Monday, July 30, 2018

Series Preview - Phillies at Red Sox: July 30th to July 31st

1978 Topps #540
1978 Topps #572
Monday and Tuesday 7:10
Fenway Park - Boston, MA

Phillies 58-47, 1st place in the N.L. East, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Braves
Red Sox 74-33, 1st place in the A.L. East, 5 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees

Phillies Probables:  Aaron Nola (12-3, 2.42), Jake Arrieta (8-6, 3.45)
Red Sox Probables:  David Price (11-6, 4.17), Drew Pomeranz (1-4, 6.91)

At the Ballpark:  On Tuesday night, the first 10,000 fans will receive a Xander Bogaerts "Splash" bobble head.  (I'll have to rely on the good folks from Section 36 to let me know what that means.)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Odubel Herrera - .275
Runs:  Cesar Hernandez - 66
Home Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 21
RBIs:  Rhys Hoskins - 70
Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 14

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 12
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 2.42
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 136
Saves:  Seranthony Dominguez and Hector Neris - 10

Red Sox Leaders
Average:  Mookie Betts - .344
Runs:  Mookie Betts - 84
Home Runs:  J.D. Martinez - 32
RBIs:  J.D. Martinez - 89
Stolen Bases:  Mookie Betts - 20

Wins:  Rick Porcello - 13
ERA:  Chris Sale - 2.04
Strikeouts:  Chris Sale - 207
Saves:  Craig Kimbrel - 33

2 comments:

Section 36 said...

The splash bobble heads are fun! They show the player receiving a Gatorade shower following another Red Sox victory...like the one on Monday!

Jim said...

Ouch. We'll see how the rematch goes in late October. ; )