On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchups.
Seattle Mariners (26-49) at New York Mets (37-37) - 7:10 PM ET
It's a great pitching matchup - Felix Hernandez vs. Johan Santana - but that's not why this game leads off our list of Monday baseball. No, it's because Jerry Manuel will be managing his first home game at Shea Stadium since taking over for Willie Randolph. The nature of that dismissal has been debated to death in New York since then but it will still be interesting to see how the hometown faithful react in their first look at the team since Black early Tuesday morning. Manuel's fertilizer comments, which seem like little more than a tabloid trying to make a stink where none exists, could also play a role in how he's greeted. If Santana pitches well, and no reason he shouldn't against the Mariners, it should all end up as a lovefest by the end of the night.
Arizona Diamondbacks (39-37) at Boston Red Sox (47-31) - 7:05 PM ET
Just what the slumping Diamondbacks don't need to snap their bats to life, a trip to Fenway and Josh Beckett staring them in the face. They've scored more than three runs just once in their last nine games and scored but six runs while getting swept by the Twins over the weekend. Luckily have Dan Haren throwing for them tonight. The Diamondbacks have won his last four starts but it's easy to see that streak coming to an end if their hitters don't start pulling their weight.
Milwaukee Brewers (41-34) at Atlanta Braves (38-39) - 7:10 PM ET
The latest round in the battle for the eternal soul of Milwaukee baseball sees the two combatants heading in very different directions. The Braves have lost 10 of their last 16 while the Brewers have saved their season with a 21-10 since the middle of May. Ben Sheets has been a big part of the recent good play. He's 4-0 with a 2.11 ERA in his last six starts. His chances of extending that run get a boost with word that Chipper Jones will miss a third straight start thanks to injured quadriceps.
Everyone else:
- Angels at Nationals - 7:10 PM ET
- Rockies at Royals - 8:10 PM ET
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-24-2008 @ 7:15AM
HANK said...
IT LOOKS LIKE A 138MILLION BLUNDER. SANTANA IS NO BETTER THEN ANYONE ELSE ON THE METS. IT LOOKS LIKE A ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY DOWN. METS YOU MADE A BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG MISTAKE. OF COURSE THE QUITTERS QUIT ONCE THE 4 RUNS WERE GIVEN UP WITH A GRAND SLAM TO A TITCHER, THE ONE GOOD THING I COULD WATCH SOMETHING OF INTEREST , THE GAME WAS OVER ..VERY EARLY. ANOTHER CRAPPY METS LOSS.
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