Arizona (72-80) vs. LA Dodgers (80-73) 7:40pm
Lineups:
ArizonaCraig Counsell 3B .261/.329/.347
Orlando Hudson 2B .288/.358/.460
Luis Gonz?lez LF .278/.360/.460
Eric Byrnes CF .270/.319/.484
Chad Tracy 1B .279/.339/.443
Johnny Estrada C .306/.333/.454
Stephen Drew SS .313/.357/.527
Carlos Quentin RF .244/.335/.511
Claudio Vargas P .087/.087/.152
LA Dodgers
Rafael Furcal SS .299/.367/.450Kenny Lofton CF .298/.358/.392
Nomar Garciaparra 1B .299/.365/.497
Jeff Kent 2B .289/.378/.482
J.D. Drew RF .278/.388/.479
Wilson Betemit 3B .241/.304/.448
Andre Ethier LF .314/.371/.490
Russell Martin C .284/.356/.437
Derek Lowe P .100/.154/.133
Pitching Matchup:
| Claudio Vargas | vs | Derek Lowe |
| 11 | W | 14 |
| 9 | L | 8 |
| 4.96 | ERA | 3.69 |
| 154.1 | IP | 205.0 |
| 6.72 | K/9 | 5.09 |
| 2.86 | BB/9 | 2.24 |
| 1.46 | HR/9 | 0.61 |
The Phillies have beaten Florida 5-2, bringing them into back into a tie with the Dodgers, givung us the following scenarios:
Best case: The Dodgers pull 1/2 game ahead of San Diego, the Padres drop into third place in this playoff race.
Worst case: The Dodgers fall 1.5 games back of the Padres and .5 behind the Phillies. I'm forced to bring out the tragic number.
The Dodgers magic/tragic number is 10 over the Phillies.