San Diego (78-70) vs. LA Dodgers (78-71) 7:10pm
Lineups:
San DiegoDave Roberts LF .301/.369/.406
Brian Giles RF .269/.381/.400
Adri?n Gonz?lez 1B .292/.347/.490
Mike Piazza C .277/.334/.500
Russell Branyan 3B .201/.286/.473
Mike Cameron CF .264/.351/.473
Geoff Blum SS .255/.293/.381
Josh Barfield 2B .281/.321/.426
Jake Peavy P .185/.185/.352
LA Dodgers
Rafael Furcal SS .296/.364/.435Kenny Lofton CF .301/.361/.396
Nomar Garciaparra 1B .305/.371/.500
Jeff Kent 2B .281/.370/.467
J.D. Drew RF .274/.383/.465
Russell Martin C .287/.356/.437
Marlon Anderson LF .274/.331/.423
Wilson Betemit 3B .245/.296/.460
Brad Penny P .194/.194/.242
Pitching Matchup:
Jake Peavy | vs | Brad Penny |
9 | W | 16 |
14 | L | 8 |
4.17 | ERA | 4.04 |
183.1 | IP | 178.0 |
9.44 | K/9 | 6.67 |
2.75 | BB/9 | 2.43 |
1.03 | HR/9 | 0.86 |
Let's hope Rad Penny (as opposed to Bad Penny) shows up tonight. Let's hope his last start was a step in the right direction.
The Phillies currently trail the Cubs 9-6 in the top of the ninth, if the Cubs hold on, then the following situations will occur:
Dodgers Win: Dodgers lead the NL West by 1/2 game. The Padres lead the Wild Card by 1.5 games.
Padres Win: Padres lead the NL West by 1.5 games. The Dodgers lead the Phillies by 1 game.
The Dodgers magic number over the Phillies is 13.
Updated: Cubs win, magic number is 12.