We’re back! After the four-game sweep of the Pirates, the Phillies are home against the pretty good Arizona Diamondbacks. How many people will be focused on this game? Probably fewer than 100!
Gametime: 7:05 p.m.
The lineup:
- Hernandez – 2B
- Santana – 1B
- Kingery – RF
- Hoskins – LF
- Altherr – CF
- Franco – 3B
- Florimon – SS
- Alfaro – C
- Velasquez – P
Pitchers: Vince Velasquez (1-2, 3.80 ERA) vs. Robbie Ray (2-0, 4.98 ERA)
Pedro Florimon gets a start today against the lefty Ray, as does Altherr.
Your Gameday Beer: We need a (semi) local tonight. Here’s Troegenator from Troegs, which is in Hershey, but hey, we can claim it. We’re claiming everything else these days (hi-yo!). A fine doppelback to support your fandom tonight.
Go Phillies!
Go Sixers!
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
