2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season

March 2026 November 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks 2008 Arizona_Diamondbacks_10th_Anniversary_Logo.jpeg National League West Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona 82–80 (.506) 2nd Ken KendrickJeff Moorad Josh Byrnes Bob Melvin FSN Arizona(Daron Sutton, Mark Grace, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola, Matt Williams) KTAR (620 AM)(Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Tom Candiotti)KSUN (Spanish) The 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the 11th season of the franchise in Major League Baseball. Arizona tried to defend their National League West title after winning the division the previous year. But despite a franchise-best 20–8 start in the months of March and April, they couldn't maintain the division lead late in the season and collapsed with many losing streaks and stumbled to an 82–80 record, good enough for a second-place finish, only two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Regular season The 2008 season saw the best start in Diamondbacks history, going 20-8 in March/April and end up being way ahead in first place in the NL West. During the great start, Brandon Webb had his best career start by winning his first 9 decisions. The only low point was that starting pitcher Doug Davis was being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, before he could get his first start. Characteristically, Davis made his first two scheduled starts before undergoing surgery on April 8. Fortunately, his surgery was a success and was able to get back on the mound just 6 weeks later. One of the more shining moments of April was when rookie pitcher Max Scherzer made his major league debut by pitching 4.1 perfect innings of relief, where he struck out 7 Astros. While doing this, Max passed Pete Richert of the 1962 Dodgers for the record for the number of consecutive batters retired (13) for a pitcher making his MLB debut as a reliever. Consequently, Scherzer was immediately promoted to the starting rotation, in the absence of Davis; he was relatively effective; in his four major-league outings (the aforementioned relief role against the Astros as well as three starts in Doug Davis' spot in the rotation), Scherzer had a 2.33 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 191 3 innings. (Upon Davis' return, Scherzer was returned to the bullpen and optioned back to AAA Tucson in early June, and he eventually spent about a month on the Sidewinders' DL with shoulder inflammation. Davis, for his part, has had a less-than-stellar 2008 season, he is 4-7 with a 4.75 ERA as of late August.) May was a much different month for the D-backs. The team saw a sharp decline in hitting and run production compared to April, and was their first losing month (11-17) since September 2006. The biggest disappointment had to have been the month-long slump right fielder Eric Byrnes fell into, where he hit .195 and had only 8 RBIs. Much speculation about his strained hamstring causing him to not perform well eventually led to him being put on the 15-day DL on May 27. He came back to action only to tear the left hamstring in late June, and was placed on the 60-day DL at that time. The Diamondbacks continued to lead the NL West despite only being 47-48 at the All-Star break. On July 17, 2008, Tony Clark was traded back to the D-backs from the San Diego Padres for a minor league pitcher, Evan Scribner. On August 5, Dan Haren signed a four-year, $44.75 million deal with the Diamondbacks worth a guaranteed $41.25 million through 2012 and includes a $15.5 million club option for 2013 with a $3.5 million buyout.http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2008/08/05/20080805dbharen-CR.html Help Center - the Arizona Republic Orlando Hudson, one of the more consistent offensive D-backs players in 2008, underwent season-ending surgery on his left wrist August 9 in the wake of a collision with catcher Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves. Hudson became a free agent in the offseason and signed with the division rival Los Angeles Dodgers. LF Eric Byrnes has been on the 60-day disabled list since late June, with a torn left hamstring, and was not expected to return to the lineup this season. On August 11, 2008, Dallas Buck, RHP Micah Owings (pending clearing of waivers), and one other prospect were traded to the Reds (in last place in the NL Central at the time) in exchange for OF Adam Dunn. Dunn, who was tied for the major league lead with 32 home runs, was expected to provide a significant boost to an offense that has struggled to score runs for most of the season. Dunn seemed quite positive about being traded to a ballclub in first place in its division in August.azcentral.com The move was seen by some fans as a belated attempt by the D-backs to counter the trade by their division rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for Boston Red Sox power-hitting OF Manny Ramirez on July 31; and also to compensate for the injuries to Hudson and Byrnes, generally considered two of the more "power-hitting" Diamondbacks on a team which has relied heavily on pitching and defense in recent years. Owings, once considered an excellent pitching prospect for the Diamondbacks, has struggled in the 2008 campaign with a 7.09 ERA since April 21.azcentral.com Owings must clear waivers before being able to join the Reds, otherwise he will remain a member of the Diamondbacks through the remainder of the season. On August 31, the Diamondbacks acquired former World Series MVP David Eckstein to fill the hole at secondbase which was opened after Orlando Hudson was placed on the disabled list. Eckstein was traded from the Toronto Blue Jays for Minor League pitcher Chad Beck.http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080831&content_id=3398057&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari D-backs net Eckstein from Jays for arm October 3, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610133505/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080831&content_id=3398057&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari June 10, 2011 dead As of September 25, the D-Backs fell out of playoff contention with a 12-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Season standings National League West Arizona Diamondbacks Record vs. opponents AZ Game log Legend Diamondbacks Win Diamondbacks Loss Game postponed background:#a71930; color:#dbceac; 2008 Game Log (82-80) y background:black;color:#DBCEAC; March/April (20-8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || March 31 || @ Reds || 4 – 2 || Webb (1-0) || Harang (0-1) || Lyon (1) || 42,498 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 2 || @ Reds || 6 – 5 || Affeldt (1-0) || Lyon (0-1) || || 14,016 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 3 || @ Reds || 3 – 2 || Cueto (1-0) || Davis (0-1) || Cordero (1) || 11,987 || 1-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 4 || @ Rockies || 8 – 1 || Owings (1-0) || Redman (0-1) || || 49,233 || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 5 || @ Rockies || 7 – 2 || Webb (2-0) || Francis (0-1) || || 43,124 || 3-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 6 || @ Rockies || 5 – 2 (10) || Lyon (1-1) || Bowie (0-1) || Qualls (1) || 42,865 || 4-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 7 || Dodgers || 9 – 3 || Haren (1-0) || Loaiza (0-2) || || 49,057 || 5-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 8 || Dodgers || 10 – 5 || Davis (1-1) || Billingsley (0-1) || || 28,973 || 6-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 9 || Dodgers || 4 – 3 || Owings (2-0) || Kuroda (1-1) || Lyon (2) || 23,331 || 7-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 11 || Rockies || 8 – 2 || Webb (3-0) || Francis (0-2) || || 31,732 || 8-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 12 || Rockies || 10 – 3 || Haren (2-0) || Morales (0-1) || || 29,256 || 9-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 13 || Rockies || 13 – 5 || Cook (1-1) || González (0-1) || || 31,321 || 9-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 14 || @ Giants || 5 – 4 || Yabu (1-1)|| Qualls (0-1) || Wilson (4) || 30,371 || 9-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 15 || @ Giants || 8 – 2 || Owings (3-0) || Correia (1-2) || || 30,068 || 10-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 16 || @ Giants || 4 – 1 || Webb (4-0) || Zito (0-4) || Lyon (3) || 30,510 || 11-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 18 || Padres || 9 – 0 || Haren (3-0) || Maddux (2-1) || || 26,783 || 12-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 19 || Padres || 10 – 3 || Cruz (1-0) || Thatcher (0-2) || || 39,726 || 13-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 20 || Padres || 9 – 4 || Wolf (2-0) || Johnson (0-1) || || 28,090 || 13-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 21 || Giants || 4 – 2 || Owings (4-0) || Correia (1-3) || Lyon (4) || 22,097 || 14-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 22 || Giants || 5 – 4 || Webb (5-0) || Zito (0-5) || Lyon (5) || 25,074 || 15-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 23 || @ Dodgers || 8 – 3 || Lowe (2-1) || Haren (3-1) || Saito (2) || 42,590 || 15-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 24 || @ Dodgers || 6 – 4 || González (1-1) || Billingsley (0-4) || Lyon (6) || 38,350 || 16-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 25 || @ Padres || 5 – 1 || Johnson (1-1) || Wolf (2-1) || || 31,340 || 17-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 26 || @ Padres || 8 – 7 (13) || Rusch (1-2) || Petit (0-1) || || 31,295 || 17-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 27 || @ Padres || 2 – 1 || Webb (6-0) || Peavy (3-1) || Lyon (7) || 40,074 || 18-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || April 28 || Astros || 5 – 3 || Haren (4-1) || Sampson (1-3) || Lyon (8) || 19,868 || 19-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || April 29 || Astros || 6 – 4 || Brocail (1-0) || González (1-2) || Valverde (5) || 20,241 || 19-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || April 30 || Astros || 8 – 7 || Medders (1-0) || Borkowski (0-2) || Lyon (9) || 21,519 || 20-8 |- y background:black;color:#DBCEAC; May (11-17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 2 || Mets || 7 – 2 || Maine (3-2) || Owings (4-1) || || 35,682 || 20-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 3 || Mets || 10 – 4 || Webb (7-0) || Pelfrey (2-2) || || 34,744 || 21-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 4 || Mets || 5 – 2 || Sosa (4-1) || Qualls (0-2) || Wagner (7) || 37,593 || 21-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 5 || Phillies || 11 – 4 || Moyer (2-2) || Scherzer (0-1) || || 21,266 || 21-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 6 || Phillies || 6 – 4 || Johnson (2-1)|| Eaton (0-1) || Lyon (10) || 26,234 || 22-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 7 || Phillies || 5 – 4 || Romero (3-0) || Qualls (0-3) || Lidge (8) || 21,260 || 22-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 8 || Phillies || 8 – 3 || Webb (8-0) || Myers (2-3) || || 21,942 || 23-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 9 || @ Cubs || 3 – 1 || Lilly (3-4) || Haren (4-2) || Wood (6) || 40,236 || 23-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 10 || @ Cubs || 7 – 2 || Eyre (1-0) || Qualls (0-4) || || 41,597 || 23-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 11 || @ Cubs || 6 – 4 || Mármol (1-0) || Peña (0-1) || Wood (7) || 39,740 || 23-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 13 || Rockies || 8 – 4 || Johnson (3-1) || Francis (0-4) || || 27,292 || 24-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 14 || Rockies || 4 – 3 || Owings (5-1) || de la Rosa (1-2) || Lyon (11) || 23,127 || 25-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 15 || Rockies || 8 – 5 || Webb (9-0) || Cook (6-2) || Lyon (12) || 21,447 || 26-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 16 || Tigers || 4 – 3 || Haren (5-2) || Miner (1-3) || Peña (1) || 33,531 || 27-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 17 || Tigers || 3 – 2 || Galarraga (3-2) || Scherzer (0-2) || Jones (6) || 48,804 || 27-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 18 || Tigers || 4 – 0 || Johnson (4-1) || Robertson (1-4) || || 38,793 || 28-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Marlins || 3 – 2 || Hendrickson (6-2) || Owings (5-2) || Gregg (8) || 10,696 || 28-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 21 || @ Marlins || 3 – 1 || Nolasco (3-3) || Webb (9-1) || Gregg (9) || 11,227 || 28-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 4 – 0 || Miller (4-3) || Haren (5-3) || || 13,233 || 28-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 23 || @ Braves || 11 – 1 || Davis (2-1) || Reyes (2-2) || || 27,263 || 29-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 24 || @ Braves || 3 – 1 || Boyer (1-3) || Slaten (0-1) || || 36,263 || 29-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 25 || @ Braves || 9 – 3 || Owings (6-2) || Glavine (2-2) || || 35,628 || 30-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 26 || @ Braves || 7 – 3 || Acosta (3-1) || Webb (9-2) || || 29,635 || 30-21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 27 || Giants || 6 – 3 || Lincecum (7-1) || Haren (5-4) || Wilson (15) || 23,604 || 30-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 28 || Giants || 11 – 3 || Sánchez (3-3) || Davis (2-2) || || 24,336 || 30-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 29 || Giants || 4 – 3 || Walker (3-3) || Qualls (0-5) || Wilson (16) || 21,037 || 30-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || May 30 || Nationals || 7 – 4 || Hanrahan (1-2) || Owings (6-3) || Rauch (12)|| 25,391 || 30-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || May 31 || Nationals || 4 – 0 || Webb (10-2) || Bergmann (1-2) || || 38,507 || 31-25 |- y background:black;color:#DBCEAC; June (11-16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 1 || Nationals || 5 – 0 || Haren (6-4) || Hill (0-2) || || 28,249 || 32-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 2 || @ Brewers || 4 – 3 || Mota (2-3) || Slaten (0-2) || Torres (6) || 27,562 || 32-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 3 || @ Brewers || 7 – 1 || McClung (3-2) || Johnson (4-2) || || 29,478 || 32-27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 4 || @ Brewers || 10 – 1 || Parra (4-2) || Owings (6-4) || || 27,539 || 32-28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 6 || @ Pirates || 3 – 1 || Webb (11-2) || Snell (2-6) || Lyon (13) || 19,437 || 33-28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 7 || @ Pirates || 4 – 3 || Cruz (2-0) || Grabow (4-2) || Lyon (14)|| 20,967 || 34-28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 8 || @ Pirates || 6 – 4 || Dumatrait (3-3) || Davis (2-3) || Capps (14) || 22,222 || 34-29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 9 || @ Pirates || 5 – 3 || Duke (4-4)|| Johnson (4-3) || Capps (15) || 10,717 || 34-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 10 || @ Mets || 9 – 5 || Qualls (1-5) || Smith (0-1) || || 45,808 || 35-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 11 || @ Mets || 5 – 3 || Vargas (3-2) || González (1-3) || || 46,503 || 35-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 12 || @ Mets || 5 – 4 || Lyon (2-1) || Heilman (0-3) || || 47,042 || 36-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 13 || Royals || 1 – 0 || Buckner (1-0) || Yabuta (1-2) || || 33,323 || 37-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 14 || Royals || 12 – 3 || Hochevar (4-5) || Johnson (4-4) || || 44,615 || 37-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 15 || Royals || 8 – 3 || Meche (4-8) || Owings (6-5) || || 39,125 || 37-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 17 || Athletics || 15 – 1 || Duchscherer (7-4) || Webb (11-3) || || 28,710 || 37-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 18 || Athletics || 11 – 1 || Haren (7-4) || Blanton (3-10) || || 28,507 || 38-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 19 || Athletics || 2 – 1 || Peña (1-1) || Foulke (0-2) || Lyon (15) || 31,997 || 39-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 20 || @ Twins || 7 – 2|| Baker (3-2)|| Johnson (4-5) || || 29,069 || 39-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 21 || @ Twins || 6 – 1 || Blackburn (6-4)|| Owings (6-6) || || 25,505 || 39-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 22 || @ Twins || 5 – 3 || Hernández (8-4)|| Webb (11-4) || Nathan (19)|| 31,497 || 39-37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 2 – 1 || Haren (8-4)|| Beckett (7-5) || Lyon (16) || 37,694 || 40-37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 24 || @ Red Sox || 5 – 4 || Smith (1-0)|| Qualls (1-6) || Papelbon (22) || 37,867 || 40-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 25 || @ Red Sox || 5 – 0 || Wakefield (5-5)|| Johnson (4-6) || Papelbon (23) || 37,924 || 40-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 27 || @ Marlins || 3 – 1 || Nolasco (8-4) || Owings (6-7) || Gregg (14) || 15,291 || 40-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || June 28 || @ Marlins || 6 – 2 || Webb (12-4) || A. Miller (5-7) || || 27,777 || 41-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 4 – 3 || Nelson (1-0) || Lyon (2-2) || || 11,327 || 41-41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || June 30 || Brewers || 6 – 3 || Davis (3-3) || Bush (4-8) || Lyon (17) || 23,040 || 42-41 |- y background:black;color:#DBCEAC; July (14-11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 1 || Brewers || 8 – 6 || Suppan (5-6) || Johnson (4-7) || Torres (14) || 21,736 || 42-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 2 || Brewers || 4 – 3 || Riske (1-1) || Lyon (2-3) || Torres (15) || 22,324 || 42-43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 3 || Brewers || 6 – 5 || Rosales (1-0) || Torres (4-2) || || 23,842 || 43-43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 4 || Padres || 5 – 1 || Baek (2-4) || Haren (8-5) || || 49,110 || 43-44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 5 || Padres || 4 – 2 || Peavy (6-5) || Davis (3-4) || Hoffman (16) || 40,976 || 43-45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 6 || Padres || 3 – 2 || Johnson (5-7) || Banks (2-4) || Lyon (18) || 28,246 || 44-45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 8 || @ Nationals || 2 – 0 || Webb (13-4) || Pérez (2-6) || Lyon (19) || 26,820 || 45-45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 9 || @ Nationals || 5 – 0 || Lannan (5-9) || Owings (6-8) || || 25,862 || 45-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 10 || @ Nationals || 7 – 5 (11) || Qualls (2-6) || Ayala (1-5) || || 27,330 || 46-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 11 || @ Phillies || 6 – 5 (12) || Seánez (4-3) || Robertson (0-1) || || 45,028 || 46-47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 10 – 4 || Johnson (6-7) || Eaton (3-8) || || 45,006 || 47-47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 13 || @ Phillies || 6 – 3 || Madson (2-0) || Qualls (2-7) || || 45,277 || 47-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 18 || Dodgers || 8 – 7 (11) || Wade (1-1) || Slaten (0-3) || Broxton (1) || 38,561 || 47-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 19 || Dodgers || 3 – 2 || Haren (9-5) || Billingsley (9-9) || Lyon (20) || 41,458 || 48-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 20 || Dodgers || 6 – 5 || Troncoso (1-1) || Lyon (2-4) || Broxton (2) || 39,217 || 48-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 21 || Cubs || 2 – 0 || Johnson (7-7) || Harden (5-2) || || 34,627 || 49-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 22 || Cubs || 9 – 2 || Petit (1-1) || Marquis (6-6) || || 35,337 || 50-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 23 || Cubs || 10 – 6 || Lilly (10-6) || Davis (3-5) || || 37,301 || 50-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 25 || @ Giants || 10 – 2 || Haren (10-5) || Sánchez (8-6) || || 32,851 || 51-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 26 || @ Giants || 5 – 3 || Webb (14-14) || Walker (3-6) || || 37,094 || 52-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 27 || @ Giants || 7 – 2 || Johnson (8-7) || Zito (5-13) || || 40,071 || 53-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 28 || @ Padres || 8 – 5 || Maddux (4-8) || Owings(6-9) || || 29,302 || 53-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || July 29 || @ Padres || 3 – 0 || Davis (4-5)|| Hensley (1-2) || || 29,131 || 54-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || July 30 || @ Padres || 7 – 3 || Haren (11-5) || Baek (3-6) || || 31,755 || 55-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || July 31 || @ Dodgers || 2 – 1 || Webb (15-4) || Lowe (8-9) || || 42,440 || 56-52 |- y background:black;color:#DBCEAC; August (13-15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 1 || @ Dodgers || 2 – 1 || Johnson (9-7) || Park (4-3) || || 55,239 || 57-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 2 || @ Dodgers || 4 – 2 || Kuroda (6-8) || Petit (1-2) || || 54,544 || 57-53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 3 || @ Dodgers || 9 – 3 || Wade (2-1) || Davis (4-6) || || 52,972 || 57-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 4 || Pirates || 13 – 7 || Haren (12-5) || Davis (1-1) || || 21,826 || 58-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 5 || Pirates || 3 – 1 || Webb (16-4) || Duke (4-10) || || 25,109 || 59-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 6 || Pirates || 2 – 0 || Karstens (2-0) || Johnson (9-8) || || 28,556 || 59-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 7 || Braves || 6 – 4 || Morton (3-5) || Petit (1-3) || Gonzalez (5) || 27,787 || 59-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 8 || Braves || 11 – 6 || Campillo (7-4) || Davis (4-7) || Bennett (3) || 27,996 || 59-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 9 || Braves || 11 – 4 || Jurrjens (11-7) || Haren (12-6) || || 36,613 || 59-58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 10 || Braves || 6 – 1 || Webb (17-4) || Hampton (1-1) || || 35,838 || 60-58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 12 || @ Rockies || 4-2 ||Johnson (10-8) || Jiménez (8-11) || Lyon (25) || 31,218 || 61-58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 13 || @ Rockies || 6-5 || Buchholz (5-3) || Rauch (4-3) || Fuentes (22) || 30,247 || 61-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121 || August 14 || @ Rockies || 6-2 || Haren (13-6) || Rusch (5-4) || || 27,575 || 62-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 15 || @ Astros || 12-2 || Webb (18-4) || Rodríguez (7-5) || || 36,035 || 63-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 16 || @ Astros || 11-5 || Petit (2-3) || Backe (7-12) || || 39,501 || 64-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 17 || @ Astros || 3-0 || Oswalt (11-8) || Johnson (10-9) || Valverde (31) || 42,619 || 64-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 19 || Padres || 7-6 || Davis (5-7) || Banks (3-6) || Peña (2) || 24,739 || 65-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 20 || Padres || 8-6 || Haren (14-6) || Peavy (9-9) || Rauch (18) || 26,518 || 66-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 21 || Padres || 4-1 || Webb (19-4) || Reineke (1-1) || || 25,611 || 67-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 22 || Marlins || 5-4 || Rhodes (1-0) || Rauch (4-4) || Gregg (28) || 28,201 || 67-61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 23 || Marlins || 7-1 || Petit (3-3) || Volstad (4-3) || || 44,294 || 68-61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 24 || Marlins || 5-2 || Nolasco (13-7) || Davis (5-8) || Gregg (29)|| 31,518 || 68-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 25 || @ Padres || 4-2 || Hoffman (2-6) || Rauch (4-5) || || 29,197 || 68-63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 26 || @ Padres || 9-2 || Reineke (2-1) || Webb (19-5) || || 32,104 || 68-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 27 || @ Padres || 5-4 || Adams (2-3) || Qualls (2-8) || Hoffman (27) || 24,563 || 68-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || August 29 || Dodgers || 9-3 || Davis (6-8) || Kuroda (7-10) || || 32,610 || 69-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 30 || Dodgers || 6-2 || Billingsley (13-10) || Haren (14-7) || || 49,045 || 69-66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 31 || Dodgers || 8-1 || Lowe (11-11) || Webb (19-6) || || 43,456 || 69-67 |- y background:black;color:#DBCEAC; September (13-13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 1 || Cardinals || 8-6 || Qualls (3-8) || McClellan (2-7) || Lyon (26) || 35,075 || 70-67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 2 || Cardinals || 8-2 || Wainwright (8-3) || Petit (3-4) || || 27,568 || 70-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 3 || Cardinals || 4-3 || Qualls (4-8) || Perez (2-2) || || 24,350 || 71-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 5 || @ Dodgers || 7-0 || Lowe (12-11) || Haren (14-8) || || 52,270 || 71-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 6 || @ Dodgers || 7-2 || Billingsley (14-10) || Webb (19-7) || || 47,543 || 71-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 7 || @ Dodgers || 5-3 || Kuo (5-2) || Rauch (4-6) || Broxton (13) || 54,137 || 71-71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 8 || @ Giants || 6-2 || Lincecum (16-3) || Petit (3-5) || || 30,252 || 71-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Giants || 5-4 || Wilson (3-2) || Rauch (4-7) || || 30,518 || 71-73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Giants || 4-3 || Hinshaw (2-1) || Lyon (2-5) || || 30,992 || 71-74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 12 || Reds || 3-2 || Webb (20-7) || Harang (4-16) || Qualls (3) || 29,046 || 72-74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 13 || Reds || 3-2 (10) || Weathers (3-6) || Peña (1-2) || Cordero (30) || 45,075 || 72-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 14 || Reds || 2-1 (10) || Weathers (4-6) || Rauch (4-8) || Cordero (31) || 27,297 || 72-76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 15 || Giants || 3-1 || Peña (2-2) || Hennessey (1-2) || Qualls (4) || 25,969 || 73-76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 16 || Giants || 2-0 || Haren (15-8) || Cain (8-13) || || 33,195 || 74-76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 17 || Giants || 7-6 || Webb (21-7) || Sánchez (9-11) || Peña (3) || 22,616 || 75-76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 18 || Giants || 3-2 || Cruz (3-0) || Lincecum (17-4) || Qualls (5) || 34,323 || 76-76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 19 || @ Rockies || 3-2 || de la Rosa (9-8) || Scherzer (0-3) || Fuentes (29) || 43,137 || 76-77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 20 || @ Rockies || 5-3 || Peña (3-2) || Fuentes (1-5) || Qualls (6) || 38,283 || 77-77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 21 || @ Rockies || 13-4 || Haren (16-8) || Reynolds (2-8) || || 32,915 || 78-77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 || @ Cardinals || 4-2 || Webb (22-7) || Wellemeyer (12-9) || Qualls (7) || 40,349 || 79-77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || @ Cardinals || 7-4 || Lohse (15-6) || Johnson (10-10) || Franklin (16) || 40,013 || 79-78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 24 || @ Cardinals || 4-2 || Wainwright (11-3) || Scherzer (0-4) || Franklin (17) || 40,029 || 79-79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 25 || @ Cardinals || 12-3 || Piñeiro (7-7) || Rosales (1-1) || || 40,502 || 79-80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || September 26 || Rockies || 6-4 || Cruz (4-0) || Grilli (3-3) || Qualls (8) || 34,950 || 80-80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || September 27 || Rockies || 6-4 || Lyon (3-5) || Corpas (3-4) || Qualls (9) || 33,234 || 81-80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || September 28 || Rockies || 2-1 || Johnson (11-10) || Vizcaíno (1-2) || || 35,908 || 82-80 |- Roster 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster Pitchers 33 Billy Buckner 37 Juan Cruz 49 Doug Davis 31 Édgar González 15 Dan Haren 51 Randy Johnson 46 Wilfredo Ledezma 38 Brandon Lyon 52 Brandon Medders 44 Micah Owings 36 Jailen Peguero 56 Tony Peña 48 Yusmeiro Petit 50 Chad Qualls 57 Jon Rauch 41 Connor Robertson 47 Leo Rosales 39 Max Scherzer 45 Doug Slaten 17 Brandon Webb Catchers  7 Robby Hammock 26 Miguel Montero 19 Chris Snyder Infielders  2 Chris Burke 13 Tony Clark 21 Jamie D'Antona  6 Stephen Drew  4 David Eckstein  1 Orlando Hudson 11 Augie Ojeda 27 Mark Reynolds 18 Chad Tracy 29 Josh Whitesell Outfielders  4 Emilio Bonifacio 22 Eric Byrnes 32 Adam Dunn 34 Conor Jackson 28 Alex Romero 12 Jeff Salazar 10 Justin Upton 24 Chris Young Manager  3 Bob Melvin Coaches 23 Kirk Gibson (bench)  5 Chip Hale (third base) 35 Bryan Price (pitching)  9 Rick Schu (hitting) 53 Glenn Sherlock (bullpen)  8 Lee Tinsley (first base) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SBEmilio Bonifacio 8 12 3 2 1 0 0 2 .167 1Billy Buckner* 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Chris Burke 86 165 20 32 5 1 2 12 .194 5Eric Byrnes 52 206 28 43 13 1 6 23 .209 4Tony Clark 38 63 7 13 2 0 2 13 .206 0Jamie D'Antona 18 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 .176 0Doug Davis* 25 42 0 4 0 0 0 3 .095 0Stephen Drew 152 611 91 178 44 11 21 67 .291 3Adam Dunn 44 144 21 35 9 0 8 26 .243 1David Eckstein 18 64 5 14 3 0 1 4 .219 0Édgar González* 17 10 0 1 1 0 0 2 .100 0Robby Hammock 18 42 4 8 1 0 0 2 .190 0Dan Haren* 33 76 8 16 7 0 0 6 .211 0Orlando Hudson 107 407 54 124 29 3 8 41 .305 4Conor Jackson 144 540 87 162 31 6 12 75 .300 10Randy Johnson* 28 50 2 7 1 0 0 5 .140 0Miguel Montero 70 184 24 47 16 1 5 18 .255 0Augie Ojeda 105 231 27 56 9 2 0 17 .242 0Micah Owings* 35 52 7 15 2 0 1 3 .288 0Yusmeiro Petit* 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Chad Qualls* 75 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Mark Reynolds 152 539 87 129 28 3 28 97 .239 11Alex Romero 78 135 13 31 8 2 1 12 .230 4Jeff Salazar 90 128 17 27 5 3 2 12 .211 0Max Scherzer* 17 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Chris Snyder 115 334 47 79 22 1 16 64 .237 0Chad Tracy 88 273 25 73 16 0 8 39 .267 0Justin Upton 108 356 52 89 19 6 15 42 .250 1Brandon Webb* 33 67 2 10 4 0 0 11 .149 0Josh Whitesell 7 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 0Chris Young 160 625 85 155 42 7 22 85 .248 14 Team totals 162 5409 720 1355 318 47 159 683 .251 58 *Note: Only pitchers noted with an asterisk who officially batted during the season are included above. Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB KBilly Buckner 1 0 3.21 10 0 0 14.0 5 5 4 11Juan Cruz 4 0 2.61 57 0 0 51.2 17 15 31 71Doug Davis 6 8 4.32 26 26 0 146.0 76 70 64 112Édgar González 1 3 6.00 17 6 0 48.0 34 32 21 32Dan Haren 16 8 3.33 33 33 0 216.0 86 80 40 206Randy Johnson 11 10 3.91 30 30 0 184.0 92 80 44 173Wilfredo Ledezma 0 2 4.17 28 6 0 58.1 29 27 41 53Brandon Lyon 3 5 4.70 61 0 26 59.1 34 31 13 44Brandon Medders 1 0 4.58 18 0 0 19.2 11 10 11 8Micah Owings 6 9 5.93 22 18 0 104.2 73 69 41 87Jailen Peguero 0 0 4.82 7 0 0 9.1 6 5 4 5Tony Peña 3 2 4.33 72 0 3 72.2 38 35 17 52Yusmeiro Petit 3 5 4.31 19 8 0 56.1 29 27 14 42Chad Qualls 4 8 2.81 77 0 9 73.2 29 23 18 71Jon Rauch 4 8 4.14 74 0 1 71.2 36 33 16 66Connor Robertson 0 1 5.14 6 0 0 7.0 4 4 2 2Leo Rosales 1 1 4.20 27 0 0 30.0 15 14 15 18Max Scherzer 0 4 3.05 16 7 0 56.0 24 19 21 66Doug Slaten 0 3 4.73 45 0 0 32.1 20 17 14 20Brandon Webb 22 7 3.30 34 34 0 226.2 95 83 65 183 Team totals 82 80 3.98 162 162 39 1434.2 706 635 451 1229 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Sidewinders Pacific Coast League Bill Plummer AA Mobile BayBears Southern League Héctor de la Cruz A Visalia Oaks California League Mike Bell A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Mark Haley A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Bob Didier Rookie Missoula Osprey Pioneer League Audo Vicente References External links 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season at Baseball Reference Batting Statistics: Arizona Diamondbacks Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching Statistics: Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching Stats on ESPN.com Category:Arizona Diamondbacks seasons Arizona Diamondbacks season Arizonia