The rain has finally stopped and Phillies baseball is back after two long days off and only one game in the last four days. Tonight the Phillies start a three game series against divisional rival, Washington Nationals. Tonight will be a battle of ace pitchers with Cliff Lee and Stephen Strasburg face off. Cliff Lee is coming off a rough outing giving up five runs, three earned, to the Diamondbacks only to get bailed out in the seventh and eighth innings by the Phillies offense. Lee is 3-2 on the season with 3.29 ERA and team high 40 strikeouts. Strasburg has yet to find his groove yet this season, but his last start was promising for the Nationals when he went seven innings striking out 11 batters and not giving up a run. Strasburg is still 2-2 with a 4.24 ERA and has given up four or more runs in three of his six games.
Game Notes:
- Former Phillie Kevin Frandsen is still very much upset he did not make the roster for the Phillies in Spring Training.
- Nationals are without Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman who are on the DL with thumb injuries
- National Adam LaRoche has also been fighting a sore quad muscle as of late
Phillies Lineup:
- Ben Revere CF
- Jimmy Rollins SS
- Chase Utley 2B
- Ryan Howard 1B
- Marlon Byrd RF
- Domonic Brown LF
- Carlos Ruiz C
- Cody Asche 3B
- Cliff Lee P
Nationals Lineup:
- Denard Span CF
- Anthony Rendon 3B
- Jayson Werth RF
- Adam LaRoche 1B
- Ian Desmond SS
- Danny Espinosa 2B
- Tyler Moore LF
- Jose Lobaton C
- Stephen Strasburg P
First Pitch: 7:05 PM ET
Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Weather: 48oF Patchy Clouds and light wind of NNW at 4 mph
TV: CSN
Radio: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP
