Blackbirds blast D'backs

The 38-and-over Blackbirds pounded out 20 hits tonight at Reid Park en route to a 14-3 Mountain Division win over the Diamondbacks. Sean Rollins led the onslaught with four hits, while Hector Iglecias, Chris Abrahamson and Jaime Cuesta each collected three as the Blackbirds won their  fifth game of the season.

Cuesta, a hard-throwing left hander, started on the mound for the Blackbirds and allowed just three hits before giving way to Iglecias in the fifth inning.  Cuesta helped his own cause by driving in five runs. The Blackbirds had a shutout going until the bottom of the sixth when the D'backs put together their only rally of the night, scoring all three of their runs. The Blackbirds improve to 5-9 on the season, while the D'backs fall to 1-13. The Blackbirds take on the league-leading A's next Thursday. The A's are 13-1 on the year.

Price watch: I'm still on the DL, but was there to cheer on my teammates. My son, Michael Price, went 1 for 2, walked twice and scored a run.