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Brandon Webb is now 9-0 on the season after his Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday.

Webb, a former University of Kentucky pitcher, got early run support and made it stand up in getting the win.

In other National League games, Washington blanks New York 1-0; Cole Hamels pitches a shutout in beating Atlanta 5-0 and Ryan Dempster beats Greg Maddux as the Cubs blank San Diego 4-0. The other winners are Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Houston.

In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays send the New York Yankees to the AL East basement with a 5-2 win over New York. The Rays are now 24-17 on the year.

The other AL winners are Cleveland, Kansas City, and Chicago.