Series Preview

Arizona Diamondbacks (13-14, 3rd in NL West, 3 GB) @ San Diego Padres (11-16, 5th in NL West, 5 GB)

Diamondbacks Top Hitters
1. Mark Reynolds (.321, 11 HR, 24 RBI)
2. Miguel Montero (.301, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
3. Stephen Drew (.290, 5 HR, 19 RBI)

Probable Pitchers (Subject to Change)
Max Scherzer (0-2, 9.24 ERA) vs. Kevin Correia (1-2, 2.50 ERA)
Doug Davis (1-1, 4.61 ERA) vs. Shawn Hill (1-1, 2.95 ERA)



Ron Burgundy's Thoughts
One thousand one, one thousand two...Oh, I'm sorry, I was working out. I wasn't expecting you. I don't know if you heard but I was over a thousand. Anyways, here's another short series against a division rival. This time we face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Even though this series is only two games, is it huge for us. If we sweep the D'Backs here we have a chance to climb out of the cellar into a tie for third place. We have favorable pitching matchups as well as our two most consistent pitchers Kevin Correia and Shawn Hill take the mound for us. The Arizona Diamondbacks have been an absolute offense power so far this year, but they have terrible pitching up to this point. We need to jump on their pitching and keep Mark Reynolds and company in the ballpark. I'm loving where our team is right now, we have a real chance to make a dent in the standings this week.