A pair of teams coming off big weekend sweeps will square off tonight at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks for the start of a three-game series.
(Sports Network) - A pair of teams coming off big weekend sweeps will square off tonight at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks for the start of a three-game series.
The Phillies picked up some momentum with a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves, while the Diamondbacks captured all four of their games against the Houston Astros.
On Sunday, Livan Hernandez threw his first complete game in almost two years to lead the Diamondbacks to an 8-4 win over the Astros to complete the sweep.
Arizona sends Doug Davis to the hill tonight, and the lefty is 0-4 over his last five starts. That includes losses in each of his last three outings.
The Phillies, meanwhile, notched their first sweep of the year that culminated with Sunday's 13-6 pounding of the Braves. Ryan Howard flashed some of the power that won him the NL MVP last season, jacking a pair of two-run homers in the win.
Right-hander Freddy Garcia takes the hill for the Phillies and is 1- 3 with a 4.81 earned run average on the year. Since winning his first game in a Philadelphia uniform back on April 22, Garcia has gone 0-2 over his last six starts.