NL Beast

The Game: Arizona Diamondback (21-11) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (19-14)

The Matchup: Randy Johnson (4 GS, 1-1, 4.79, 22 SO, 9 BB, 1.45 WHIP) vs. Adam Eaton (6 GS, 0-0, 4.72, 19 SO, 13 BB, 1.37 WHIP)

The Story: You never want to look up and see Randy Johnson opposing you, but it’s safe to say he’s not the pitcher he once was.  Regardless, he’s should get a lot of Ks against the Phillies hackers.  Adam Eaton is bound to never get a decision this year, posting none in 6 starts.  The righty has lasted at least 5 innings in five of his six starts, and continues to be quite the pleasant surprise for the Phillies.

It’s unlikely that the Phils’ bats with be as hot as they were last night, but overall the team is just hot all around.  Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard seem to be taking baby steps towards getting back to their old selves.  Even Eric Bruntlett is starting to swing the bat with a triple and two hits last night.  Look for Jason Werth to be back in the lineup after sitting out the last two games.

The Dbacks will look to recover from an all around poor performance yesterday.  The NL’s second best offense (183 RS) owns the highest slugging percentage in the league (.459) and are still posting the major’s best record (21-11).

Stat of the Day: The Phillies own the NL’s best road record at 9-6.

Lineups later.