Arizona Diamondbacks (34-30) @ Florida Marlins (32-30) 6/11/10 Preview



Ian Kennedy
(6-2, 3.01 ERA)

 




                                                                    
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Javier Vasquez
(3-5, 6.50 ERA)

Marlins Lineup:
Florida Marlins:
1. Chris Coghlan CF
2. Omar Infante 2B
3. Logan Morrison LF
4. Gaby Sanchez 1B
5. Mike Stanton RF
6. Greg Dobbs 3B
7. John Buck C
8. Emilio Bonifacio SS
9. Javier Vasquez P

Pre-game notes and thoughts:

• Javier Vasquez had a rough start last Monday v Milwaukee. He allowed a big 3-run HR o Prince Fielder in the Marlins 7-2 loss. The Marlins only non 1-run loss in their 8 game slide.
• In Javy's last start against Arizona, he was crusing into the 6th, until allowing a 2-run HR to Ryan Roberts. The DBacks went on to win the game 6-5.
• Ian Kennedy is having a solid year for Arizona, but gave up 3 ER in 5 IP last week against the Fish. In his career he is 1-1 with a 4.35 ERA in 2 career starts against Florida.
• John Buck has been hot recently as he has a 5 game hitting streak. He has seen sucees batting 6th behind Mike Stanton. The two went back-to-back last night and almost went back-to-back on Thursday.

Keys to the Game:

• For the Marlins: Javier Vasquez has to go at least 6 innings effectively. In Javy's starts, he has given up most of his runs in the 1st inning. If Javy goes 6 strong, unlike his last start vs Ari when he gave up a HR in the 6th to deflate the lead, the Marlins chances go way up. Offensively, hitting effectively with RISP is key. The Marlins also have a great record when they hit HR's, so a bmb by Stanton would help as well.
• For the Diamondbacks: Ian Kennedy needs to keep up what he is doing. He has a 3.01 ERA which is 2nd best on the Diamondbacks staff. He needs to keep the Marlins hitters off balance and keep the ball in the ballpark. The offense needs to rely less on homers, and start to manufacture runs against Javy, especially early in the game where he is vulnerable.