The Phillies (23-17) have won seven of eight game on their season-high tying 10-game road trip. Last night, the team hit four home runs in a 7-3 win, ending the Yankees nine-game winning streak.
The Phillies are a major league best 15-5 on the road this season.
The Phillies will hand the ball to their young lefthander J.A. Happ (2-0, 2.49 ERA). The lefthander is making his first start of the season after replacing Chan Ho Park in the rotation.
Happ, who has never faced the Yankees, is 1-1 with a 3.58 ERA in five career starts.
The Yankees will give the ball to veteran lefthander Andy Pettitte (4-1, 4.18 ERA). The lefty is looking to win his third straight start. Pettitte is 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in six starts against the Phillies.
And now, you're New York Yankees lineup:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez DH
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Swisher RF
Cervelli C
Pena 3B
And on the mound, the steady lefty, Andy Pettitte.
Game time is 4:10, and you can catch all the action on FOX.
My Thoughts:
1. Uh oh, a soft tossing lefty.
The Yankees haven't had great success against pitchers they've never faced before. The team needs to get to Happ early in this game and give him the Scott Richmond treatment. If they can get all over him, they can get into that Phillies bullpen, and maybe they'll get to pick on Chan Ho Park. But, with the dominant performance by Brett Myers last night, the Yankees need to strike first in this game. I don't think their bats stay dormant for long, but it worries me that they have to go against a guy they've never faced before.
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