Desert Rat
Veteran
On the road again, but tied for first place in the NL West...
Tuesday ... Webb vs. Perez
Brandon goes against the league's worst offense (no, it's not the D-backs). He utilized that info when he shut them out a month or so ago. Since then he has been scuffling, as they like to say. One win in June, ERA over 7. But it's July now. The D-backs used to have trouble with any pitcher named O.Perez, be it Oliver or Odalis. The southpaw Odalis is 0-2 at home, but his ERA there is 2.27. Since coming off the DL recently, he has allowed two earned runs in 10 2/3 innings. He'll likely face a righty-loaded lineup and his ERA vs. right-handed hitters is about two runs higher than against lefthanders.
Wednesday ... Owings vs. Lannan
Owings has struggled mightily in his last nine starts, which include six losses and a pulled glut (to be P.C.). Maybe the short relief stint over the weekend will help him turn his game around, a little confidence. He has been pretty bad for most of the season. Lannan is a rookie who is better than his 4-9 record would indicate. His last six decisions were losses in which only one them he got badly knocked around. He is 1-5 with a 5.50 ERA at home, however. He's not a pushover, but the D-backs should be able to get to him.
Thursday ... Haren vs. Bergmann
Since June, Haren has pitched like a player worthy of shipping away a half-dozen players for. He has gone 3-1, ERA of 1.50 in that stretch, which began with a win over this very Washington club where he allowed no earned runs in seven innings. There's no reason he shouldn't continue his success. Bergmann is another pitcher who is better than is lousy record (1-6). In his last two games, he has allowed one run in seven innings in each, but did not receive a decision in either. His four starts before that were all losses, with an ERA of 5.82 in those four games. He got hit pretty hard in April, but had a scoreless streak of 21 innings in May, broken up by the D-backs and four solo homers at Chase Field. It looks like he's riding the uphill slope of his roller-coaster season.
The D-backs are facing the team with the worst record in baseball. Of course, the D-backs never do things the easy way. They should sweep the former Expos, but so should everyone this season. They must shake those pesky Dodgers off their heels, this is as good of a chance to do it as they'll get.
Tuesday ... Webb vs. Perez
Brandon goes against the league's worst offense (no, it's not the D-backs). He utilized that info when he shut them out a month or so ago. Since then he has been scuffling, as they like to say. One win in June, ERA over 7. But it's July now. The D-backs used to have trouble with any pitcher named O.Perez, be it Oliver or Odalis. The southpaw Odalis is 0-2 at home, but his ERA there is 2.27. Since coming off the DL recently, he has allowed two earned runs in 10 2/3 innings. He'll likely face a righty-loaded lineup and his ERA vs. right-handed hitters is about two runs higher than against lefthanders.
Wednesday ... Owings vs. Lannan
Owings has struggled mightily in his last nine starts, which include six losses and a pulled glut (to be P.C.). Maybe the short relief stint over the weekend will help him turn his game around, a little confidence. He has been pretty bad for most of the season. Lannan is a rookie who is better than his 4-9 record would indicate. His last six decisions were losses in which only one them he got badly knocked around. He is 1-5 with a 5.50 ERA at home, however. He's not a pushover, but the D-backs should be able to get to him.
Thursday ... Haren vs. Bergmann
Since June, Haren has pitched like a player worthy of shipping away a half-dozen players for. He has gone 3-1, ERA of 1.50 in that stretch, which began with a win over this very Washington club where he allowed no earned runs in seven innings. There's no reason he shouldn't continue his success. Bergmann is another pitcher who is better than is lousy record (1-6). In his last two games, he has allowed one run in seven innings in each, but did not receive a decision in either. His four starts before that were all losses, with an ERA of 5.82 in those four games. He got hit pretty hard in April, but had a scoreless streak of 21 innings in May, broken up by the D-backs and four solo homers at Chase Field. It looks like he's riding the uphill slope of his roller-coaster season.
The D-backs are facing the team with the worst record in baseball. Of course, the D-backs never do things the easy way. They should sweep the former Expos, but so should everyone this season. They must shake those pesky Dodgers off their heels, this is as good of a chance to do it as they'll get.
