Philadelphia Phillies (69-82) at San Diego Padres (70-80)
Starting Pitchers:
PHI: Cole Hamels (8-7, 2.51 ERA)
vs.
SD: Eric Stults (7-16, 4.49)
Time: 10:10, Petco Park
TV: CSN
Weather: Clear, 77
Media: Twitter and Facebook
Note for tonight: Last night was an ugly offensive showing for both teams. Tonight, Cole Hamels will look for just his ninth win despite the third-best ERA in the National League. Fun fact: the Phillies have a .666 OPS going into the game.
Lineup: Revere CF / Franco 3B / Utley 2B / Byrd RF / Ruf 1B / Brown LF / Ruiz C / Galvis SS / Hamels P
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