The last thing the Phillies want to see right now are the Blue Jays, who swept them a few weeks ago. Even starting a road trip didn’t cure the Phillies woes as they lost two out of three to the Tampa Bay Rays this week. The Philadelphia Phillies(37-33, 1st in NL East) are losers of 10 of their last 12 games but they have a healthy Brad Lidge back in the bullpen now. The Blue Jays(40-34, 3rd in AL East) come into the series after taking 2 of 3 games from the Cincinnati Reds at home this week, and going 3-3 in their last six since facing Philadelphia.
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| Friday @ 7:07PM EST – Hamels,PHI(4-3,4.24 ERA) vs. Romero,TOR(4-3,3.59 ERA) |
Saturday @ 1:07PM EST – Happ,PHI(4-0,3.47 ERA) vs. Mills,TOR(0-0,9.82 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 1:07PM EST – Moyer,PHI(5-6,5.97 ERA) vs. Tallet,TOR(5-4,4.36 ERA) |
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| The New York Mets(37-34, 2nd in NL East) are fresh off their first series victory since early June when they took two of three from the Washington Nationals. They are also playing with a very shorthanded team as Carlos Beltran joined the slew of other Mets on the disabled list early this week with a bruised knee. This weekend, the first installment of the Subway Series at Citi Field will be played and neither team has been overly impressive. The Yankees(40-32, 2nd in AL East) were finally able to string together a series victory this week after playing terribly since being swept by the Red Sox a few weeks ago. They took the first series against the Mets two weeks ago in the Bronx, mainly thanks to Castillo’s glove, or lack there of. For more Mets news, check The Real Dirty Mets Blog. |
| Friday @ 7:10PM EST – Sabathia,NYY(6-4,3.71 ERA) vs. Pelfrey,NYM(5-2,4.74 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:10PM EST-Burnett,NYY(5-4,4.24 ERA) vs. Redding,NYM(1-2,6.08 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 8:05PM EST – Wang,NYY(0-6,11.20 ERA) vs. Hernandez,NYM(5-2,4.05 ERA) |
| The Florida Marlins and their bats are on a hot streak right now. The Marlins(38-36, 3rd in NL East) have won five straight games and have climbed back above the .500 mark. They are fresh off a sweep of the Orioles at home after taking two of three to the Yankees prior to that. They will travel up the highway this weekend to Tampa Bay to face their in-state rival Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays(39-35, 4th in AL East) have also been playing well of late, going 6-4 in their last 10 and also climbing above the .500 mark in series victories over the Mets and the Phillies in the past week. |
| Friday @ 7:38PM EST – Johnson,FLA(7-1,2.66 ERA) vs. Shields,FLA(6-5,3.36 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:08PM EST-Volstad,FLA(5-7,4.74 ERA) vs. Niemann,FLA(6-4,4.23 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 1:38PM EST – Miller,FLA(2-3,4.17 ERA) vs. Price,FLA(1-2,4.45 ERA) |
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| Things won’t get any easier for the Braves(34-38, 4th in NL East) in the final weekend of Interleague play. After losing the final two games in their series against the Yankees this week, they welcome in the Red Sox to Turner field, who they lost two of three to last weekend in Boston. The Red Sox(44-28, 1st in AL East) took two out of three in Washington this week, but the big spotlight for the series was John Smoltz’ return, which ended up being a dud. For additional Braves coverage check out Braves Baseball Blog. |
| Friday @ 7:30PM EST – Beckett,BOS(8-3,3.74 ERA) vs. Jurrjens,ATL(5-5,2.89 ERA) |
Saturday @ 4:00PM EST – Wakefield,BOS(9-3,4.47 ERA) vs. Vazquez,ATL(5-6,3.18 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 1:30PM EST – Penny,BOS(6-2,4.93 ERA) vs. Hanson,ATL(3-0,3.13 ERA) |
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| The Nationals will “travel” to Baltimore this weekend for a series with the DC native rival Orioles for the weekend. The Nationals(21-49, 5th in NL East) had won two straight interleague series before losing two of three to the Red Sox this week. The Baltimore Orioles(32-40, 5th in AL East) are now losers of three straight after being on a five game winning streak versus the Mets and Phillies. For additional Nats insight, head to CenterfieldGate.com. |
| Friday @ 7:05PM EST -Detwiler,WAS(0-3,4.76 ERA) vs. Bergesen,BAL(4-2,3.94 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:05PM EST – Martis,WAS(5-2,5.13 ERA) vs. Guthrie,BAL(5-7,5.09 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 1:35PM EST – Lannan,WAS(4-5,3.44 ERA) vs. Uehara,BAL(2-4,4.05 ERA) |
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A lot of talented young starting pitchers going in that “Battle of Florida.”
The Phils are sending 3 lefties against the Jays. That means a big weekend for Kevin Millar!