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Five Run Fourth Boosts Pads, Win 9-5

Nicholas Valenzuela — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:47:16 +0000

The San Diego Padres (32-50) continued their offensive outburst in Phoenix, pounding rookie Trevor Bauer and the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-41) pitching staff for ten hits and nine runs in a 9-5 victory Tuesday night.

The offense started in the second inning when Yonder Alonso hit a two run home run to right field, scoring Yasmani Grandal and putting the Pads up 2-0.

They would explode in the top of the fourth when Ross Ohlendorf started things off by hitting a sacrifice bunt to first base, scoring Cameron Maybin. Alexi Amarista would single to left to score Everth Cabrera to add another run, and put the pads up 4-0. They would go up 7-0 with a three-run RBI double by Chase Headley.

Jason Kubel would hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 8-4.

Jesus Guzman would add another run in the top of the eighth with a solo home run, putting the Pads up 9-4. Paul Goldschmidt would cut the lead to 9-5 in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI single, but it wouldn’t be enough to overcome the offensive explosion by the visiting Padres.

Bauer made his home debut on Tuesday night and unfortunately was less than spectacular, allowing six hits and six earned runs over 3.1 innings pitched.

Ian Kennedy will take the mound tomorrow for the the D-backs in an attempt to avoid the sweep in the three-game series.

Despite Control Issues, Trevor Cahill Guts Out 6 Innings

Thomas Lynch — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:59:51 +0000

April 10, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (35) throws during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE

Last night’s Diamondbacks 4-2 victory over the Padres in 11 innings showcased the continued torrid starts of Chris Young and Paul Goldschmidt. It also marked the regular season debut of newly acquired Trevor Cahill. It was far from pretty but it was enough to help Arizona get off to their first 4-0 start in club history.

Cahill brought his old friend the walk over from the A’s as he issued 6 free passes in 6 innings. However, some timely pitches kept the Padres to a single run until he left the game. In the second, Cahill walked the bases loaded before ending the inning with a strikeout of Cameron Maybin. His location issues got the better of him in the third when a wild pitch allowed Chase Headley to go to third and then score on a ground out by Jesus Guzman. The big righty settled down after that allowing two baserunners over his final three innnings of work.

If Cahill can ever get his walks down, we could be looking at one dominant hurler. At 6″4 and 220 pounds, he can be very difficult on right-handed hitters. His heavy sinker should make balls tough to get into the air. Still, he is only 24 years old and already won 41 games at the Major League level. His future and that of his team appear to be extremely bright.

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By God, Jesus Does in Diamondbacks

Scott Allen — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:26:37 +0000

Leave it to the powers that be above to ruin a perfectly good win opportunity for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jesus Guzman (at least that is the assumed last name he took today) hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for the San Diego Padres to beat the Dbacks 4-3 in Peoria earlier today. They face each other again tomorrow in Scottsdale.

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