Diamondbacks a win away from capturing their second three-game series

Bookemdano's Diamondback Report: A victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates today would give Arizona a 4-1 early-season record and if Dan Haren can get the job done on the mound today the Diamondbacks would post back-to-back 3-game series wins -- an accomplishment that didn't happen very often last season.

Haren (1-0) opened the season with a win over the San Diego Padres and the Diamondbacks went on to capture their season-opening series, 2-1. Arizona picked up its third win of the 2010 season last night at the expense of the Pirates and the offensive punch came from center fielder Chris Young, the fella who had a miserable 2009 season at the plate. Last night, Young had three hits, including a grand slam to up his batting average to a cool .400. Young now has two homers on the season.

That's a good sign for the Diamondbacks' organization which was about ready to pull the plug on Young last summer and find a place for him in the dugout.

 Oh what a difference a year can make.