New York, NY – Seeking to win their 13th series of the season, and their first against the New York Mets (73-59) since May 9-11, 2014, the Philadelphia Phillies (53-80) will send rookie RHP Aaron Nola to the mound in the rubber match of the three-game set at Citi Field.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (53-80) | New York Mets (73-59) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Aaron Nola | RHP | Matt Harvey | ||
| (5-1, 3.26 ERA) | (11-7, 2.48 ERA) | ||||
Nola, 22, has a 0.60 ERA and a 0.600 WHIP ratio over his last two starts.
The rookie out of Louisiana State University will take the mound for the ninth time of his career tonight, and his third against a National League East division opponent.
Out of Nola's 40 strikeouts thus far, 32 or 80% of them have been against right-handed batters.
Harvey, 26, will make his fourth career start against the Phillies at Citi Field, where he is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 0.600 WHIP ratio thus far.
The right hander's first career loss against the Phillies did not come until his most recent start against them, May 8 at Citizens Bank Park, where he allowed three runs on six hits and a walk over six innings of work.
Harvey missed all of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He was named to his first All-Star game in 2013 after starting the first half of the season 7-2 with a 2.35 ERA and 147 strikeouts over 130.0 innings.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (53-80) | New York Mets (73-59) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | LF | Darnell Sweeney | S | 1 | RF | Curtis Granderson | L |
| 2 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S | 2 | CF | Yoenis Cespedes | R |
| 3 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L | 3 | 1B | Daniel Murphy | L |
| 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L | 4 | 3B | David Wright | R |
| 5 | 3B | Andres Blanco | S | 5 | LF | Michael Conforto | L |
| 6 | RF | Domonic Brown | L | 6 | C | Travis d'Arnaud | R |
| 7 | C | Cameron Rupp | R | 7 | 2B | Kelly Johnson | L |
| 8 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 8 | SS | Ruben Tejada | R |
| 9 | P | Aaron Nola | R | 9 | P | Matt Harvey | R |
Game Notes:
- First baseman Ryan Howard has two singles, one home run, four runs-batted-in, and eight strikeouts lifetime against Harvey over 13 at-bats.
- The Mets have been victorious in eight consecutive series over the Phillies, which is their longest series winning streak against them in franchise history. New York (N.L.) is 26-8 (.765) against Philadelphia over the last two seasons.
- Recently-acquired infielder/outfielder Darnell Sweeney recorded his first career double in last night's 14-8 victory. In addition to the double, Sweeney has two singles, two home runs, five walks and six-runs-batted-in thus far over 24 career plate appearances.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:10 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Friday, September 4, 2015: at Boston Red Sox, 7:10 pm
- LHP Adam Morgan (5-4, 4.03 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Kelly (8-6, 4.94 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Saturday, September 5, 2015: at Boston Red Sox, 4:05 pm
- RHP Alec Asher (0-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. LHP Wade Miley (10-10, 4.57 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Sunday, September 6, 2015: at Boston Red Sox, 1:35 pm
- RHP Jerad Eickhoff (1-2, 2.84 ERA) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (8-5, 4.25 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappasports) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
