According to a club spokesperson, the team had been contemplating such a move for six months, and the revised policy is not a direct response to the alcohol related death of Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock last month.

Prior to the season, the D-backs had decided to ban alcohol on the team's charter flights heading back to Phoenix.

"It was a logical decision for the organization," said D-backs team president Derrick Hall. "I am pleased that the players, owners and front office were all on the same page with this topic. The spirit of cooperation between the players and management is at an all-time high, and this is yet another example that points to that conclusion."

The new policy was made in consultation with first baseman Tony Clark, a high-ranking member of the MLB Players Association.

"We discussed what was going to be in the best interest of the organization and the players, understanding that any policy that we have as an organization is always subject to adjustments, if it's believed that adjustments need to be made," Clark said. "Anything that you determine perhaps would place yourself or the players in harm's way you're forced to look at."

Matter of percentages: Center fielder Chris Young was out of the starting lineup on Sunday. With Monday's off-day, it essentially gives Young two consecutive days off to help heal his strained groin muscle.

"I just don't think he's getting down the line," Melvin said. "I think he thinks he's 100 percent; it's just [that] I feel like he's a little bit guarded. When you play a position like that and with as important to us as he is, if I feel like he's just a touch guarded right now, I'm going to get him to where I feel like he's 100 percent."

In case you were wondering: The D-backs have a number of different uniform combinations that they can wear, and in past years, the decision was left to that day's starting pitcher to decide.

That's no longer the case, as the D-backs have designated days to wear the various jerseys.

On Tuesdays and Sundays, whether at home or on the road, the team wears its red jerseys. Saturday home games are reserved for the black jerseys with black hats. The rest of the days, the team will wear either its regular home whites or road grays.

Why the black jerseys only on Saturdays at home?

Because if the team were to wear them on the road, it would require lugging another whole set of helmets, hats, socks and belts, as those are black rather than the standard red.

Feeling good: Brandon Webb, whose shoulder was tight in his start on Friday, played catch on Saturday and reported no problems.

Webb didn't expect any difficulty prior to the throwing session, chalking up the tightness to not being able to play catch the day before his start because the D-backs had an off-day.

Remember when? The D-backs' eight-game winning streak that ended on Saturday was the club's longest since a 12-game stretch in 2003.

It's a time Robby Hammock remembers well.

"It just seemed like every time we came to the stadium, we were going to win," Hammock said.

Hammock was a big contributor to win No. 11, when his 10th-inning homer helped Arizona beat the Tigers.

It was the year of the "Baby Backs," when injuries to veterans forced the club to call up young players like Hammock and Matt Kata from Triple-A Tucson. The energy that they brought to their first taste of the big leagues resonated with fans and sparked the winning streak.

"That was when we were still fresh in the big leagues," Hammock said with a smile. "That was a pretty exciting time."

Up next: The D-backs will take Monday off before opening a three-game series with the Giants on Tuesday. Randy Johnson will start for Arizona against Matt Cain.