Giants rip Corbin, D'backs

The San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 at Chase Field today and left town with a series win, capturing two of the three games. Patrick Corbin (13-5) couldn't save the D'backs as the all-star pitcher allowed five runs on nine hits. Corbin lasted five innings and has won just once in his last seven starts.

Paul Goldschmidt, the Diamondbacks all-star first baseman,  walked four times in the series with the Giants and went 1 for 9. As it turns out, Goldy and Corbin didn't have the best of weekends as the Diamondbacks fall to 69-66 and find themselves 11 1/2 games back of the LA Dodgers (81-55).

Third baseman Martin Prado continues his hot streak at the plate. Prado went 6 for 10 in the three-game  series with the Giants and upped his season batting average to .289.

Arizona will host Toronto in a three-game series on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will send Brandon McCarthy (3-8) to the mound on Labor Day to face the Blue Jays Todd Redmond (2-2).

Toronto is already looking toward 2014. The Blue Jays (62-75) have fallen off the map in the American League East and are 19 1/2 games back of the Boston Red Sox, Boston is 82-56 on the season and own the best record in the American League. The Atlanta Braves own the best record in the National League (and in the Majors) with an 83-53 record.

In the AL Central,  Detroit heads into Labor Day with an 80-57 record and are 7 1/2 games ahead of second-place Cleveland (72-64). In the AL West, the Texas Rangers (79-57) are still in a dogfight with Oakland (78-58).

It's a three-way battle in the NL Central. Pittsburgh and St. Louis are deadlocked at 79-57, while Cincinnati is still putting up a fight and remain 3 1/2 games off the pace at 76-61.

As for the Diamondacks, time is running out. We're a week away from those all important MAGIC NUMBERS.