Gameday: Phillies (11-6) vs. Padres (8-10)
Posted by Pat Gallen, Thu, April 21, 2011 07:31 PM | Comments: 29
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Philadelphia Phillies (11-6) at San Diego Padres (8-10) 
Roy Oswalt (2-0, 2.50 ERA) vs. Mat Latos (0-2, 5.84 ERA)
Time: 10:05 pm, Petco Park
Weather: Sunny, 62
TV: The Comcast Network
Twitter: Phillies Nation
Time to start anew. That’s what the Phillies will do as they embark on a seven-game road swing starting tonight in San Diego. It’s the start of four with the Padres, a team they’ve done well against in the past few years.
Roy Oswalt gets the ball and has dominated the Dads. Oswalt is 10-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 18 games against San Diego, including 4-1 with a 1.79 ERA in nine outings at Petco Park. The Phillies have won seven straight and 20 of the last 24 on the road against the Padres.
There is no real issue with this Phillies pitching staff, although you can argue they haven’t been very sharp; at least not Halladay and Lee. Oswalt will look to buck that trend with the figures to back it up.
Offensively is where the problems lay. The Phillies did manage four runs yesterday and won the game because Lee kept them in it, but four runs is not going to make anyone around here, or in the clubhouse for that matter, happy. Four runs seems to be the magic number since the Phils haven’t scored more than that since April 10 in Atlanta.
Two home runs were hit yesterday, both by guys who don’t normally hit them: Placido Polanco and Shane Victorino. Petco Park poses problems in the power department, so a sudden surge is not to be expected. It would be nice, however.
Lineup: Victorino CF, Planco 3B, Rollins SS, Howard 1B, Francisco RF, Mayberry LF, Ruiz C, Valdez 2B, Lee P
Your gameday beer: Pete’s Brown Ale
Pete’s Brown Ale is a beer from the Bear Republic Beer Co. in California. It’s made with molasses and brown sugar, so it’s bitter, slow and thick. Eat a steak with a sweet potato with this one.
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 2118 Lefty
Polly safe at third- I didn’t know that Dick Enberg was SD’s TV announcer.
Posted: 10:10 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 103 Bart Shart
Damn Phils…… two runners in scoring position and Howard and Ibanez strike out. FRUSTRATING !!!! On a positive note, I am watching on MLB.com and the Padres announcers are actually really good.
Posted: 10:19 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Going to be a ugly game?
Posted: 10:19 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 2118 Lefty
Ben Fran!
Posted: 10:29 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 2118 Lefty
Brian Schneider!@
Posted: 10:31 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 2118 Lefty
Latos 2 innings, 2 Hrs, and 4 K’s
Posted: 10:35 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 0 Jeff
GUESS WHO IS BACK…………..Boy this site became lame.
Posted: 10:52 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 0 Jeff
Yes, I am still not a Howard fan. Just strikes out like crazy. This team will have trouble scoring with this offense.
Posted: 10:56 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 0 wubert
did wheels just malfunction a minute ago when he tried to figure out who was tagging on that error?
Posted: 10:58 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 103 Bart Shart
I hate to Howard fail to even make contact on an at-bat with runners on base. I know he will improve and I know he will have a great year.
Posted: 11:01 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 0 Jeff
Hey I know everyone are Phillies fans here. I some jerseys to sell. They are authentic majestic air jerseys. Halladay, Lee, Utley, Howard. All 52 XL…Im selling them for 60 bucks. My buddy works for a sporting good company. I was giving them to friends for the holidays and that did not happen. Took tags off but they are brand new.
Posted: 11:05 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 103 Bart Shart
Matt Latos has the worst tatoos in baseball. No color and real random placement. Doesn’t he make enough money to get some professional tats?
Posted: 11:17 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 103 Bart Shart
This is the worst I have seen Howard in some time….three at bats, three strikeouts and six runners left on base. He has looked horrible. Good thing somebody is hitting.
Posted: 11:22 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 1374 Pat Gallen
To be fair, that last strikeout on Howard, the final strike wasnt a strike. But otherwise it’s been ugly. Wish he’d pick it up, he’s killing my fantasy team
Posted: 11:35 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 219 Morris Buttermaker
Holy crap. Is this thing finally working for me?
Posted: 11:41 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 219 Morris Buttermaker
I mean, We got a game with the Padres tonight. And that only means one thing, bad news for the Padres!
Posted: 11:47 PM on April 21, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
Who does Herndon have naked photos of to not only be on a roster but used in a game that isnt a blow out?
Welcome back Jeff. lol
Posted: 12:25 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
It is funny to me to listen to the Padres announcers fawn over the Phillies line up.
If General managers out there share thier opinion trade everyone.
Alot of these other city announcers. Who I admit are clueless stil lthink its the the best line up in the NL. It cracks me up. Like the bandbox talk of the home park
Posted: 12:28 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
Full on disgrace now.
Posted: 12:29 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
And KK up in the pen?
man
Posted: 12:31 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 BertieorBirdie
Free info like this is an apple from the tree of knwdolege. Sinful?
Posted: 06:18 PM on September 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Jeff
I have dish. I also have comcast 6 months for the phillies. im crazy
Posted: 12:42 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 219 Morris Buttermaker
Phillies should easily be up by 7 right now.
Kendrick in the bullpen? I guess I should just turn off the game now and enjoy a nice sleep.
Posted: 12:48 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
Kendrick up again LOL
Charlie wants us to jump off a bridge
Posted: 12:52 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
The Padres should be ashamed at their line up.
very possible big Roy pitches another no no vs them
howard up going for nymber 5
Posted: 12:58 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
He was determined not to K
Posted: 12:59 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 219 Morris Buttermaker
Never been so relieved to see Howard get a weak ground out.
Posted: 01:02 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
why jose why?
Posted: 01:16 AM on April 22, 2011
Posts: 0 Nona
This was so helpful and easy! Do you have any atrlices on rehab?
Posted: 02:54 PM on September 23, 2011