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The Associated Press, May 17, 2008
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 •  Byrnes finally breaks out May 17 (Arizona Daily Star)*
 • Byrnes breaks out of slump, D-Backs beat Tigers - May 17 (AP)
 •  Webb and Drew lead D-backs to another win over Rockies May 16 (Arizona Daily Sun)*
 • At 9-0, Webb dominating in the desert - May 16 (AP)
 • Webb wins ninth, D-backs beat Rockies again - May 16 (AP)
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 Team Report

Diamondbacks Team Report

Diamondbacks Team Report May 16, 2008

Conor Jackson concerns himself with two statistics: RBIs and extra-base hits.

"You keep reminding yourself you are having a good year if you look at extra-base hits and RBIs" instead of stats that can fluctuate, like batting average or other percentage-driven statistics, Jackson said Thursday.

Jackson was tied for third in the NL with 32 RBIs entering Thursday when he was given a day off because of a slightly sore right hamstring, manager Bob Melvin said. He had six doubles, a career-high four triples and five home runs.

He was hitting .405 with runners in scoring position, fourth in the NL.

"I've always been pretty comfortable with it," Jackson said of hitting in that situation. ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 D. Davis SP Apr 9, 2008 15-day Thyroid surgery - out 4-6 weeks
 C. Tracy 3B/1B Mar 23, 2008 15-day Recovery from right knee surgery
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton (10) is forced out on a double play during the eighth inning of a baseball game as Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco throws to first Friday, May 16, 2008 in Phoenix.
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Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco tosses his bat after being called out on strikes against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Friday, May 16, 2008 in Phoenix.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Eric Byrnes high fives teammate Stephen Drew (6) after tying the game during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Friday, May 16, 2008 in Phoenix.
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Detroit Tigers' Edgar Renteria (8) and Carlos Guillen (9) watch a pop-fly foul ball land between them off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Snyder during the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game, Friday, May 16, 2008 in Phoenix.
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 NL West Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Arizona 27 15 .643 -- 
 LA Dodgers 21 20 .512 5.5 
 San Francisco 17 26 .395 10.5 
 San Diego 16 27 .372 11.5 
 Colorado 15 27 .357 12.0 
 Complete Standings
 Individual Leaders
Brandon Webb - Arizona DiamondbacksB. Webb
#17, Starting Pitcher
Leads team with 63.1 Innings Pitched
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGJ. Upton.324 
 HRC. Young
 RBIC. Jackson32 
 RC. Young37 
 SBE. Byrnes
 WB. Webb
 SVB. Lyon12 
 IPB. Webb63.1 
 ERAB. Webb2.56 
 Full: Batting Stats Pitching Stats
 Scores & Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Sun, May 11at Chi CubsL 4-6 
 Tue, May 13ColoradoW 8-4 
 Wed, May 14ColoradoW 4-3 
 Thu, May 15ColoradoW 8-5 
 Fri, May 16DetroitW 4-3 
 Next Five Games
 Sat, May 17Detroit20:10 
 Sun, May 18Detroit16:10 
 Tue, May 20at Florida19:10 
 Wed, May 21at Florida19:10 
 Thu, May 22at Florida19:10 
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