Arizona Bounces Back With 15 Hits To Beat Florida 9-6

MIAMI (AP) _ The Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back from a drubbing with 15 hits, including a two-run homer by Chris Snyder, and beat the Florida Marlins 9-6 on Wednesday night. <br/><br/>The NL West leaders

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 9:55 pm

By: News On 6

MIAMI (AP) _ The Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back from a drubbing with 15 hits, including a two-run homer by Chris Snyder, and beat the Florida Marlins 9-6 on Wednesday night.

The NL West leaders won for the 18th time in 23 games, erasing the sting of a 14-5 loss to Florida on Tuesday. They're 5-1 against the Marlins this season.

Eric Byrnes, Mark Reynolds and Orlando Hudson had three hits each, and Doug Davis pitched 5 1-3 innings to win his fifth decision in a row.

Byrnes doubled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs. Reynolds singled three times for the second night in a row and is batting .474 over the past 10 games.

Davis (10-10) allowed seven hits and four runs. He has an ERA of 3.20 over his past seven starts, all Arizona victories.

Jose Valverde pitched a hitless ninth for his 36th save in 42 chances.

Cody Ross hit a three-run homer for Florida, but Sergio Mitre (5-6) allowed 10 hits and five runs in six innings. He fell to 1-6 lifetime at Dolphin Stadium.

NL batting leader Hanley Ramirez went 1-for-4 for Florida to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, the longest of his career. Mike Jacobs was 4-for-4 with two doubles.

The Diamondbacks took the lead for good in the fifth inning. Stephen Drew and Hudson singled, and Byrnes hit a two-out, two-run double to make it 3-1.

After Florida cut the deficit to 5-4 on Ross' homer, Arizona scored four times in the seventh off Justin Miller. The runs came home on a forceout, a balk, a wild pitch and a pinch-hit single by Jeff Salazar, recalled before the game from Triple-A Tucson.

Miller's woeful effort drew boos from the small crowd. Announced attendance was 11,472, but there were only about 2,500 fans in the stands.

Arizona scored first in the fourth inning. Byrnes singled, stole second and came home on a two-out single by Reynolds.

Ross was intentionally walked in each of his first two plate appearances. Davis pitched to him the third time, and Ross hit his sixth home run.

Florida scored twice in the seventh on an RBI single by Jacobs and a run-scoring double by Miguel Olivo.

Notes: Marlins RHP Ricky Nolasco (elbow) pitched three innings in a rehabilitation assignment for Double-A Carolina and allowed three runs, two earned. ... Snyder lost track of the count at 2-2, and after taking ball three he trotted toward first before realizing his mistake. He then grounded out to end the fourth inning. ... Jacobs matched a career high with four hits. He improved to 6-for-8 lifetime against Davis, and hiked his batting average against left-handers to .375.