Tonight the Phillies will look to salvage a four game home and home series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Phillies will send their best and most consistent starter this season, A.J. Burnett. Burnett is 2-1 with an outstanding 2.06 ERA. He will be opposed by Blue Jays knuckleballer, R. A. Dickey. Dickey hasn’t had the greatest season so far going 2-3 with a 5.01 ERA, but knuckleballers have given the Phillies trouble in the past.
Game Notes:
- Shawn Camp was out righted to AAA, and Luis Garcia was recalled to replace him. Garcia has gone 2-0 with 0.00 ERA and six saves in 11 appearances for the Iron Pigs.
- Carlos Ruiz and Ben Revere will have the night off, but available to pinch-hit. Ryan Howard returns to the lineup tonight.
- Jimmy Rollins will continue to DH as he is recovering from a groin injury
Phillies Lineup:
- Tony Gwynn CF
- Jimmy Rollins DH
- Chase Utley 2B
- Ryan Howard 1B
- Marlon Byrd RF
- Domonic Brown LF
- Wil Nieves C
- Cody Asche 3B
- Freddy Galvis SS
A.J. Burnett will pitch for the Phillies
Blue Jays Lineup:
- Jose Reyes SS
- Melky Cabrera LF
- Jose Bautista RF
- Edwin Encarnacion 1B
- Juan Francisco 3B
- Adam Lind DH
- Colby Rasmus CF
- Josh Thole C
- Chris Getz 2B
R.A. Dickey will pitch for the Blue Jays
First Pitch: 7:07 PM ET
Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, CAN
TV: CSN, MLBN
Radio: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP
Andrew Shipotofsky is a writer for Philliedelphia. Follow him on Twitter @Ashipotofsky
