D-backs’ Drew puts difficult ‘09 in past

Ask A.J. Hinch about shortstop Stephen Drew this spring and the D-backs manager uses words like upbeat, energetic and positive. It is quite a contrast from what Drew experienced in 2009 when words like injured, worried and unsure were the more accurate adjectives.
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Abreu sparks D-backs with three hits

Tony Abreu went 3-for-4 with a homer in the leadoff slot and Dan Haren pitched 2 2/3 innings for the D-backs, who ended Wednesday’s game at Camelback Ranch against the Dodgers in a 4-4 tie.
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Buckner bringing aggressive approach

There is a difference in Billy Buckner. You can tell it in the way the D-backs right-hander carries himself off the field and in how he pitches when he’s on it.
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D-backs jump on Reds pitching

Continuing his stellar spring, Conor Jackson was 3-for-3 with a double and RBI single. Jackson is 6-for-12 in games. Justin Upton was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in the four-run top of the fifth.
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Rotation hopeful Lopez has fair outing

Gerardo Parra tallied his first hit of the spring and Rodrigo Lopez turned in a fair outing in his ongoing rotation bid in Monday’s 3-2 loss to the Indians.
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No target date for Webb’s Cactus debut

The next few days will determine how quickly Brandon Webb will be able to progress in his rehab, D-backs manager A.J. Hinch said on Monday.
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Mulvey spotless in Cactus League debut

Rotation candidate Kevin Mulvey tossed two scoreless frames in the D-backs 4-1 rain-shortened loss to the Rockies in split-squad action Sunday.
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Drew, Ryal, Jackson slug long balls

Stephen Drew and Rusty Ryal hit a pair of three-run homers in the D-backs’ 9-3 win over the Rockies in split-squad action on Sunday.
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Webb soft tosses; rehab has ‘plateaued’

Brandon Webb was relegated to soft toss on Sunday morning as the former National League Cy Young Award winner took a step back in his rehab from right shoulder surgery on Aug. 3.
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Jackson, Young shine against Giants

Edwin Jackson looked strong in his first Cactus League tuneup and Chris Young went 3-for-4 with a homer in the D-backs’ 12-6 loss to the Giants on Saturday.
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