Diamondbacks rout Giants in SF
On Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks gave starting pitcher Dan Haren something he hasn’t had a lot of this season. Run support. The D-Backs erupted for 5 runs in the 2nd inning, giving Haren more than enough cushion in an easy 10-2 win over the Giants Friday night at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Haren continued his recent dominance over the National League, going 8 innings and allowing only 2 runs, while scattering 9 hits and striking out 9. Haren hasn’t allowed a home run in 7 straight starts, dating back to June 12th, when Mets’ catcher Ramon Castro connected on a solo blast in the 2nd inning. Haren raised his record to 10-5 on the season. On the flip side, Giants’ starter Jonathan Sanchez was chased early after giving up 5 hits and 6 runs in just 2 and two-thirds innings- his shortest outing of the year.
Conor Jackson, Mark Reynolds and Chad Tracy all homered for the Diamondbacks, while Chris Snyder started the scoring with an rbi single in the 2nd, followed by 2-run doubles by Stephen Drew and Chris Young.
The win evens the Diamondbacks’ record at 51-51, and keeps them atop the division by 1 game over the Dodgers.
Here’s what others are saying about the Diamondbacks’ win over the Giants…
The series continues tomorrow with a marquee pitching matchup of two of the best right-handers in baseball. Brandon Webb (13-4, 3.11 ERA) goes for the Diamondbacks and he’ll be faced by Tim Lincecum (11-3, 2.79 ERA) of the Giants. First pitch is at 6:05 Arizona time.
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Posted by Vince Marotta
Vince has been part of the Phoenix Sports scene in a few different capacities. First as a fan, Vince has been yelling at his tv during Suns and ASU games since the late 1970's. Vince also saw the media side of things as a radio talk show host from 1996 to 2002, and then again in 2007.
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