05/14/2008 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Drew clubbed a three-run home run to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Colorado Rockies, 8-4 in the opener of a three-game set.
Orlando Hudson went 2-for-4, knocked in two runs and scored once for the D'Backs, who snapped their three-game skid, but have recorded victories in just three of their last nine contests. Conor Jackson, Mark Reynolds and Chris Burke had an RBI apiece in the win.
Randy Johnson (3-1) got the win, despite giving up four runs on nine hits in five innings. The Arizona bullpen pitched four frames of three-hit ball.
Garrett Atkins went 2-for-5 with a solo homer for the Rockies, who have dropped three contests in a row. Ryan Spilborghs had two doubles and also scored, while Jeff Baker knocked in a pair of runs. Jonathan Herrera went 2- for-4 and had the other Colorado RBI.
Jeff Francis (0-4) took the loss after he was roughed up for eight runs on 13 hits in just 4 2/3 innings of work.
Arizona got on the board in the first. Chris Young and Drew led off with back- to-back singles, and Hudson followed suit with an RBI single to make it first and third. Jackson added another single to plate Drew. Three batters later, Reynolds singled to bring around Hudson, and the D'Backs had a 3-0 lead after one inning.
Colorado got one back in the second. Atkins led off with a single, moved to third on Spilborghs' double and crossed home on a Baker sac fly to center, to bring the Rockies within 3-1.
The D'Backs added some insurance in the second, as Johnson and Young clubbed back-to-back singles to open the frame. Drew then made it a five-run cushion as he belted a three-run homer -- his fifth of the year -- over the fence in right.
The Rockies inched their way closer in the fourth. Atkins led off with a homer and Spilborghs slugged a double. After advancing to third on a balk, Spilborghs crossed home on a Baker single. Yorvit Torrealba followed with a single and Herrera brought Baker home with a base hit of his own. The surge brought Colorado within 6-4.
Young cracked a double in the home fourth, and scored on Hudson's single to right field. The D'Backs increased their cushion to three runs after four innings.
Arizona made it 8-4 in the fifth. Justin Upton singled and moved to third on Miguel Montero's single, before crossing home when Burke singled to right.
Game Notes
Johnson has fanned 226 Colorado hitters in 183 2/3 innings against the club...The Diamondbacks won their first five matchups with Colorado before losing to the club, 13-5, the last time they met on April 13...Attendance was 27,292.
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Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jesse Litsch notched his fifth win and the
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<< Rays climb to first in AL East; top Yankees in 11
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gabe Gross had the game-winning single
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York Yankees, 2-1, and into first place in the AL East.
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<< Pirates' Doumit leaves with thumb injury
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A pitch from Pittsburgh starter Phil Dumatrait hit the catcher on the thumb of
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Angeles Angels earned a 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox.
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New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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