Gamenight: Phillies (45-39) At Braves (40-40)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, July 02, 2008 06:08 PM | Comments: 94
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The Phillies greeted the National League with a Coke and a smile yesterday, beating the Braves 8-3 in a solid, if standard win. Kyle Kendrick pitched well enough, the offense hit well enough, the Braves were bad enough.
Tonight Adam Eaton goes for the good guys against Jorge Campillo. It’s the second time this year these two will face off. The Phils scored three runs in 5.1 innings against Campillo, while Eaton gave up three runs, as well, June 8. The Phils won 6-3.
The offense got a boost last night, and I’m especially proud to report Geoff Jenkins had two hits, keeping that elbow low and driving the ball on a line. It would be nice for that to continue. Obviously.
Cole Hamels will start tomorrow. No word yet on who starts Friday against the Mets.
Phillies: Adam Eaton (2-6) 4.86 ERA
Braves: Jorge Campillo (3-2) 2.54 ERA
Gametime: 7:00 p.m. EST
Weather: 85, sunny
Lineup: Rollins/Victorino/Utley/Howard/Burrell/Werth/Feliz/Coste/Eaton
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Your gamenight beer: Tonight’s beer is Ellie’s Brown Ale by the Avery Brewing Co. out in Colorado. I dig it cause there’s a dog on the label, and while I’m not a dog guy per say, I like this dog. I’d assume this is Ellie, and she probably just had a long day hunting rabbits and fetching things for master. Good dog. Good. Dog. Eat some grilled portobello mushrooms and linguini with this.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 fred
Let’s go Phils, tonight would be a good game for Eaton to suprise us all and go 8 strong innings.
Posted: 06:52 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Fred, Eaton has gone 8 innings one game and 6-7 almost every single other outing this year. Eaton has been a huge surprise this year.
Posted: 06:55 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
He may have pitched quite a few innings every game, but how many times has he gone 7-8 and given up only 1 or 2 runs ? I’m talkin ’bout a dominating start, in the mold of King Cole
Posted: 07:00 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Eaton is our 5th starter not our ace…I expect him to give up 3 runs, as long as he can keep us in the ballgame.
Posted: 07:20 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 philspan
I got to agree with Phil. Although Eaton is overpaid, he is just our fifth starter and as long as he keeps us in the game and doesn’t pitch like last season, I’ll be happy. He is not an ace and never was. If the Phillies make the playoffs this year, don’t expect to see him on the roster.
Posted: 07:30 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyFriar
Carrasco isn’t making his scheduled start for Reading tonight. Let the rumor mill begin…
Posted: 07:31 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
I never said I expected him to go 8 innings and give up 1 run, i just said it’d be a nice night for him to do it, chill…
Posted: 07:31 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
GOD DAMMIT!!! EATON HITS A SINGLE AND COSTES SLOW ASS COULDN’T SCORE!!!
Fred, it’s not going to happen, especially against the Braves. I bet Chipper Jones averages one run a game off the Phillies by himself over the years. Also, not to mention that Teixera kills Eaton and McCann and Frenchy are Phillies killers(although Frenchy hasn’t been this year thank god.) It’s hard to only let this line up get 1 run off of you.
Thanks for the info PhillyFriar. That makes things interesting. I’d like for it to be Carrasco honestly.
I’d take Eaton over Myers at this point in the game as the 4th man in the post season, but that’s just me.
Posted: 07:42 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
It would be nice if Carrasco could bridge the gap between now and a good trade to really make a push… that could be more wishful thinking than anything else though
Posted: 07:46 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris L
Would it be better to start Carrasco (if it is him) tomorrow on the road against a team the Phils have been hitting hard or this weekend against the Mets (will they move up Moyer’s start to Friday depending on who’s starting for the Mets – Santana I think)
Posted: 07:47 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
Carrascos got a bright future ahead of him, but I just worry that they’ll bring him up, he’ll get shelled and then his trade value will decrease slightly
Posted: 07:50 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I’d put Carrasco up against Santana. Santana will shut us down because we can’t hit good AL pitching(and yes he’s been in the NL for a few months now so he’s still AL born and raised IMO.) So let them go up against a guy that has no book on him and hope we get to their lousy pen. Manuel already said he wants to make sure Moyer gets the extra rest, so I could see our mystery pitcher starting Friday night, and right now I think it’s going to be Carrasco.
Posted: 07:53 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
I wish they would wait on bringing him up cuz his last start at AA was terrible 3IP 7ER and his career ERA at AA is over 4 in about 30 starts.
Posted: 07:57 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
RYAN HOWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!! He’s catching up to Utley and Hamilton for homers and ribbies!!!
Posted: 08:00 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
thats what im talking about ryan !
Posted: 08:00 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
So Myers line tonight 5IP 3ER 5H 6K 2BB 0HR 1Wild Pitch 1 Passed Ball and 100 pitches (60 strikes) he had a good 4 innings had only given up 2 hits coming into that inning but gave up the Hits and the walks in that inning
Posted: 08:34 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
So i would say that tonights start for Myers looked promising until the 5th inning where he blew up again. Also something that looks bad about it is that he had the 100 pitches in 5 innings.
Posted: 08:36 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
God I’d love to see Carrasco come up and pitch Friday night. I would just love to see a new face on the mound and see how he handles that situation.
Posted: 08:39 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
That’s not the most encouraging start. Still, 6 K’s in 5 innings isn’t too shabby.
Posted: 08:39 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Hm, not a Q. Myers shouldn’t be allowed to come back up until he has 3 Qs in a row. Pat the Bat had another homer tonight!
Posted: 08:39 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I agree Nepa put him up against one of the best pitchers in the game today. Eaton let up a home run on a good pitch. It’s all good Eaton.
Posted: 08:41 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Just saw a webgem.
Posted: 08:43 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
They do need a young face in there. fresh young arm for the rotation
Posted: 08:47 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Take him out of the game, now. Take him out right now.
Thank you.
Posted: 09:02 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 BillyPenn
who do they send down then when Carrasco comes up? Condrey? Swindle technically took Myers spot on the roster
Posted: 09:03 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 ugh
loaded the bases with no outs :(
Posted: 09:04 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris L
Gordon goes to the DL to make room for Carrasco, but not until Condrey gets back — that’s my guess.
Posted: 09:05 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Eaton with another good outing.
Posted: 09:11 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris L
That’s a great illustration for why Durbin isn’t moving from his bullpen spot — he’s versatile and dependable in a way a young guy wouldn’t be prepared to do.
Posted: 09:11 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
true nice outing by eaton only wish he could have went 6 though
Posted: 09:16 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 BillyPenn
Chris good point….it doesn’t look like they’ll move Durbin
Posted: 09:27 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Groty
7pm game tomorrow. What time would Happ or Carrasco need to be at Philly International to be ready for the game?
Posted: 09:40 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
they get to the ballpark several hours beforehand.
Posted: 09:43 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
well they wont have to cuz Hamels is pitching tomorrow night in Atl and they are coming home for the mets series
Posted: 09:44 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I bet Carrasco/Happ will meet us in NY.
Posted: 09:47 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
the series is in Philly Phil
Posted: 09:48 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
well then theyll be alone because the games are home this weekend
Posted: 09:48 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Why is Madson in the game?
Posted: 09:50 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Oh yeah forgot. haha He’ll be waiting at CBP. NC Jason MAdson is in the game because Frenchy is a righty has been struggling and Madson is having a great year.
Posted: 09:52 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
See what I mean? Madson has been a beast after April.
Posted: 09:53 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
nevermind…. good call charlie
Posted: 09:53 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
Madson since May 1st has a 2.15 ERA
Posted: 09:59 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris L
By the way, note the use of the bullpen tonight. Instead of going to Gordon, they went to Madson in the 8th. I think they give Gordon a couple weeks of rest and have him ready to come back after the all-star break and by then they know what they have in Swindle and may have made a deal creating a spot for someone.
Posted: 09:59 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
I understand that he has pitched well that does not mean I am confident that he will pitch lights out
Posted: 10:00 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Way to get that one back!
Posted: 10:01 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
maybe but why would they not put gordon on the 15 day DL then, they are already down a pitcher cuz of myers being sent down and not having condrey
Posted: 10:01 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
true but he was coming in to get one out would you have felt more confident with Gordon coming in instead of Madson
Posted: 10:02 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
That is a coin flip question
Posted: 10:04 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
its ashame we cant make the braves an american league team and meet them in the world series possibly
Posted: 10:04 PM on July 2, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
exactly NC Jason, cuz thats what Manual had for the options, cuz it def seems like Charlie does not like to have Lidge pitch more then an inning.
Posted: 10:05 PM on July 2, 2008