Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Byrnes caps D-backs' sweep

PHOENIX -- A two-run single in the sixth inning by Eric Byrnes led the D-backs past the Dodgers, 4-3, on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field.

The win gave the D-backs a sweep over the Dodgers, and Arizona has now won six straight.

Starter Micah Owings (2-0) picked up the win after allowing three runs over seven innings.

The D-backs scored a pair of runs in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead, but the Dodgers tied things up in the fifth and then took a 3-2 advantage on a James Loney homer in the sixth.

Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda looked like he might get out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth when he got Chris Young to pop up for the second out. But Byrnes followed by lacing a sharp grounder through the hole at short to score Augie Ojeda and Robby Hammock.

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