Categories: 2014 GamedayNewsPosts

Gameday 1: Phillies vs. Rangers

Philadelphia Phillies (0-0) at Texas Rangers (0-0)

Starting Pitchers:
PHI: Cliff Lee
vs.
TEX: Tanner Scheppers

Time: 2:05, The Ballpark in Arlington
TV: CSN
Weather: Cloudy/windy, 81
Media: Twitter and Facebook

A Note for Tonight:

It’s Opening Day for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hope springs eternal with the first day of the year. Everyone is a contender, on even ground. But the Phillies will have their work cut out for them in three games with the Rangers to open the season. The good news is they won’t see Yu Darvish. The bad news is that Rangers offense is still loaded, now featuring Prince Fielder and Shin Soo-Choo. As for the Phillies, they’ll have to break the bats open and keep pace with Texas from day one if they hope to leave Arlington with a series win.

Let the games begin.

Lineup:

CF Revere / SS Rollins 2B Utley / 1B Howard / RF Byrd / DH Brown / C Ruiz / 3B Asche / LF Gwynn Jr.

Pat Gallen

Pat joined Phillies Nation in July 2009, coming over from Examiner.com. As a previous employee of both Comcast SportsNet and the National Basketball Association, Pat prides himself on being a well-rounded individual when it comes to sports. However, the Phillies are first on the list. You’ll usually find Pat chiming in on the Phillies Nation Facebook or Twitter account, weekdays on 97.3 ESPN radio or hosting Phillies Nation TV. He’s also a Senior Writer for the site, and in his free time is a music enthusiast and Will Ferrell movie-follower. His favorite beer: Philly’s own Yards. In 2015, Pat moved on from Phillies Nation as a sports anchor and reporter for CBS-3 in Philadelphia.