Categories: 2018 Gameday

Gameday 2018: Phillies (7-5) at Rays (3-10)

Can the Phillies make it five wins in a row? Jake Arrieta is on the mound today, so there’s certainly a chance.

Gametime: 6:10 p.m.

The lineup:

Hernandez – 2B
Santana – 1B
Herrera – CF
Hoskins – DH
Williams – RF
Kingery – LF
Franco – 3B
Alfaro – C
Crawford – SS

Pitchers: Jake Arrieta (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. Chris Archer (1-0, 5.94 ERA)

Pretty good pitching matchup, as Arrieta makes his second start as a Phillie. Scott Kingery goes to left field today (weird and sad that Rhys Hoskins is the designated hitter in this scenario), while the scuffling Aaron Altherr sits down.

Your Gameday Beer: St. Pete Beach Blonde AleAnother unseasonably warm day calls for another crushable, simple beer. In St. Petersburg, 3 Daughters Brewing makes . It’s apparently just fine (I’ve never had it), and it’s also not available everywhere, so grab whatever easy-drinking blonde or amber ale you have nearby.

Go Phillies!

Tim Malcolm

Tim 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.