Brandon Webb remained unbeaten in his first three starts of the season in an 8-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The team has now won seven consecutive games after starting 1-2, and is standing with a record of 8-2.
Webb gave up only four hits over 8 full innings, while striking out six and surrendering only two runs. He received support on three two-run homers from Eric Byrnes, Justin Upton and Orlando Hudson.
Mark Reynolds had an RBI, taking the league lead with 13 on the season. He also is tied for the league lead in homers with five. Upton hit his fourth of the year in the sixth with a runner on. The top third of the order tore apart Rockie pitching, with two hits and two runs from each Chris Young, Byrnes and Hudson. Stephen Drew also had two hits to round out the balanced attack.
Matt Holliday had two of the Rockies four hits on the night. The hitters were kept off-balance all night by Webb’s masterful performance. Jeff Francis was on the losing end, his second loss to Webb in as many attempts. His ERA jumped to 9.53 for the season, while his record dropped to 0-2.
