Zambrano (6-10, 4.24)
Vargas (7-6, 4.47)
- Craig Counsell, 2B
- Chad Tracy, RF
- Luis Gonzalez, LF
- Tony Clark, 1B
- Troy Glaus, 3B
- Shawn Green, CF
- Alex Cintron, SS
- Kelly Stinnett, C
- Claudio Vargas, P
At the risk of smacking down a curse upon his head, Vargas has been our ace over the past couple of months, and is easily the most reliable in our rotation - three earned runs or less in ten straight starts. [If that rates 10/10, our other starters' marks are as follows: Javy Vazquez 6/10; Brad Halsey 6/10; Brandon Webb 5/10; Russ Ortiz 2/10, must try harder]
Zambrano's record is a mediocre 6-10, but one of those wins came against Arizona earlier in the year, when he allowed one run over eight innings in Shea Stadium, so he's no pushover. I should be around for most of this one, so - having rediscovered my enthusiasm (or a convincing facsimile thereof), will be cheering on our boys.