Monday, August 28, 2017

Series Preview - Braves at Phillies: August 28th to August 30th


Monday and Tuesday 7:05, Wednesday 1:05
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

Braves 57-71, 3rd Place in the N.L. East, 20 1/2 games behind the Nationals
Phillies 48-81, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 30 games behind the Nationals

Braves Probables:  Lucas Sims (2-3, 4.13), R.A. Dickey (8-8, 4.06), Julio Teheran (8-11, 4.90)
Phillies Probables:  Aaron Nola (9-9, 3.58), Mark Leiter, Jr. (2-3, 3.86), Jerad Eickhoff (4-7, 4.36)

At the Ballpark:  It's another Bark at the Park tonight, with plenty of room available for man's best friend to roam the open sections.

Braves Leaders
Average:  Ender Inciarte - .299
Runs:  Ender Inciarte - 81
Home Runs:  Freddie Freeman - 22
RBIs:  Nick Markakis - 65
Stolen Bases:  Ender Inciarte - 17

Wins:  Mike Foltynewicz - 10
ERA:  R.A. Dickey - 4.06
Strikeouts:  Mike Foltynewicz - 130
Saves:  Jim Johnson - 22

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Cesar Hernandez - .288
Runs:  Cesar Hernandez - 65
Home Runs:  Tommy Joseph - 19
RBIs:  Tommy Joseph - 63
1982 Topps #1
Stolen Bases:  Freddy Galvis and Cesar Hernandez - 13

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 9
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 3.58
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 135
Saves:  Hector Neris - 16

1982 Topps Appreciation:  Rhys Hoskins has been the recipient of two 2017 Chachi Highlights cards in the past week, and here's a look at the original.  Steve Carlton received the coveted #1 card in the 1982 Topps set, and yes we actually got pretty excited about that kind of thing back in the day.

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