Gameday: Phillies (41-34) at Reds (43-35)
Posted by Pat Gallen, Wed, June 30, 2010 11:40 AM | Comments: 207
2010 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (41-34) at Cincinnati Reds (43-35)
Roy Halladay, RHP (9-6, 2.29 ERA) vs. Aaron Harang, RHP (6-7, 5.07 ERA)
Time: 12:35, Great American Ballpark
Weather: Sunny, 77
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Twitter: @philliesnation
Game 1 of the Post-Utley/Polanco Experiment went about as well as it could go. Wilson Valdez played second base and hit a three-run bomb. The Phillies won the game, the Braves and Mets lost, and all is well with the world. Greg Dobbs went hitless, but we’ll give him a pass after the roller-coaster ride the team put everyone on. Dobbs tenure at third will be of the day-to-day variety, it would seem.
To today’s matchup, where Roy Halladay looks for double digits in wins for the sixth straight season. He’s faced the Reds twice in his career and has gone 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA. Who would you rather have on the mound with a series win at stake? Lets do it…
Aaron Harang is opposite the Doc and has been relatively sub-par this year, and for the previous two years as well. Over his past 71 starts, Harang has just 18 victories against 38 losses. The Phillies have shelled him over nine career starts, as he’s given up 32 earned runs over just 54 innings of work. After last night’s wild victory, an easier way to win would be to have Doc shut down a touch Cincy lineup and have Harang implode early. Seems possible given the circumstances.
LINEUP: Victorino CF, Dobbs 3B, Rollins SS, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Ibanez LF, Valdez 2B, Sardinha C, Halladay P
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Georgie
haha, Raul’s tobacco wad gets bigger every day!
Posted: 02:43 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Phan in the outfield
Apparently he’s called one or two questionable strikes for Howard and Werth too. At least this ump is consistently inconsistent.
Posted: 02:44 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
Say hello to the .230′s Raul.
Can ANYbody explain why this guy stil has a starting job?
Posted: 02:45 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Phan in Atl
96 pitches thru 7 for Doc. Obviously he starts the 8th inning. If he holds the lead and they bring in Lidge for the 9th I’m gonna go outside and mow the lawn cuz I can’t take any more meltdowns.
Posted: 02:45 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
jimmy Popup, Howard, Werth, Ibanez….
2-12
0 RBI
11 LOB
Awesome!!
Posted: 02:47 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Crud.
Posted: 02:48 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 phillyboy
THE ONLY WAY ROY COMES OUT IS IF HE GIVES UP THE LEAD.OTHER THEN THAT HE GOES 9
Posted: 02:49 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Well, I guess we dont have to wait to see what Lidge does.
Posted: 02:49 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Midwest Philly Phan
See, here in the 8th is where we need a healthy Madson. He has performed well as a setup man in previous years. We really need that 8-9 punch back
Posted: 02:49 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Georgie
Oh, crap. Charlie’s going to have to crack down on Roy’s insistence on going too deep into games.
Posted: 02:50 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Fark…
Posted: 02:50 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
This Reds team reminds me of how the Phillies were the past few years. The game was never over.
Posted: 02:50 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
No W for Roy today – it looks like the bottom of the lineup has to get it done if its getting done…
Posted: 02:51 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Don M
Mark,
can you at least tell us which NY team you regularly route for? Or does it vary week-to-week depending on who has the better overall record?
Posted: 02:52 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
Atta boy, Roy. join the CHOKEfest.
Nice 13 hitter .
Good pitcher , but you ain’t a big game guy.
Posted: 02:52 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
No doubt, Cholly is on his way – who is coming in?
Posted: 02:52 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
So basically, right now, Charlie Manual is saying that his best arm out of the bullpen to keep a deficit at 1 run in the 8th is Roy Halladay.
Posted: 02:54 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
anybody notice a pattern???
Red sox- he gets lit up
Yankees- he gets lit up
Twins- he gets lit up
Reds- he gets lit up
Toronto- pitches well.
Posted: 02:55 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 josh
how is a meaningless june game against cincinnati a “big game”?
Posted: 02:56 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Morris, if you can understand Cholly – you have it on most of us
Posted: 02:56 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Valdez, Sardinha and Gload? Castro? Bocock? Francisco? I would swap up Benny with Ibanez for sure (maybe if they can keep alive)
Posted: 02:58 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Wilson first pitch swinging
Posted: 03:00 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Gload continues to impress. Who is next?
Posted: 03:01 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Benny is long overdue for a big shot
Posted: 03:01 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 MysteryMet
It’s a “big game” because it’s the rubber game of a series with your “ace” on the mound. It’s actually the reason Halladay was brought to Philly – to win these types of games.
Posted: 03:02 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
The Reds aren’t in first place for no reason… they’ve got a nice team.
Posted: 03:02 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
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Posted: 03:03 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
The Reds aren’t in first place. They are in second.
Posted: 03:04 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Pretty pathetic effort by the offense again.
Posted: 03:05 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Another game that should not have been lost – wow
Posted: 03:05 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Bob
Great now most comments get to be about how this team sucks for the next day….
They are going to have games like this with 2 key members of the lineup missing. Halladay can not be perfect each game. He wasnt great and he wasnt terrible.
They are still playing some pretty good baseball lately, the objective is to hang in until Utley/Polanco return.
3 of 4 from the Pirates….go get it.
Posted: 03:08 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 danh
Unfortunately I agree that halladay might not be a big game pitcher. I would feel much more comfortable with Cliff lee on the mound in the playoffs than halladay. Halladay pitched all those years for toronto with no pressure.
Posted: 03:08 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Hot dogs
a complete game loss is still a loss
Posted: 03:09 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 SpinJamin
Im sorry but what the hell is Charlie thinking continually leaving Roy in all the time? Roy had a hard enough time getting out of the 7th without giving up the lead then he just brings him back out there again? What is wrong with 7 innings and 2 runs earned? Bullpen should be able to take over. This is a team sport right? Another game where I hate the moves that Charlie makes.
Posted: 03:10 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Thank goodness for Dane Sardinha. The comments will be about how Rollins/Howard/Werth/Ibanez had yet another invisible game. Although Werth had an impact by totally misplaying that ball in the outfield and giving up a run.
Posted: 03:11 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
the pattern is- he doesn’t get it done vs. the good teams
So much for the 23 win talk, huh?
More like 17-15.
Posted: 03:11 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
halladay arm might fall off before the seasons over…why didn’t charlie go to the bullpen?i like charlie and all,but he’s horrible when it comes to managing pitching..
Posted: 03:11 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
If you think Roy got lit up today then you must have only looked at the box score and not actually watched the game.
Roy only had 96 pitches through 7 innings…but I would not have brought him in for the 8th inning considering he was losing it in the 7th.
Posted: 03:13 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 scott in d.c.
Halladay gave up too many hits, sure, but we needed to see a lot more today from Rollins, Howard, Werth, and Ibanez.
Posted: 03:14 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Phillies struck out 8 times today…7 of them came from the 3-4-5-6 hitters…glad the middle of our order came through for us.
Posted: 03:14 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Troutman
Anybody else starting to consider the “B” word for Halladay? I know all you Phils’ apologist will jump all over me, but this guy is finding ways to lose. Cliff Lee? Always found ways to win. I’d expect Sally Girl Hamels to cough up a 3-0 lead, not a “stud” like Halladay. I’m getting close to calling him a BUST.
Posted: 03:15 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Morris- the Reds are one up in the win column…
Posted: 03:18 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
Doesn’t it ALWAYS seem like Shane is the one who makes the final out of a game?
Posted: 03:18 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
even when they traded for doc and got rid of lee,i still wanted lee…if not for him we would of been swept in the world series or maybe not even made it there and he had already proven he can pitch in big games after the world series and amaro trades him away…what a moron…
Posted: 03:20 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Someone else mentioned Madson… we missed him today, big time. Close game, 8th inning with no one to turn to. Injuries stink… gotta weather this storm.
Posted: 03:22 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
The injuries stink, but there are too many guys not pulling their weight. This team has too much talent to be making excuses.
Posted: 03:23 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Greg
Call him a bust for 4 runs over 8 innings? Especially when it should have been fewer, but Werth misplayed a ball, bad. If the Phillies can’t score 4 runs, they shouldn’t win. Period. Don’t ride pitchers when it’s our bats that need to come alive, and stay breathing.
Posted: 03:23 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Chuck P…we could have gone to Contreras…which is what I would have done in the 8th. But I hear ya, with Madson he is another option.
Posted: 03:23 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Amen Greg.
Posted: 03:24 PM on June 30, 2010
Posts: 0 NickFromGermantown
Oh well, not all is lost. Halladay pitched well enough to win, just needed the offense to take advantage of more situations.
Before everyone jumps off a bridge, remember that the Reds are good. At least we salvaged yesterday’s near-debacle.
Posted: 03:27 PM on June 30, 2010