Phillies at Mets: September 17th to September 19th

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 7:10
Citi Field - Flushing, NY

Phillies 73-74, 3rd Place in the N.L. East, 16 1/2 games behind the Nationals
Mets 66-80, 4th Place in the N.L. East, 23 games behind the Nationals

Phillies Probables:  Cliff Lee (5-7, 3.36), Tyler Cloyd (1-1, 4.95), Cole Hamels (15-6, 3.06)
Mets Probables:  R.A. Dickey (18-5, 2.68), Collin McHugh (0-2, 4.02), Matt Harvey (3-5, 2.92)

At the Ballpark:  Wednesday night is Breast Cancer Awareness Night with the first 10,000 fans receiving pink Mets compact mirrors.

Phillies Leaders

Average:  Jimmy Rollins - .252

Runs:  Jimmy Rollins - 90

Home Runs:  Jimmy Rollins - 20

RBIs:  Jimmy Rollins - 61

Stolen Bases:  Juan Pierre - 35

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 15

ERA:  Cole Hamels - 3.06

Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 192

Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 34

1979 Topps #382

1979 Topps Flashback:  As we get closer to the end of the season, we're also getting closer to the end of the line for cards from the 1979 Topps set having a connection to each series' participants.

Jerry Martin came up with the Phillies in 1974 after spending parts of four seasons climbing through the Phils' minor league system.  In parts of five seasons with the club, Martin never fully reached his potential, hitting .254 in 444 games while hitting just 19 home runs.  He was part of the massive, eight-player Manny Trillo/Greg Gross deal with the Cubs and he'd find more success in Chicago in 1979 and 1980.  He hit a career high 23 home runs in '80 with the Cubbies.  Martin played for three seasons with the Giants and Royals before finishing out his 11-year career with 51 games with the Mets in 1984.

Martin coached in the Phillies system from 1990 through 2009, and he was actually an interim first base coach with the 2008 Phillies during their championship season.