Gameday: Giants (52-41) at Phillies (41-53)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sat, July 21, 2012 03:13 PM | Comments: 27
2012 Gameday, Posts
San Francisco Giants (52-41) at Philadelphia Phillies (41-53)
Matt Cain (10-3, 2.56) vs. Cole Hamels (11-4, 3.07)
Time: 4:05, Citizens Bank Park
TV: FOX
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 80
Media: Twitter and Facebook
The contract talks and trade rumors haven’t died down for Cole Hamels. All he can do today is pitch, as today’s game is expected to be a pitcher’s duel. Today’s matchup might come down to whoever can score first with these two aces on the mound. Hamels has been the Phillies’ most reliable starter this season, and they need him to stop their two-game losing streak.
Matt Cain has been one of the best pitchers in the majors this season. He has 124 strikeouts in 126.2 innings, which is an average of 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. He has the best WHIP in the National League (0.955). Opponents are hitting just .210 against him.
Cain has been a little shaky in his last three outings, going 1-1 with a 4.12 ERA. Although he has been in a little “slump,” his numbers during that 19.2 innings stretch are still respectable. The All Star is having an incredible year, so the Phillies’ offense needs to be up for the challenge.
LINEUP: Rollins SS, Victorino CF, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Ruiz C, Pence RF, Pierre LF, Fontenot 3B, Hamels P
Your gameday beer: Budweiser Budvar. Wait, a good Budweiser? This one is a Czech pilsner, so good luck finding it. But hey, it’s a cool summer lager you can enjoy with any summer fare. I’d go with pizza tonight. – By Tim
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 chuck schreiber
Some big trade talk about Victorino to the Yanks. They need OF help and are willing to send back a relief pitcher as the article goes. How about Qualls for Vic?? Lol, I crack me up!!!
Posted: 04:29 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
(SIGH)
Posted: 04:34 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 chuck schreiber
Glad that last line drive wasn’t hit toward Pence or it would have been a triple. Nice grab by Pierre who seems to know how to run a correct route to a ball.
Posted: 04:39 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Congratulations, Cole. You’re bringing your payday way down.
Posted: 04:41 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 chuck schreiber
Game over. I guess I’ll watch the replay of the British Open.
Posted: 04:41 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Hmn… I think this is not the kind of pitcher’s duel Amanda had in mind!
Posted: 04:47 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
It ain’t over yet, Chuck — Hamels just got a HR and made it a 3-2 game!
Posted: 04:47 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 chuck schreiber
We need relief help drastically and I see Brett Myers is traded to the White Sox today and very cheaply, with Houston paying a lot of his salary this year and he’s under contract for next season. Can someone tell me why he’s not back in Philly red this afternoon? Is Rube asleep at the wheel again??
Posted: 04:56 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Ah, Chase, the king of getting hit by pitches.
Posted: 05:02 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
BIG BROWN DELIVERS!!!!
Posted: 05:44 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Love the pitcher cringing when he makes contact.. Cain knew the second that Howard hit it that that thing was GONE AND IT’S NOT COMING BACK!!!
Posted: 05:45 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 psujoe
The Core is far from over. Phils just needs a better compliment around Big Brown and Chase who both go yard on Cain today.
Posted: 05:46 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 SavannahPhilliesPhan
Does anyone know what tv station this is being telecast on? I have MLB and I am blacked out today???
Posted: 05:51 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 chuck schreiber
I’m in Virginia and its on MLB. Do you have anyother game on?
Posted: 05:54 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
I’m watching it on our local Fox affiliate in Philly (WTXF FOX 29)
Posted: 06:04 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 chuck schreiber
We just can’t stand to be in front can we, Cole? Can’t blame it on the bullpen but wait KK and the bastard are warming up.
Posted: 06:05 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
That’s not the kind of suicide he had in mind! HA!
Posted: 06:13 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
@Chuck: Yeah, he’s got no one to blame but himself. The runs are all HRs and BBs.
Posted: 06:14 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Another day, another extra-inning game.
Posted: 06:47 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
And… here comes another Papelbum failure to save.
Posted: 06:55 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Sure looked like a game-losing balk to me.
Posted: 06:59 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Papelbum, you suck.
Posted: 07:00 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 515 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
GO AWAY PAPELBON! You are so overrated. 50 million and how many years?!
Posted: 07:07 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew From Waldorf
It took Ruben Minaya Jr. $176,000,000.00 to create this
Why would anyne think he can fix it?
Its embarrassing
And your whole teams there now
sad
But wait
Jimmy Rollins is absolutely untradable
As if anyone would take their garbage LOL
In a way the fans deserve this.
Absolutely untradable.
Posted: 07:14 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew From Waldorf
Paging the Sabermetric people
What over hyped crappy closer can Ruben Minaya get the Phillies next year for $50,000,000.00 ????
Cause 50 million on a closer is where a last place team needs to be.
The guy next year needs to get hurt though.
Needs to fit in.
Posted: 07:18 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
How many losses does Papelbum have this year? Millions of dollars a year to pitch a couple of innings a week, and he’s single-handedly taking the wind out of this team’s sails.
Posted: 07:20 PM on July 21, 2012
Posts: 0 Glutenous
I think I would rather Brad Lidge. We can bring him back right?
Posted: 07:23 PM on July 21, 2012