LA Dodgers (85-74) vs. San Francisco (76-82) 7:15pm
Lineups:
LA DodgersRafael Furcal SS .301/.371/.447
Kenny Lofton CF .298/.359/.398
Nomar Garciaparra 1B .305/.370/.510
Jeff Kent 2B .288/.379/.475
J.D. Drew RF .281/.393/.491
Russell Martin C .285/.355/.441
Marlon Anderson LF .383/.441/.850
Julio Lugo 3B .226/.291/.271
Hong-Chih Kuo P .143/.143/.286
San Francisco
Randy Winn CF .259/.322/.393Omar Vizquel SS .297/.362/.390
Shea Hillenbrand 1B .247/.275/.414
Barry Bonds LF .271/.457/.548
Ray Durham 2B .294/.361/.539
Mois?s Alou RF .303/.354/.579
Pedro Feliz 3B .247/.285/.432
Eliezer Alfonzo C .263/.300/.466
Noah Lowry P .156/.208/.222
Pitching Matchup:
| Hong-Chih Kuo | vs | Noah Lowry |
| 1 | W | 7 |
| 5 | L | 10 |
| 4.12 | ERA | 4.84 |
| 54.2 | IP | 152.1 |
| 10.79 | K/9 | 4.73 |
| 5.48 | BB/9 | 3.25 |
| 0.5 | HR/9 | 1.18 |
The Phillies have a 14-1 lead over the Marlins, so we'll be playing meaningful baseball at least until tomorrow. Here's how the Dodgers playoff hopes look:
The Dodgers make the playoffs in any of these scenarios:
They win two games
The Phillies lose two games
The Phillies lose once and the Dodgers win once
The Dodgers force a playoff of some sort in these scenarios:
The Dodgers win a game
The Phillies lose a game
The Dodgers get swept and the Phillies win two games.
The Dodgers miss the playoffs if:
They get swept and the Phillies sweep the Marlins.
Sounds pretty good. But, knowing how these things tend to go, I doubt it will be that easy.
Pitching matchups this weekend:
Maddux vs. Cain/Wolf vs. Olsen
Lowe vs. Schmidt/Myers vs. Willis