Arizona Diamondbacks (-110)
Sat May 24 ’08 3:55p – MLB Baseball Odds
Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks turned back the clock in his last start vs. the normally potent Detroit Tigers lineup, and if that start wasn’t a mirage, look for him to continue his past success vs. the Atlanta Braves here.

Johnson tossed seven scoreless innings vs. Detroit, allowing six hits and striking out five. That outing marked only Johnson’s second Quality Start of the season, but Arizona as a team has won his last five starts, so at the very least he has pitched well enough to keep them in games.

He certainly has a proven track record vs. Atlanta, holding the Braves scoreless in three of his last four career starts against them including a perfect game in this stadium. If Johnson reverts to his more modest form prior to his last outing, at least the D-Backs rank fourth in the National League in bullpen ERA at 3.25, making them a Bullpen System play today.

Now Atlanta’s Jorge Campillo was brilliant in first start in three years vs. the Mets last week, allowing only three hits in six scoreless innings. However, we feel that Johnson is more likely to duplicate his last performance than the less proven Campillo, especially considering that the Arizona offense finally showed some signs of life while putting up 11 runs last night.

The Diamondbacks are 7-1 in the last eight head-to-head meetings here in Atlanta, and we look for them to extend that success today.

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