Phillies (75-40) at Dodgers (52-62), 10:10 p.m. on CSN
Starting Pitchers
Phillies: Cliff Lee (11-7, 2.96) has won six of his last eight decisions, and his last outing was his best since June. In a 3-0 win over the Giants, Lee tossed a seven-hit shutout, striking out eight batters and walking none.
Dodgers: In his last start, Ted Lilly (7-11, 4.86) gave up one run on four hits in six innings of work, but took the tough-luck loss to the Padres. He has gone at least five innings in each of his last six starts, his longest such streak of the season. The Dodgers have lost six of Lillys last nine starts.
Previous games
The Phils have won 10 of their last 11, the most recent victory being a 5-3 win over the Dodgers on Monday night. Roy Halladay tossed 6 13 innings of one-run ball en route to his 15th win of the season, and Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins drove in a pair of runs as the Phils became the first team in the majors to hit the 75-win mark. Shane Victorino added his 12th home run of the season in the ninth inning.
Head-to-head
The Phils are 3-1 against the Dodgers this seasonHunter Pence is just 7-for-38 (.184) with 10 strikeouts against LillyIn 41 career games, Howard has hit .195 against the Dodgers, his lowest average against any NL opponentRod Barajas, Matt Kemp, James Loney and Andre Ethier have one combined hit in 37 total at-bats (.027) against Lee.
Whos hot?
Over his last 10 games, Ethier is hitting .436 (17-for-39) with seven runs scoredPence has 13 hits in 32 at-bats (.406) since joining the Phils, including two home runs and a pair of doublesThrough eight games in August, Victorino already has three homers.
Storylines
Lee hasnt allowed a run to the Dodgers in either of his last two starts against them. Between his last outing, a 3-1 win on June 6, and a start against Los Angeles in Game 3 of the 2009 NLCS, Lee has allowed just 11 baserunners while striking out 20 in 15 innings of work.
Sound off
If the playoffs started tomorrow, who would you put on the hill in Game 2 of the NLDS: Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels?