Coming off of Tuesday morning's 10-7 defeat to former teammate Jimmy Rollins and the Los Angeles Dodgers (47-37), the Philadelphia Phillies (28-57) will seek redemption this evening as they send right hander Chad Billingsley to the mound against his former club.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (28-57) | Los Angeles Dodgers (47-37) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Chad Billingsley | LHP | Brett Anderson | ||
| (0-2, 7.71 ERA) | (5-4, 3.00 ERA) | ||||
Billingsley, 30, was drafted 24th overall in the 2003 amateur draft by the Dodgers. He went 81-63 with a 3.72 ERA over eight seasons from 2006 to 2013.
Over six career postseason appearances as a Dodger, three of which were against the Phillies in the second and fifth games of the 2008 NLCS, and the third game of the 2009 NLCS, Billingsley went 1-2 with a 6.88 ERA over 17.0 innings.
In four starts this season, the right hander is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA. Billingsley has allowed at least five earned runs and eight hits in three of his four outings. In addition, opposing batters are hitting .363/.398/.516 against the 2009 National League All-Star.
Opposing Billingsley will be 27-year-old left-hander Brett Anderson, who has allowed only five earned runs over his last four starts, 28.0 innings, to yield a 1.61 ERA.
Anderson, who won the third game of the 2012 ALDS with the Oakland A's by throwing six shutout innings, has never faced the Phillies. Utility infielder Andres Blanco and outfielder Ben Revere are a combined 2-7 in their careers against him, however.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (28-57) | Los Angeles Dodgers (47-37) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Batter | Bats | Position | Batter | Bats | ||
| 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S | 1 | CF | Joc Pederson | L |
| 2 | CF | Ben Revere | L | 2 | 2B | Howie Kendrick | R |
| 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 3 | 3B | Justin Turner | R |
| 4 | 1B | Darin Ruf | R | 4 | 1B | Adrian Gonzalez | L |
| 5 | LF | Jeff Francoeur | R | 5 | C | Yasmani Grandal | S |
| 6 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 6 | RF | Yasiel Puig | R |
| 7 | RF | Domonic Brown | L | 7 | LF | Andre Ethier | L |
| 8 | C | Cameron Rupp | R | 8 | SS | Jimmy Rollins | S |
| 9 | P | Chad Billingsley | R | 9 | P | Brett Anderson | L |
Game Notes:
- In 554.1 career innings pitched at Dodger Stadium, Billingsley is 41-27 with a 3.78 ERA. Rollins is .318/.348/.545 against him in 22 career at-bats with three doubles, a triple and two runs-batted-in.
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Over second baseman Cesar Hernandez's last 14 games, he is batting .458/.515/.542 with three doubles, a triple and seven runs-batted-in spanning 67 plate appearances.
- With just six games remaining until the All-Star break, the Phillies are 19.0 games out of the National League East division, and are 29 games under the .500 mark.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 10:10 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Wednesday, July 8, 2015: at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 pm
- LHP Adam Morgan (1-1, 2.13 ERA) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-6, 3.08 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Thursday, July 9, 2015: at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 pm
- RHP Severino Gonzalez (3-2, 8.28 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Greinke (7-2, 1.48 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappa) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
