Webb, D'Backs send Pirates to 10th straight home defeat

Shawn Green and Craig Counsell each had two hits with an RBI for Arizona, which has won the first two contests of this three-game set by identical scores. The Diamondbacks entered this series with five straight defeats and losses in 11 of 14 games. Daryle Ward homered for the Pirates, who have lost six in a row overall and 11 of their last 12. Even a change at manager hasn't helped them. On Tuesday, the Pirates fired Lloyd McClendon. Bench coach Pete Mackanin will guide the Pirates for the rest of the season. Webb (12-11) allowed seven hits and two runs, while walking one and striking out four to move to 8-4 on the road this year. "He just had a good sinker," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "He was keeping the ball down, challenging the guys, making them put it in play." Jose Valverde threw the final inning for his sixth save. Mark Redman (5-15) was tagged with the loss after allowing five hits and three runs in 2 1/3 frames. "Sometimes you make the change for the obvious reasons," Mackanin said of replacing Redman with Ryan Vogelsong in the third inning. "I didn't think I saw quality pitches. He had a high pitch count and I didn't have a good feeling about it." The Pirates have lost 10 in a row at home for the first time since 1968. Green singled with one out in the second and scored later in the inning on Andy Green's double. Webb singled to center with two outs to make it 2-0. Shawn Green'sShawn Green and Craig Counsell each had two hits with an RBI for Arizona, which has won the first two contests of this three-game set by identical scores. The Diamondbacks entered this series with five straight defeats and losses in 11 of 14 games. Daryle Ward homered for the Pirates, who have lost six in a row overall and 11 of their last 12. Even a change at manager hasn't helped them. On Tuesday, the Pirates fired Lloyd McClendon. Bench coach Pete Mackanin will guide the Pirates for the rest of the season. Webb (12-11) allowed seven hits and two runs, while walking one and striking out four to move to 8-4 on the road this year. "He just had a good sinker," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "He was keeping the ball down, challenging the guys, making them put it in play." Jose Valverde threw the final inning for his sixth save. Mark Redman (5-15) was tagged with the loss after allowing five hits and three runs in 2 1/3 frames. "Sometimes you make the change for the obvious reasons," Mackanin said of replacing Redman with Ryan Vogelsong in the third inning. "I didn't think I saw quality pitches. He had a high pitch count and I didn't have a good feeling about it." The Pirates have lost 10 in a row at home for the first time since 1968. Green singled with one out in the second and scored later in the inning on Andy Green's double. Webb singled to center with two outs to make it 2-0. Shawn Green's base hit in the third drove in Conor Jackson, but the Pirates scored in the bottom of the inning when Jack Wilson's double plated Nate McLouth. It became 4-1 in the sixth when Counsell's bunt single scored Andy Green. Ward homered to right field leading off the bottom of the sixth. It was his first homer since June 7, a span of 211 at-bats. It also marked his first extra-base hit since July 31. Pittsburgh had two runners on in the seventh, but Jack Wilson lined out and Jason Bay grounded out to end that threat. Game Notes Wilson was honored before the game as the Pirates winner of the Roberto Clemente Award...Pittsburgh's last home win was 10-0 over St. Louis on August 23. base hit in the third drove in Conor Jackson, but the Pirates scored in the bottom of the inning when Jack Wilson's double plated Nate McLouth. It became 4-1 in the sixth when Counsell's bunt single scored Andy Green. Ward homered to right field leading off the bottom of the sixth. It was his first homer since June 7, a span of 211 at-bats. It also marked his first extra-base hit since July 31. Pittsburgh had two runners on in the seventh, but Jack Wilson lined out and Jason Bay grounded out to end that threat. Game Notes Wilson was honored before the game as the Pirates winner of the Roberto Clemente Award...Pittsburgh's last home win was 10-0 over St. Louis on August 23.

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