Tonight the Phillies open the away portion of their home and home series against the Blue Jays. Unfortunately the Phillies lost both of the home games and dropped to a game under .500 and 2.5 games behind the first place Braves. Tonight, the Phillies will send ace Cliff Lee to get back on the winning ways. Lee on the season is 3-2 with 3.00 ERA. He will be opposed by Mark Buerhrle who is 5-1 with a 2.25 ERA. This could turn into a pitching duel if the Phillies aren’t careful.
Game Notes:
- Darin Ruf starts his rehab assignment in Clearwater, FL tomorrow
- Jimmy Rollins returns to the lineup tonight as the DH
- Yesterday, Cody Asche went 4-4 with two singles, a double, and a grand slam.
- Ryan Howard will get a rare night off to start the game.
Phillies Lineup:
- Ben Revere CF
- Jimmy Rollin DH
- Chase Utley 2B
- Carlos Ruiz C
- Marlon Byrd RF
- Domonic Brown LF
- John Mayberry Jr. 1B
- Cody Asche 3B
- Jayson Nix SS
Cliff Lee will pitch for the Phillies
Blue Jays Lineup:
- Jose Reyes SS
- Melky Cabrera LF
- Jose Bautista RF
- Edwin Encarnacion 1B
- Erik Kratz DH
- Dioner Navarro C
- Juan Francisco 3B
- Colby Rasmus CF
- Steve Tolleson 2B
Mark Buehrle will pitch for the Blue Jays
First Pitch: 7:07 PM ET
Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, CAN
TV: CSN
Radio: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP
Andrew Shipotofsky is writer for Philliedelphia. Follow him Twitter @Ashipotofsky
