By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Flushing, NY - The Philadelphia Phillies continue their five-game road trip this evening with a three-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field.
The Phils are coming off of a two-game Interleague Series split with the White Sox. After dropping game one by a score of 9-1, they earned the split with a 5-3 win in game two thanks to a solid outing from Jerad Eickhoff and big hits from Tommy Joseph and Aaron Altherr. New York just took two out of three from the Cardinals and have won four of their last five games.
Adam Morgan will get the start for the Phillies, looking to build on a strong start in his return the rotation while Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon will aim to have continued success against the Phillies.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (59-68) | New York Mets (64-63) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | Adam Morgan | RHP | Bartolo Colon | ||
| (1-7, 6.21 ERA) | (11-7, 3.36 ERA) | ||||
Adam Morgan has made two starts since returning to the rotation and for all intents and purposes, he's looked good. After exiting his start on August 12 early due to being hit by a line drive, the 26-year-old left-hander tossed six innings of one-run ball in his last start against the Cardinals. It was the first time since May 21 that Morgan had allowed two runs or less in six or more innings. In one start against the Mets in his career, Morgan allowed five runs in 3.2 innings on the mound last season.
Bartolo Colon has had a lot of success against the Phillies, holding them to a .206 average in three starts this season. He's 1-1 with a 2.04 ERA against them this season and is 9-5 with a 3.31 ERA in his career. Colon has had a strong month of August, posting a 2.25 ERA across four starts, spanning 24 innings. His most recent outing came against San Francisco, where he earned the win, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing two runs in the Mets 9-5 victory.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (59-68) | New York Mets (64-63) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S | 1 | 3B | Jose Reyes | S |
| 2 | LF | Aaron Altherr | R | 2 | SS | Asdrubal Cabrera | S |
| 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 3 | LF | Yoenis Cespedes | R |
| 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L | 4 | 2B | Neil Walker | S |
| 5 | C | Cameron Rupp | R | 5 | SS | Wilmer Flores | R |
| 6 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L | 6 | RF | Jay Bruce | L |
| 7 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 7 | CF | Justin Ruggiano | R |
| 8 | RF | Peter Bourjos | R | 8 | C | Travis D'Arnaud | R |
| 9 | P | Adam Morgan | L | 9 | P | Bartolo Colon | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 7:10 p.m.
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP
Game Notes:
- The Phillies lead Major League Baseball with 33 home runs from their first baseman. Tommy Joseph has 17 while Ryan Howard has 16 long balls.
- Hector Neris has been on a role lately. Over his last 18.1 innings, he's allowed just one run (0.49 ERA) while striking out 26 and walking two.
- Since joining the Mets, Bartolo Colon has nine quality starts in 12 matchups against the Phillies. Current Phillies are hitting .229 against him as a team.
- The Phillies are 5-14 against the Mets since May 11, 2014 at Citi Field.
What's Next:
- Saturday, August 27th, 2016: at New York Mets, 7:10 p.m.
- Flushing, NY – Citi Field
- RHP Jeremy Hellickson (10-7, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (11-7, 2.61 ERA)
- TV: CSN, MLB Network; Radio: 1210 WPHT
