Gamenight: Braves (19-18) At Phillies (21-18)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Tue, May 13, 2008 05:19 PM | Comments: 12
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The start of this Braves/Phils series at Citizens Bank Park feels very ominous and important, as if this were the beginning of a new chapter of the season. It could be. With Jimmy Rollins now taking off the training wheels tonight and Ryan Howard supposedly ready to start swatting the ball, the offense may be set to take off now. Meanwhile, we got our taste of the pitching staff so far — starters are mediocre, relievers are above their heads.
Now we fly into phase two of the season, where divisional and interleague games kick into high gear. No more swings to San Francisco. Lay off the Reds and Astros. This is real baseball.
The Phils get the Braves for three — all Atlanta starters are lefties, including tonight’s pitcher, Jo-Jo Reyes. Let’s make Jo-Jo look like a yo-yo tonight.
Mark Teixeira, who has a home run against Kendrick, is not in tonight’s lineup. All-world third baseman Chipper Jones is — he’s 2-for-6 with a homer against the sinkerballer. Shane Victorino will start in right field tonight while Jayson Werth gets the call in center field.
Phillies: Kyle Kendrick (2-2) 4.93 ERA
Braves: Jo-Jo Reyes (1-0) 2.25 ERA
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 67 degrees, sunny
Lineup: Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Burrell, Werth, Feliz, Ruiz, Kendrick
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Your gamenight beer: Tonight I want something dark, something strong, something French. Of course, the Braves have the league’s pre-eminent French-Canadian ballplayer in Jeff Francoeur. Yes, we don’t like him, so we’ll beat him the way we’re supposed to beat the French: Drink their liquor and steal their women. Yes, his woman is steal-able. Drink Trappistes Rochefort 10 — an awesome French quadrupel — with some ham.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Mike T.
I
hate
the
Braves.
Posted: 05:59 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Good thing Kendrick started out strong against the Braves.
Posted: 07:19 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
This is so embarrassing – we have one pitcher.
Posted: 07:31 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
Yeah Ryan Howard!
GET DIRTY YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH! HELL YEAH!
Posted: 08:34 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
The Kid did what he had to do after that rough 1st – it’s all bullpen now.
Posted: 08:49 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
at least kendrick didnt let the game get away from him. ill give him that.
Posted: 09:13 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike D.
Lidge time.
Posted: 09:35 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 geoff
what the heck is going on out there?
Posted: 09:45 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 geoff
whew
Posted: 09:47 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Tim Malcolm
Big sigh of relief. I knew Charlie putting Werth in center would bite us somehow, but luckily it wasn’t a big bite. Good win with the Kendrickian start and the dominant bullpen doing their thing.
Posted: 09:51 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
somebody tell me why werth is in center? did i miss something
Posted: 10:23 PM on May 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Bruce
I asked the same question to myself when I heard Werth is playing center and Victorino in right. Logic dictates a need for a centerfielder with speed, a strong arm and defensive prowess. That’s Victorino’s role. Just a poor decision by Manuel that almost cost a win for the team tonight.
Posted: 11:15 PM on May 13, 2008