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| Delmon forever. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. |
Well, another el suck road trip is over. California doesn't have Phillies fans dreaming, not at all. At 39-44, they look like a 90 loss team. Things are ugly for us fans.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (39-44, NL EAST-3) @ PITTSBURGH PIRATES (51-30, NL CENTRAL-1, MLB's BEST RECORD)
WHEN: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:05 Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:35 Thursday
WHERE: Pittsburgh's PNC Park
TV: CSN for all.
PITCHING MATCH-UPS:
- Tuesday- Jon Pettibone (3-3, 4.17) vs. Jon Locke (7-1, 2.06)
- Wednesday- Jon Lannan (1-2, 4.83 ) vs. Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.76)
- Thursday- Cole Hamels (2-11, 4.58) vs. Gerritt Cole (4-0, 3.70)
PREDICTIONS- This gets ugly in-a-hurry as the Buccos hammer the Phillies for three days. PIRATES SWEEP.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (48-34, NL EAST-1)
WHEN: Friday-7:05, Saturday- 7:15, Sunday- 1:05
WHERE: CBP
TV: Friday-CSN, Saturday-FOX, Sunday- PHL 17
PITCHING MATCH-UPS:
- Friday- Cliff Lee (9-2, 2.59) vs. Tim Hudson (4-7, 4.22)
- Saturday- Kyle Kendrick (7-5, 3.59) vs. Paul Maholm (9-6, 3.69)
- Sunday- Pettibone vs. Kris Medlen (5-7, 3.02)
PREDICTION- The Phillies show some pride and win a game. BARVES 2 OF 3.
No, I didn't do an "about the team" section because, well, you should know about these teams by now. These are two of the best teams in the NL, and we're not. In fact, we're heading for a crash. We're a bottom feeder at this point.
