Gamenight: Braves (69-87) At Phillies (88-68)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Mon, September 22, 2008 05:58 PM | Comments: 213
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Headline: Each win inches Phils closer to playoff berth
The Major Players: JA Happ, Scott Eyre, Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Jair Jurrjens, Kelly Johnson
The Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa..
The Number: 1.5 games ahead NL East
Six games left to play, and the Phillies hold their destiny firmly in their hands. JA Happ gets the call for his fourth start of the season. He faces Jair Jurrjens, who he defeated last week. The Mets get the Cubs in the first game of a four-game set.
Jair Of Flies: Jimmy Rollins, who had three hits yesterday, is hitting .222 against Jurrjens in three games this season.
89er: With a win tonight the Phils will tie last season’s mark of 89 wins.
Get Him Sideburns: Ryan Howard has 23 RBI against the Braves this season, the most by one player since 1977, when three players (Ron Cey, George Foster, Dan Driessen) each had 25 RBI against the Braves in the old NL West.
September’s Boys: At 86-49, the Phillies have the best September record in the National League since 2004.
Phillies: JA Happ (1-0) 4.24 ERA
Braves: Jair Jurrjens (13-10) 3.72 ERA
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 69, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Utley/Werth/Howard/Burrell/Victorino/Feliz/Ruiz/Happ
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Your gameday beer: Beck’s Oktoberfest is a pretty god Oktoberfest-style beer. As we wind down here in 2008, I’ll be feeding you all a bunch of Oktoberfests, because they’re so appropriate now. Here’s hoping Happ can go six, get a lead and shut ‘em down. Let’s get a big one tonight. Oh, eat a grilled steak with this.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Evan
Looking forward to seeing how Happ does. He looked quite good last time around, but now the Braves will come in knowing what to expect from him. Hope I get home in time for the first!
Posted: 06:04 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 George
Stuck at work…with a Slingbox and nothing to do till 8.
I am giddy for the rest of this week.
GO PHILS.
Posted: 06:10 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 OZ
Good vibes, ya’ll, good vibes. Happ has done well when starting…..let’s keep it going.
Posted: 06:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
They’ve changed Saturday’s start to 3:55 on Fox.
Posted: 06:30 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
ah, interesting. I was planning all along on it being a Fox game, but the schedule said 8. Good thing I’m going to the game, it would be blacked out in NY.
Posted: 06:34 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
Anyone know of any way to watch the game online?
Posted: 06:35 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Matt, you can follow via mlb.com and pay for a one-game watch.
Posted: 06:47 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 R.Mac
So my roommate got fired, my dog needs surgery, and I just flunked my bio exam. But i just got free tickets from my sick friend to tonight’s game. It has been a good day.
Posted: 06:51 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Game time….here we go
Posted: 06:58 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Apparently, we have a large following from Porto Alegre, Brasil.
Phillies Nation has no bounds.
Posted: 06:59 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Nice to see the scales balanced out for you, R.Mac.
Posted: 07:00 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 adam
perfect start for JA. just 5/6 more innings like that one.
Posted: 07:05 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Gameday isn’t working for me for the Mets game. Anybody else having problems with it?
Posted: 07:07 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
let’s go Phils
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Yea, Gameday isn’t working. I’m on ESPN Gamecast or whatever its called. I watch that and MLB.tv at the same time.
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I don’t have MLB.tv, so I guess I’ll watch it on ESPN Gamecast then.
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Kalas: “Here’s Ruiz batting at .280, but he’s been much better as of late batting .280…”
Posted: 07:28 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Harry kalas is a saint
Posted: 07:32 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Craig
Is there not a good 30 second delay between ESPN gameday and MLB.tv?
I find that the scores on gameday updates well before the action unfolds on mlb.tv
Posted: 07:39 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Phantatic came up small on that catch
Posted: 07:45 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
MLB.com Gameday is up and running again. Craig, I’m not sure about ESPN because I don’t use it much but there’s usually about a 10 second delay between MLB Gameday and MLB.tv.
Posted: 07:47 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
J.A. Happ = AMAZING
Posted: 08:08 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Wow, Grand slam Jason Marquis. 6-2 Cubs.
Posted: 08:08 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
and the Phillies fans go nuts…
Posted: 08:10 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
Crazy thought…is it me,or does every team play the Mets like its always the 7th game of the world series,than drop dead like dogs vs other teams?
Posted: 08:11 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Marquis
Posted: 08:11 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Derrek Lee, 7-2.
Posted: 08:13 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Beth
Cubs have had 7 hits in the top of the 4th including a solo shot by Lee. 7-2 Cubs. I’m love watching the Mets right now.
Posted: 08:14 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
7-2 Cubs.
We need to win the NL East to avoid playing them in the division series!
Posted: 08:15 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
ja happ really looks like a major league starting pitcher. his 4 starts this year he’s stepped up and shown that he has the right make up to stick around in the starting rotation next season. glad to see the organization actually take their time with him after his terrible start last season, recognize how well he pitched in the minors this year, give him another chance to start games in the majors, and not screw around with him in the bullpen too much.
Posted: 08:17 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
Sweet, just sweet. Let’s go Cubbies*!!!!
*only for the next 7 games
Posted: 08:18 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
oof, just as i say that… that’s rough, but the phillies have to figure they’ll need more than 2 runs to win this game.
Posted: 08:18 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
shit, damn kelly johnson
Posted: 08:18 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
you jinxed him christopher!
:-P
Posted: 08:19 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
Mets slogan is “Show up at Shea”….problem is,the fans showed,but wheres the team? Cmon Amazins…..BALLS TO THE WALL BOYS!
Posted: 08:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Hopefully these 2 runs from the Braves will give our offense a little kick in the butt
Posted: 08:23 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
Wait…the Cub’s pitcher hit a grand slam????? wow…
Posted: 08:27 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
damn, wrong part of the park.
Posted: 08:31 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
ugh, i’m not so sure about bringing seanez in for happ right now…
Posted: 08:38 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
taking out Happ for Seanez?
Posted: 08:38 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
I am seriously baffled by this move. Yunel Escobar is a switch hitter, isn’t he?
Posted: 08:39 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian Michael
Nice start again for Happ.
Posted: 08:39 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Last time they put Seanez in a situation like this he surrendered a home run :(
Posted: 08:39 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
very true, Manny, he gave up a bomb to Delgado
Posted: 08:40 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Oh boy, Seanez vs. Norton. Definitely a mismatch here.
Posted: 08:41 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
I’d hate to see Happ lose this game… Please Seanez don’t blow it
Posted: 08:41 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
No he gave up a bomb to Amezaga in the last series.
Posted: 08:42 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
that’s the 2nd day in a row that Norton pinch hit and got the intentional walk.
Posted: 08:42 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
wooo, ok there we go. we need some runs pronto!
Posted: 08:43 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Now Seanez, not Happ, could win the game… unfair system.
Posted: 08:43 PM on September 22, 2008