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On Deck is The Fanhouse's look at the day's most intriguing matchups

Oakland Athletics (28-27) vs. Boston Red Sox (37-18)-10:05PM Est.

You know, there is somebody on the Athletics who's not injured, and his name is Dan Haren. I hope by saying that I haven't jinxed him, his arm will probably fall off tonight and I'll feel terrible. If it does, it'll be a shame, because he's been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season. He's 6-2 with a 1.64 ERA this season, and those two losses are misleading. Haren started this season 0-2 even though he only gave up one earned run in his first two starts. It won't be easy for him tonight, as he faces one of the best lineups in baseball, and he'll have to ignore the prowess of Boston's greatest porn star, Julian Tavarez.

Seattle Mariners (28-25) vs. Baltimore Orioles (27-30)-10:05PM Est.

Speaking of young arms with fantastic stuff, tonight's matchup in Seattle should be fun to watch. Felix Hernandez gets the start for the Mariners, and he'll be facing off against Erik Bedard and the Orioles. Felix hasn't been very good since coming off of the DL, going 1-2 with a 6.30 ERA in those four starts, but he gets to face an Orioles lineup that's struggling to score runs lately. Bedard is coming off of his best start this season last week against the Royals, but has trouble with the Mariners. In four career starts he's 1-3 with a 5.73 ERA. If you have Jose Lopez on any of your fantasy teams, you may wanna give him a start today. He's 5-7 with a home run in his career against Bedard.

Philadelphia Phillies (28-28) vs. San Francisco Giants (26-29)-1:05PM Est.

Barry Zito's 5-5 record and 4.21 ERA so far this season haven't really been worth the $126 million he's being paid, but if he can keep throwing like he did in his last start, it will be. Zito went seven innings against the Mets in his last start, striking out seven and not giving up a run. Jon Lieber starts for the Phillies.

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