Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 11, Houston 9
When: 9:40 PM ET, Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 17814

Justin Upton homered and had four RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a six-run deficit to claim a wild 11-9 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday.

Upton began Arizona’s comeback from a 7-1 deficit with a two-run double in the fifth. He drilled a two-run homer the following inning off Wilton Lopez (2-5) to give the Diamondbacks a 9-7 lead.

Gerardo Parra went 4-for-4, and Miguel Montero added three hits and three RBIs for Arizona, which won for only the second time in six games.

The Astros' Clint Barmes had a run-scoring double in the ninth before J.J. Putz retired the final two batters for his 27th save.

Houston jumped out to a 7-1 lead as Brian Bogusevic hit a two-run homer in the third and added a run-scoring double in the fourth. J.D. Martinez also homered in the third.

Willie Bloomquist’s two-run single tied the score in the sixth and Upton homered two batters later.

Jimmy Paredes homered in the seventh to pull the Astros within 9-8. Arizona’s Ryan Roberts and Kelly Johnson each doubled home a run in the eighth.

Micah Owings (6-0) pitched three innings of one-run relief for Arizona.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Arizona
Jordan Lyles Player Jason Marquis
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 4.0
2 Strikeouts 2
12 Hits 9
12.60 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Houston   Arizona
Brian Bogusevic Player Gerardo Parra
3 Hits 4
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
7 TB 5
.600 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Houston 14 3 28 .333 21 10 9 4 0 0
Arizona 17 1 25 .425 21 4 11 3 0 3