Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
Giants 54-44, Tied for 1st Place in the N.L. West, 11 games ahead of the Padres
Phillies 43-55, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 11 games behind the Braves and Nationals
Giants Probables: Ryan Vogelsong (5-7, 3.86), Matt Cain (2-7, 4.18), Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 3.38), Tim Hudson (8-6, 2.78)
Phillies Probables: Cliff Lee (4-4, 3.18), Roberto Hernandez (4-8, 4.22), A.J. Burnett (6-9, 4.08), Cole Hamels (4-5, 2.83)
At the Ballpark: Tonight is Italian Heritage night at the ballpark and kids get to run the bases following Thursday afternoon's game.
Phillies Leaders
Average: Ben Revere - .293
Runs: Chase Utley - 52
Home Runs: Marlon Byrd - 19
RBIs: Ryan Howard - 58
Stolen Bases: Ben Revere - 26
Wins: A.J. Burnett - 6
ERA: Cole Hamels - 2.83
Strikeouts: Cole Hamels - 115
Saves: Jonathan Papelbon - 23
1988 Topps Appreciation: If you're trying to figure out the connection between Don Robinson and Wally Ritchie, I'd be extremely impressed if you realized that both pitchers were teammates on the 1992 Phillies squad. There's that and I needed somewhere to feature Ritchie's card since we're now more than half way through the season and I'm running out of series preview posts quickly.
Robinson ended his 15-year career pitching eight forgettable game with the 1992 Phillies. He went 1-4 with a 6.18 ERA before earning his release in mid-July. For Phillies fans, Robinson is probably best remembered as the pitcher who allowed Mike Schmidt's memorable 500th career home run back on April 18, 1987.
Ritchie spent parts of four seasons with the Phillies, first appearing with the club in 1987. He'd appear in just 19 games with the 1988 club before being exiled to Triple-A for the entire 1989 and 1990 seasons. He was one of the team's more reliable relievers in 1991 and 1992, appearing in 79 games and pitching to a 2.72 ERA. The Phillies and Ritchie parted ways following the 1992 season and he bounced around with the Tigers and Reds organizations as well as a few independent league teams before hanging up his spikes in 1998.
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| 1988 Topps #52 and #494 |
Robinson ended his 15-year career pitching eight forgettable game with the 1992 Phillies. He went 1-4 with a 6.18 ERA before earning his release in mid-July. For Phillies fans, Robinson is probably best remembered as the pitcher who allowed Mike Schmidt's memorable 500th career home run back on April 18, 1987.
Ritchie spent parts of four seasons with the Phillies, first appearing with the club in 1987. He'd appear in just 19 games with the 1988 club before being exiled to Triple-A for the entire 1989 and 1990 seasons. He was one of the team's more reliable relievers in 1991 and 1992, appearing in 79 games and pitching to a 2.72 ERA. The Phillies and Ritchie parted ways following the 1992 season and he bounced around with the Tigers and Reds organizations as well as a few independent league teams before hanging up his spikes in 1998.
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