By: Matt Rappa, managing editor 
PHILADELPHIA — In their first meeting against the Cleveland Indians (10-9) since May 15, 2013, the Philadelphia Phillies (12-10) will look to extend their three-game win streak as left-hander Adam Morgan makes his season debut Friday evening at Citizens Bank Park.
Morgan, 26, was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley as a replacement in the starting rotation for right-hander Charlie Morton, who will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left hamstring suffered on April 23.
In opposition of the Phillies will be 2014 American League Cy Young Award winner RHP Corey Kluber, who tied with five other starting pitchers for the most complete games thrown last season, 4. The six-year veteran is two years removed from leading the American League in wins, 18 — tied with Max Scherzer and Jered Weaver — but is just one removed from leading the league in losses, 16.
Since Phillies manager Pete Mackanin began to bat the starting pitcher in the eighth position of the lineup on April 20, the Phillies have won six of seven games. The club averaged 2.47 runs per game in the 15 games prior to this change, and almost double that amount in their seven contests since, five runs per game.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Cleveland Indians (10-9) | Philadelphia Phillies (12-10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Corey Kluber | LHP | Adam Morgan | ||
| (1-3, 4.67 ERA) | (Triple-A: 1-1, 3.57 ERA) | ||||
Corey Kluber — Age: 30;
- Last Start: April 23, 2016, at DET: W, 8.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 10 SO, HR
- Career vs. PHI: (1-0), 1 G, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 SO, 4.50 ERA
Kluber's only career start against the Phillies came on May 15, 2013, the last meeting overall between the two clubs.
The Birmingham, Alabama, native is 10-2 with a 2.28 ERA and 0.949 WHIP ratio in 13 career interleague starts. He has surrendered just one home run in 90 2/3 career innings against National League opponents: a two-run shot by Colorado Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez on May 30, 2014.
Adam Morgan — Age: 26;
- Last Start: April 21, 2016, at SYR (Triple-A): W, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 SO
- Career vs. CLE: N/A
Morgan returns to begin his second season in red pinstripes, in which will be his ninth career start at Citizens Bank Park. The Tampa, Florida, native was 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA in three starts this spring training at big league camp.
Last season with the Phillies, Morgan posted a 4.48 ERA, allowing 42 earned runs in 84 1/3 innings over 15 starts.
Starting Lineups:
| Cleveland Indians (10-9) | Philadelphia Phillies (12-10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Rajai Davis | R | 1 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 2 | 2B | Jason Kipnis | L | 2 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 3 | SS | Francisco Lindor | S | 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 4 | CF | Michael Brantley | L | 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L |
| 5 | 1B | Mike Napoli | R | 5 | C | Carlos Ruiz | R |
| 6 | C | Yan Gomes | R | 6 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 7 | RF | Marlon Byrd | R | 7 | LF | David Lough | L |
| 8 | 3B | Juan Uribe | R | 8 | P | Adam Morgan | L |
| 9 | P | Corey Kluber | R | 9 | RF | Peter Bourjos | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 7:05 p.m.
- TV: CSN
- Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
Game Notes:
- All-time against the Indians at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies are 4-1 with a plus-nine run differential, 31-22. The two teams have split their last 10 meetings overall, 5-5, dating back to June 18, 2007, in a southpaw matchup between Cole Hamels and eventual Phillies acquisition of two summers later, Cliff Lee.
- The only active member of the Indians to have faced Morgan in his career is third baseman Juan Uribe, who went 1-3 with a solo home run on July 3, 2015, as a member of the Atlanta Braves. Active members of the Phillies have a combined .200/.250/.333 career slash against Kluber with three hits in 15 at-bats.
- Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera has reached base in a career-high 19 consecutive games, walking at least once in 12 of his last 13 games. He is two walks shy of matching right fielder Bobby Abreu's 10-year-old franchise record for the month of April, 24.
What's Next:
- Saturday, April 30, 2016: vs. Cleveland Indians, 7:05 p.m.
- Citizens Bank Park
- RHP Trevor Bauer (1-0, 4.76 ERA) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (1-3, 4.07 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
