NL Beast

San Diego Padres (10-16) @ Philadelphia Phillies (14-12)

Cole Hamels (5 GS, 2-3, 2.75 ERA, 30 SO, 1.08 WHIP)
vs.
Greg Maddux (5 GS, 2-1, 3.66 ERA, 19 SO, 1.06 WHIP)

Old versus new tonight. At the age of 42, Greg Maddux will look for his 350th career win (after Trevor Hoffman blew it last week), while Cole Hamels, only 24 years old, looks to recover from last week’s 7+ inning outing in which he was lit up by Prince Fielder twice for two-run homers in the first and eighth innings.

Remember Phillies’ fans, Charlie Manuel opted to keep Hamels in after 110 pitches to start the 8th inning. Now, in Manuel’s defense, Hamels had 11 strikeouts in the game. But with the best bullpen in the National League, the move doesn’t hold water.

Look for CF Shane Victorino (strained right calf) to be back in the lineup tonight. He should be starting after a 15 day stint on the DL.

UPDATE: Essential reading by David Murphy over at High Cheese summing up the possible starting lineups tonight.

So what will it be?

Jayson Werth in center field and Victorino in right?

Victorino in center and Werth in right?

Victorino in center and Geoff Jenkins in right?

Or Werth in center, Jenkins in right, and Victorino on the bench?