Alright, another day, another injury in Phillies-land. Michael Martinez broke a bone today, and he's out. He has no timetable for return, but you can bet on him starting the year on the DL.
With that great news out of the way, they did play today. Hunter Pence, Ty Wigginton, and Carlos Ruiz all had two hits a piece. Podsednik and Pierre each had a hit, and Podsednik scored a run. Scotty Pod is hitting .389 now, and Pierre is hitting .281. Pete Orr had a hit and an RBI. Mayberry and Galvis both had a hit, with Mayberry getting a double, and Galvis a triple. Erik Kratz had an RBI, as did Orr, Galvis, and Wigginton.
Roy Halladay struck out five over six innings of one run ball. Papelbon had a scoreless inning, as did Stutes and Herndon. Pitching worries? Eh.
The box score is here.
So, here's my projection after today.
- Line-Up: Rollins-SS, Polanco-3B, Victorino-CF, Pence-RF, Mayberry-1B/LF, Nix/Thome-LF/1B, Ruiz-C, Galvis-2B
- Rotation: Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Worley, Blanton
- Bench: Thome/Nix, Schneider, Wigginton, Podsednik, Orr
- Bullpen: Papelbon, Bastardo, Qualls, Kendrick, Stutes, Herndon, Savery
- DL: Howard, Utley, Martinez, Contreras
- Last Five Off: Pierre, Diekman, Brown, Montanez, Valdes
