SB Nation Arizona - Down Goes Another Ace, Enright And D-backs Blank Giants 6-0https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46593/arizona-fave.png2010-08-27T22:16:22-07:00http://arizona.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14179502010-08-27T22:16:22-07:002010-08-27T22:16:22-07:00Barry Does The Enright Thing, Shuts Out Giants In 6-0 Victory
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<p>San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - <span>Adam LaRoche</span> belted a three-run home run in support of Barry Enright's seven shutout frames as Arizona opened a three- game series with a 6-0 blanking of San Francisco.</p>
<p>Enright (5-2) cooled off a red-hot offense that had produced 38 runs in its last three games, allowing six hits while walking two and striking out four for the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>, who ended a seven-game losing streak to San Francisco.</p>
<p>"I'm not going to throw 100 miles per hour," Enright said. "I just have to know what my strengths and weaknesses are and compete."</p>
<p><span>Blaine Boyer</span> and <span>D.J. Carrasco</span> each tossed a scoreless frame to complete the seven-hit shutout.</p>
<p><span>Stephen Drew</span> doubled and tripled and scored three times and <span>Kelly Johnson</span> had a trio of hits and two RBI as Arizona earned a second straight win after three straight losses.</p>
<p><span>Tim Lincecum</span> (11-9) yielded four runs on five hits and four walks while striking out six in losing a fifth straight decision for the first time in his career for the <a href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a>, who have dropped two straight to fall a half-game behind Philadelphia in the NL Wild Card standings.</p>
<p>"This is just one of those things...you have to take the punch and just roll with it," Lincecum said. "It's part of the game and I have to fight through it."</p>
<p>The right-hander's struggles continued right from the start, as he walked Drew to begin the game before fanning the next two hitters. <span>Chris Young</span> worked a walk and both runners scored when LaRoche belted a home run to right that left the ballpark and splashed down in the bay.</p>
<p>Arizona added to its lead in the third when Drew tripled and scored on a <span>Justin Upton</span> sacrifice fly.</p>
<p>The Giants put runners at second and third with one out in the bottom half of the frame but couldn't cash in after<span>Andres Torres</span> popped out and <span>Buster Posey</span> grounded out.</p>
<p>The home side also left runners at first and second in the fifth when Posey struck out to end the frame.</p>
<p>Arizona tacked on two final runs in the ninth against <span>Jeremy Affeldt</span> on Johnson's two-run double with the bases loaded.</p>
<p>LaRoche also hit a "splash" homer off Lincecum on August 11, 2007...Giants opponents have hit 21 in the 11-year history of the ballpark while the home side has done it 54 times...Drew's last 10 hits have all been for extra bases. Enright has gone at least five frames and allowed three earned runs or less in each of his 11 major league starts...The D'Backs also ended a six-game skid in San Francisco...Arizona is 42-5 when leading after seven innings...Lincecum is 5-2 in 12 career turns against the D'Backs...August will be just the third winless month for Lincecum in his career...He also did not win in June and September, 2007...<span>Jose Guillen</span> of the Giants went 2-for-4 and has hit safely in nine of ten and has six multi-hit games during that stretch...<span>Freddy Sanchez</span> also went 2-for-4 and has 11 hits in his last 15 at-bats...Posey went 0-for-3 and is mired in a 3-for-22 slump...He left the game with a mild forearm strain.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The National League Wild Card-leading <a href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Francisco Giants</a> will try to continue their dominance of the division-rival <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> when the two clubs open a three-game series tonight at AT&T Park.</p>
<p>The Giants hold a slim half-game lead over Philadelphia and a 1 1/2-game advantage on St. Louis for the final playoff spot in the NL. They hope to pad that lead in this upcoming series with the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven of nine matchups with San Francisco this season. The Giants have won seven in a row and 20 of the past 27 meetings with Arizona.</p>
<p>With the <a href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Phillies</a> and <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cardinals</a> struggling as of late, the Giants have also been playing poorly, having posted six losses over their previous 10 contests. They were aiming for a three-game home sweep of Cincinnati, but dropped a 12-11 decision in 12 innings in Wednesday's series finale.</p>
<p><span>Barry Zito</span> took the mound in relief in the 12th and gave up a two-out RBI single to <span>Joey Votto</span> to suffer the loss. <span>Madison Bumgarner</span> started the game for the Giants and did not figure into the decision after allowing eight runs -- seven earned -- in just 2 2/3 innings of work.</p>
<p>"It was a tough loss, obviously, but we feel inspired because we didn't throw in the towel," Zito said. "A lot of times when there is no momentum in your favor and you muster it back up from nothing, that says a lot about how much heart a team has."</p>
<p><span>Juan Uribe</span> finished 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored, while <span>Andres Torres</span> and <span>Pat Burrell</span> both knocked in a pair of runs for San Francisco, which recorded an 18-16 edge in hits.</p>
<p>The Giants will also host Colorado on their current nine-game homestand and will send two-time defending NL Cy Young Award winner <span>Tim Lincecum</span> to the mound Friday night. Lincecum hasn't pitched like an award winner lately, having lost four straight starts to go along with an 8.38 ERA. He lost at St. Louis last Saturday and allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings of a 5-1 setback.</p>
<p>The right-hander is 11-8 with a 3.72 ERA in 26 starts this season and has lost eight starts for the first time in his career. Lincecum is 7-5 in 13 home starts and 5-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 11 career starts against the Diamondbacks.</p>
<p>Arizona has been playing .500 baseball in its last six games and ended a three-game losing streak with Thursday's 11-5 win over the NL West-leading <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Diego Padres</a> at Petco Park.</p>
<p><span>Ian Kennedy</span> threw seven shutout innings and struck out 12 batters for the win. <span>Stephen Drew</span> belted a three-run homer and finished with four RBI and <span>Mark Reynolds</span> cracked a two-run shot for Arizona, which got four RBI from Chris Young and three hits out of <span>Gerardo Parra</span>.</p>
<p>"I was just throwing a lot of strikes," Kennedy said. "Our team scoring a lot of runs early on lets you pound the strike zone. The offense makes it easier on yourself."</p>
<p>Drew owns six hits, including three homers, and six RBI in his last two games.</p>
<p>The last-place D'Backs will send rookie <span>Barry Enright</span> to the mound this evening, and he's 4-2 with a 2.73 earned run average in 10 starts. Enright has won his last three decisions, spanning seven starts, and defeated Colorado last Saturday with 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball.</p>
<p>Enright, a right-hander, faced San Francisco for the first time in a 3-2 loss at Chase Field on July 25. He limited the Giants to a pair of runs on eight hits in six innings for the no-decision.</p>
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