08/21/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona ace Brandon Webb aims for his major league-leading and personal-best 19th win of the season tonight, when the NL West-leading Diamondbacks close out a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres at Chase Field.
Webb has won five straight starts and is unbeaten over his previous 10 trips to the hill (7-0). He last pitched on August 15 against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, hurling eight innings of two-run ball in a 12-2 blowout. Webb, who has lasted at least six innings in 11 straight appearances, is 18-4 with a 2.85 earned run average in 26 starts this season.
The right-hander posted a career-high 18 wins a year ago and is 8-1 in 11 home starts this season. Webb will face San Diego for the second time this season after recording a victory on April 27 at Petco Park. He was reached for an unearned run in six frames of a 2-1 triumph, improving to 5-7 in 20 career starts in this series.
Arizona hopes Webb has his best stuff as it attempts for a three-game sweep of the Padres on Thursday. The D'Backs have won two straight, five of six and seven of their last nine games, including Wednesday's 8-6 victory in the second test of this set. Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer to highlight the offense for Arizona, which is two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division standings.
Conor Jackson and Mark Reynolds each finished with a hit and two runs batted in for the Diamondbacks, who got a solid showing from starting pitcher Dan Haren. Haren earned the win after allowing five runs on 11 hits in six innings of work.
Jody Gerut went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a two-run blast for the Padres, who have lost three in a row. San Diego ace Jake Peavy suffered the loss after surrendering six runs -- five earned -- on five hits and four walks in five innings.
Chad Reineke will make his second major league appearance on Thursday for the Padres. Reineke debuted on Saturday in an 8-3 win over Philadelphia, as he gave up three runs and five hits in five innings for the win.
Arizona leads the 2008 season series with San Diego by a 9-5 count.
<< Dodgers end homestand aiming to get on track versus Rockies
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are slipping fast in the NL West
race and will try to close out a lengthy homestand on a positive note this
afternoon in the finale of a three-game set versus the Colorado Rockies at
Dodger Stadium.
<< Zambrano tries to dominate Reds again in finale
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Carlos Zambrano can replicate a July
masterpiece in August when the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in the
finale of a three-game series today at Wrigley Field.
A 13-time winner in his career against the
<< Gene Upshaw dead at 63
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gene Upshaw, longtime head of the NFL player's
union and Pro Football Hall of Famer, has reportedly died at the age of 63.
NFL.com reported Thursday morning that Upshaw had succumbed to pancreatic
cancer. More
<< Red Sox send Buchholz down after rough outing
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox have optioned pitcher
Clay Buchholz to Double-A Portland after the righty's latest shellacking in
Wednesday's 11-6 loss to Baltimore.
Buchholz gave up three hits and five runs whil
Lee leads Tribe in finale vs. Royals >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MLB earned run average leader Cliff Lee will take the hill
today, when the Cleveland Indians host the Kansas City Royals in the finale of
a three-game series at Progressive Field.
Lee, who has won his last six decisions
Ponson, Halladay highlight Yanks/Jays finale >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sidney Ponson has fared very well against the Blue Jays in
Toronto over the course of his career. Roy Halladay, meanwhile, can beat the
New York Yankees anywhere. Those two hurlers square off tonight in the rubber
match o
Twins kick off lengthy road trip in Anaheim >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's bad enough that Minnesota is leaving the Twin Cities
for its longest road trip in almost 40 years. The cherry on top is that the
Twins open the trek against the best team in baseball.
Minnesota heads out west t
ATP chairman to step down >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Executive chairman and president of the ATP
Etienne de Villiers announced on Thursday that he will not renew his contract
at the end of this 2008 season.
Executive chairman since June 2005, de Villier
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