After yesterday's off day and this afternoon's surprising news that Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg stepped down from his position, the Phillies earn no respite as new skipper Pete Mackanin leads his team against the Nats (40-33) and the red-hot Max Scherzer tonight in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (26-48) | Washington Nationals (40-33) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Aaron Harang | RHP | Max Scherzer | ||
| (4-9, 3.41 ERA) | (8-5, 1.76 ERA) | ||||
Aaron Harang (4-9, 3.41) allowed seven hits and four runs in his last start against the Cardinals, going six innings in what ended up a 10-1 Phillies loss. He starts tonight for the Phillies against Max
Scherzer, who fell a suspicious hit-batsman short of a perfect game in his previous start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, settling for a magnificent no-hitter. Scherzer, second in the NL in ERA, has a favorable matchup tonight against a team in disarray.
Starting Lineups:
| Washington Nationals (40-33) | Philadelphia Phillies (26-48) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Denard Span | L | 1 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 2 | 2B | Danny Espinosa | S | 2 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 3 | 3B | Yunel Escobar | R | 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 4 | RF | Clint Robinson | L | 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L |
| 5 | C | Wilson Ramos | R | 5 | RF | Domonic Brown | L |
| 6 | SS | Ian Desmond | R | 6 | LF | Cody Asche | L |
| 7 | 1B | Tyler Moore | R | 7 | C | Cameron Rupp | R |
| 8 | LF | Michael Taylor | R | 8 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 9 | P | Max Scherzer | R | 9 | P | Aaron Harang | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:05 pm EST
- TV: CSN Philly
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Saturday, June 27, 2015: vs. Washington Nationals, 3:05 pm
- LHP Gio Gonzalez (5-4, 4.41 ERA) vs. LHP Adam Morgan (1-0, 1.59 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Theo DeRosa (@Derosatheo11) is a contributor of Philliedelphia.com.
