Atlanta Braves (67-60) at Philadelphia Phillies (73-52)
7:05pm - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Pedro Martinez will look to get the Phillies off to a good start against the Atlanta Braves at home on Friday night. Despite being 2-0, Pedro has looking mediocre in his first three starts. As he becomes more acclimated with the majors again, his numbers should improve. One player who is already acclimated with the major leagues is the rookie phenom for the Braves, Tommy Hanson. Hanson, the hard-tossing righty will be a true challenge for the Phillies offense.
Martinez has been consistent this season for the Phillies, but not spectacular. He will look to keep the ball in the park tonight and deliver the Phillies another quality start against the Braves. From all of his time in the big leagues, Pedro has quite a deal of experience against the Atlanta lineup. Current Braves are hitting just .198 in 189 career plate appearances. They have hit five homers but struck out over a quarter of the time (49). If Martinez can be efficient tonight, he has a chance to go deep against an average-hitting lineup.
The Braves will send their prized pitching prospect, Tommy Hanson to the mound. The hard-throwing righty has put up dominant numbers thus far in the season. He will have one of his toughest tasks of the season tonight against the Phillies at home. With his deceptive delivery, the Phillies will need to be somewhat patient to see how the rookie throws. However, they do want to take a good approach to hitting a pitcher that they have never seen before.
Coming off a winning, yet disappointing road trip, the Phillies need to make a statement against the division rival Braves. The Braves have mostly dominated the Phillies this season, but sit seven games back. With that in mind, the Phillies need to win this series, and that starts with tonight's game and Pedro Martinez.
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