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Farm Bureau: August 17, 2008
* GET BACK, JO-JO -- After two rain-outs put an early end to the series in Colorado Springs, the AAA Sidewinders returned to Tucson and finally got a game in against the Padres' affiliate from Portland. Justin Upton reached on a walk and a single in four plate appearances. He showed off his wheels by swiping a base, an element of Upton's game that featured prominently in his minor league career. Like most of the Diamondbacks baserunners, Upton has done little in the stolen base department this year, with only one SB against four CS for the big club. Max Scherzer started for Tucson and lasted six innings, walking four and giving up only one hit while setting down six Beavers on strikes. He exited with a 1-0 lead, but a lack of run support and a shaky performance by the pen cost him and the Baby Snakes lost to Portland 6-1.
* PARKER PREVAILS -- The results were better for Low-A South Bend, where Jarrod Parker led the Silverhawks to a 1-0 win over Western Michigan. Parker's...
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Diamondbacks Notes: August 13, 2008
* DUNN DEBUTS -- Adam Dunn lived up to his reputation in his first game for Arizona. Batting fourth and playing RF, the Diamondbacks newly acquired slugger did (almost) everything expected of him.
In the top of the first, Dunn worked a full count, then struck out swinging at a Ubaldo Jimenez sinker that bounced in the dirt. Dunn followed up by taking a pair of called strikes to lead off the fourth, but rallied for a walk on four consecutive pitches, including another sinker that bounced in front of the plate for ball four.
His first Diamondbacks hit came as Dunn drove an 0-1 fastball to RF for a double in the fifth. He would have earned an RBI had Stephen Drew not been caught in a run-down at 3B as Conor Jackson reached by fielder's choice on the preceding play. Dunn took four straight Jorge de la Rosa fastballs for his second BB to start the seventh, but the bottom of the order left him stranded for the third time on the night.
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