Thursday, July 28, 2016

Series Preview - Phillies at Braves: July 28th to July 31st


Thursday 7:10, Friday 7:35, Saturday 7:10 and Sunday 1:35
Turner Field - Atlanta, GA

Phillies 46-57, 4th place in the N.L. East, 14 games behind the Nationals
Braves 35-66, 5th place in the N.L. East, 24 games behind the Nationals

Phillies Probables:  Aaron Nola (5-9, 4.75), Vince Velasquez (8-2, 3.34), Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 3.65), Jared Eickhoff (6-12, 3.83)
Braves Probables:  Matt Wisler (4-10, 4.92), Tyrell Jenkins (0-2, 6.17), Julio Teheran (3-8, 2.71), TBD

At the Ballpark:  It's Alumni Weekend at Turner Field, as dozens of former Braves players will return to bid farewell to the 20-year-old ballpark.  Scanning the list of alumni scheduled to appear, there are several former Phillies on the list, including:  Paul Byrd, Marvin Freeman, Wes Helms, Brian Hunter, Kevin Millwood, Dale Murphy, Jim Nash and Todd Pratt.

On Saturday, the first 20,000 fans will receive a 1991 "Worst-to-First" NLCS replica ring.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Cesar Hernandez - .290
Runs:  Odubel Herrera - 56
Home Runs:  Maikel Franco - 18
RBIs:  Maikel Franco - 55
Stolen Bases:  Odubel Herrera - 16

Wins:  Vince Velasquez - 8
ERA:  Jeremy Hellickson - 3.65
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 116
Saves:  Jeanmar Gomez - 26

Braves Leaders
Average:  Freddie Freeman - .280
Runs:  Freddie Freeman - 50
Home Runs:  Freddie Freeman - 18
RBIs:  Nick Markakis - 50
Stolen Bases:  Mallex Smith - 14

Wins:  Mike Foltynewicz and Matt Wisler - 4
ERA:  Julio Teheran - 2.71
Strikeouts:  Julio Teheran - 115
Saves:  Arodys Vizcaino - 10

2 comments:

Jim from Downingtown said...

Farewell to a TWENTY-YEAR-OLD ballpark? And I thought it was excessive when the Phillies dumped the Vet after only 33 years.

Jim said...

In 2017, the oldest ballpark in the N.L. East will be Citizens Bank Park. That's crazy.