Roy Halladay faces his old team tonight as the Phillies travel to Philadelphia to face Toronto at home. What? Yes, this is the infamous G-20 series, in which the Blue Jays were forced to reschedule three home games away from Toronto, so they will be the home team in Philadelphia, and the designated hitter will be used. Toronto fans lose the opportunity to conveniently see Roy Halladay pitch against their team. I’ve seen suspended games completed at the visiting team’s park before, but nothing like this. Halladay faces Jesse Litsch. Amazingly, Roy’s been hurt by poor run support lately. In his last eight starts, the Phillies scored a total of 15 runs, and the team went 2-6 in those games. Litsch comes in with a 6.75 ERA in just two starts since returning from the disabled list. He’s only walked one batter in 9 1/3 innings.

Arizona travels to Tampa Bay as the brothers Upton face each other for the first time in a Major League game. B.J., the older of the two is a six year veteran despite being seasonal age 25. He showed a great deal of promise in his 2007 season, hitting for average and power while getting on base. The power disappeared in 2008, and that seemed to be due to a shoulder injury. It never came back, however, and his ability to get on base disappeared in 2009. Offensively, he has not been a good player since the start of the 2009 season. Justin’s break out season came a year younger, at seasonal age 21 in 2009. His numbers have fallen off a bit since last season, so we’ll see if he goes the same route as his brother, or continues to improve into his prime, which is still three years away.

The best pitching match-up of the night takes place in Anaheim where Jeff Francis and the Rockies face Jered Weaver. Francis returned from his injury a new man, keeping the ball in park and so far posting the best ERA of his career, 3.43. Weaver turned his K-rate up a notch this season, and for the first time is striking out more than a batter per inning. He walked three and struck out 26 in 19 innings against National League teams this season.

Finally, Los Angeles presents, “When Joes Collide,” as the Yankees visit the Dodgers and Joe Girardi faces his old manager Joe Torre. The Yankees send CC Sabathia to the mound while the Dodgers counter with Vicente Padilla. CC allowed eight of his 12 home runs on the road this year, helping him to a 4.73 ERA away from the Bronx. Since joining the Dodgers, Padilla pitched much better at Dodger Stadium than on the road.

Enjoy!