Having lost eight of their last ten games, and being on pace for a 53-109 overall record this season, the Philadelphia Phillies (29-59) will open their final series before the Mid-Summer Classic tonight against left hander Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants (43-43).
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (29-59) | San Francisco Giants (43-43) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | Cole Hamels | LHP | Madison Bumgarner | ||
| (5-6, 3.02 ERA) | (8-5, 3.34 ERA) | ||||
Hamels, 31, is 6-3 with a 3.55 ERA over 14 career starts against the San Francisco Giants. At AT&T Park, the southpaw is 3-1 over six starts with a 4.61 ERA.
Bumgarner, 25, was recently named to his third career All-Star game, which will take place this Tuesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The three-time World Series champion and 2014 World Series Most Valuable Player is 3-2 in his career against the Phillies in six starts, with a 3.14 ERA.
Bumgarner last faced the Phillies just 33 days ago, on June 6, where he allowed five runs on six hits over eight innings on the mound. Two Phillies hit home runs off of the left hander that game: right fielder Jeff Francoeur, his fourth of the season, and pinch-hitter Andres Blanco, his first.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (29-59) | San Francisco Giants (43-43) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Batter | Bats | Position | Batter | Bats | ||
| 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S | 1 | CF | Angel Pagan | S |
| 2 | CF | Ben Revere | L | 2 | 2B | Joe Panik | L |
| 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 3 | 3B | Matt Duffy | R |
| 4 | LF | Jeff Francoeur | R | 4 | C | Buster Posey | R |
| 5 | 1B | Darin Ruf | R | 5 | RF | Hunter Pence | R |
| 6 | C | Carlos Ruiz | R | 6 | SS | Brandon Crawford | L |
| 7 | RF | Domonic Brown | L | 7 | 1B | Brandon Belt | L |
| 8 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 8 | LF | Justin Maxwell | R |
| 9 | P | Cole Hamels | L | 9 | P | Madison Bumgarner | R |
Game Notes:
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Former Phillie outfielder Hunter Pence is a career .280/.308/.360 hitter against Hamels with seven hits, two doubles, a walk and one run-batted-in over 25 at-bats. Catcher Buster Posey has nine hits in 18 career at-bats against the 2008 World Series MVP, with four doubles, one walk, one home run and five runs-batted-in.
- Outfielder Ben Revere currently has an eight-game hitting streak. Over this stretch, he is batting .333/.400/.370 with four scored runs, nine hits (one double), three walks and four runs-batted-in. Revere has risen his batting average from .252 at the start of June, to .293 today.
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The Phillies are 21-30 all-time at AT&T Park. They are 4-6 over their last ten games played at the venue, averaging nine hits and four runs scored.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 10:15 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Saturday, July 11, 2015: at San Francisco Giants, 10:05 pm
- RHP David Buchanan (0-5, 8.76 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (6-6, 4.10 ERA)
- TV: CSN, MLBN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Sunday, July 12, 2015: at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 pm
- RHP Chad Billingsley (1-2, 6.67 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Heston (8-5, 3.51 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappasports) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
