After a day off following their series loss to Arizona, the Phillies head to Milwaukee against the new-look Brewers, without their hot-headed center fielder Carlos Gomez. Phillies rookie Adam Morgan will look to rebound after a rough start while the Brew Crew will counter with Wily Peralta. Morgan will look to get Phillies starting pitchers back on track after horrendous showings from Aaron Harang and David Buchanan against the Diamondbacks.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (46-69) | Milwaukee Brewers (48-68) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | Adam Morgan | RHP | Wily Peralta | ||
| (3-3, 4.06 ERA) | (2-7, 4.48 ERA) | ||||
Morgan, 25, will take the mound for his ninth career start, and his fifth away from Citizens Bank Park. The rookie southpaw has surrendered at least one extra-base hit all but one of his outings this season.
In his last start on August 8 at San Diego, Morgan retired the first nine batters he faced. The 2011, 3rd round draft selection went on to have one of his best outings to date, allowing just one earned run on six hits and a walk over six innings of work.
In three career starts against the Phillies, Peralta, 26, is 1-2 with a 8.82 ERA and a 1.898 WHIP ratio. The Brewers' right hander has allowed a hit to approximately 29%, or 23 of the 80 batters he faced, over these appearances.
Tonight will be Peralta's fourth start since being sidelined for nearly two months with a left oblique strain. He is 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA since being activated from the 15-day disabled list on July 28, having allowed 18 hits, 11 earned runs, six walks and two home runs over 16 and one-third innings.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (46-69) | Milwaukee Brewers (48-68) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | 2B | Chase Utley | L | 1 | SS | Jean Segura | R |
| 2 | 3B | Cesar Hernandez | S | 2 | C | Jonathan Lucroy | R |
| 3 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L | 3 | RF | Ryan Braun | R |
| 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L | 4 | 1B | Adam Lind | L |
| 5 | RF | Domonic Brown | L | 5 | LF | Khris Davis | R |
| 6 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 6 | 2B | Elian Herrera | S |
| 7 | LF | Cody Asche | L | 7 | CF | Shane Peterson | L |
| 8 | C | Cameron Rupp | R | 8 | 3B | Hernan Perez | R |
| 9 | P | Adam Morgan | L | 9 | P | Wily Peralta | R |
Game Notes:
- The Phillies are 25-21 all-time at Miller Park. They have won seven out of the last 10 played at the venue, outscoring and outhitting the Brewers 50-33 and 88-76 respectively.
- Outfielder Domonic Brown is 3-7 in his career against Peralta with one home run, one run-batted-in, and two walks (.429/.556/.857).
- The Phillies are a Major League worst 19-40 on the road and they have lost 17 of their last 22 road series. Meanwhile, the Brewers are one of the worst teams at home with a record of 24-36.
- On July 8th, 2014, Wily Peralta surrendered nine runs on eight hits while walking three against the Phillies.
- In his last seven appearances, Elvis Araujo has not allowed a hit.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 8:10 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Saturday, August 15, 2015: at Milwaukee Brewers, 7:10 pm
- RHP Jerome Williams (4-8, 5.73 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Nelson (9-9, 3.65 ERA)
- TV: NBC10; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Sunday, August 16, 2015: at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:10 pm
- RHP Aaron Harang (5-13, 4.52 ERA) vs. RHP Taylor Jungmann (6-4, 2.42 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 98.1 WOGL, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappasports) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
