Wed May 7 00:33:06 2008

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Drew helps D'Backs past Phils

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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Stephen Drew went 2-for-4 and belted a three- run home run as the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, in the second of a four-game series at Chase Field.

Chris Young doubled, drove in a run and scored twice for the Diamondbacks, who avoided a season-high three-game losing streak. Conor Jackson also drove in a run, while Justin Upton and Mark Reynolds each scored a run.

Randy Johnson (2-1) picked up the win after allowing four runs on five hits over six innings, striking out six. Chad Qualls, Tony Pena and Brandon Lyon each pitched a scoreless inning in relief, with Lyon notching his 10th save.

Eric Bruntlett homered, doubled and knocked in three runs for the Phillies, who suffered just their fourth loss in their last 12 games. Jayson Werth was 2-for-4 with a solo homer, while Shane Victorino singled, walked and scored.

Adam Eaton (0-1) allowed six runs on five hits in four innings, taking his first loss of the year after no-decisions in his first six starts.

After surrendering a first inning run, Eaton settled down into the fourth, when a lack of control cost him five runs.

Upton worked a leadoff walk, then moved to third when Reynolds' smash to the warning track in right fell out of Werth's glove for a double. A walk to Miguel Montero loaded the bases. Augie Ojeda lined out to center, but Eaton issued a four-pitch walk to Johnson, forcing in the tying run and Young grounded into a fielder's choice to plate Reynolds.

Drew fell behind 1-2, but golfed a fastball that bounced into the pool area beyond the wall in right center to put the D'Backs up 6-2 before Eaton retired Eric Byrnes on a liner to center.

The Phillies pulled a run back in the bottom of the fifth, as Victorino walked with one out and came around to score when Bruntlett sliced a double to the corner in right. Werth brought Philadelphia within two in the sixth, leading off by crushing a homer over the batter's eye in center.

Rudy Seanez, Tom Gordon and Chad Durbin combined to allow just two hits over four scoreless innings, but the Phils couldn't muster a comeback against the Arizona bullpen.

Carlos Ruiz picked up a one-out, pinch hit single off Lyon in the ninth, and after pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs flew out, Victorino ripped a single to right that moved Ruiz to third. But, Bruntlett flew out to foul territory in right as the D'Backs held on for the win.

Young doubled to lead off the home first, and moved to third on Byrnes' one- out infield single that saw Byrnes end up at second after a throwing error by Pedro Feliz. Jackson grounded a single up the middle to plate Young, but Eaton avoided further damage.

Eaton led off the road third with a double to deep center, and one out later, Bruntlett crushed a fastball into the left field seats to put Philadelphia on top, 2-1.

Game Notes

Eaton's double was his first since April 18, 2007...Scuffling slugger Ryan Howard didn't start against the lefty Johnson, but struck out in a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth and played the bottom of the inning at first base. Chase Utley got his second start of the season at first base, while Brad Harman started at second...The Diamondbacks send Micah Owings (4-1) to the mound against Kyle Kendrick (2-2) in the third game of the series on Wednesday.