Inside the Box: Parra leads D-backs to win

Sep 13, 2011, 4:25 AM | Updated: 5:45 am

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the
box score and
provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go
Inside the Box for
September 12, 2011: Diamondbacks 7, Dodgers 2

The Good:

Gerardo Parra led the Arizona offense with two hits that led to four RBI’s for the D-backs.

Ryan Roberts and Paul Goldschmidt also each had two hits for Arizona.

Starter Joe Saunders had a solid outing tossing seven innings of four-hit baseball only giving up two runs.

The Bad:

Not much went wrong in this game for Arizona.

Willie Bloomquist committed an error at shortstop.

Justin Upton and Miguel Montero went a combined 0-7 in the heart of Arizona’s line-up.

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