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Gameday 57: Phillies vs. Nationals

Philadelphia Phillies (24-32) vs. Washington Nationals (28-28)

Starting Pitchers:
PHI: AJ Burnett (3-4, 3.79)
vs.
WAS: Stephen Strasburg (4-4, 3.15)

Time: 7:05, Nationals Park
TV: CSN
Weather: Sunny, 81
Media: Twitter and Facebook

A Note for Tonight:

The Phillies are having a tough time scoring runs and they’ll try again tonight against Stephen Strasburg.

Stephen Strasburg has not allowed an earned run against the Phillies in his last 21 innings against them.

— Matt Gelb (@magelb) June 4, 2014

Some updates on a few players. Darin Ruf has hit the DL with wrist and knee issues after slamming into the wall last night in a Triple-A game. But nothing is broken, which is good. Cliff Lee still has not resumed baseball activities. It has been 18 days since he has pitched and the closer it gets to the trade deadline without him pitching, the less and less the Phillies will receive if they attempt to deal him.

Lineup: Rollins SS / Utley 2B / Byrd RF / Howard 1B / Ruiz C / Brown LF / Brignac 3B / Revere CF / Burnett P

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.