Gameday: Braves (67-60) At Phillies (73-52)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Fri, August 28, 2009 06:30 PM | Comments: 119
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Atlanta Braves (67-60) at Philadelphia Phillies (73-52)
Tommy Hanson (9-2, 3.12 ERA) vs. Pedro Martinez (2-0, 5.14 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Rain, 67
TV:Comcast Sportsnet
Twitter: Phillies Nation
Coming off a terrible series against the Pirates, the Phillies look to rebound against the Atlanta Braves, who sit seven games behind the Phillies in the National League East. Tonight is 70′s night at The Bank and the Phillies would like to get a win, something they did 101 times during the 1977 regular season.
Pedro Martinez will start against the rookie phenom, Tommy Hanson. Martinez is coming off a win in which he allowed four runs in six innings. Martinez started off slowly, but improved as the game went on. Hanson will be one of J.A Happ’s competitors for the 2009 Rookie of the Year campaign. He is 9-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. Opponents are hitting .239 against him. He has allowed only 8 home runs, but he does average more air outs than ground outs. It will be interesting to see how he fares at Citizens Bank Park.
The offense is struggling for the Phillies, and it won’t be easy to turn it around against the tough pitchers they will be facing during the series. Maybe a homecoming is exactly what they need to get the offense back on track.
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Colorado Joe
Winning tonight’s game will require the offense to get out of their funk and Pedro to pitch better than he has in his first 3 starts. The Braves scare me a little more than the Marlins in terms of a team catching us for the NL East. Winning tonight would definitely make that less likely.
Posted: 06:50 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Swinging at the first pitch again. Wonderful.
Posted: 07:14 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
7 pitch inning by Hanson…excellent patience from the top of our order.
Posted: 07:17 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
John Travolta in Saturday Night Live? TMac, you’re a douche.
Posted: 07:17 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 george
does rollins ever show patience at the plate?he swung at the first pitch last night and grounded out to end the game.
Posted: 07:27 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Swung at the first pitch the last 4 nights actually.
Posted: 07:28 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
RYAN!!!!! 36th HR!!!
Posted: 07:29 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Unreal how hot this guy is right now. Just unreal.
Way to go Big Brown!!
Posted: 07:31 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 george
haha i had a feeling the big guy was gonna hit a homer.
Posted: 07:31 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
I hope Jamie’s ready to play tonight. :D
Posted: 07:32 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
If you know its going to rain within 30 minutes of game time, why even start the game?
Posted: 07:35 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
I hope we play. Be ashame to take Ryans homer away
Posted: 07:55 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
Florida is down 6-1 in the second. Go Padres.
Posted: 07:56 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jenn
Is it me or does it always seem to rain when we’re at home?
Rain, rain, GO AWAY! UGH!!!!
Posted: 08:00 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Michael
it always seems to rain when pedro pitches at home!
Posted: 08:02 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Colorado Joe
The radar looks terrible. I doubt they get this game in. If there is a doubleheader it looks like Jamie Moyer will get a start this weekend.
Posted: 08:05 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Poor Pedro
Posted: 08:08 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
This sucks. Totally puts a damper on my Friday night.
Posted: 08:13 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
they are playing
Posted: 08:35 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
about friggin time…why are they playing? it looks shitty out.
Posted: 08:37 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 MP
Anyone else agree that Raul should sit a few games to clear this funk he is going through? He is bearing no resemblance to his first half self. I say get Francisco some playing time in left since he’s got some pop in his bat and allows Raul a few days to work it out because he is pitiful to watch right now.
Posted: 08:39 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Repeat!
how did the phillies get one?…anybody
Posted: 08:40 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Repeat!
bench him bring up taylor or brown give it a shot …its problay a long shot but hey raul not doing nuffin either?
Posted: 08:41 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
and back to a rain delay they go. well that just made a whole lot of friggin sense.
Posted: 08:41 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Hotstove
Tarp time again !!! hope not
Posted: 08:42 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Home Run by Howard.
Posted: 08:42 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Baseballbriefs.com
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Posted: 08:50 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 mikeB
Those powerful Pittsburgh Pirates, who took two out of three from the Phils, are behind the Brewers 5-2.
Posted: 08:55 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Fatalotti
The Phillies always play poorly in Pittsburgh. It’s been documented for years now, dating back to 2000. The series meant nothing, other than we seriously do have a closer situation.
I feel terrible that Pedro just can’t seem to get a couple starts in a row. Friggin rain….
Posted: 08:59 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Do they seriously think they’re going to get this game in tonight? Come on, they’ve already moved Sunday’s game to 8 PM; make it a day/night DH
Posted: 09:11 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Hotstove
We should play all night like in 93 vs san deigo and lidge gets a walk off hit.
Posted: 09:12 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
jaime moyer is coming in.
Posted: 09:21 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
they are going to try and play again
Posted: 09:22 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Well this should be interesting. Hopefully Moyer pitches a gem.
Posted: 09:23 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
It’s like deja vu all over again
Posted: 09:28 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 joedad
GRAMPA POWER
Posted: 09:36 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Let’s hope so. Worked out well last time.
Posted: 09:39 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
Maybe we get through five with a 1-0 lead and the rains pour down and dont stop…
Posted: 09:45 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
I’d take it.
Posted: 09:46 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Another win for Jamie?
he is definately going to lead the team from the bull pen even.
Maybe someday people will give the man some respect
I love him
Posted: 09:51 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
9-4 Padres
Posted: 09:52 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Dude is on fire. Unbelievable.
Posted: 09:57 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 TrappedInNYC
Howard again…SICK!!!
Posted: 09:57 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Colorado Joe
Let’s get this game official before the rain comes again!!!
Posted: 09:58 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
There is now only a 10 point difference in batting averages between Howard and Ibanez…
Posted: 10:01 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 george
nice another home run howard…man ibanez has become a joke i feel bad for the guy,but they need to sit him a few days and give francisco some starts or call up michael taylor.
Posted: 10:02 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
I banez is jsut evening out. He isnt as good as he was earlier in the year and he isnt as bad as he looks now.
i hope we get the reg one for the playoffs.
Posted: 10:11 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Well between Ibanez evening out and Lidge evening out from last year…it’s kind of creating some problems.
Posted: 10:14 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 TrappedInNYC
wow…it’s pouring now…time for some intentional strike outs
Posted: 10:14 PM on August 28, 2009
Posts: 0 mikeB
Looked like Ruiz beat the throw on the replay.
Posted: 10:17 PM on August 28, 2009