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HOUSTON -- As a pitcher, Zach Duke isnt a fan of the short, 315-foot left-field fence known as the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park. As a hitter, he has a different opinion. Duke allowed three hits over seven innings and hit an opposite-field, three-run homer in his first game of the season, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 11-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. "Theyre OK as long as Im hitting," Duke said of the Crawford Boxes after his surprising first-game performance after returning from a broken hand in spring training. Dukes first home run in seven major league seasons came in the Diamondbacks four-run fourth inning, a shot over the left-field fence off Bud Norris (2-4). "I got to first base and was looking for the ball and didnt see it," Duke said. "I was kind of shocked myself." Arizona has won four in a row, 11 of 12 and 13 of its last 15. Duke (1-0), acquired from Pittsburgh in a trade last November, missed Arizonas first 51 games while recovering from the injury. The Astros didnt get a hit until Clint Barmes single to left with one out in the fourth. And, Duke was just as impressive on the mound as at the plate. Activated from the disabled list earlier Saturday, Duke didnt allow another runner until he walked Matt Downs in the sixth. Carlos Lee and Brett Wallace each singled in the seventh. "Knock on wood, its not easy," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "Things are falling into place for us now. Were getting good contributions from everybody. Ill try to rest some guys tomorrow and keep everyone involved." Duke thought he was ready to go, and it showed. "I felt good in my rehab starts," Duke said. "I threw a lot of strikes and got a lot of groundballs. Thankfully, I was able to get into a rhythm early and I put it in my mind that I wasnt going to try to do too much and let the defence work. "Im really happy the way it worked out." Duke, who walked one and struck out four, made two rehab assignments before making his first start of the season. Miguel Montero had an RBI double in the fourth and an RBI hit in the eighth for Arizona. After Monteros run-scoring hit in the eighth, Gerardo Parra hit a two-run homer off Jose Valdez. Stephen Drew drove in another run, and a sacrifice fly by Chris Young gave Arizona two more in the ninth inning. The Diamondbacks got 13 hits and benefited from Dukes big return. "It was lights out, nice to see," centre-fielder Chris Young said. "It was kind of unexpected, his first time out and all. You expect a guy coming out his first time to be feeling his way around a little bit. "He kept guys off balance, put his pitches where he wanted them and came inside well. He really controlled the momentum of the game." Lee broke up Arizonas shutout bid with a double to the left-field corner off Zach Kroenke in the Astros three-run ninth. "We havent had one like that in a while," Astros manager Brad Mills said. "Weve been playing really well and in all those games. Thats probably the biggest shock. "If we were able to make a couple of plays, Bud gets out of the inning with just a couple of runs and is able to go a little bit farther into the game." Norris allowed seven hits, two earned runs, struck out four and walked two in five innings. He has lost his last three decisions. The Diamondbacks took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Drew and Montero each singled and Juan Miranda walked to load the bases with one out. Norris balked with Parra at the plate, forcing in the first run. Parra then hit a sacrifice fly to left field for the second run. Notes: Duke had a four-hitter against the Astros on April 13, 2009. ... Earlier this season, the Diamondbacks lost six straight games by one run. Theyve now won seven in a row by one run, including Friday nights 7-6 victory after trailing 6-0 in the fourth inning. ... The Astros placed RHP Wandy Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list and called up Jordan Lyles from triple-A Oklahoma City. An MRI on Saturday revealed fluid buildup in Rodriguezs left elbow. Lyles will make his major league debut Tuesday against the Cubs. Delanie Walker Blue Jersey . Brooks and Harrison, along with tackle Walter Jones and coach Tony Dungy, were the first-year eligible candidates to make the cut from 126 to 25. Brooks won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay, while Harrison and Dungy were champions with Indianapolis. Kendall Wright Authentic Jersey . The Korea Football Association announced Thursday that Park Joo-ho will join the 23-man squad to replace the 21-year-old Kim, a Japan-based left back who has played nine internationals since Hong Myung-bo took over as head coach last year. http://www.authentictitansshop.com/Nate-Washington...ans-Jer sey . On Tuesday, they did it again. Roy Hibbert scored 22 points and Lance Stephenson fell just short of his fourth triple double this season, helping the Pacers hold off Torontos late charge for an 86-79 victory that allowed them to keep the NBAs best record. Kendall Wright Titans Jersey . -- A year ago, Flavia Pennetta was close to retiring from tennis. Jake Locker Camo Jersey . -- As expected, coach John Fox has officially ruled out Wes Welker for Denvers game against San Diego on Thursday night because of a concussion.Hands up if you remember the last trade made by the Blue Jays. I admit, I actually had to look it up. It was back on December 14th when the Jays sent reliever Brad Lincoln to the Phillies for 33-year-old catcher Eric Kratz and 24-year-old lefty reliever Rob Rasmussen. It has been a quiet winter hasnt it? Of course we were spoiled in the off-season a year ago, when Alex Anthopoulos pulled off that monster 12 player deal with the Miami Marlins and then followed up with that seven player swap with the Mets that landed R.A Dickey. Off-seasons like that come along every 10 years or so, if that. Over the weekend I was curious to see, which team had been the Blue Jays most common trade partner. I can tell you it wasnt the Yankees, though they have made 23 deals with the Pinstripes. It wasnt Cleveland either, though the Jays have made 23 swaps with the Tribe. No, the team the Blue Jays have made the most deals with over their 37-year history according the BaseballReference.com is the Oakland As; thirty to be exact. Going over them one-by-one, I could see only one that the Jays outright lost. That one went down on Dec. 8, 1984. The Blue Jays dealt left fielder Dave Collins and shortstop Alfredo Griffin to Oakland for Bill Caudill -- the guy who was supposed to be the closer who would push them over the top. Of course that didnt happen, and by June of 1985 Tom Henke became the ninth inning guy and the Jays did in fact go on to win their 1st division title. Eventually Griffin found his way back to Toronto and as a utility infielder became part of the World Series teams in ‘92 and ‘93. The Jays very first trade with the As came on February 24th of 1977, when their original roster was still being formulated. The Jays dealt infielder Mike Weathers to the As for veteran outfielder/first baseman Ron Fairly, who had played with the Expos in their early years as well. Fairly provided a sense of veteran leadership and class in the Jays clubhouse that 1st year. On July 31, 1993 at the non-waiver trade deadline, Pat Gillick was trying to put together a deal for lefty Randy Johnson to help make a run at a second straight World Series title. When he couldnt get the arm he wanted, Gillick turned around and dealt lefty Steve Karsay and a player to be named later (outfielder Jose Herrrara) to the As for all-time stolen base king Rickey Henderson. Though he turned out to be a rental, Rickey helped ensure a World Series win over the Phillies come October. J.P. Ricciardi pulled off a deal with the As on December 7, 2001 that helped both teams. He sent closer Billy Koch to the West coast for third baseman Eric Hinske and right hander Justin Miller. Hinske became American League rookie of the year in 2002. The Jays made two more deals with Oakland that they clearly wwon.dddddddddddd On November 18, 2003 they picked up lefty Ted Lilly for outfielder Bobby Kielty, and then on November 18,? 2007 -- exactly years later -- they acquired SS/2B Marco Scutaro from the As for a couple of prospects who never made it in Kristian Bell and Graham Godfrey. The Jays mistake was not keeping Scutaro around longer as he went on to help the Giants win a couple of World Series titles. If you were wondering, the team the Blue Jays have made the fewest deals with is Tampa Bay. Since the Devil Rays/Rays came into the American League, the two teams have only gotten together on three deals and none of them were really memorable. The last was over nine years ago on December 12, 2004 when the Jays sent catcher Kevin Cash to the Rays for right-hander Chad Gaudin. On December 14, 2003, the Jays pulled off a three-way swap with the Rays and Colorado; the Blue Jays getting reliever Justin Speier from the Rockies and sending lefty Mark Hendrickson and Sandy Nin to Tampa Bay, while Colorado received lefty starter Joe Kennedy from the Rays. The only other deal between the Jays and Rays was supposed to improve the Jays pitching depth for a playoff push in 2000. The Jays sent 2B Brent Abernathy to the Rays for lefty reliever Mark Guthrie and right-hander Steve Trachsel. The deal didnt really work out for the Jays as Guthrie went (0-2) with a 4.79 ERA and in 11 starts, the slow-working Trachsel went (2-5) with a 5.29 ERA. Both were gone at the end of the season after the Jays missed the playoffs under Jim Fregosi. To Trachsels credit, he did revive his career over the next six years with the Mets winning 66 games, including 16 in 2003 and 15 in 2006. The Tampa Bay Rays since 2008 have made four playoff appearances and have been to one World Series (2008). On their roster today, they have only four players who were with that team in 2008: Reliever Grant Balfour, who was just re-acquired as a free agent, lefty David Price , star third baseman Evan Longoria and super utilityman Ben Zobrist. The Blue Jays over that same span have only three players who were with them in 2008: Dustin McGowan, who hardly pitched at all do to injuries, Jose Bautista whos been injury plagued the last two seasons, and Adam Lind, coming off a solid season who nevertheless, over the years has been plagued by inconsistency. Technically Casey Janssen has been with the team that long as well, but he missed the entire 2008 season with a torn labrum. A teams core players tell you a lot about the team. Its not hard to see why the Rays have been contenders the last six seasons and the Blue Jays have not. ' ' '
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