Series Preview - Phillies at Giants: August 17th to August 20th

Thursday and Friday 10:15, Saturday 9:05, Sunday 4:05
AT&T Park - San Francisco, CA

Phillies 43-75, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 28 games behind the Nationals
Giants 48-74, 5th Place in the N.L. West, 38 1/2 games behind the Dodgers

Phillies Probables:  Aaron Nola (9-7, 3.02), Zach Eflin (1-4, 5.76), Jerad Eickhoff (3-7, 4.33), Mark Leiter, Jr. (1-3, 4.38)
Giants Probables:  Jeff Samardzija (7-12, 4.74), Chris Stratton (1-2, 4.91), Matt Moore (3-12, 5.71), Ty Blach (8-8, 4.37)

At the Ballpark:  On Sunday afternoon, the first 20,000 fans will receive a pair of "Kruk & Kuip" socks, featuring the images of Giants broadcasters Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Cesar Hernandez - .293
Runs:  Cesar Hernandez - 60
Home Runs:  Maikel Franco - 17
RBIs:  Maikel Franco - 59
Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 12

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 9
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 3.02
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 125
Saves:  Hector Neris - 13

Giants Leaders
Average:  Buster Posey - .316
Runs:  Brandon Belt - 63
Home Runs:  Brandon Belt - 18
RBIs:  Brandon Crawford - 57
Stolen Bases:  Eduardo Nunez* - 18

Wins:  Ty Blach - 8
ERA:  Ty Blach - 4.37
Strikeouts:  Jeff Samardzija - 160
Saves:  Mark Melancon - 11

*Now with the Red Sox

1982 Topps #20

1982 Topps #722

1982 Topps Appreciation:  Garry Maddox and Jerry Martin were teammates on on three pennant winning Phillies teams between 1975 and 1978.