29th in the league, ahead of just the Pirates .199, and 12 runs scored is indeed tied for last. The pitching has been better, with a team ERA of 3.54, placing them 12th in the league.

Two things change for the upcoming series against the Rockies, the D'Backs pitching staff will see their first competent offense of the season, while their bats will finally get a rest from very good pitching in the Rockies rather pedestrian staff overall. If there's ever been a time to get the bats going, it's now.

Probable Pitchers

April 13th, 2012 6:40

Arizona: Daniel Hudson (0-0 2.57 ERA)
Colorado: Jhoulys Chacin (1-0 2.25 ERA)

Hudson picked up a no decision in what should have been the D'Backs first win of the year in the second game of the season. Putz wound up blowing the save in that one, and Shaw eventually wound up with the loss. Hudson is 1-2 lifetime in 5 starts against Colorado with a 4.20 ERA, including 0-1 in 2 starts at Coors Field with a 8.38 ERA.

Chacin made light work of the Astros lineup in a 5-2 victory in his first start, going 8 strong, striking out 7. The 3rd year man is 3-2 against the D'Backs in 8 career appearances with a 2.76 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 41 IP.

April 14th, 2012 6:10

Arizona: Josh Collmenter (0-1, 5.14 ERA)
Colorado: Tyler Chatwood (0-0 2.57 ERA)

Collmenter gave what was expected of him in his season debut, going 7 innings, scattering 8 hits and allowing 4 runs, while walking 1. Many expect him to be just an average pitcher posting an ERA in the mid-4s, but he should eat innings, so if he can turn in that kind of performance consistently, the D'Backs won't be too unhappy. The 2nd year man made a total of 5 starts against the Rockies last season, going 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA.

Chatwood, in his first season with Colorado, went 7 in his Rockies debut against the Astros, allowing 2 runs while striking out 7. He wound up with a no decision in a game that the Rockies eventually won 4-2. He has not faced the Diamondbacks in his career.

April 15th, 2012 1:10

Arizona: Trevor Cahill (0-0 3.00 ERA)
Colorado: Juan Nicasio (1-0 7.50 ERA)

Cahill turned in a solid, yet unspectacular, start in his D'Backs debut in a game the D'Backs eventually lost against the Padres. He went 6, scattering 6 hits, walking 2 and striking out 4 while allowing just 2 runs. Ziegler eventually wound up on the losing end of that one.

Nicasio picked up the win in his season debut despite pitching poorly. The 2nd year man made one start against Arizona last season, getting roughed up for 6 runs in 2.2 IP, allowing 5 hits, and walking 6.

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Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Apr 13, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona (2-5)	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	10	15	4
Colorado (4-3)	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	12	1
W: Daniel Hudson (1-0) L: Jhoulys Chacin (1-1) S: J.J. Putz (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			ARI	COL
ARI	1st	Upton homered to left. Hill scores.	2	0
ARI	1st	Roberts ground rule double. Montero scores.	3	0
COL	2nd	Fowler singled to right. Hernandez and Nelson score.	3	2
COL	3rd	Gonzalez doubled to right. Scutaro scores.	3	3
COL	3rd	Gonzalez scores on Hill error.	3	4
ARI	5th	Montero singled to right. Hill scores.	4	4
ARI	5th	Roberts homered to left. Upton and Montero score.	7	4
ARI	6th	Montero doubled to right. Hill and Upton score.	9	4
COL	7th	Gonzalez singled to center. Scutaro scores.	9	5
COL	7th	Gonzalez scores on a Roberts throwing error.	9	6
COL	7th	Hernandez doubled to right. Cuddyer scors.	9	7
ARI	9th	Young homers to left.	10	7

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Hill, 2B	5	3	3	0	0	0	.259
Upton, RF	5	3	3	2	0	1	.313
Montero, C	5	2	3	3	0	1	.318
Young, CF	2	1	1	1	2	1	.269
Goldschmidt, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.133
Roberts, 3B	5	1	3	4	0	1	.231
Parra, LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.444
Hudson, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
McDonald, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Shaw, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Paterson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ziegler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hernandez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blum, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Putz, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	42	10	15	10	2	8
BATTING 2B: Hill (3), Montero (1), Roberts 2 (2) 3B: Parra (1) HR: Upton (3), Young (1), Roberts (1) RBI: Upton 2 (7), Montero 3 (3), Young (3), Roberts 4 (4) HBP: Young GIDP: Goldschmidt
FIELDING E: Hill (1), Upton (2), Roberts (2), Bloomquist (2)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hudson (W, 1-0)	6.0	9	4	4	2	7	4.15
Shaw (H, 1)	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	8.10
Paterson	0.1	3	2	0	0	1	0.00
Ziegler (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	2.70
Hernandez (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Putz, (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.00
TOTALS	9.0	12	7	5	4	10
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Hudson 101-67, Shaw 9-5, Paterson 18-11, Ziegler 8-4, Hernandez 9-6, Putz 11-7

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Fowler, CF	5	0	2	2	0	1	.290
Scutaro, 2B	3	2	1	0	2	1	.240
Tulowitzki, SS	5	0	0	0	0	3	.231
Gonzalez, LF	5	2	2	2	0	0	.290
Helton, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.241
Cuddyer, RF	5	1	1	1	0	2	.556
Hernandez, C	4	1	2	1	1	0	.296
Nelson, 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.273
Chacin, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Rogers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Roenicke, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pacheco, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Reynolds, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Young Jr, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Belisle, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brothers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	38	7	12	6	4	10
BATTING 2B: Gonzalez (4), Hernandez (2) RBI: Fowler 2 (2), Gonzalez 2 (8), Cuddyer (7), Hernandez (3) SAC: Chacin GIDP: Gonzalez
FIELDING E: Nelson (1)

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chacin (L, 1-1)	4.0	8	6	6	1	1	6.00
Rogers	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	3.38
Roenicke	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	9.00
Reynolds	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Belisle	1.2	2	1	1	0	3	2.45
Brothers	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	15	10	10	2	8
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Chacin 80-50, Rogers 15-9, Roenicke 17-9, Reynolds 12-7, Belisle 32-21, Brothers 5-2

[Lanteri]

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Apr 14, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona (3-5)	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	7	0
Colorado (4-4)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	9	1

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			ARI	COL
ARI	3rd	Upton homered to left. Collmenter scores.	2	0
COL	4th	Helton grounded out to short. Gonzalez scores.	2	1
COL	5th	Scutaro singled to center. Nelson scores.	2	2
ARI	6th	Goldschmidt homered to left. Montero scores.	4	2
ARI	8th	Kubel scores on a throwring error by Scutaro.	5	2
COL	8th	Cuddyer doubled to left. Scutaro and Gonzalez score.	5	4

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	5	0	1	0	0	2	.212
Young, CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.233
Upton, RF	3	1	1	2	1	1	.314
Montero, C	4	1	1	0	0	2	.308
Goldschmidt, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.176
Kubel, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.258
Roberts, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.241
Hill, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.233
Collmenter, P	2	1	0	0	1	1	.000
Hernandez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Breslow, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Putz, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	33	5	7	4	5	9
BATTING 2B: Montero (2), Kubel (2), Bloomquist (2) HR: Upton (4), Goldschmidt (1) RBI: Upton 2 (9), Goldschmidt 2 (2) GIDP: Hill
BASERUNNING CS: Young (2)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Collmenter (W, 1-1)	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	3.86
Hernandez (H, 3)	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	3.00
Breslow (H, 2)	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	2.45
Putz (S, 3)	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	2.08
TOTALS	9.0	9	4	4	3	7
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Collmenter 106-64, Hernandez 6-4, Breslow 9-6, Putz 18-11

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Fowler, CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	.286
Scutaro, 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	.310
Tulowitzki, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Gonzalez, LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	.314
Helton, 1B	3	0	0	1	1	0	.219
Cuddyer, RF	4	0	1	2	0	3	.516
Hernandez, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.258
Betancourt, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nelson, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.267
Chatwood, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Roenicke, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Reynolds, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pacheco, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.667
Brothers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rosario, C	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
TOTALS	33	4	9	4	3	7
BATTING 2B: Cuddyer (4) 3B: Gonzalez (2) RBI: Scutaro (2), Helton (5), Cuddyer 2 (9) SAC: Chatwood GIDP: Fowler 2
FIELDING E: Scutaro (1)

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chatwood (L, 0-1)	5.1	6	4	4	2	5	4.38
Roenicke	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	8.10
Reynolds	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0.00
Brothers	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Betancourt	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Chatwood 83-51, Roenicke 17-7, Reynolds 19-11, Brothers 17-9, Betancourt 11-8

[Len B]

Upton straight beasting

[Lanteri]

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Apr 15, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona (3-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	9	0
Colorado (5-4)	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	X	6	9	0
W: Juan Nicasio (2-0) L: Trevor Cahill (0-1) S: Rafael Betancourt (5)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			ARI	COL
COL	1st	Scutaro singled to left. Fowler scores.	0	1
COL	1st	Gonzalez tripled to center. Scutaro scores.	0	2
COL	1st	Cuddyer grounded out to 2nd. Gonzalez scores.	0	3
COL	4th	Rosario homered to left. Helton scores.	0	5
COL	5th	Gonzalez lined to right for a single. Scutaro scores.	0	6
ARI	8th	Montero doubled to right. Upton scores.	1	6
ARI	9th	Parra singled to center. Blum scores.	2	6
ARI	9th	Young doubled (GR). Parra scores.	3	6

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	4	0	1	0	1	1	.216
Young, CF	5	0	1	1	0	4	.229
Upton, RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.325
Montero, C	4	0	1	1	0	0	.300
Goldschmidt, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.189
Kubel, LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.242
Shaw, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Paterson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blum, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Roberts, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.212
Hill, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.235
Cahill, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Miley, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Parra, PH-LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.455
TOTALS	35	3	9	3	3	10
BATTING 2B: Hill (4), Montero (3), Young (4), Goldschmidt (3) RBI: Montero (4), Young (4), Parra (1) SAC: Cahill

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cahill (L, 0-1)	5.0	7	6	6	2	2	6.55
Miley	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Shaw	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	6.23
Paterson	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	9	6	6	3	5
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Cahill 89-52, Miley 17-10, Shaw 9-7, Paterson 21-12

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Fowler, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.282
Scutaro, 2B	3	2	2	1	1	0	.344
Tulowitzki, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.206
Gonzalez, LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	.333
Cuddyer, RF	3	0	0	1	1	0	.471
Helton, 1B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.200
Rosario, C	4	1	3	2	0	0	.800
Nelson, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.211
Nicasio, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Pachecho, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Belisle, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Betancourt, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	33	6	9	6	3	5
BATTING 2B: Scutaro (1), Tulowitzki (1), Rosario (1) 3B: Gonzalez (3) HR: Rosario (1) RBI: Scutaro (3), Gonzalez 2 (10), Cuddyer (10), Rosario 2 (3)
BASERUNNING SB: Fowler (3)

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Nicasio (W, 2-0)	8.0	5	1	1	3	9	3.86
Belisle	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	6.23
Betancourt (S, 5)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	9	3	3	3	10
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Nicasio 112-74, Belisle 22-14, Betancourt 5-3

[Lanteri]

Putz has saved all 3 D'Backs victories

Home Sweet Home

Phoenix (AP) - After a fairly successful road trip that saw them put together a 3 game winning streak, and take 2 out of 3 from the Rockies, the D'Backs look forward to an extended 10 game homestand. That's good the news. The bad news is that the team does not have an off-day until the end of this homestand, so it's 16 straight for the boys from Phoenix. The team's depth will certainly be tested during this stretch.

Back to some more good news, the D'Backs open with a 3 game set against the Pirates. The Pirates, surprisingly, come into the game with a 4-5 record, and are currently 5th in ERA at 2.94, and 2nd in runs allowed, having allowed just 29. Offensively, they are the worst in the NL in terms of average at .223, and dead last in all of baseball with only 24 runs scored. The D'Backs are scheduled to face Karstens, Bedard, and Evan Meek in the 3 game set. Meek, not normally a starter, is a victim of my having set 4 man rotations on some teams for accurate 25 man rosters, and the AI has not yet called up an actual starter to fill the hole.

On the rehab front, Stephen Drew and Takashi Saito have been called up to the double AA Bay Bears to begin their rehab assignments. Drew will be in the lineup playing short and leading off. Saito will obviously be assigned to the bullpen. The plan is to play them in AA for a week, before moving them up to AAA and finally back into the bigs. The duo are expected to rejoin the team in Washington on May 1st.

Probable Pitchers

April 16th, 2012 6:40

ARI: Joe Saunders (0-1 4.50 ERA)
PIT: Jeff Karstens (1-0 1.13 ERA)

Saunders pitched well in his 2012 debut, turning in a quality start, going 5 giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. He was outdueled by Edinson Volquez, who allowed just 1 run in 7, as the D'Backs fell 3-1. Saunders has faced the Pirates just one time in his career, picking up a no decision in 6 IP, allowing 4 runs.

Karstens pitched well in his first start of the season against the Dodgers, working 8 strong, while scattering 4 hits, walking 1, and striking out 3. The crafty veteran won't strike many out, but will also make you earn our baserunners as he walked just 33 in 162 IP last season. Karstens has made 7 career appearances against Arizona, 3 coming as a starter. He's 1-1 with a 1.91 ERA in 28.1 IP.

April 17th, 2012

ARI: Ian Kennedy (0-1 5.73 ERA)
PIT: Erik Bedard (0-0 2.08 ERA)

Staff ace Ian Kennedy has struggled a bit with control out of the gate, walking 10 in his first two appearances. He was a bit more effective in his second appearance of the season, despite walking 6, he allowed just 1 run over 6 IP while striking out 6. Once he can settle his command down he should return to form. Kennedy has faced the Pirates twice in his career, with a 1-0 record and a 0.64 ERA, striking out 16 in 14.

Oft-injured Erik Bedard has continued to prove that when he's healthy he can be an effective pitcher. Problem is, he's never healthy anymore, and due to that he's often found being restricted in pitch count and innings. Despite this, he has pitched well in his first two starts for Pittsburgh. He was on the receiving end of a massive bullpen collapse in his first outing against the Pirates. After going 6 strong, allowing just 1 run, the Pirates bullpen gave up ELEVEN runs in the 7th to the Phillies. He did not fare much luckier in his second start either, turning in 7 innings of 2 run ball, but winding up with a no decision as the Pirates fell 4-2 in extras.

April 18th, 2012

ARI: Daniel Hudson (1-0 4.15 ERA)
PIT: Evan Meek (1-0 0.79 ERA)

Hudson picked up his first win of the year in the D'Backs 10-7 victory over the Rockies. He was fairly shaky in the outing, scattering 9 hits and walking 2 over 6 IP, while striking out 7.

Meek, normally a reliever, has made two starts this year for the Pirates.

[Lanteri]

Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
Apr 16, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (4-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	8	2
Arizona (4-6)	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	X	9	15	2
W: Joe Saunders (1-1) L: Jeff Karstens (1-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	ARI
ARI	1st	Montero singled to left. Bloomquist scores.	0	1
ARI	6th	Roberts homered to center. Upton and Kubel score.	0	4
ARI	6th	Saunders doubled to center. Hill scores.	0	5
ARI	7th	Kubel doubled to right. Young and Upton score. Montero scores on throwing error.	0	8
ARI	7th	Roberts grounded out to 3rd. Kubel scores.	0	9
PIT	9th	Walker doubled to center. Presley scores.	1	9
PIT	9th	McGehee singled to right. Barajas and Walker score.	3	9
PIT	9th	Jones hit a sacrifice fly to center. McGehee scores.	4	9

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Tabata, RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.237
Presley, LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.355
McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Barajas, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	.229
Walker, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.282
McGehee, 3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	.237
Barmes, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.133
Hague, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Karstens, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Cruz, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Leroux, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Resop, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Harrison, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Watson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jones, PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150
TOTALS	35	4	8	4	1	7
BATTING 2B: Presley (2), Walker (5) RBI: Walker (3), Jones (2), McGehee 2 (4) SF: Jones GIDP: Tabata
FIELDING E: Walker (1), Barmes (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Karstens (L, 1-1)	5.2	7	4	4	3	4	3.29
Cruz	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	4.50
Leroux	0.1	1	3	2	1	1	18.90
Resop	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	0.00
Watson	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	15	9	8	4	6
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Karstens 95-60, Cruz 11-6, Leroux 21-13, Resop 12-8, Waston 20-12

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bloomquist, SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.214
McDonald, SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Young, CF	4	1	0	0	1	1	.205
Upton, RF	5	2	5	0	0	0	.400
Montero, C	5	1	3	1	0	0	.343
Goldschmidt, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.167
Kubel, LF	3	2	1	2	1	0	.250
Breslow, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blum, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Shaw, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ziegler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Roberts, 3B	4	1	1	4	0	1	.216
Hill, 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	.270
Saunders, P	2	0	1	1	1	0	.333
Parra, PH-LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	38	9	15	8	4	6
BATTING 2B: Saunders (1), Kubel (3) HR: Roberts (2) RBI: Saunders (1), Montero (5), Kubel 2 (3), Roberts 4 (8) GIDP: Bloomquist
FIELDING E: Saunders (1), Roberts (3)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Saunders (W, 1-1)	7.0	2	0	0	0	7	2.08
Breslow	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1.93
Shaw	0.1	5	4	3	0	0	11.57
Ziegler	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2.25
TOTALS	9.0	8	4	3	1	7
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Saunders 97-67, Breslow 18-11, Shaw 24-14, Ziegler 4-3