PHOENIX — Just up the Ohio River a few miles north of Cincinnati, in Ashland, Ky., this kid named Brandon Webb lived and he was a fervent Cincinnati Reds fan as he pitched for the University of Kentucky.

The Reds did not draft this kid in 2000, even though he remained available for eight rounds until the Arizona Diamondbacks picked him.

Instead, the Reds selected, in order, David Espinosa, Dustin Moseley, Dane Sardinha, Ryan Snare, Dave Gil, Marc Kaiser, Roydell Williams and Ryan Mottl.

Recognize any of them wearing a Reds uniform these days?

Webb, though, is as recognizable as George Washington on a dollar bill and he showed the Reds why Friday night in Chase Park.

Webb won his 20th game, first National League pitcher to win 20 this year, as the Diamondbacks stopped the Reds, 3-2.

Webb, who won the Cy Young in 2006 and could win it again this year, held the Reds to no runs and five hits over eight innings in pushing his record to 20-7.

Meanwhile, Aaron Harang slithered to 4-16 and was victimized by his own hand.

The two teams argued with zeroes for five innings until Harang provided aid to the enemy.

With one out in the sixth, Arizona's David Eckstein chopped one to the left of the mound and Harang barehanded it on a high hop.

But his throw to first was high, wide and ugly, skittering down the right field line while Eckstein scampered all the way to third.

Chris Young singled to left and the Diamondbacks had an unearned run and a 1-0 lead.

"I knew he was a fast runner, and I was trying to get it out of my hand quickly," said Harang. "Edwin Encarnacion (third baseman) was yelling for me to eat it, and I think I tried to hold up and it just got away from me. With Webb, you know it is going to be a tight game and you try to make every possible play."

And some impossible.

When Paul Bako doubled with one out in the eighth, manager Dusty Baker pulled Harang and sent Adam Rosales up to pinch-hit. Webb whiffed him easily.

So Harang left after giving up no earned runs and four hits — his fifth straight quality start, during which he recorded one victory, three losses and one no-decision.

"That was probably one of my better outings this year," said Harang, looking for rainbows. "I guess I should be happy that I wasn't hurt as badly as some thought earlier this year and I'm able to go out and pitch that way."

Arizona added two runs in the eighth when relief pitcher Bill Bray walked former teammate Adam Dunn with the bases loaded after he had him 0-and-2 and Mike Lincoln threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded.

So the D-Backs scored two runs on one hit, three walks and a wild pitch.

The Reds made it a tingly night for the 29,467 fans in the ninth.

They filled the bases against Arizona closer Brandon Lyon with two outs on singles by Edwin Encarnacion, Wilkin Castillo and Corey Patterson, then pinch-hitter Jeff Keppinger drove a two-run single to right, knocking out Lyon.

Chad Qualls came in to face pinch-hitter Jerry Hairston Jr. and struck him out to quell the excitement.

Baker was not pleased that the Reds gave Arizona all three runs. And he wasn't happy that Chris Dickerson broke late for second on a pitch-out and was easily thrown in the sixth inning when it was 1-0.

"That was something I've never seen before," Baker said with a shrug. "We just have to keep teaching and learning."

Baker thought Harang was every bit as good as Webb.

"Aaron and Webb were matched up equally and we made some mistakes," said Baker. "They cost us. Ask Aaron now and he'll probably tell you he should have eaten that one ball because he had no chance of throwing out Eckstein.

"Then we walked in a run and had wild pitch — gave 'em every run," he added. "To me, Aaron and Webb were equal. We beat ourselves."