Young's 2 Homers Lift Diamondbacks

Webb dominates Rockies with seven strong innings
Posted Apr 6, 2008 2:33 AM CDT
Young's 2 Homers Lift Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young, left, is congratulated by Stephen Drew as he Young crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jeff Francis last night.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Arizona Diamondbacks spoiled the unveiling of the Colorado's National League championship banner by beating the Rockies 7-2 last night. Chris Young hit two homers and Brandon Webb (2-0) allowed only one earned run and five hits over seven innings for the Diamondbacks. Justin Upton had a solo homer in the second inning, his third of the season, and two singles.

Webb (2-0) stymied Colorado, giving up just one earned run. He walked one and struck out five in a very efficient 98-pitch outing. It was his second straight solid performance as he gave up two runs in six innings during a season-opening win against Cincinnati on March 31. So much for his troubles in spring training, where Webb allowed 17 earned runs in 18 innings spanning five spring starts. (More MLB stories.)

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