--OF Justin Upton had his first career two-homer game and also threw out a runner attempting to tag and score on a fly ball in the Diamondbacks' victory over San Diego on Wednesday. "You never look at coming here and hitting homers. It feels pretty good knowing I was going up there just trying to barrel-up some balls, maybe hit gap, and mess up and hit two homers," he said. Upton extended his career-high 13-game hitting streak with a two-run shot off RHP Jake Peavy in the sixth and added another off RHP Duaner Sanchez. He is hitting .378 with six homers and 14 RBIs during his hitting streak.
--1B Josh Whitesell went 0-for-2 with two walks in his first game as the D-backs' new starter at first, where he will take over for Chad Tracy in the near term, manager Bob Melvin said. Whitesell was recalled from Class AAA Reno after hitting .356 with three homers and 20 RBIs for the Aces. He led the D-backs organization in homers (26) and RBI (110) at Class AAA Tucson last season after being acquired from the Nationals in spring training. --1B Tony Clark, mired in a season-long slump, was placed on disabled list Wednesday with a sprained ligament in his right hand. Clark hit two home runs -- one from each of the plate -- while starting the season-opening 9-8 victory over Colorado but is hitting only .179. He had two hits and two RBIs in his last 24 at- bats.
MEDICAL WATCH:
RHP Tom Gordon (torn left hamstring) went on the 15-day disabled list May 4.
SS Stephen Drew (left hamstring strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 25.
RHP Brandon Webb (right shoulder bursitis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 7. He threw a bullpen session April 21 but missed a session April 24 and was shut down. Webb is likely out until June.
ROTATION:
RHP Dan Haren
LHP Doug Davis
RHP Jon Garland
RHP Max Scherzer
RHP Yusmeiro Petit
BULLPEN:
RHP Chad Qualls (closer)
RHP Tony Pena
RHP Jon Rauch
LHP Scott Schoeneweis
RHP Juan Gutierrez
RHP Esmerling Vasquez
RHP Leo Rosales
CATCHERS:
Chris Snyder
Miguel Montero
INFIELDERS:
1B Chad Tracy
2B Felipe Lopez
SS Augie Ojeda
3B Mark Reynolds
INF Josh Whitesell
INF/OF Ryan Roberts
INF Josh Wilson
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Conor Jackson
CF Chris Young
RF Justin Upton
OF Eric Byrnes
