Washington Nationals (50-93) at Philadelphia Phillies (82-60)
September 15 - September 17
The division-leading Philadelphia Phillies will play host to the league-worst Washington Nationals for a three game series this week. The Phillies are rolling high after a big series win against the New York Mets. They will look to continue their dominance over the Nationals, as they have gone 12-3 in their meetings thus far. This will be the teams' final series of the season and one that is critical for the Phils. It might be easy to overlook the last-place Nats, but with Washington throwing three righties and the heart of the Phillies' rotation lined up, this is as close to a must-sweep series as they will have.
September 15, 2009
7:05pm - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Garrett Mock, RHP (3-7, 5.75) v. Cliff Lee, LHP (13-11, 3.13)
Cliff Lee will make the start for the Phillies in the opener against the Nationals. In his last outing, against the Nationals no less, Lee was roughed up late but still earned the win. He has not been nearly as sharp in his last several starts and against a mediocre line up, he will try to get back on track. Lee will be opposed by Garrett Mock, whom the Phillies faced last week as well. The Phillies got to Mock early and over his last few starts, he has also been ineffective. Look for both pitchers to bounce back and keep this game a low scoring one.
Pitching Primer: Garrett Mock
2009 Road Splits: (2-1) 11 G, 31.1 IP, 4.31 ERA, 26 K
Career at Citizens Bank Park: (0-0) 4 G, 3.2 IP, 9.82 ERA, 4 K
Career vs. Phillies Hitters: 59 PA, .283 BA, 0 HR, 10 K
Pitching Primer: Cliff Lee
2009 Home Splits: (5-7) 14 G, 96.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, 81 K
Career at Citizens Bank Park: (2-1) 3 G, 21.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, 25 K
Career vs. Nationals Hitters: 75 PA, .324 BA, 1 HR, 13 K
September 16, 2009
7:05pm - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Livan Hernandez, RHP (8-10, 5.30) v. Joe Blanton, RHP (9-7, 4.11)
Two solid righties will face off in game two of the series as Livan Hernandez looks to continue his success against the Phillies and Joe Blanton. Hernandez defeated the Phillies last week and kept their high-powered offense shaking their heads. The Phillies will look to get their offense firing on all cylinders against him this time, behind Joe Blanton. Blanton was lit up in his last appearance against the Nationals, last week. He gave up a season high eight earned runs and turned in one of his worst starts of the season. However, Blanton has been steady this season and will try to regroup in this start against the Nats.
Pitching Primer: Livan Hernandez
2009 Road Splits: (5-5) 16 G, 94.1 IP, 5.34 ERA, 56 K
Career at Citizens Bank Park: (2-3) 6 G, 36.0 IP, 6.75 ERA, 22 K
Career vs. Phillies Hitters: 242 PA, .255 BA, 6 HR, 32 K
Pitching Primer: Joe Blanton
2009 Home Splits: (6-3) 14 G, 93.0 IP, 3.77 ERA, 77 K
Career at Citizens Bank Park: (8-3) 21 G, 131.0 IP, 3.71 ERA, 99 K
Career vs. Nationals Hitters: 125 PA, .282 BA, 7 HR, 22 K
September 17, 2009
7:05pm - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
J.D. Martin, RHP (4-4, 4.29) v. Cole Hamels, LHP (9-9, 4.21)
The Phillies will close out their series and home stand against the Nationals behind their ace, Cole Hamels. In what has been a well-documented inconsistent season, Hamels had a solid start his last time out. With the playoffs around the corner, the Phillies hope that Hamels picks up some confidence in his last few starts. He will be opposed by the Nationals' J.D. Martin, who has begun to pitch very well. The Phillies will want to be patient with the youngster and end that trend with a good showing in the finale of the series.
Pitching Primer: J.D. Martin
2009 Road Splits: (3-2) 5 G, 28.0 IP, 3.86 ERA, 16 K
Career at Citizens Bank Park: n/a
Career vs. Phillies Hitters: n/a
Pitching Primer: Cole Hamels
2009 Home Splits: (6-3) 14 G, 87.2 IP, 3.49 ERA, 86 K
Career at Citizens Bank Park: (26-15) 53 G, 347.1 IP, 3.34 ERA, 321 K
Career vs. Natinals Hitters: 139 PA, .233 BA, 3 HR, 46 K
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