Critical Notes

The shutout streak stops, but the winning streak reaches six for Brandon Webb. (AI Wire photo)

Brandon Webb didn’t quite make history, but he did get the win. For the Arizona Diamondbacks, that comes first.

Entering Wednesday night’s game, Webb carried a streak of 42 consecutive innings without allowing a run. He never extended it beyond that plateau as he surrendered a run in the top of the first inning to the Brewers. His teammates, though, didn’t let the reigning National League Cy Young winner down.

The Diamondbacks got a home run from Chris Young - his 26th - and rallied to beat Milwaukee, 3-2, in Phoenix. Jose Valverde threw a scoreless ninth to record his major league-high 38th save. With the win, heavily favored Arizona paid -230 on the moneyline (meaning a winning wager of $230 would net a $100 profit) and it also ended a three-game slide. The Diamondbacks remained 3.5 games ahead of the San Diego Padres in the NL West race.

In winning his sixth straight start, Webb (14-8) gave up two runs in seven innings. He had been chasing Orel Hershisher’s major league record of 59 shutout innings, a mark that was set in 1988. But Prince Fielder’s RBI single in the first ended the hunt.

In other late games in the majors on Wednesday:

New York Yankees 8, Los Angeles Angels 2: The Yankees bounced back from a trouncing the night before to salvage one game in the three-game set in Anaheim, Calif. Bobby Abreu was 2-for-5 with a home run as New York paid -120.

Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco 2: A fielding error by the Giants’ Rajai Davis led to the winning run scoring in the 10th inning as the Cubs won on the road and rewarded their backers with a -111 payday.

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