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Arizona Diamondbacks (29-23) at Philadelphia Phillies (26-24), 7:05 p.m.</sports-title>
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            <hl1>Arizona Diamondbacks (29-23) at Philadelphia Phillies (26-24), 7:05 p.m.</hl1>
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            <p>A pair of teams coming off big weekend sweeps will square off tonight at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks for the start of a three-game series.</p>
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          <p>(Sports Network) - A pair of teams coming off big weekend sweeps will square off tonight at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks for the start of a three-game series.</p>
          <p>The Phillies picked up some momentum with a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves, while the Diamondbacks captured all four of their games against the Houston Astros.</p>

          <p>On Sunday, Livan Hernandez threw his first complete game in almost two years to lead the Diamondbacks to an 8-4 win over the Astros to complete the sweep.</p>
          <p>Hernandez (5-2) was charged with four runs -- three earned -- on 11 hits with a pair of strikeouts for his 43rd career complete game. It was the first time he went the distance since September 9, 2005.</p>
          <p>Carlos Quentin hit a two-run home run and Mark Reynolds added a pair of RBI for the Diamondbacks, who notched their second four-game sweep of the season. Arizona, which has won seven of nine overall, took four straight in Washington from April 5-8.</p>
          <p>The Diamondbacks start a six-game road trip tonight and are one game back of both Los Angeles and San Diego for first place in the NL West.</p>
          <p>Arizona sends Doug Davis to the hill tonight, and the lefty is 0-4 over his last five starts. That includes losses in each of his last three outings.</p>
          <p>Davis pitched well last time out, though, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks against Colorado on Wednesday, but was on the wrong end of a 2-0 shutout. The loss dropped Davis to 2-6 on the year despite a 3.57 earned run average.</p>

          <p>Davis' lone no decision during his recent losing stretch was against Philadelphia on May 7, when he allowed two runs over six innings of his club's eventual 4-3 victory. The lefty is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in five career starts against the Phillies.</p>
          <p>The Phillies, meanwhile, notched their first sweep of the year that culminated with Sunday's 13-6 pounding of the Braves. Ryan Howard flashed some of the power that won him the NL MVP last season, jacking a pair of two-run homers in the win.</p>
          <p>Jimmy Rollins doubled, tripled and knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who have won four of their last five games and completed their first three-game sweep in Atlanta since 1986. Greg Dobbs homered and ended with three RBI in the victory.</p>
          <p>Cole Hamels (7-2) was the recipient of Philadelphia's strong offense as the left-hander went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out eight and walking just one.</p>
          <p>The Phillies start a seven-game homestand tonight and bring a 13-10 home record into the contest.</p>
          <p>Right-hander Freddy Garcia takes the hill for the Phillies and is 1-3 with a 4.81 earned run average on the year. Since winning his first game in a Philadelphia uniform back on April 22, Garcia has gone 0-2 over his last six starts.</p>

          <p>He took the loss against Milwaukee on May 17, then was saddled with a no decision on Wednesday against Florida after yielding three runs on five hits over six innings of an eventual 8-7 victory.</p>
          <p>In two career starts versus the Diamondbacks, Garcia has yet to post a decision in spite of a 2.08 ERA. That includes a no decision against the club on May 7.</p>
          <p>The Diamondbacks took two of three against the Phillies earlier in the year, though Philadelphia went 14-5 against Arizona over the previous three seasons.</p>
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