For the price of one admission, fans can watch at least 18 innings of baseball today at Citizens Bank Park, as the Philadelphia Phillies (26-49) face the division-leading Washington Nationals (41-33) in National League baseball.
Because of Saturday's 3:05 pm game being cancelled due to rain, newly-named interim manager Pete Mackanin was not able to even his career managerial record. In Mackanin's debut under his new title in red pinstripes Friday evening, the Phillies fell 5-2 to Max Scherzer and the Nationals. Mackanin replaces Ryne Sandberg, who resigned Friday after going (119-159) in 278 total games managed.
Mackanin previously served as interim manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 26 games in 2005 (12-14), and the Cincinnati Reds for 80 games in 2007 (41-39).
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— Marshall Harris (@mharrisCSN) June 28, 2015
Starting Pitching Matchups:
| Washington Nationals | Philadelphia Phillies | |||||
| Game 1 | RHP | Stephen Strasburg | RHP | Kevin Correia | ||
| (4-5, 5.90 ERA) | (0-1, 4.30 ERA) | |||||
| Game 2 | TBD | RHP | Severino Gonzalez | |||
| (2-2, 8.69 ERA) | ||||||
Kevin Correia, 34, and Stephen Strasburg, 26, will start for the Phillies and Nationals respectively in the first game of the doubleheader, which is set to begin at 1:05 pm.
Right handed rookie Severino Gonzalez will start the second game of the twin bill for the Phillies. He was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley today, as Major League Baseball allows teams to add a 26th player to their active roster to play in the second game of a doubleheader.
Taylor Jordan (0-2, 8.44 ERA) is reportedly the Nationals' addition to their roster for Game 2, according to Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com, as he was scratched from a start last night with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.
Game Notes:
- In 13 career starts against the Phillies, Stephen Strasburg is (5-2) with a 2.48 ERA. He has 92 strikeouts in 80.0 innings, while allowing 63 hits, 29 runs (22 earned), seven home runs and 12 walks.
- Outfielder Ben Revere hit his first career pinch-hit home run Friday evening against Scherzer. Over his past five games, he is batting .550/.571/.750 with seven runs scored in 21 plate appearances, and three runs-batted-in.
- The Phillies are 60-36 all-time, and 6-4 in their last ten meetings, against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 1:05 pm EST
- Game 2 immediately follows conclusion of Game 1
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
| Date/Time | Milwaukee Brewers | Philadelphia Phillies | TV | Radio | ||||
| M, 6/29 | RHP | Jimmy Nelson | RHP | Sean O'Sullivan | CSN |
94WIP, 1210 WPHT |
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| 7:05 | (4-8, 4.34 ERA) | (1-5, 5.34 ERA) | ||||||
| T, 6/30 | RHP | Taylor Jungmann | LHP | Cole Hamels | CSN | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | ||
| 7:05 | (2-1, 2.74 ERA) | (5-6, 3.26 ERA) | ||||||
| W, 7/1 | RHP | Kyle Lohse | RHP | Aaron Harang | CSN | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | ||
| 7:05 | (4-9, 6.28 ERA) | (4-10, 3.56 ERA) | ||||||
| R, 7/2 | RHP | Matt Garza | LHP | Adam Morgan | CSN | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | ||
| 6:35 | (4-10, 5.52 ERA) | (1-0, 1.59 ERA) | ||||||
Matt Rappa (@mattrappa) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
