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Brandon Webb scattered nine hits while going the distance Tuesday in a 3-1 victory over the Pirates. Webb, who struck out four and walked none, improved to 4-0 in his last seven starts and became the year’s first 16-game winner. He’s 5-0 with a 2.11 ERA in six career starts versus the Pirates. Webb has worked seven innings or more in five straight starts, compiling a 1.85 ERA during that stretch. He has fully bounced back from his June swoon and again looks like one of the top pitchers in Fantasy.

After the game, Webb said that the Diamondbacks recently rescinded a contract offer that would have kept him in Arizona through 2013. The Diamondbacks announced a contract extension for Dan Haren earlier in the day. “I just want to let fans know that I’m not the one who pulled it off the table,” Webb said. “We just didn’t see eye to eye on a couple of things, and that was it. I love Arizona, and this is my first choice.” Webb is under the team’s control through 2010, so there’s still plenty of time to work something out. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

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