Atlanta, GA – The Philadelphia Phillies (56-92) will look to avoid their 30th series loss of the season Saturday evening as they oppose rookie right hander Ryan Weber and the Atlanta Braves (58-90).
Aaron Altherr out tonight because of a sore left wrist. He tweaked it on a swing Wednesday against Gio Gonzalez. Day to day.
— Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) September 19, 2015
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (56-92) | Atlanta Braves (58-90) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Jerad Eickhoff | RHP | Ryan Weber | ||
| (1-3, 3.90 ERA) | (0-1, 4.38 ERA) | ||||
Eickhoff, 25, is coming off of one of his most effective outings thus far in his rookie season.
Last Saturday, the right hander threw seven innings of one-run baseball as the Phillies went on to defeat the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs, 7-5.
Weber, 25, is 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA and a 0.973 WHIP ratio over two career starts.
The St. Petersburg, Florida-native faced the Phillies for his big-league debut on September 8, and suffered the defeat after allowing just two runs on four hits and a walk over six innings.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (56-92) | Atlanta Braves (58-90) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | SS | Andres Blanco | S | 1 | RF | Nick Markakis | L |
| 2 | LF | Darnell Sweeney | S | 2 | 3B | Hector Olivera | R |
| 3 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L | 3 | 1B | Freddie Freeman | L |
| 4 | 1B | Darin Ruf | R | 4 | C | A.J. Pierzynski | L |
| 5 | RF | Brian Bogusevic | L | 5 | CF | Cameron Maybin | R |
| 6 | C | Carlos Ruiz | R | 6 | SS | Andrelton Simmons | R |
| 7 | 3B | Cody Asche | L | 7 | 2B | Jace Peterson | L |
| 8 | 2B | Freddy Galvis | S | 8 | LF | Michael Bourn | L |
| 9 | P | Jerad Eickhoff | R | 9 | P | Ryan Weber | R |
Game Notes:
- Freddy Galvis will be starting at second base for the first time this season. Over 623 2/3 career innings fielded at the position, Galvis has committed just three errors out of 360 chances (.992).
- Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is a career .286/.366/.422 hitter against the Phillies with 16 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 39 walks and 52 runs-batted-in spanning 91 games and 377 plate appearances.
- The Phillies have lost 12 of their last 14 games against divisional opponents. They are 2-5 at Turner Field this season, and 8-9 overall.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:10 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Sunday, September 20, 2015: at Atlanta Braves, 1:35 pm
- RHP Aaron Nola (6-2, 4.11 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (10-7, 4.34 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 98.1 WOGL, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappa) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
