Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Christopher Brandon Young (born September 5, 1983, in Houston, Texas) is a center fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Read More at Wikipedia ›On a seventh-inning sacrifice bunt back to the mound, Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Brad Ziegler opted to throw to second base instead of first.
Ziegler's throw went wild and soon the Los Angeles Dodgers did as well."We tried to make a great play where we've got a five-run lead," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said after the Dodgers rallied from a 6-1 deficit to beat the Diamondbacks 8-7 on Tuesday. "You always take your out. We didn't do that, we made two errors and they got five runs on us."Little has gone right for the Diamondbacks, who have lost 10 of their last 11 home games and have dropped six consecutive home series for the first time in club history.Lyle Overbay appeared to give Arizona an increasingly rare win when he homered off Josh Lindblom with one out in the bottom of the eighth for a 7-6 lead. But Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz walked two hitters before giving up a two-run, two-out double to Ivan De Jesus over the head of center fielder Chris Young."He put a good swing ...Except for one pitch, Patrick Corbin had a nice night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.But that pitch resulted in a two-run home run for Matt Treanor, and that was en...
The Arizona Diamondbacks are finding out quickly what it's like to not have two of their core players in the lineup, and the results haven't been good.The Diamondbac...
Henry Blanco knocked in the go-ahead run with an RBI single during a three-run sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-3, in the ru...
James Loney and Matt Treanor each smacked two- run home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game set at ...
Arizona Diamondbacks' center fielder Chris Young left Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning after crashing into the center field wall.Tr...
Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Thursday...
Arizona left-hander Joe Saunders describes teammate Chris Young as unconscious at the plate.Turns out, he's pretty close to the truth.Young had three hits including ...
Pittsburgh's starter lasted one inning. The closer wasn't available. The road trip, a disaster to that point.With a little grit, good pitching from the bullpen and c...
Colorado pitcher Alex White, sent in for a rare pinch-hitting appearance, kept the bat planted firmly on his shoulder — manager's orders.With the Rockies' complement...
Chris Young hit his fourth homer of the spring and Daniel Hudson allowed one hit in five innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on...
Going from worst to first would give any team a confidence boost. Just ask the defending National League West champion Arizona Diamondbacks.After finishing last in t...
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Chris Young from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and optioned outfielder A.J. Pollock to Triple-A Reno.Young landed ...
Ian Kennedy tossed 7 2/3 dominant innings on Wednesday as the Arizona Diamondbacks knocked off the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, to salvage the finale of a three-game s...
Ivan De Jesus showed some surprising muscle at the plate and Dee Gordon hung tough turning two.Thanks to the young middle infielders, the Dodgers extended their winn...
The Arizona Diamondbacks twice loaded the bases against Ryan Vogelsong with a chance to add to a one-run lead only to come up empty.Those blown opportunities proved ...
Barry Zito worked into the eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 4-2 victory at AT&T Park.Zito (4...
Melky Cabrera got his 50th hit of the month to spark the go-ahead rally and Buster Posey drove in a pair of runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory ov...
Although they've been beset by a recent rash of injuries, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to thrive.On Tuesday, it was Ivan De Jesus who played the role of hero wit...
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Young hit a grand slam for his second homer in two games and matched a career high with five RBIs, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-1 win...