Phillies (81-44) at Mets (60-66), 7:05 p.m. on CSN
Starting Pitchers
Phillies: Cliff Lee (13-7, 2.82) has won each of his last four starts, having surrendered just two runs on 14 hits over his last 24 innings on the mound. In his most recent outing, he threw seven innings of three-hit ball to guide the Phils to a 9-2 win over Arizona.
Mets: Dillon Gee (11-4, 3.92) has slowed a little since his torrid 7-1 start, but he has notched three wins in his last four decisions. Last Wednesday, Gee tossed 6 23 innings, allowing one run on five hits en route to a 7-3 victory over the Padres.
Previous games
The Mets are coming off the wrong side of a sweep against the Brewers, having surrendered 23 runs to Milwaukee over the three-game set. New York gave up four unanswered runs in the final two innings of their last game, resulting in a 6-2 loss to the Brewers in the series finale.
The Phils dropped two out of three to the Nationals over the weekend, marking their first series loss in August. They have now gone 3-3 over their last six. Their most recent contest saw Antonio Bastardo blow his first save of the season in a 5-4 loss to Washington.
Head-to-head
The Phils are 8-4 against the Mets this season, outscoring New York by 15 runs in 12 total gamesIn two career starts against the Mets, Lee is 1-0 with a 0.68 ERAGee has appeared in two games (just one start) against the Phils, going 1-0 with a 6.23 ERARyan Howard, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins have combined for 80 homers and 238 RBIs against the MetsIn 121 games against the Phils, Jose Reyes has 55 extra-base hits and 47 steals.
Whos hot?
Over his last nine games, Shane Victorino is 15-for-39 (.384) with four doubles and a pair of home runsCarlos Ruiz is working on a five-game hitting streak, and he has multiple hits in each of his last three contestsAngel Pagan has 10 hits in his last 18 at-bats, including three doubles and a homer.
Storylines
Jimmy Rollins left Sundays game in the third inning with a with a groin strain and is listed as day to day. UPDATE: He's on the DL. It appeared as if the injury came when Rollins ranged to his left to field a bouncer behind second base then pirouetted to throw out the Nats Jesus Flores at first base. His return is dependent upon the result of an MRI.
Sound off
Which health issue has you more worried: Rollins groin strain or Cole Hamels sore arm?