Peavy, Padres aim to get back on track against Phillies

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07/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jake Peavy will try for his first win in over a month when his San Diego Padres conclude a four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon at Petco Park.

Peavy's last victory came on June 19 against Baltimore, and the right-hander has gone 0-3 in four starts since. Peavy dropped two of his three starts prior to the All-Star game -- allowing three runs in each of the two setbacks -- before falling to 9-4 on the year with a defeat at the hands of the Mets on Tuesday.

Against New York, the right-hander was again tagged for three runs on six hits over six innings of a 7-0 loss, lifting his earned run average to 2.30 that is still second best in the majors.

Peavy, who is also tops in the National League with 130 strikeouts, is 2-1 in four career starts against the Phillies with a 2.60 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings.

The All-Star starter will hope to fair better than David Wells, who was tagged for seven runs on seven hits in just 4 1/3 innings of the Padres' 12-4 setback to the Phillies on Saturday.

Milton Bradley hit a two-run homer as San Diego lost its second straight game and fell one game behind the Dodgers, who downed the Mets yesterday, for first place in the National League West.

Ryan Howard went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in Philadelphia's rout. Wes Helms, Greg Dobbs and Carlos Ruiz each had two RBI for the Phillies, who have won two straight after losing their previous two.

Jamie Moyer (8-8) snapped a personal three-game losing streak as he gave up four runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.

The third-place Phillies currently trail the Mets by five games for the top spot in the NL East.

Hoping for another offensive explosion, J.D. Durbin will take the hill today for the Phillies coming off his first career victory. That win came on Tuesday when Durbin tossed six innings of one-run ball, working around six hits and two walks in a 15-3 rout of the Dodgers.

Durbin is playing with his fourth team this year -- he was released by Minnesota, Arizona and Boston -- and will make just his fourth big league start this afternoon and third with the Phillies.

The right-hander is 1-2 on the season with a 9.00 ERA. That includes a one- game stint with the Diamondbacks in which he allowed seven runs in just two- thirds of an inning back on April 4.

San Diego and Philadelphia are meeting for the first time with this series since the Padres won four of six games during the 2006 campaign. The Phillies, though, are 15-6 in their last 21 matchups with San Diego.

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