Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Trevor Cahill pitched shutout ball into the
eighth inning and the Diamondbacks knocked Dan Haren around in his first start
against his former team, in Arizona's 5-0 victory over the Angels.
Aaron Hill blasted a three-run homer. Jason Kubel had three of the 12 hits
for the Diamondbacks, who won for the seventh time in nine games.
Cahill (5-5), who has given up just two runs over his last three starts - all
wins - piled up a season-best eight strikeouts on Friday. The righty yielded
three hits and a pair of walks, including one to Hank Conger before being
lifted in favor of Brad Ziegler.
David Hernandez pitched the ninth to complete the three-hit whitewash.
Haren (4-7), who pitched for the Diamondbacks from 2008-10 and made two All-
Star appearances before being traded to the Angels, was charged with eight
hits and five runs over 6 1/3 frames. He had five strikeouts.
The Angels, who lost for the second time in seven contests, have a big
mountain to climb if they're going to keep their interleague series success
alive. They've won 11 of their last 12 interleague series spanning back to
2010. The Angels have not dropped an interleague series at home since June
14-16, 2010 vs. Milwaukee (1-2).
Chris Young started the game with a ground-rule double to left and Kubel
followed with an RBI single to right.
Cahill retired Mike Trout on a ground ball to leave two men on base in the
fifth.
The Diamondbacks surged to a 5-0 lead the following frame. Kubel doubled with
one out, and with two down Miguel Montero was intentionally walked to place
runners at the corners. Hill then homered to left field. Lyle Overbay and Ryan
Roberts followed with back-to-back doubles.
Game Notes
Arizona beat the Angels for the second time in the last seven
meetings. The Angels swept Arizona the last time these teams met back in 2009,
but this is the Diamondbacks' first trip to Angel Stadium since 2001...Haren's
interleague record fell to 15-8...Arizona is 7-3 vs. the AL this year.
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