Gameday: Phillies (28-31) at Orioles (32-25)
Posted by Jonathan Nisula, Fri, June 08, 2012 06:30 PM | Comments: 17
2012 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (28-31) vs. Baltimore Orioles (32-25)
Joe Blanton (4-6, 5.27) vs. Jake Arrieta (2-7, 5.53)
Time: 7:05, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
TV: CSN
Weather: Sunny, 84
Media: Twitter and Facebook
The Phillies are in Baltimore tonight, as they take on the Orioles in the first of a nine-game, all interleague road trip. The last time they beat the Orioles was back in 2006 in a game that Ryan Madson started. They are 116-137 all-time in interleague play, and 20-16 over the last three years.
Tonight, Joe Blanton, a guy who spent five seasons in the American League pitching for the Athletics, will get the start tonight. He’s on a cold streak (10.98 ERA in his last four starts), but he actually pitched OK in his last start against the Marlins, even if the stats don’t say that.
He’s 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA against the Orioles in his career, with two of those starts in Camden Yards where he has a 6.00 ERA.
Opposing him will be Jake Arrieta, a young righty with just 289.2 Major League innings. He’s never faced the Phillies, but both Juan Pierre and Jim Thome have six plate appearances against him. Pierre is 2-6 with an RBI and Thome is 1-3 with three walks against him.
Arrieta has an ERA that is actually higher than Blanton’s this year, which means he is not pitching well at all. Expect tonight’s game to be a slugfest, especially with the DH.
Lineup: Rollins SS, Pierre LF, Pence RF, Thome DH, Victorino CF, Ruiz C, Wigginton 3B, Mayberry 1B, Fontenot 2B
Your Gameday Beer: Tonight’s featured brew is Rogue Northwestern Ale, an India Red Ale from Oregon. With all the rain the Delaware Valley has been experiencing, it’s starting to feel like we live up there. This beer was recommended by one of our loyal readers, Chris, who considers it an A+ beer. Have it with some fresh fish or other local seafood.
Posts: 0 TheDipsy
I am setting the over/under on tonites game at 11 1/2. Need two outta three this weekend – just cause we do.
The Dipsy
Posted: 06:59 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Truly, this is bizarro season. The Phils usually look like crap in interleague play, but tonight they’re kicking butt and taking names.
Posted: 07:41 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 0 teejvee
This has to be the last start for Blanton,no? Time to try a minor leaguer.
Posted: 07:58 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 516 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
Even with us scoring nine runs at the end of the top of the 4th, it still is scary because Blanton is pitching….and as I’m typing this he just gave up a homer! Bring up Cloyd!
Posted: 08:26 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 0 poconosms1
He’s making me nervous every time ne goes out there. Great hitting tonight. Mayberry been off too
Posted: 08:39 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 516 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
Offense looks good tonight. The ghost of Ed Delahanty is satisfied.
Posted: 08:39 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
We have a 5-run lead going into the stretch. Will that be enough?????
Posted: 09:07 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Blanton has thrown 115 pitches. He’s earned a little relief.
Posted: 09:13 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Uh oh… Schwimmer… 5-run lead may not be enough…
Posted: 09:15 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
(sigh)
Posted: 09:16 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 0 c schreiber
We’re on the way to first place now!! Minimart is back. Really!!!! Cerist sake!!
Posted: 09:45 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Sooooo glad to see MiniMart back!!! We need him now that Galvis is out!
Posted: 09:58 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
YES!!!! PHINALLY
Posted: 09:59 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Harry is singing High Hopes on my computer. :)
Posted: 10:00 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Let’s just hope they saved some runs for the rest of the weekend! eep!
Posted: 10:06 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Yikes… Galvis’s injury is a fractured vertebra? Out for six weeks???
Posted: 10:36 PM on June 8, 2012
Posts: 0 George
If it is a fracture, it’ll be in a brace for six weeks, at the least. After that, there’s probably lots of rehab. I’d guess that Galvis would miss most or maybe all of the rest of this season.
This is yet another example of how bad the Phils’ luck has been this year.
Posted: 12:04 AM on June 9, 2012