NL Beast

The Game: San Francisco Giants (15-22) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (21-17)

The Matchup: Jonathan Sanchez (2-2, 4.74, 44/17 K/BB, 1.37 WHIP) vs. Adam Eaton (0-1, 5.63, 20/16 K/BB, 1.43 WHIP)

The Story: The Phillies go for another winning road trip today in San Francisco. If they win, they’ll be 4-3 on the trip, alternating every win with a loss. But that would be respectable for the Phils. To take 2/3 from the Giants, losing only against Tim Lincecum, and splitting with the NL leading Dbacks is not too shabby of a road trip.

Trying to get to the 4-3 mark on the road trip, the Phillies will put anti-ace Adam Eaton on the mound. Eaton is coming off one of his worst outings of the year, a 4 inning loss to the Diamondbacks.

Stat of the Day: In 17 at bats against Phillies hitters, Sanchez has 11 strikeouts. May God have mercy.

Lineups:
Phillies
Rollins (SS)
Victorino (CF)
Utley (2B)
Howard (1B)
Burrell (LF)
Werth (RF)
Feliz (3B)
Ruiz (C)
Eaton (P)

Giants
Lewis (LF)
Valez (2B)
Winn (RF)
Molina (C)
Rowand (CF)
Bowker (1B)
Castillo (3B)
Vizquel (SS)
Sanchez (P)

-Greg Berlin