It’s a big day in South Philadelphia. Jake Arrieta makes his Phillies debut today against the Marlins. With a win, the Phils will sweep their first series of the year and get to .500.
Gametime: 1:35 p.m.
The lineup:
- Hernandez – 2B
- Santana – 1B
- Herrera – CF
- Hoskins – LF
- Williams – RF
- Franco – 3B
- Knapp – C
- Crawford – SS
- Arrieta – P
Pitchers: Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Trevor Richards (0-1, 10.38 ERA)
Nick Williams is starting in right field, while Scott Kingery heads to the bench today.
Your Gameday Beer: Let’s go with Head High, the Pacific-heavy IPA from Kane Brewing in Ocean, N.J. Some pine, some citra – a nice combination of flavors here.
Go Phillies!
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.
