by Paul Coro - Sept. 19, 2012 09:36 PM
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D-Backs 6, Padres 2
Recap: The Diamondbacks won their third consecutive game with continued strong pitching backed by four doubles and two triples in a victory against San Diego at Chase Field.
Starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (12-11) stayed undefeated in his past four starts and had the support of three relievers tossing three shutout innings.
The Diamondbacks' offensive struggles at home have shown some signs of breaking with Sunday's 10-run game and Wednesday's win. Arizona trailed 2-0 before Justin Upton and Miguel Montero led off the fourth inning with doubles. Adam Eaton's fifth-inning triple, a liner to left-center, tied the game and he scored on a balk for a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning.
Paul Goldschmidt's 40th double, tying him for second in the National League, made it a three-run fifth inning and another triple from Ryan Wheeler in the eighth inning completed the scoring. Wheeler's hit scored Montero, who had been hit by a pitch for the second time, and Wheeler scored on a throwing error to third base.
Steady rocking and firing: Cahill won his third consecutive start Wednesday night, allowing two earned runs and lasting at least six innings in each game.
Cahill, who has not allowed a home run since Aug. 10, is now 12-0 this season when receiving at least three runs of support.
Cahill was in real danger with runners in scoring position only twice but ran his pitch count to 96 over six innings. Two double plays and plenty of ground balls kept San Diego's bats at bay. It was only when he yielded consecutive walks in the fourth inning that San Diego scored. With two outs, Cahill surrendered consecutive RBI singles in the bottom of the order to Will Venable and John Baker.Cahill was ahead with a 0-2 count on Venable, who extended the at-bat 10 pitches before pulling a change-up.
Quittin' time for Quentin? It is was pretty clear that San Diego left fielder Carlos Quentin was in pain Wednesday from the way he moved in the outfield and his early exit in the bottom of the fifth inning. It sure was painful watching him.
Quentin had missed the past six games with irritation in his right knee, which underwent surgery in the spring and kept him out for the season's first 49 games.
On back-to-back doubles toward the left-field line in Wednesday night's fourth inning, Quentin labored to get there. On Montero's high-soaring sliced double, Quentin even shook his head as he tried to get under a fly with plenty of hang time .
Quentin, the 30-year-old former Diamondbacks player, signed a three-year, $27 million extension through 2015 prior to his knee issues. He is hitting .263 this season with 16 home runs in 280 at bats.
Extra, extra: Upton doubled in successive innings to left field Wednesday night for his second game of two extra-base hits this week. Prior to those games, Upton had not had a multi-extra-base hit game since Aug. 11.
Upton is hitting .308 over the past 13 games with a six-game hitting streak.
--Paul Coro
View from the press box: Before the game, General Manager Kevin Towers spoke glowingly about rookie outfielder Adam Eaton and what he has shown in his brief time in the majors. Towers also said Eaton has "a little more sock in the bat" than what he's shown. Not long after, Eaton proved Towers right, lining a triple into the gap in left-center field. Eaton has had more of a slap-hitting approach in his brief time in the majors. It will be interesting to see if he will look to drive the ball more often as he becomes more comfortable in the major leagues.
--Nick Piecoro
20 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2012/09/19/20120919arizona-diamondbacks-rally-beat-san-diego-padres.html
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