Arizona (61-73) at LA Dodgers (79-55)

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D-backs to see Garland from other side

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
For the first five months of the season, the D-backs played alongside Jon Garland. On Thursday, and likely again next Tuesday, they will face off against him as he starts for the Dodgers in the series finale against Billy Buckner.
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Diamondbacks probable pitcher

Billy Buckner

  • #33 RHP
  • (2-5) 8.63 ERA 33 SO
Buckner will be making his first start since being recalled Monday from Triple-A Reno. The right-hander will face former teammate Jon Garland, who was dealt to Los Angeles on Monday night. Buckner has appeared in 10 games and made seven starts for the D-backs this season. This is his third stint in the big leagues.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-7 6.50 88.2 35 61 .316
Season 2-5 8.63 40.2 15 33 .339
Vs. LA Dodgers 1-0 6.75 6.2 4 6 .308

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/03/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West) 61 73 .455 18.0 31-35 30-38
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 79 55 .590 - 41-27 38-28
Stats - 09/03/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ARI .254 609 145 579 94 1053 4.23 1202.1 1209 421 959
LAD .273 640 118 608 93 882 3.49 1224.1 1048 496 1039
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Dodgers in need of offensive punch

David Ely / MLB.com
This four-game set against the D-backs has been anything but a cakewalk, and a large part of the Dodgers' struggles can be attributed to an absent offense.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Jon Garland

  • #21 RHP
  • (8-11) 4.29 ERA 83 SO
Jon Garland will be pitching as scheduled at Dodger Stadium, but instead of facing the Dodgers for the Diamondbacks, he'll be facing the Diamondbacks for the Dodgers after Monday night's trade. He is coming off seven shutout innings against the Astros. Garland is an innings-eater who has been especially effective recently because of his changeup.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 114-100 4.45 1793.0 584 934 .275
Season 8-11 4.29 167.2 52 83 .286

Diamondbacks hitters vs Jon Garland

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Tony - - - - - - - -
Allen, Brandon - - - - .000 3 0 0
Byrnes, Eric - - - - .125 8 0 1
Carlin, Luke - - - - - - - -
Ciriaco, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Drew, Stephen - - - - .500 6 1 1
Gillespie, Cole - - - - - - - -
Hester, John - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Conor - - - - - - - -
Montero, Miguel - - - - .500 4 1 1
Ojeda, Augie - - - - .500 2 0 0
Parra, Gerardo - - - - .333 3 0 0
Reynolds, Mark - - - - .333 6 0 1
Roberts, Ryan - - - - .333 6 0 0
Ryal, Rusty - - - - - - - -
Snyder, Chris - - - - - - - -
Upton, Justin - - - - .000 2 0 1
Whitesell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Young, Chris - - - - .167 6 1 1

Dodgers hitters vs Billy Buckner

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey 1.000 1 0 1 .636 11 0 2
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake .000 4 0 0 .000 6 0 1
Ellis, A.J. - - - - .375 8 0 4
Ethier, Andre .333 3 0 2 .222 9 0 3
Furcal, Rafael 1.000 1 0 1 .333 6 0 1
Hu, Chin-lung .250 4 1 1 .167 6 1 1
Kemp, Matt .500 2 0 1 .111 9 0 1
Loney, James .333 3 0 0 .455 11 0 0
Martin, Russell .000 3 0 0 .100 10 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - .500 10 0 1
Pierre, Juan .667 3 0 0 .750 4 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - 0 0 0 .429 7 2 2
Repko, Jason .667 3 0 0 .500 12 0 2
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Garland trumps old team in LA debut (61-74) (80-55)

Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 2

Settle for split

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Facing a pitcher who was on their team just three days earlier, the D-backs were stifled by Jon Garland, who held his former teammates to five hits, including a Stephen Drew homer, over seven innings. Billy Buckner took the loss as the D-backs split the series.

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Series at a Glance

 

New faces lead LA

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Jon Garland was outstanding in his Dodgers debut, holding the team that traded him three days earlier to five hits over seven innings. He retired the final 14 batters he faced, getting offensive help from Ronnie Belliard (three RBIs) and Manny Ramirez (16th homer).
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Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 2

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew, S, SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .262
Roberts, R, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
  Augenstein, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Montero, C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .296
Reynolds, M, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .274
Allen, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220
Parra, G, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287
Young, C, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .187
Romero, A, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
  a-Ryal, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Buckner, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
  Mulvey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Upton, J, PH-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 8 12  

a-Flied out for Romero, A in the 8th. b-Doubled for Mulvey in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Upton, J (27, Sherrill).
HR: Drew, S (12, 3rd inning off Garland, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Drew, S 5; Roberts, R; Montero; Reynolds, M; Parra, G; Upton, J 2.
RBI: Reynolds, M (91), Drew, S (58).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Roberts, R; Parra, G.
GIDP: Allen; Romero, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Reynolds, M (22, throw).
DP: (Reynolds, M-Roberts, R-Allen).
 
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Kemp, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
Ethier, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
Ramirez, M, LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .305
  Repko, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blake, 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .274
Loney, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .275
Belliard, 2B 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 .251
Martin, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256
Garland, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .100
  a-Pierre, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
  Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 9 4 1 5 9  

a-Lined out for Garland in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Blake (25, Buckner).
HR: Ramirez, M (16, 4th inning off Buckner, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ramirez, M 4; Blake 4; Loney 2; Belliard 2; Martin.
RBI: Belliard 3 (26), Ramirez, M (51).
2-out RBI: Belliard.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garland 2; Martin.
GIDP: Martin.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Ethier (4, 2nd base by Buckner/Montero).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Garland-Furcal-Loney, Loney-Furcal).
 
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buckner (L, 2-6) 6.0 8 4 4 1 4 1 8.29
Mulvey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15.43
Augenstein 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland (W, 9-11) 7.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 4.23
Sherrill (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.87
Broxton (S, 31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.66

WP: Buckner.
HBP: Ethier (by Buckner).
Pitches-strikes: Buckner 91-59, Mulvey 14-11, Augenstein 12-8, Garland 97-62, Sherrill 18-11, Broxton 15-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buckner 9-4, Mulvey 0-2, Augenstein 1-2, Garland 12-3, Sherrill 2-1, Broxton 0-1.
Batters faced: Buckner 26, Mulvey 3, Augenstein 4, Garland 25, Sherrill 4, Broxton 4.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:31.
Att: 45,365.
September 3, 2009

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