Chris Young had a two homer game, while Justin Upton homered for the third straight game to provide more than enough support for Brandon Webb to win his second straight start.
Winners by a score of 7-2, the Diamondbacks now have taken the first two games of the series. Young homered to leadoff the game, and the Diamondbacks never looked back. Upton followed with a solo shot in the second, before Young added his second of the game in the sixth inning.
Young went 2-5 on the day, with 2 runs and 3 RBI’s. Upton and Conor Jackson both went 3-5 in the game. Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew each had two hit games as well.
Webb was exceptional throughout the game. After starting off by giving up a homer with two outs in the first to Todd Helton, he only allowed one more run to cross in the second inning before shutting down the Rockies bats completely. Surrendering only five hits in seven innings, with five K’s, Webb showed why he is considered by many an early favorite for the Cy Young Award in the NL.
Jeff Francis was roughed up by the D’backs bats. In 6 and a third innings, he gave up five runs on 12 hits, three leaving the yard. The Diamondbacks had 15 hits against the Rockies staff on the day.
Todd Helton and Matt Holliday each had two hits for the Rockies in the losing effort. The teams accounted for 53 runners left on base: 28 by Arizona and 25 by Colorado.
