Sunday, May 15, 2011
Posted: 11:05 a.m.
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Phillies (25-13) at Braves (22-19), 1:35 p.m. on WPHL
Starting Pitchers
Phillies: Roy Halladay. The Phillies' No. 1 ace comes into the game with a 5-2 record and a 2.05 ERA. Halladay is 3-0 in day starts with a 0.88 ERA and is 2-2 in night starts with a 3.23 ERA.
Braves: Tim Hudson. Hudson comes in with a 4-3 record and a 3.09 ERA. In his last start, Hudson allowed seven runs in five innings in a 7-6 loss against the Nationals.
Previous games
The Phillies won the first game of the three-game set, but the Braves won on Saturday behind Jair Jurrjens, who allowed only three hits in just over seven innings of work.
Head-to-head
The Phils and the Braves have split eight games so far this season. Sunday's matchup will be the ninth time the teams will faceoff.
MLB
Whos hot?
Halladay gave up only one earned run and five hits against teh Marlins, but lost to Marlins' ace Josh Johnson on Tuesday, 2-1.
Storylines
The injury bug has bitten the Phillies early and often this season and now has gone after Shane Victorino. The Phils' centerfielder tweaked his hamstring, but the Phils don't expect him to hit the DL.
Sound off
After Joe Blanton's performance on Saturday, is it time to give Vance Worley or Kyle Kendrick a shot in the rotation?