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Know Your Foe #7: Arizona Diamondbacks comprise first leg of Rockies' trip through NL West

By Russ Oates Updated

Arizona Diamondbacks (8-10, 2 GB, t4 NL west)

Monday-Wednesday: 3-game series @ Coors Field

Rockies' 2009 Record against the D'Backs: 11-7

This was the Rockies' best record against the D'Backs since 2004 when the guys went 13-6. The Snakes were abysmal that year, going 51-111. Jason Hammel went 1-0 in three appearances against the D'Backs, striking out 13. Ubaldo Jimenez went 2-1 in four starts and struck out 29. He went at least six innings in each start and struck out eight in three of the four games.

Diamondbacks' last two series: 1-2 series loss to St. Louis, 2-1 series victory over the Phillies

Dan Haren was torched for seven runs in his start against the Cardinals, allowing three homers (two to Ryan Ludwick, one to the baseball god that is Albert Pujols). He did, though, pick up the win because Kyle Lohse was equally as bad by allowing seven runs. Relievers Mitchell Boggs and Kyle McClellan (who walked three) allowed the winning and insurance runs. In the rubber game of that series, Edwin Jackson allowed four runs over eight innings (three in the first inning) before Chad Qualls and Bob Howry combined to allow five runs in the top of the ninth, breaking the 4-4 ties.

Kris Benson opened the series against the Phillies, besting Cole Hamels in a game of pitching. The D'Backs hit four homers off of Hamels, three in the fourth inning. Benson allowed three runs in six innings. Roy Halladay didn't pitch in this series

More after the jump.

Expected Pitching Matchups

Monday, 26 April 2010 @ 6:40 pm MT

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Dan Haren 2-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 26.0 27 16 15 5 6 28 5.19 1.27

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Jason Hammel 0-1 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 22 15 14 0 7 11 8.04 1.85

 

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 @ 6:40 pm MT

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Edwin Jackson 1-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 26.0 25 11 11 3 7 15 3.81 1.23

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Ubaldo Jimenez 4-0 4 4 1 1 0 0 28.1 20 3 3 0 12 25 0.95 1.13


Wednesday, 28 April 2010 @ 1:10 pm MT - Purple Row's 5th Birthday!

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Kris Benson 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 14 5 4 1 4 6 3.00 1.50

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Greg Smith 1-2 6 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 23 13 13 5 12 19 5.24 1.57


Expected Lineup

 

Player Pos AVG OBP SLG OPS ISO BABIP wOBA
Kelly Johnson 2B 0.322 0.429 0.814 1.242 0.492 0.300 0.512
Stephen Drew SS 0.292 0.370 0.492 0.862 0.200 0.315 0.381
Justin Upton OF 0.203 0.295 0.348 0.643 0.145 0.268 0.295
Adam LaRoche 1B 0.278 0.371 0.426 0.797 0.148 0.389 0.351
Mark Reynolds 3B 0.254 0.360 0.619 0.979 0.365 0.250 0.416
Chris Young OF 0.292 0.333 0.500 0.833 0.208 0.327 0.363
Gerardo Parra OF 0.250 0.286 0.375 0.661 0.125 0.323 0.281
Chris Snyder C 0.268 0.375 0.439 0.814 0.171 0.333 0.357

 

Bench

 

Player Pos AVG OBP SLG OPS ISO BABIP wOBA
John Hester C 0.357 0.400 0.500 0.900 0.143 0.455 0.373
Cole Gillespie OF 0.286 0.286 0.571 0.857 0.286 0.500 0.362
Rusty Ryal 1B/OF 0.300 0.417 0.300 0.717 0.000 0.429 0.342
Tony Abreu 3B/SS 0.292 0.308 0.333 0.641 0.042 0.350 0.292
Augie Ojeda 2B/3B 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.000 0.101

 

Arizona Diamondbacks Injuries

Questionable

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Justin Upton other-excused 04/26/2010

15-Day

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Conor Jackson hamstring 04/19/2010
Miguel Montero knee 04/11/2010

60 Day DL / Out for the season

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Brandon Webb shoulder 03/26/2010

 

Closer

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Chad Qualls 0-1 10 0 0 0 4 2 8.0 13 8 8 2 3 7 9.00 2.00

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