President/CEO Derrick Hall wants to follow the Colorado model to control over-abundant offense by installing a humidor in hitter-friendly Chase Field.

"We're leaning toward doing that, for sure," Hall told FOXSportsArizona.com. "I think we could do that right away ... start to work with our friends over there (Colorado) and see what we can do."

The D-backs would like to have the temperature- and humidity-controlled chamber used for storing baseballs installed in time for the 2011 season and also are considering making the fence higher in left field and pushing it back in right.

The D-backs are looking for ways to create a less hostile environment for the young pitching staff they are developing. Chase Field is ranked as the 10th-best hitters' park in the majors this season (Colorado's Coors Field remains No. 1) and the fourth-best in the NL, also trailing Chicago's Wrigley Field and Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park. Chase Field had the second-most runs scored in the majors last season and has been in the top five every year since 2006.

Colorado installed its humidor before the 2002 season in an attempt to reduce home runs at mile-high Coors Field. Studies showed it was the dry air of Denver, where humidity is about 10 percent, more than the light air that caused balls to travel. The Arizona air is similarly dry.

"I don't know if it cures everything scientifically, but it certainly does mentally," Hall said of the humidor.

"It's going to be good for the pitchers. It can only help," Joe Saunders said.

Mark Reynolds, who hit his 30th and 31st home runs Monday, said it doesn't matter to him. "They can have the pitchers throw rolled up socks, it doesn't matter. We are still going to come out here and play. If it builds confidence in our pitchers, the more power to them," he said.

DIAMONDBACKS 7, PADRES 2: 3B Mark Reynolds hit his 30th and 31st home run and tied a career high with five RBI to back LHP Joe Saunders, who gave up a two-run home run to SS Miguel Tejada in the first inning before shutting out the Padres for his final seven innings. C Miguel Montero had a two-run double in a four-run first inning, capped by the first of Reynolds' two-run homers. Reynolds had an RBI single in the eighth.

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