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Seth McClung has been inserted into the Brewers rotation after Carlos Villanueva struggled. McClung started the season in the bullpen. The Brewer right-hander pitched well in his first start limiting the Nationals to just 2 runs over 5 innings of work. McClung may not go far in this game since it will be his third start for the Brewers starter and the bullpen has pitched well. Veteran left hander Randy Johnson put together two really good starts heading into his last start against San Francisco. Johnson gave up 1 earned run and in 13 innings of work. Johnson has sported good command of his pitches in his recent starts. The D’backs have cooled off with the bats recently and the Brewers have trended in the bottom third in the Majors in runs scored and in team batting average. The D’backs wont get many looks at McClung and will give way to his bullpen for the last 3 or 4 innings. The Brewer bullpen has been solid recently. Johnson has shown good form. Let’s play this one under 9 runs.