Arizona Diamondbacks (34-29) @ Florida Marlins (31-30) 6/10/11 Preview



Joe Saunders
(3-5, 4.32 ERA)



                                                                    
VS

Anibal Sanchez
(5-1, 2.97 ERA)

 Lineups:
Arizona Diamondbacks:
Unannounced
Florida Marlins:
1. Emilio Bonifacio CF
2. Omar Infante 2B
3. Logan Morrison 1B
4. Gaby Sanchez 1B
5. Mike Stanton RF
6. John Buck C
7. Wes Helms 3B
8. Ozzie Martinez SS
9. Anibal Sanchez P

Pre-game notes and thoughts:

• Anibal Sanchez goes against the team he threwhis no-hitter against in 2006. Anibal comes off a rough start against the Brewers where he gave up 8 hits and 5 runs in 5 IP.
• Anibal has a higher ERA at home with a 3.03 earned run average, but is 2-0 on the season at Sun Life Stadium, opposed to a 3-1 record away from home. He has posted a 2.93 ERA away from Sun Life.
• Joe Saunders faced the Marlins once this season and got the win. He gets a lot of double play balls, in fact he has the 2nd most double play balls since 2008.
• Anibal comes off a gem against the DBacks, throwing 8 great innings and only offering up HR's to Justin Upton and Kelly Johnson. 2 runs allowed in 8, I'm sure Edwin will take that again. This start was in fact the last Marlins win.

Keys to the Game:

• For the Marlins: Keep Kelly Johnson and Justin Upton off the basepaths. Johnson was 6-12 with 3 HR in the last series meeting betweeen the two, while Upton was 8-14 with 2 HR. You have to let someone else beat you. As far as hitting, the Marlins need to come through with hits with RISP.
• For the Diamondbacks: Saunders needs ground balls and needs to keep the Marlins hitters off balance. Saunders does not have over powering stuff, but can be effective with his control. On the hitting side, the Diamondbacks need help from the bottom of the order. If men are on for Johnson and Upton, Arizona is hard to beat.

Prediction:
Marlins win 6-4.