Phillies (82-44) at Mets (60-67), 1:05 p.m. on CSN
Starting Pitchers
Phillies: Kyle Kendrick (7-5, 3.24) pitched six strong innings in Washington on Friday, allowing two runs and five hits. He is 4-4 with a 2.98 ERA in 10 lifetime starts against the Mets, including an 8-5 win on July 17.
Mets: Mike Pelfrey (6-10, 4.61) is 0-1 with a 4.64 ERA in four August starts, including a 6-1 loss to Milwaukee on Friday. He is 0-2 with a 7.58 ERA in four starts against the Phillies this season.
Previous games
The Phillies have taken the first two games of this series. In Tuesday's 9-4 win, John Mayberry Jr. hit a three-run homer, Shane Victorino added a solo shot among his three RBIs and Vance Worley notched two hits in addition to pitching seven great innings.
Head-to-head
The Phils are 9-4 against the Mets this season, outscoring New York by 20 runs in 13 total games.
Whos hot?
Over his last 10 games, Victorino is 17-for-44 (.386) with four doubles, a triple, and three home runsCarlos Ruiz is working on a five-game hitting streak, and he has multiple hits in each of his last three contests. ... Mayberry has a six-game hitting streak, during which he has three home runs and 10 RBIs.
Storylines
The Phillies are 18-5 in their last 23 games. ... The Phillies haven't swept the Mets in Philly since July 3-5, 2009. ... Victorino has an 11-game hitting streak overall. ... For the Mets, Lucas Duda has two homers and six RBIs over his last four games.
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