The Philadelphia Phillies open a three game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field tonight. The Phillies are coming off an extra innings loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. With the loss the Phillies were swept in the four game series.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Atlanta Braves (38-41) | Philadelphia Phillies (27-54) |
|---|
| RHP | Julio Teheran | LHP | Adam Morgan | ||
| (5-4, 4.94 ERA) | (1-0, 1.59 ERA) | ||||
Adam Morgan will get the call for the Phillies. Officially this will be his second career start. He started Saturday's ppostponed game against the Nationals but it was wiped from the books when the game was cancelled.
In his only other start, Morgan pitched five and two thirds giving up one run on six hits agaisnt the Cardinals. He struck out six batters while walking two.
Teheran is making his 17th start of the season for Atlanta. The Braves right hander lost his last outing in Pittsburgh going six innings allowing nine hits and six runs. Over his last seven starts, Teheran is 1-3 with 6.14 ERA. He has given up 30 earned runs in 44 inings during that span.
Lifetime he is 3-3 with a 2.92 ERA against Philadelphia.
Starting Lineups:
| Atlanta Braves (38-41) | Philadelphia Phillies (27-54) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | 2B | Jace Peterson | L | 1 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 2 | CF | Cameron Maybin | R | 2 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 3 | RF | Nick Markakis | L |
3 |
3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 4 | 1B | Chris Johnson | R | 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L |
| 5 | 3B | Juan Uribe | R | 5 | RF | Domonic Brown | L |
| 6 | LF | Jonny Gomes | R | 6 | LF | Cody Asche | L |
| 7 | SS | Andrelton Simmons | R | 7 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 8 | C | Ryan Lavarnway | R | 8 | C | Cameron Rupp | R |
| 9 | P | Julio Teheran | R | 9 | P | Adam Morgan | L |
Game Notes:
- Ryan Howard has more career hits, runs, RBIs and home runs againts Atlanta than any other team he has played
- 3B Maikel Franco has cooled off lately. In his last seven games, Franco is hitting just .219 with no home runs and five RBIs
- This is the first of a ten game road trip. The Phillies will play three in Atlanta followed by four in Los Angeles and three in San Francisco prior to the All Star break.
- Philadelphia remains the only team with at least 50 losses on the season
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:35 pm EST
- TV: CSN Philly
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, SBP 1480 (Sp.)
What's Next:
Saturday, July 4th at Atlanta Braves, 7:15pm
- LHP Alex Wood (5-3, 3.17 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Correia(0-2, 3.60 ERA)
Bill Minchin is a contributing writer for Philliedelphia. Follow Bill on Twitter @wtfd103074
