CAL LEAGUE: ORTIZ HAS A ROUGH GO IN REHAB I.E. 18, JETHAWKS 2.Byline: Justin Frank Staff Writer LANCASTER - Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. pitcher and former Montclair Prep of Panorama City standout Russ Ortiz had a rough rehabilitation start, allowing 11 runs on 12 hits in 2 1/3 innings in the JetHawks' 18-2 loss to Inland Empire in front of 1,308 at Clear Channel Stadium on Wednesday. Ortiz, who sustained a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. to his rib cage rib cage n. The enclosing structure formed by the ribs and the bones to which they are attached. in late May, struggled with his control throwing 79 pitches - 40 for strikes - and gave up a walk and four extra-base hits. Michael Garciaparra went 5 for 6 with two home runs and five RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and Erick Monzon went 4 for 5 with two homers and three RBI for the 66ers (16-22), who recorded 27 hits and have scored 10 or more runs in three consecutive games for the first time since 1994. Justin Frank, (818) 713-3607 justin.frank(at)dailynews.com |
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