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Arizona Within .001 of San Diego

Posted Sep 5, 07 4:31 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – As they have done all season, Arizona followed a lopsided loss with a win, prevailing 9-1 against division-leading San Diego following a 10-2 drubbing. With a 77-63 record, the D-Backs are now just .001 behind the Padres (76-62) in the standings. Enormous All-Star Chris Young, 6'10", was walloped for five runs in four frames.

They came on a three-run shot from Eric Byrnes and a two-run moon shot from Tony Clark, who is now 4-for-9 against the righty with four home runs. The many one-sided losses Arizona has absorbed has led to a negative run differential of -36, an astonishing figure for a team 14 games over .500.

Source Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton, top, is greeted by teammate Chris young, bottom, after the pair scored on a two-run double hit by Diamondbacks' Jeff Cirillo against the San Diego Padres in the eighth...   (Associated Press)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tony Clark, right, is congratulated by teammates as he returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young in the first inning of a baseball...   (Associated Press)
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Tony Clark, right, slides as he makes a catch on a fly ball hit by San Diego Padres batter Geoff Blum in foul ground as Padres first base coach Bobby Meacham, left,...   (Associated Press)
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