Newly acquired All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will be making his debut tonight for the Toronto Blue Jays, as the Phillies look to win their fourth consecutive series since the All-Star break, and sixth consecutive game overall.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (38-63) | Toronto Blue Jays (50-51) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Jerome Williams | RHP | R.A. Dickey | ||
| (3-7, 6.28 ERA) | (4-10, 4.53 ERA) | ||||
Williams, 33, will be throwing in his second game since returning from the disabled list (strained hamstring) on July 24. In 12.2 career innings pitched at the Rogers Centre, the veteran right hander has allowed 16 hits, eight runs (six earned), two home runs and six walks.
Dickey, 40, is 4-4 with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.255 WHIP ratio over ten career starts against the Phils. He threw a season-high 8.1 innings in his last start against the A's, surrendering only two runs.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (38-63) | Toronto Blue Jays (50-51) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Batter | Bats | Position | Batter | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Ben Revere | S | 1 | SS | Troy Tulowitzki | R |
| 2 | SS | Freddy Galvis | L | 2 | 3B | Josh Donaldson | R |
| 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 3 | DH | Jose Bautista | R |
| 4 | DH | Ryan Howard | R | 4 | 1B | Edwin Encarnacion | R |
| 5 | LF | Jeff Francoeur | L | 5 | C | Russell Martin | R |
| 6 | RF | Domonic Brown | R | 6 | LF | Danny Valencia | R |
| 7 | C | Carlos Ruiz | L | 7 | RF | Ezequiel Carrera | L |
| 8 | 1B | Darin Ruf | S | 8 | CF | Kevin Pillar | R |
| 9 | 2B | Andres Blanco | R | 9 | 2B | Ryan Goins | L |
Game Notes:
- In 13 career plate appearances at the Rogers Centre, Tulowitzki is batting .182/.308/.727 with two hits, both of them home runs, three runs-batted-in, two walks and three strikeouts. He is a .333/.413/.581 career hitter against the Phillies in 151 plate appearances.
Phillies are 9-1 since the All-Star Break, the 1st time they've won at least 9 of their first 10 games after Break since 1970 (via ELIAS)
- Ezequiel Carrera is starting in right field tonight for Toronto. He played in just 13 games for the 2013 Phillies, before being selected off of waivers by the Cleveland Indians on May 2. Carrera batted .077/.250/.077 in red pinstripes with just one hit in 16 plate appearances.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:07 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
| Atlanta Braves | Philadelphia Phillies | TV | Radio | |||||
| R, 7/30 | RHP | Shelby Miller | RHP | Aaron Harang | CSN | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | ||
| 7:05 | (5-7, 2.27 ERA) | (4-11, 4.08 ERA) | ||||||
| F, 7/31 | RHP | Matt Wisler | LHP | Cole Hamels | CSN | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | ||
| 7:05 | (5-1, 3.43 ERA) | (6-7, 3.64 ERA) | ||||||
| Sa, 8/1 | LHP | Alex Wood | TBA | NBC10 | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | |||
| 7:05 | (7-6, 3.54 ERA) | |||||||
| Su, 8/2 | TBA | TBA | CSN | 94WIP, 1210 WPHT | ||||
| 1:35 | ||||||||
Matt Rappa (@mattrappasports) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
