All it took was a trip to Washington, D.C. to get the Diamondbacks on track as they dismantled the Nationals with four straight wins. Thursday’s game was the closest bu the Arizona prevailed 4-3. Edgar Gonzalez pitched five solid innings and he struck out five and the pen did their job as well. At the plate, Conor Jackson drove in two runs and Orlando Hudson went two for four with a walk, an RBI and two runs.
Friday was the first of two 7-1 beatdowns. Chris Young had a big game with a homerun and four RBIs while Alberto Callapso had three hits and a run. On the mound, Micah Owings made his major league debut with five solid innings shutout innings. He gave up just one hit and three walks and he struck out six.
On Satursday, Brandon Webb bounced back from a rough start with seven nice innings. He gave up just one run on seven hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in his first win of the season. Eric Byrnes hit a homerun and Chad Tracy and drove in three in the 7-1 win.
The Diamondbacks made it four straight behind a nice pitching performance by Livan Hernandez. The right hander threw seven shutout innings and he gave up just three hits and three walks with a strikeout. Orlando Hudson and Scott Hairston each had two hits in the 3-1 win.
Tonight is the Diamondbacks home opener with the Reds rolling into town. Doug Davis gets the honors and it’d be nice if the Diamondbacks could pad that half game lead with a couple of more wins in front of the home town fans.
