It's getaway day in LAnaheim as Johan Santana face Paul Byrd. Santana last won on June 8th, and in the four starts since gave up 12 walks and four home runs. Byrd's last four starts show a great combination of run support and good pitching. The Angels won all four games, and Byrd allowed just five earned runs in 31 innings for a 1.45 ERA, while the Angels scored a total of 26 runs.

The pitching matchup of the day is in Atlanta where Mark Prior and the Cubs take on John Smoltz and the Braves. Prior has not walked a batter since returning from the DL while striking out 10 in 11 innings. Smoltz is on a control tear of his own, striking out 29 and walking just 3 in his last 32 innings.

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