The Diamondbacks six game winning streak may have come to an end, but Arizona still finds itself atop the NL West. This is going to be a tough race all season and the fact that the Diamondbacks are right there is definitely a good thing.
In the opener on Monday, the Diamondbacks were down 2-0 but then they scored single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth to steal the win. Orlando Hudson hit the game winner with a walk off homerun in the bottom of the ninth and Chris Snyder tied it up in the eight with a sac. fly. Doug Davis had a solid start but he didn’t get the win because of the comeback. Brandon Lyon got the win with a shutout eighth and Jose Valverde closed it out for his fourth save of the season in the 3-2 win.
It took the Diamondbacks eleven innings, but they won their sixth straight on Tuesday. Scott Hairston doubled home Conor Jackson for the game winner in the eleventh and Chad Tracy hit a three run homerun to get thing going for Arizona in the first inning. Edgar Gonzalez gave up four runs in seven innings in his start but the pen picked him up and Juan Cruz ended up with the win after he shutout the Reds in the eleventh.
The Diamondbacks failed to make it seven straight as they lost a close game yesterday. Orlando Hudson drove in run on a sac. fly and Chad Tracy doubled home Eric Byrnes and that was all the Diamondbacks got. Micah Owings had a decent start but it wasn’t good enough as he took the loss.
The Diamondbacks have today off and then the Rockies come to town for a three game series. Brandon Webb will get the start in the opener and hopefully he’ll kick off a new winning streak for the Diamondbacks.
