It’s finally here! The series of the year (so far) has arrived. 
The Phillies and the Braves will duke it out in a three game set over the weekend, before all 30 teams head into the All-Star break. Charlie set the rotation a week ago making sure that his three best pitchers would get the start this weekend. Roy “You Wish You Never Faced Me” Halladay (11-3, 2.44 ERA) will start off the series tonight vs Brandon “Fat Chicks At The” Beachy (3-1, 3.23 ERA). Roy is coming off a helluva start vs his former team, the Blue Jays . Last Saturday, he pitched a complete game, allowing 3 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 8. In his career, Roy is 4-1 with a 1.65 ERA vs the Braves, a very good history headed into tonight’s game. Oh yeah, Brandon Beachy is 0-3 with a 5.00 ERA vs the Phillies in his career. In 18 innings vs Beachy, the Phils have scored 10 runs and given him all 3 of his career losses. 4-1 vs 0-3. You be the judge.
The great match ups don’t end there! Saturday, Cliff “Sit Down Boy” Lee (9-4, 2.92 ERA) will try to bounce back from his ugly performance last Sunday and go for his 10th win. He allowed 7 earned runs and 10 hits over 7 1/3 innings, but did strike out 9. Lee will get his chance tomorrow afternoon vs Tommy “4th Member Of” Hanson (10-4, 2.52 ERA). Hanson is coming off a great start against the Rockies, allowing 1 earned run in 7 innings. In his last 5 starts, he’s gone 5-0 with a 1.97 ERA. His 2.52 ERA is among the best in the National League. Bogus.
Cole “Hollywood” Hamels (10-4, 2.40 ERA) and Derek “Drunk and Disorderly” Lowe (5-6, 4.21 ERA) will conclude the series Sunday afternoon. Cole had a great game Tuesday, throwing 8 strong, solid innings, allowing only 2 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 5 Marlins in a 14-2 Phillies’ win. Lowe, having a terrible first half, is coming off two straight wins. He went 5 1/3 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits, while giving a free pass to 3 Rockies, and striking out 5. It will be fun.
It’s going to be a helluva weekend in Philly, and it’s also going to be a great weekend for us here at the Phillies Blunt.
First Pitch @ 7:05 PM!
Today’s Line Up:
J-Roll SS
Mayberry CF
Utley 2B
Howard 1B
Ibanez LF
Chooch C
D. Brown RF
Valdez 3B
Halladay P
Go Phillies!
SW-Erik Seybold
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