Series Preview - Phillies at Nationals: September 8th to September 11th

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:05, Sunday 1:35
Nationals Park - Washington, DC

Phillies 62-77, 4th place in the N.L. East, 20 games behind the Nationals
Nationals 82-57, 1st place in the N.L. East, 8 1/2 game ahead of the Mets

Phillies Probables:  Alec Asher (0-0, 0.00), Jake Thompson (1-5, 6.48), Jared Eickhoff (10-13, 3.86), Adam Morgan (2-9, 5.90)
Nationals Probables:  A.J. Cole (1-1, 3.86), Tanner Roark (14-8, 2.89), Max Scherzer (16-7, 2.88), Gio Gonzalez (10-9, 4.40)

At the Ballpark:  Tonight, the first 25,000 fans will receive a Michael A. Taylor bobblehead and tomorrow night the first 20,000 fans will receive a Nationals beer stein.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Cesar Hernandez - .289
Runs:  Odubel Herrera - 71
Home Runs:  Maikel Franco - 22
RBIs:  Maikel Franco - 73
Stolen Bases:  Odubel Herrera - 20

Wins:  Jared Eickhoff and Jeremy Hellickson - 10
ERA:  Jared Eickhoff - 3.86
Strikeouts:  Vince Velasquez - 152
Saves:  Jeanmar Gomez - 35

Nationals Leaders
Average:  Daniel Murphy - .345
Runs:  Daniel Murphy - 83
Home Runs:  Daniel Murphy - 25
RBIs:  Daniel Murphy - 100
Stolen Bases:  Trea Turner - 21

Wins:  Max Scherzer - 16
ERA:  Max Scherzer - 2.88
Strikeouts:  Max Scherzer - 243
Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 19

1970 Topps #403

1970 Topps #442

1970 Topps Appreciation:  In retrospect, it seems a little cruel to feature cards of Jim Bunning and Gene Mauch in September as teams around the Majors are trying to earn a spot in the postseason. Bunning and Mauch will forever be linked for their roles on the 1964 Phillies team and that team's cruel and historic September collapse.