Diamondbacks 3, Padres 2: Hudson Complete Game, Upton Blasts Another One, Recap In Haiku?

by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2011 3:42 AM EDT in Diamondbacks Game Reports

Record: 84-61 Pace: 94-68 Change on last season: +26 Magic Number: 10 Games behind Milwaukee: 0.5

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres traded blows tonight, Mat Latos and Daniel Hudson going toe to toe for 7 innings. In the end, another Gibson lineup decision paid off, as Lyle Overbay clutchness ended up being the deciding factor, and Huddy finished the complete game for his 16th win of the year.

First of all, a point about record. The Diamondbacks are now 23 games over .500, for the first time since the end of the 2002 season. I don't think they'll really finish 94-68, but if they did, that'd be the 3rd best franchise finish (since 100-62 in 1999 and 98-64 in 2002).

Now, on to the details of the game. Took over 'charmer's recap, and in an effort to change things up a bit, we've gone haiku form tonight:
(For a more traditional recap, SBN Arizona has a pretty good one)

Top of the 1st:

Jason Bartlett walked
But no one got on second
No runs for Padres

Bottom of the 1st:

Hill makes it twelve games
Upton and Miggy do naught
Still tied after one

2nd:

The two teams combined
For four flies and a groundout
And a CYK

Top of the 3rd:

Willie B's error
Plus Will Venable's single
Give the Pads the lead

Bottom of the 3rd:

Willie B atones
Runner on 3rd with two outs
No one gets him home

Top of the 4th:

Nick Hundley singles
Frankenstein GIDP
James Darnell flies out

Bottom of the 4th:

Nothing doing here
Two strikeouts and a fly out
I hate Mat Latos

Top of the 5th:

Hudson gets all three
Types of outs against the Pads
Man this guy can pitch

Bottom of the 5th:

CY singles first
Then Huddy walks, Willie B
Ks on dropped strike three

6th:

Here's where it gets good
Both teams score in this inning
Now it's 2 to 1

Top of the 6th:

Bartlett doubles first
Maybin bunts, Guzman sac fly
Are two runs enough?

Bottom of the 6th:

Justin Upton's bomb
Makes it thirty on the year
But Lyle hits Miggy

Top of the 7th:

Frankenstein singles
Despite a passed ball he can't
Make it back to home

Bottom of the 7th:

CY leadoff whack
Parra, triple, RBI
Parra out at home

Game all tied up now
1 2 3 top of the 8th
Now in comes Chad Qualls

Bottom of the 8th:

Hill leads off with walk
Miggy singles, makes it a
Seventeen game streak

RyRo strikes out on
Ball 5 of his at bat, but
Lyle drives in the run

Top of the 9th:

3 to 2 the score
Will we see Hernandez? No!
Hudson gets it done.

SF lost tonight
So that made our number 10
10 more AZ wins

He Was Really Good: Daniel Hudson (pitching), +42.9%
They Were Also Pretty Good: Gerardo Parra, +18.1%; Lyle Overbay, +15.0%;
Chris Young, +12.4%; Miguel Montero, +12.4%
He Was Really Bad: Willie Bloomquist, -24.2%
A Haiku With Four Lines!?: Ryan Roberts, -23.0%

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Nice recap in Haiku form ;)

I was at this game and wow, what a game indeed! Proud of Huddy…loved seeing him go the distance :) The guys looked mighty spiffy in their throwbacks :)

Section I was in, we were heckling Kyle Blanks and Chad Qualls both…good times! I sat with my friend Cindy in her section, 141, tonight…Mustard won the hot dog race so we all got freebie Diamondback Dog coupons to use as Circle K…

I’ll be there the nest 2 days in my regular section, 139…hope to see some of you out there tomorrow and Sunday!!!

"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth

by Rockkstarr12 on Sep 10, 2011 3:47 AM EDT reply actions

Bobble Haiku

ALL RED IN THE HEAT,
I SEIZE TALL PEAKS IN THE FALL.
BANG! THE SNAKES HAVE SPRUNG

Baseball Weirdo

by AZDBACKR on Sep 10, 2011 5:43 AM EDT reply actions

I was again unable to follow the game last night. It seems like every time I miss the game, the Diamonbacks give a dominant pitching performance. Maybe I should stop watching the games until October? :)

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Sep 10, 2011 9:32 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs

*Diamondbacks…gahhh!

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Sep 10, 2011 9:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Better make that until November

so they win all their games in October.

It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire

by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

ASU wins

D-Backs win, last night was a good night.

Tomorrow is another day.

by soco on Sep 10, 2011 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

We don't need 10 wins

Just 5 wins and 5 giant losses.

by rfffr on Sep 10, 2011 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Forget the Giants

It’s all about the Brewers now. They have a softer schedule, We have 6 games against a suddenly very hot Dodgers team.

It’s actually very important that we get home field advantage and face Atlanta in the first round. Atlanta is tough…but you definitely want those two guaranteed home games.

A dream world for this team would be

Beat Atlanta in a game 5 at home

Then beat Milwaukee in a game 7 at home

Then beat the Angels and Dan Haren in a game 7 at home.

11 home playoff games, and world series title, a little schadenfreude, and bucket fulls of cash they use to fill holes for the team next year.

Thats the dream scenario, but it starts with winning going about 12-5 in our last 17 games to overtake the Brewers for sure.

The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.

by shoewizard on Sep 10, 2011 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

i like this dream scenario

and it’d be nice to see Dan Haren in the World Series too

by blue bulldog on Sep 10, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd love a DBacks/Angels WS

My NL team vs. my AL team…I love the idea :)

"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth

by Rockkstarr12 on Sep 10, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice recap

Great night in Arizona sports too with the D-Backs and ASU wins.

Wish we could break out the throwbacks more often too. I’d like to see these become part of the regular uniform rotation.

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[I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

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by JoeCB1991 on Sep 10, 2011 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

Nice recap!

I like the throwback uniforms. They looked so good! Alas, I have no more purple and teal. Well, not combinations of purple and teal. Maybe I should buy something at the park tonight.

by SongBird on Sep 10, 2011 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

Only one more

Brewers loss, and we’re tied for home field advantage in the first round. Got to love it!

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by imstillhungry95 on Sep 10, 2011 1:22 PM EDT reply actions

Considering they are playing the Phillies, this looks likely

Glad to see the DBacks have picked up some games on them this week. This was the week to do it. Playing Colorodao and San Diego, while they had St. Louis and Philly. Schedule will never be more favorable.

by SongBird on Sep 10, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

dbacks own the tiebreaker

4-3 against them

Trevor Bauer: 14-4, 2.00 ERA, 162 IP, 246 K in UCLA, Visalia (Hi-A), and Mobile (AA)

by freeland1787 on Sep 10, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Who saw Frenchy's great catch last night?

Robbing a home run. Wow!

by SongBird on Sep 10, 2011 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

FRENCHY!!!!!!!

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by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Just saw the replay, wow!!

His pitcher gave him a hug afterwards!

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

They only need to go 10-7 to get to 94 wins.

You’re pretty cynical aren’t you?

"When I get sad, I stop getting sad and be AWESOME instead. TRUE STORY."

by txzona on Sep 10, 2011 1:43 PM EDT reply actions

i can see them get 95-97 wins this season

they will want to win every game down the stretch to clinch home field for the NLDS

Trevor Bauer: 14-4, 2.00 ERA, 162 IP, 246 K in UCLA, Visalia (Hi-A), and Mobile (AA)

by freeland1787 on Sep 10, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

They will also need to rest

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Awesome recap!!!

I actually tivo’d the game, started watching when I got home around 11:30. Despite seeing runners on third and no score, I had a good feeling about the game. Nice to see Overbay do it against Qualls! And yes, I hate Mat Latos too.

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 2:05 PM EDT reply actions

We kept heckling Latos and Blanks last night

Called Latos LATEX LOL

"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth

by Rockkstarr12 on Sep 10, 2011 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

had to watch the replay of this game last night

i guess i should have expected another comeback win because when i got home it was 2-0 and second the purple was awesome too bad it was for just the one game. and finally Go Devils

by dbacks4life on Sep 10, 2011 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

I think they might be wearing the purple all weekend now

by SongBird on Sep 10, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep, that's the plan

"Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case always ignore a coincidence."

by kishi on Sep 10, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

sweet

by dbacks4life on Sep 10, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't understand

why it wasn’t the plan all along……. question is, are they wearing THESE all weekend, or do they have the alternates? The blacks or purples?

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it may be the purple

It would be awesome if it was the blacks!

by Backin'the'Backs on Sep 10, 2011 4:04 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions

I would love the purple, too

but the organization spent so long saying “No, only one throwback uni game, only Friday night” that I wonder if they even have other uniforms…….

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I said something about it on the GDT,

but I was shocked at how normal these unis looked. I expected them to look weird after nearly 5 years in red. It was cool, hope they can use them more. The road blacks would be nice.

Welp, hopefully today we catch the Brewers.

Goldy Watch: 28 games, ..258/.327/.506

by Jdub220 on Sep 10, 2011 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

I KNOW, I FELT THE SAME WAY

I was watching the game, and obviously some players like Drew and Overbay looked normal in the purple, but……. so did everybody else!! So did Huddy and Kennedy and Roberts and Parra and Upton and his fancy schmancy shoes.

I MISS THE PURPLE. :(

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, but I could do without the Buck Showalter Yankee pinstripes...

"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.

by NASCARbernet on Sep 10, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, half their uniforms were pinstripes

That, I was happy to get rid of with the switch. But, they looked awesome last night, even with pinstripes. They looked like my Diamondbacks! I like the sleeveless with shirts, and I liked the black from back then too. (Although, the black now is 1000x better.)

I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi

by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions

The black isn't all together practical for playing though

it can get real hot in the sun if the D’backs took it on the road. I’m intrigued with the suggestion someone made regarding integrating copper though. It would look distinctive, rather than blending in with all the other team colors in baseball.

"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.

by NASCARbernet on Sep 10, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

The black unis

probably would only be used for night games.

Goldy Watch: 28 games, ..258/.327/.506

by Jdub220 on Sep 10, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Red >>> purple

Sorry. :P

I’d like an occasional throwback, but other than the terrible road grey, the new jerseys are better than the old.

Someone said on DBBP a while back, that they wished they used the copper color more. I think that would’ve been a good idea. And unique.

Goldy Watch: 28 games, ..258/.327/.506

by Jdub220 on Sep 10, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

by Bcawz on Sep 10, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Zing!

"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.

by NASCARbernet on Sep 10, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions