Arizona's case of the Mondays

Only five games tonight around the Majors, and the game of the day is a no-brainer. Dan Haren attempts to drag a slumping Diamondback team away from the Minnesota Mongoose-egg and into Fenway Park for a showdown with the best team in the American League. Just when the Diamondbacks hit the wall, they hit the Green Monster. The Snakes not only get Boston in Beantown, but they also have to face Sox ace Josh Beckett in the opener.

At 7-4 Beckett's beatable, but not at home this year. He carries a 4-0 home record into play Monday night even though his ERA is a full run higher at Fenway. Haren has yet to win on the road this year, and while his record is just 1-3 against Boston, his ERA is still impressive at 3.26.