--OF Justin Upton doubled, tripled and scored Wednesday to raise his batting average to .306, a day after losing a career-high 18-game hitting streak. Since being installed to the No. 3 spot in the batting order May 6 in San Diego, Upton is hitting .387 with three doubles, three homers and six RBIs in 31 at-bats. "No manager alive is going to take Justin out of the lineup," manager A.J. Hinch said.
--INF Augie Ojeda's bases-empty home run in the seventh inning Wednesday was his first homer in 410 at-bats. It was his first since June 15, 2007, his first game with the D-backs, when he went deep off RHP Danys Baez in Baltimore. Ojeda has seven homers in 790 career at-bats. --OF Gerardo Parra became the second player in franchise history to homer in his first career at-bat Wednesday. OF Alex Cabrera was the first, homering on June 26, 2000, against Houston. Both firsts came at Chase Field. Cabrera hit five homers in 80 at-bats in his only season with the D-backs before beginning a long career in the Japanese leagues.
MEDICAL WATCH:
SS Stephen Drew (left hamstring strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 25. He began a rehab assignment with Class AAA Reno on May 10, and he was activated May 12. He returned to the starting lineup May 13.
OF/1B Conor Jackson (illness) went on the 15-day disabled list May 12. He underwent a series of tests May 13, but the results weren't immediately available.
RHP Yusmeiro Petit (right shoulder strain) went on the 15-day disabled list May 9.
1B Tony Clark (strained ligament in right hand) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 5.
RHP Tom Gordon (torn left hamstring) went on the 15-day disabled list May 4.
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 Bryan Augenstein
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 Stephen Drew
3B Mark Reynolds
INF Josh Whitesell
INF/OF Ryan Roberts
INF Augie Ojeda
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Eric Byrnes
CF Chris Young
RF Justin Upton
OF Gerardo Parra
