Vargas opposes Thomson in Game Two of doubleheader
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| Gameday Matchup |
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W-L |
NIGHT |
GRASS |
STK |
L10 |
| ARI - 5th NL West |
76-86 |
57-56 |
76-83 |
L2 |
4-6 |
| ATL - 3rd NL East |
79-83 |
55-59 |
77-82 |
W1 |
5-5 |
| Pitching Matchup |
| ARIZONA |
ATLANTA |
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Claudio Vargas
12-10, 4.83
Last appearance:
9/27 at SFO
6.2 IP, 3 ER
Dec = Win
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John Thomson
2-7, 4.82
Last appearance:
9/27 at ATL
1.0 IP, 0 ER
Dec = ND
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| Gameday Lineups |
| NO. |
ARIZONA |
ATLANTA |
| 1. |
C. Counsell, SS |
P. Orr, 2B |
| 2. |
E. Byrnes, CF |
W. Betemit, SS |
| 3. |
L. Gonzalez, LF |
C. Jones, 3B |
| 4. |
C. Jackson, 1B |
A. Jones, CF |
| 5. |
J. DaVanon, RF |
R. Langerhans, CF |
| 6. |
D. Easley, 2B |
J. Francoeur, RF |
| 7. |
O. Hudson, 2B |
B. Jordan, CF |
| 8. |
C. Snyder, C |
B. Pena, C |
| 9. |
C. Vargas, P |
J. Thomson, P |
| Gameday Line |
| FAVORITE |
OPEN |
CUR |
UNDERDOG |
O/U |
| ARIZONA |
N/A |
0 |
@ATLANTA |
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| ATS | Arizona | Atlanta |
| Record: | 65-93-0 (.411) | 78-81-0 (.491) |
| As Favorite: | 41-29-0 (.586) | 62-49-0 (.559) |
| As Underdog: | 24-64-0 (.273) | 16-32-0 (.333) |
| At Home: | 47-31-0 (.603) | 58-23-0 (.716) |
| On Road: | 18-62-0 (.225) | 20-58-0 (.256) |
Complete Accuscore Trends  |
| Regular Season Series |
| Arizona leads 6-1 (as of Sat 6/3) |
| Fri 5/19 |
@ARI 10, ATL 9 |
Recap |
| Sat 5/20 |
@ARI 13, ATL 0 |
Recap |
| Sun 5/21 |
ATL 2, @ARI 1 |
Recap |
| Thu 6/1 |
ARI 2, @ATL 1 |
Recap |
| Fri 6/2 |
Postponed/Delayed |
Information |
| Sat 6/3 |
ARI 4, @ATL 2 |
Recap |
| >Sat 6/3 |
ARI 13, @ATL 9 |
Box Score |
| Sun 6/4 |
ARI 9, @ATL 3 |
Recap |
| · Complete Schedule: Braves | Diamondbacks |
Arizona at Atlanta Game 2
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- For the
Atlanta Braves, Saturday's
doubleheader against the
Arizona Diamondbacks will feature two
guys named John on the mound trying to rebound from their worst
outings of the season.
After
John Smoltz takes the mound in the opener,
John Thomson
will try to bounce back from a horrible outing in the second
game of a twinbill against the Diamondbacks.
While Smoltz lasted six innings on Sunday and his teammates had
eight home runs at Chicago, Thomson (2-4, 3.75 ERA) was not
nearly as fortunate. Thomson pitched Monday against Los Angeles
and was rocked for five runs and seven hits in just 1 1/3
innings.
Thomson has turned out those type of disappointing outings in
his last three starts. He began the season with a 1.87 ERA
through nine starts but has been roughed up for 20 runs and 23
hits in his last 14 1/3 frames.
Thomson is 2-3 in 11 career starts vs. Arizona.
Thomson's opponent will be
Claudio Vargas (5-2, 5.44), who has
won just once in his last three starts. Vargas has not had a
decision in two of those outings but in this stretch has allowed
16 runs and 18 hits in 15 innings.
Vargas has pitched decently against Atlanta, going 5-3 with a
3.98 ERA in 12 career appearances.
Diamondbacks 13, 
Braves 9