Game of the Day

Well tomorrow should be a dandy. There are five different pitching match-ups that truly intrigue me enough to sit down and watch. Balancing family obligations and two jobs, I'm hoping I can check out two. It may be a late night tomorrow but here's hoping, and thank you mlb.tv.

GAME OF THE DAY
San Diego (Justin Germano) vs. San Francisco (Tim Lincecum)

Two of the brightest young stars out west go head to head in this showdown of NL West rivals. San Diego's got the edge as Lincecum has been struggling and simply put, San Francisco isn't very good.

The Padres have just come off a series loss to the Red Sox though , but they still hold the edge as Germano has been solid thus far in 07. Germano's rocking a 2.63 ERA through 48 innings and has a nice 24K/7BB ratio. Lincecum will be just fine in time but he's on the rocks right now. I'll take the Padres.

Check out the game of the day if you can but don't sleep on some other great games. Jason Bergmann makes his return to the rotation for the Washington Nationals as they take on Tim Hudson and the Braves. Bergmann had been lighting it up early on but has missed a month with shoulder inflammation. Hudson's been having a bit of a hard time lately so this should be a decent tilt. I haven't seen the Nationals much this year so this one is a definite option.

Also, Jeff Francis of the Rockies will take on Jason Marquis of the Cubs. Both pitchers have quietly been having solid if not spectacular seasons for their respective clubs and a pitcher's duel wouldn't be a shock in this one.

One of my favorites takes the mound Monday night when Ben Sheets and the Brewers host the Astros and Jason Jennings. The Brewers are just a lot of fun to watch these days and Sheets has been hot lately.

And finally, the Toronto Blue Jays head into Minneapolis to face Kevin Slowey and the Twins. While Slowey hasn't been on par with some of the other top rookie pitchers, he also has held his own for the Twins and will look for his 3rd win against the recently mortal Roy Halladay. The Jays just swept the Rockies while the Twins have gone 9-4 in their past 13.

Lots of choices for you tomorrow, and with the end of inter-league, we're now on the final countdown towards the All-Star Break and the trading deadline. Things are just starting to get interesting. Enjoy the show.