No Pressure, Adam ... It's Just Your Season We're Talking About

Well, it is put up or shut up time for Adam Eaton. He avoided catching heat for a subpar first half thanks to great run support and eight first-half wins. After the All-Star break he went from bad to unusable, so the Phillies used a shoulder twinge that, oh, 100 other pitchers are throwing through to give him 15 days to figure things out. This start means everything for the $24.5 million man. He has to give the Phils a quality start if he doesn't want to be banished to long relief.

The real interesting question is this: What do the Phils do if Eaton gives them seven strong innings? J.D. Durbin certainly has earned his stripes, and Cole Hamels is scheduled to come of the D.L. and pitch Sunday in Florida.

A guy to watch: Jamie Moyer. He has looked every bit of his 44 years lately. If Moyer has another clunker Wednesday, the Phillies might want to skip him in Atlanta Monday and see if extended rest recharges his battery.