Gameday: Nationals (53-70) at Phillies (69-53)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sun, August 22, 2010 12:58 PM | Comments: 199
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Washington Nationals (53-70) at Philadelphia Phillies (69-53)
Scott Olsen (3-5, 5.13 RA) vs. Roy Oswalt (8-13, 3.36 ERA)
Time: 1:35, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Thunderstorms, 81
TV: MY PHL 17
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Kyle Kendrick was rocked and Stephen Strasburg struck out six in the Nationals’ 8-1 victory last night. The series is split at a game apiece, but this is a series that the Phillies need to win. Taking advantage of a last place team certainly helps in the standings. The Phillies have a good chance with Roy Oswalt on the mound.
Oswalt would like another chance against Washington. His first start as a Phillie was at Nationals Park, and he did not make the Phillies debut that he would have liked.
When he was a Marlin, Scott Olsen said that he “hates the Phillies.” He must dispise facing them, since he has a 5.56 earned run average against them. Olsen has missed some time due to injuries this year, but he has really struggled in the month of August, posting an ERA near 11 in three starts.
The Nationals have not won back-to-back games at Citizens Bank Park since 2005. The Phillies would like to keep it that way, and boost their playoff chances.
Today’s lineup:Rollins (SS), Ibanez (LF), Polanco (3B), Howard (1B), Werth (RF), Victorino (CF), Ruiz (C), Valdez (2B), Oswalt (P). Just a scheduled off day for Utley.
Your gamenight beer: Today’s offering is from Harpoon, and it’s Harpoon Munich Type Dark Beer. It’s your typical brown ale: Hoppy, malty, roasted. Toffee-like. Coffee-like. A nice beer to have, and definitely fitting with some ribs. – By Tim
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 bostonkate
Everytime the Nats play us, they play like its the world series, or at best a must win playoff game. Its incredible.
Posted: 01:06 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
SO TRUE KATE-EVEN WITHOUT CHASE WE SHOULD LIGHT THESE FOOLS UP!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 01:11 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
HOPE WE CAN GET THIS ONE IN………RAIN IN FORECAST….
Posted: 01:14 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Gameday: Nationals (53-70) at Phillies (69-53) « Acrylic Sports
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Posted: 01:21 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
WE HAVE HISTORY WITH SCOTT…..
Posted: 01:37 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
WHAT IS IT WITH THE FIRST INNING?
Posted: 01:45 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
GOT OUT OF IT……NICE JOB ROY2
Posted: 01:51 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
It’s always a good sign when JRoll gets a lead-off hit.
Posted: 01:53 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Woo hoo! Even better sign when JRoll scores off that lead-off hit!
Posted: 01:55 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
NICE JOB WITH THE SMALL BALL
Posted: 01:57 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
ANDREW YOU WOKE UP YET?…………….LOL
Posted: 01:59 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
PITCH COUNT WAY TO HIGH ALREADY……….
Posted: 02:09 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
I love Scott Olsen… 1 he supposedly hates the Phillies with a passion and 2 the Phillies bats love him on the mound with a passion…
Posted: 02:15 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Bart Shart
Hopefully the Phils will give Roy O some run support today. Roy O will pitch well enough to win. He is a pit bull. Let’s see some runs. We need this win. The Giants and the Braves cannot both win today, can they? Perhaps the Cubs will celebrate Lou Pinella’s last managed game with a win? I am sure he is not well liked over in Chicago. He is not a players manager, from what I’ve been told.
GO PHILS !!!
Posted: 02:18 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
The Nats have heart
They can lose 100 games and the mets win 96 and I respect them so much more.
Cubs fans also piss me off. They need to stop attending. The team sucks every year forever and they keep selling out the team has no incentive to win. why bother?
Posted: 02:19 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
Everything not named Pinella thats Cubs related pisses me off… Such a bunch of superiors.
Posted: 02:20 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
wwwwhhhhhaaaaattttttttsssss uuuuuuuuppppppp PHILLYBOY !
GREETINGS PHILLIES NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JUST GOT HOME , LETS GET SOME MORE RIGHT NOW !
Posted: 02:20 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Pinella is retiring after todays game?
I am monitoring that game for everyone
Posted: 02:21 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Mike i am guessing not home from church lol
Posted: 02:22 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
@ANDREW —- he’s retiring before the season’s over ?
never saw that before . What a surprise VALDEZ hits into a DP.
How many is that now ?
Posted: 02:23 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
Yup Pinella’s walking the plank tonight… Feel so bad for that guy.
Posted: 02:25 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
LOL@ANDREW-WHHHHHHHHATTTTTTTTTTTSSSSS UPPPPPPP DOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!
Posted: 02:25 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
I dunno Bart said this is pinellas last managed game
Valdez has been a savior. He could be bruntlett or dobbs
Hes been super and way better than hes supposed to be
Posted: 02:25 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
WILSON DP VALDEZ………
Posted: 02:26 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
ALL IN ALL,WILSON AS DONE A GREAT JOB!
Posted: 02:27 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
atl 1 cubs 0
after i think 1 batter
thanks Lou
Posted: 02:28 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
it was a lead off homer
Posted: 02:28 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
andrew , funny bro ———- and you would be right about that.
Played flag football this morning , not bad for a 47 year old , still play
softball and b-ball too. I’m in better shape than most guy’s in their 20′s.
Posted: 02:29 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
oswalts at 50 pitches?
thats not good
Posted: 02:30 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
I am 6-03 275 so I am not that fast. But probably still could beat Ruiz in a foot race.
Posted: 02:31 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
A LOT OF FOUL BALLS ANDREW…..
Posted: 02:32 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
chase utley out. i understand he was hurt but the drs. say he is fine. play for that money. lets go. valdez could not hit water falling out of a boat.
Posted: 02:34 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
I NEED TO PLAY SOME SOFTBALL-WAS A VERY GOOD SS IN MY DAY,JUST SO SO DAM HOT HERE…..LOL
Posted: 02:34 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
Ruiz has decent speed for a catcher
Posted: 02:34 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Breaking News
olsen doesn’t have it today. phils stop playing around and touch him up for another 4 runs.
Posted: 02:34 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
@andrew & philly ——Why does CHASE need a day off ? He just got back ? —–
Posted: 02:35 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
CHARLIE JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE DAY OFF VS LEFTY…….
Posted: 02:38 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
charlie’s just probably being cautious with him coming back from injury.
Posted: 02:39 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
Ever notice how JIMMY never really learned to go the other way
with the bat ? That ball he just hit , you would see CHASE go the other way with sometimes. He trys to pull everything , and hits alot of weak ground balls because of it. I know its not easy , i played hardball into my
20′s and i couldn’t do it very well , but i’m not Jimmy Rollins.
NICE HIT POLLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 02:42 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
Chase is fine. Said he feel good. Today is not the day to rest him. We need his bat. Valdez is terrible and Ibanez cant hit lefties. Sad.
Posted: 02:43 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
you just know polly comes up big. thats how he rolls.
Posted: 02:43 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Bart Shart
Ya gotta love Polanco — a sore left elbow that will probably require surgery, he knows his job and drives in another run. How do we clone this guy. Wouldn’t it be great if Rollins were more like Polanco ?
Posted: 02:44 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
VERY NICE JOB POLLY!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 02:44 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
it’s funny just looked up the Phils with RISP… Jimmy leads the team with a .347 AVG and Polly ‘only’ has a .265 but it seems like he’s the most consistent.
Posted: 02:45 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
GOOD BASERUNNING BY ROY2 AS WELL……..
Posted: 02:46 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Bart Shart
Why isn’t Francisco in there instead of Ibanez?? Is Cholly smoking pot ?? Olsen is left handed and Ibanez can use a day off.
Posted: 02:46 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
jeff—– i agree , chase should be playin , him and polly best hitters on the team , he just got back he does not need a rest !
Posted: 02:48 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
RAUL HAS VERY VERY GOOD #’S WHEN FACING SCOTT….
Posted: 02:49 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
cubby’s tied it up !
Posted: 02:49 PM on August 22, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
if Utley’s just gone back from a lengthy lay-off it’s more reason he needs a rest
Posted: 02:51 PM on August 22, 2010