Coming off of a winless, eight-game road trip, the first of its kind in franchise-history since their inaugural season in 1883, the Philadelphia Phillies (22-44) will seek to rebound tonight as they start the second-half of the home-and-home series with the Baltimore Orioles.
Having lost eight consecutive games, the Phillies have not won since two Sundays ago, when they faced Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Baltimore Orioles (33-31) | Philadelphia Phillies (22-44) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Ubaldo Jimenez | RHP | Kevin Correia | ||
| (4-3, 3.19 ERA) | (0-0, 0.00 ERA) | ||||
Correia, 34, will be making his second start as a Phillie, and his first at Citizens Bank Park while donning the red pinstripes.
In the right hander's season debut last Friday, June 12, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, he threw 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing just five hits and one walk while striking out four batters. This was his first scoreless starting appearance with at least five innings pitched since June 10 of last season.
Over three June starts against the Astros, Indians and Yankees, the 31-year-old Jimenez is (1-0) with a 3.38 ERA in 16.0 innings of work.
Throughout Jimenez's ten-year career, the month of June has been his best month on the mound, statistically-speaking:
| Split | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BF | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April/March | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.81 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 196.1 | 177 | 112 | 105 | 19 | 112 | 162 | 859 | 1.472 | 7.4 | 1.45 |
| May | 15 | 19 | .441 | 3.84 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 274.1 | 253 | 123 | 117 | 17 | 116 | 246 | 1170 | 1.345 | 8.1 | 2.12 |
| June | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.25 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 266.0 | 240 | 106 | 96 | 25 | 117 | 232 | 1129 | 1.342 | 7.8 | 1.98 |
| July | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.20 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 218.1 | 188 | 105 | 102 | 22 | 108 | 195 | 933 | 1.356 | 8.0 | 1.81 |
| August | 15 | 19 | .441 | 4.50 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 256.0 | 254 | 142 | 128 | 24 | 104 | 265 | 1119 | 1.398 | 9.3 | 2.55 |
| Sept/Oct | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.46 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 257.2 | 207 | 115 | 99 | 16 | 117 | 254 | 1093 | 1.257 | 8.9 | 2.17 |
In three career starts against the Phillies, excluding three combined NLDS appearances from 2007 (1) and 2009 (2), Jimenez has allowed 17 hits, 15 earned runs, and 11 walks over 12.0 innings en-route to two losing decisions.
Starting Lineups:
| Baltimore Orioles (33-31) | Philadelphia Phillies (22-44) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Projected | Bats | Position | Announced | Bats | ||
| 1 | 3B | Manny Machado | R | 1 | CF | Ben Revere | L |
| 2 | LF | Travis Snyder | S | 2 | 2B | Chase Utley | L |
| 3 | SS | Jimmy Paredes | R | 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 4 |
1B |
Chris Davis | L | 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L |
| 5 | RF | Chris Parmelee | L | 5 | RF | Domonic Brown | L |
| 6 | SS | J.J. Hardy | R | 6 | C | Cameron Rupp | R |
| 7 | 2B | Ryan Flaherty | L | 7 | LF | Cody Asche | L |
| 8 | C | Caleb Joseph | R | 8 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 9 | P | Ubaldo Jimenez | R | 9 | P | Kevin Correia | R |
Game Notes:
- In Correia's career at Citizens Bank Park, he has largely struggled by allowing 17 hits and 15 runs (14 earned) in just nine innings pitched.
- Over his career against Jimenez, Phillies' first baseman Ryan Howard is 3-7 with a triple, home run and five runs-batted-in. Outfielder Jeff Francoeur, who appeared as a reliever in last night's lopsided, 19-3 defeat in Baltimore, is 6-30 lifetime against Jimenez with a double and two solo h0me runs.
- At 22 games under .500, the Phillies have the worst-record in baseball by two games ahead of the (24-42) Milwaukee Brewers. Philadelphia's -111 run differential is also the worst in the league, ahead of Milwaukee's -72 (39 run difference).
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:05 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Thursday, June 18, 2015: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 pm
- RHP Bud Norris (2-4, 8.29 ERA) vs. RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-5, 5.08 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappa) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
