Tough loss for D-backs in extras

The Diamondbacks certainly had their chances yesterday, but ended up on the losing side of a 13-inning, 8-7 game in San Diego.

Micah Owings was looking to go 5-0 on the season, but was roughed up early on. Owings gave up five earned runs in his five innings of work. Of course, Owings did his best Alex Rodriguez/Albert Pujols impersonation by going 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI double. But, it was Owings' double in the sixth that ended up taking him out of the game. As he was running into second, it looked like a freak roll of his ankle as he touched the base. The ankle was sprained, and he began immediately receiving treatment for it in the clubhouse.

"Actually, all things considered and what it looked like, it's not too bad," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. "It's not out of the question that he can make his next start."

So, that's good news....but Justin Upton looked to have tweaked his hammy trying to leg out a ground ball in the seventh. The extent of the injury is not known yet, but could have just been a leg cramp. Hope so...can't afford to lose the D-backs' best two hitters in Owings ( :-) ) and Upton.

We've got ourselves a dream matchup today in the rubber game of the series. The D-backs Brandon Webb (5-0, 2.31 ERA) against the Friars Jake Peavy (3-0, 2.00 ERA). The Cy Young winners from the two previous years will go mano y mano today at 1:05 PM. Webb still leads all of the major leagues with five wins, and will hopefully extend that to six.

I'm just hoping that if the D-backs are down in the ninth, that the Padres bring in Trevor Hoffman and his gas can to put out the fire, because Arizona will light him up. Hoffman is struggling big time this year, and he is 1-3 in his career against them. But, hopefully the offense can get to Peavy (good luck...), and it won't come to down to the ninth.