The Phillies will hope to end a 3 game skid tonight as the Baltimore Orioles travel to Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies(36-28, 1st in the NL East) have lost 5 of their last 6 since taking 2 of 3 to the Mets but still hold a 3 game lead in the division. The Orioles(29-37, 5th in the AL East) are fresh off taking 2 out of 3 at home to the New York Mets and are 4-2 in their last games.
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Friday @ 7:05PM EST – Hill,BAL(2-1,5.91 ERA) vs. Bastardo,PHI(2-1,5.25 ERA)
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Saturday @ 7:05PM EST – Bergesen,BAL(4-2,3.79 ERA) vs. Happ,PHI(4-0,3.53 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 1:35PM EST – Guthrie,BAL(4-7,5.42 ERA) vs. Hamels,PHI(4-2,4.48 ERA) |
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| The New York Mets have now lost 3 consecutive series in a row and the injuries are starting to catch up with them. They hope to rebound this weekend at home against the defending Champion Rays. The Mets(33-31, 2nd in NL East) have lost 6 of their last 9 including the last two in Baltimore. The streaky Rays have lost 2 in a row after winning 6 straight games. For more Mets news, check The Real Dirty Mets Blog. |
| Friday @ 7:10PM EST – Sonnanstine,TB(5-6,6.65 ERA) vs. Nieve,NYM(1-0,2.08 ERA) |
| Saturday @ 4:10PM EST -Shields,TB(5-5,3.52 ERA) vs. Santana,NYM(8-4,3.29 ERA) |
| Sunday @ 1:10PM EST – Niemann,TB(6-4,4.21 ERA) vs. Pelfrey,NYM(5-2,4.56 ERA) |
| The Marlins with the lowest MLB payroll, welcome in the highest MLB payroll in the New York Yankees. The Marlins(33-35, 3rd place NL East) managed to salvage the final game of a 3 game set in Boston, taking the rain shortened contest 2-1. The Yankees(37-29, 2nd place in AL East) look to recover after the bats fell asleep against the last place Nationals this week, losing 2 of 3 to the Nats at The New Yankee Stadium. |
| Friday @ 7:10PM EST – Pettite,NYY(6-3,4.52 ERA) vs. West,FLA(2-1,3.00 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:10PM EST -Burnett,NYY(5.3,4.46 ERA) vs. Johnson,FLA(6-1,2.76 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 5:05PM EST – Sabathia,NYY(6-4,3.67 ERA) vs. Volstad,FLA(4.7,4.75 ERA) |
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| The Braves also took the final game of a 3 game set in Cincinnati this week. The Braves(31-34, 4th in the NL East) have lost 4 of 6 and draw a tough assignment continuing interleague play in Boston this weekend. The Red Sox(40-26, 1st in the AL East) have now won 8 of their past 11 games and will try to stay hot and hold onto 1st place in the American League East. For additional Braves coverage check out Braves Baseball Blog. |
| Friday @Â 7:10PM EST- Kawakami,ATL(3-6,4.54 ERA) vs. Matsuzaka,BOS(1-4,7.55 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:10PM EST – Lowe,ATL(7-4,4.08 ERA) vs. Beckett,BOS(7-3,4.15 ERA)
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| Sunday @1:35PM EST-Jurrjens,ATL(5-5,2.89 ERA) vs. Wakefield,BOS(9-3,4.39 ERA) |
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| The Nationals surprised a lot of people this week, going into the Bronx and taking 2 out of 3 games from the New York Yankees. The Nationals’(18-46, 5th in NL East) young pitching held up very well, and they had a chance to win every single game in the series. Their weekend opponent is the Blue Jays(37-31 3rd in AL East) are fresh off a series sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies and will look to gain ground in the AL East. For additional Nats insight, head to CenterfieldGate.com. |
| Friday @7:05PM EST-Tallet,TOR(4-4,4.87 ERA) vs. Zimmerman,WAS(2-3,5.37 ERA) |
| Saturday @ 7:05PM EST – Cecil,TOR(2-1,4.38 ERA) vs. Detwiler,WAS(0-3,5.23 ERA) |
| Sunday @ 1:35PM EST – Romero,TOR(3-3,3.73 ERA) vs. Martis,WAS(5-1,4.76 ERA) |
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