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Hey, looks like I'll get to draw from my encyclopedic range of Cesar/Caesar puns again this evening. Let's see if Mr. Valdez can do as well as he did in his major-league debut - and, ideally, the last three innings, when he threw strikes, rather than the first two, during which he walked three batters and hit another. Wolf has pretty much owned us of late: he was unbeaten against the D-backs in four outings last year, when with LA, posting a 3.71 ERA in 26.2 innings. However, we now have LaRoche, who is 6-for-16 lifetime off Wolf.
Lineups, and probably not much more, given the time, after the jump.
- Kelly Johnson 2B
- Conor Jackson LF
- Justin Upton RF
- Adam LaRoche 1B
- Mark Reynolds 3B
- Chris Young CF
- Tony Abreu SS
- Chris Snyder C
- Cesar Valdez RHP
The big news is obviously the return of Jackson from the DL, after a "rehab" stint which probably consisted of the team doctor counting CoJack's functioning limbs after the game and getting past three, while a taxi revved its engine loudly in the parking-lot. Thanks to Gerardo Parra for his .623 OPS, though he certainly made some spectacular dives in left-field. Let's hope Conor catches the offensive bug, as his OPS+ of 67 is the lowest in the line-up, with only Upton within 40 points of him.
Should be about for much of this, and if I don't see marriage proposals tonight, I'll be disappointed. [Note: not for me, Mrs. SnakePit would likely disapprove of me adopting a polygamous lifestyle. And besides, one mother-in-law is enough].