And so, triumphant versus our divisional rival, we head south to Texas, looking to scrap with a Houston Team that has had some recent success.... I envision a map with the airplane flight line here, like in Indiana Jones, but you'll just have to imagine it.

Recaps:

• [DBacks.com] Homers help D-backs roll out of Denver - Owings got his first win as a Diamondback since May 25, 2008.

• [FS Arizona] Owings leads D-backs to 6-3 win over Rockies - "We are putting things together." Yeah, pretty much everything seems to be swinging the Diamondbacks way lately.

• [AZ Central] Diamondbacks hold on for series win vs. Rockies - Kelly Johnson: "Shoot, if we keep playing and pitching like this, it's going to be fun."

• [Purple Row] Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 3: Rockies Can't Even Lose By One Run Correctly - It's a rough task.

• [Dbacks.com] D-backs look to keep rolling against Astros - The Astros are on pace for 100 losses right now. If the DBacks are going to show they can contend, they need to show that they won't relax and fail against a losing team like this.

• [FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs at Astros, 5 p.m. - Though the Astros have won their past two series against the Dodgers and the Blue Jays.

• [Miami Herald] Arizona Diamondbacks (26-24) at Houston Astros (19-31) - The Diamondbacks have taken 8 of their last 11 games against Houston- let's keep that run going.

• [Houston Chronicle] On deck: Previewing Astros-D’backs series - They describe the DBacks as "[o]ne of the most surprising and hottest teams in baseball". I don't think many of us would disagree.

DBacks News:

• [DBacks.com] CY fired up for trip home to Houston - Chris Young always seems to hit well in from of his hometown crowd, so hopefully he'll continue that trend this trip. Also, good news for Guti- no significant tears in his rotator cuff.

• [FS Arizona] D-backs offer reduced prices for military and first responders - 50 percent off tickets to home Sunday games for active, reserve, retired, and veteran military personnel- it's a nice move by the team.

• [AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks' relievers adjust to role - If I had to pick one thing about the team that has me feeling much better than last year, it'd be the bullpen. Having some confidence in the late innings makes such a huge difference.

• [DBacks Venom] Surprisingly, the Diamondbacks Rank 2nd in MLB in Fewest Stolen Bases Allowed - We've heard a lot about our aggressiveness on the basepaths, but we haven't seen it too often from the opposition- they've only stolen 19 bases against us, on 28 attempts.

• [Hardball Times] Arizona’s dual aces - The Diamondbacks have had some pretty good success by running out two top-of-the-line starters in previous seasons. HBT takes a look at the front of our rotation and breaks down their stats.

Around Baseball:

• [Denver Post] Losing keeping Tulo up at night - Heheheheheh. I bet there's no controversy over feeling some schadenfreude here, except for from Rockies fans.

• [St. Petersburg Times] Pajama dress-up plans pique Damon's interest - Apparently the Rays like to have themes for their wardrobe when they travel? Hey, they're 15-10 on the road, I guess they can't complain...

• [Big League Stew] Rodney McCray’s wall crash celebrates 20 years of blooper reels - You've most likely seen the video of the play- and if not, it's in the article. But, really, twenty years old? I would have thought it was longer ago than that.

• [MTV] $1M ‘MLB 2K11′ Perfect Game Winner Never Played A Baseball Game Before - The million dollar prize was not claimed by Brian Wilson's beard- in an interview, it blamed this on the fact that it doesn't have thumbs and then flipped over a table.

• [Baseball Nation] How Much Rain Is Too Much For Baseball? - Between some scheduling quirks and just bad weather across the country, we're seeing a lot of games cancelled- and several others that probably should have been.