Short Stops Around the Majors for June 6, 2008
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 6/7/2008 — Brandon Webb pitched 3-hit ball over 7 innings, and he added a single and RBI at the plate as the Diamondbacks held down the Pirates, 3-1. Kyle Davies tossed 6 2/3 strong innings, and Miguel OIivo led the offense with 3 hits as the Royals edged the Yankees, 2-1. Darrell Rasner allowed just 2 runs over 8 innings for New York. Nick Markakis went 4-for-4 with a walk, and Adam Jones ...

Snyder's HR in 9th lifts Arizona by Bucs (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 6/8/2008 — Chris Snyder hit a home run to lead off the ninth inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. The Arizona catcher hit a 1-1 pitch into the left-field seats off reliever John Grabow (4-2) ...

Notebook | Catcher Jeff Clement looks up to fellow 2005 draft picks in the majors
seattletimes.nwsource.com 6/8/2008 — The first round of the 2005 draft is fast becoming the stuff of legend. With the first overall pick, the Diamondbacks selected outfielder...

Santana nursing 'stiff' shoulder
nydailynews.com 6/8/2008 — Johan Santana, who suffered a bruised left shoulder when a fastball from Padres lefthander Randy Wolf struck him as he squared to bunt, doesn't expect to miss his next start, Thursday against the Diamondbacks at Shea.

Climbing the Ladder with the National League 6/8/2008
seamheads.com 6/9/2008 — NL West turns into 2-horse race Earlier this year, the Arizona Diamondbacks were pulling away from the pack with the best record in baseball, due primarily to the best offense and the best defense in the league. Now the D'backs are just six games over .500, but they still hold a commanding lead over the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Brandon Webb is not to blame for the team's ...

Webb is Arizona's ace, and its stopper — Major League Baseball News 6/7/2008
Webb D-backs ace and stopper

Snyder's home run powers D'Backs past Pirates 4-3 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/8/2008
Chris Snyder hit a home run to lead off the ninth inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Sontag leads Arizona State over Fresno State — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 6/8/2008
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Ryan Sontag homered twice, scored three times and drove in four runs to lead Ar...

DRAMA VS. D'BACKS — NY Post: Sports 6/8/2008
For the first time, we had November baseball and it turned out to be stranger than anyone imagined as the Yankees pulled out two improbable victories against the Diamondbacks in Games 4 and 5 of the World Series. The Yankees used ninth-inning home...

Bay's double lifts Pirates over Arizona (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/8/2008
Jason Bay's two-run double finished off Pittsburgh's five-run fourth inning and the Pirates shook off Mark Reynolds' two home runs to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first time in their weekend series 6-4 on Sunday. Phil Dumatrait (3-3) ...