Skip to main content

Series Preview: Pirates at Phillies, April 22-25

Behind a rookie hurler, the Phillies (8-11) are set to open a four-game series against the Pirates (10-8) at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park on Monday night. Read ahead for full details on the pitching match ups as well as other key stats for this series.

Jon Pettibone in action with Reading in 2012
Monday, 7:05 PM.  A.J. Burnett (1-2, 2.63 ERA) vs. Jonathan Pettibone (first MLB start).  In 19 career regular season games against the Phillies, Burnett has a 6-9 record along with a 5.09 ERA.  Ryan Howard is 3-for-14 (all three hits are home runs) in his career against Burnett.  The 36-year-old righty has a 4.86 ERA in seven career games at Citizens Bank Park.  The 22-year-old Pettibone was PhilliesNation.com's #6 ranked prospect prior to the season.  In two starts with Triple-A Lehigh Valley this year, Pettibone had a 0-1 record and a 9.64 ERA. Pettibone, who was the Phillies' 3rd round draft pick in 2008, is filling in for the injured John Lannan.

Tuesday, 7:05 PM.  Jeff Locke (1-1, 5.17 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels (0-2, 6.46 ERA).  Locke, a 25-year-old lefty, has a 0-5 record and an 8.65 ERA in six career road starts.  Locke has never faced the Phillies before.  Hamels has a 7.82 ERA in two home starts this season.  Clint Barmes is 4-for-5 with two doubles and a homer in his career against Hamels.

Wednesday, 7:05 PM.  Wandy Rodriguez (2-0, 0.56 ERA) vs. Roy Halladay (2-2, 6.04 ERA).  In six career outings against the Phils, the lefty Rodriguez has a 2-2 record along with a 5.11 ERA.  Rodriguez has a 7.11 ERA in four career outings at Citizens Bank Park.  Jimmy Rollins is 6-for-15 (.400 avg) with a home run in his career against Rodriguez.  In six career starts against the Pirates, Halladay has a 4-1 record and a 0.98 ERA.  Andrew McCutchen is 1-for-10 (.100 avg) in his career against Halladay.

Thursday, 1:05 PM.  James McDonald (2-2, 4.12 ERA) vs. Cliff Lee (2-1, 2.83 ERA).  In six career games against the Phillies, McDonald has a 1-2 record with a 5.73 ERA and a .274 batting average against.  Chase Utley is 4-for-6 (.667 avg) with a homer against the right-handed McDonald.  Lee has a 1-0 record with a 3.05 ERA and a .192 batting average against in this career games against the Pirates.  Andrew McCutchen is 1-for-9 (.111 avg) against Lee in his career.


Shortstop Clint Barmes is batting .130 through 16 games this season and knocked in his first two runs of the year in Pittsburgh's 4-2 win over the Braves on Sunday.  Barmes is a .231 hitter in 35 career games against the Phils.

Pirates closer Jason Grilli has a 6.23 ERA in eight outings against the Phillies.  Grilli has not given up a run in nine appearances this season.

Garrett Jones is a .208 hitter with four home runs and 12 RBI in 23 career games against the Phils.  Jones is batted .333 in six road games this season.

In 42 games against the Pirates, Ryan Howard has a .228 average along with five homers and 33 RBI.

Michael Young, who is batting .333 this season, has hit safely in 12 straight games.  In 12 career games against the Pirates, Young has a .391 average with three homers and 11 RBI.

Antonio Bastardo has a 0.00 ERA in seven outings this year.  Bastardo has not given up a run in nine career appearances against the Pirates.

The Phillies won three of seven games against Pittsburgh last season.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Jersey Shore clinches playoff berth on final day of regular season

Ottto Kemp, image- Jay Floyd With an extra-inning victory over first-half division champions Hudson Valley on Sunday, the Class A Advanced Jersey Shore BlueClaws clinched the team's first playoff appearance since 2018, winning the second-half division title. Key performers in the BlueClaws' clincher were righty hurler Jason Ruffcorn, who threw three innings of relief to earn the victory and third baseman Otto Kemp, notched three hits, a walk, two stolen bases and plated the game winning run in the 11th inning on a sacrifice fly.  On top of that, Kemp, who turned 24-years-old on Saturday, made an absolute game-saving defensive play to help the club hold their lead in the bottom of the 11th frame. One of Jersey Shore's most consistent performers all season long has been right-handed reliever Cam Wynne.  The Phillies' 20th round draft pick in 2021 out of Nebraska.  In 34 appearances, one start, the 24-year-old tallied a 1-1 record with one save, a 2.44 ERA and a .190 batti

PhoulBallz Interview: BlueClaws OF Justin Crawford

Justin Crawford w/ junior reporter Evan At the age of 19, outfielder Justin Crawford has played his way into the conversation of being considered as one of baseball's top prospects. The son of four-time MLB All-Star Carl Crawford, Justin has looked every bit as impressive as his position as the 17th overall draft selection last year would have most fans thinking he should be.  He opened the season with Class A Clearwater where, in 69 games, he notched a .344/.399/.478 slash line.  And since mid-August when he was promoted to Class A Advanced Jersey Shore, the younger Crawford has posted a .300/.364/.440 line.  He's also stolen 44 bases in 52 attempts overall. And while the BlueClaws enter the final week of the regular season 1/2 game out of first place in their division, I spoke with Justin Crawford about the team's hopes of making the postseason for the first time since 2018. I also asked Justin about the similarities and differences between his skillset and his father'

This Guy Speaks For All of You

This individual, interviewed by FOX 29 on Friday as the Phillies arrived back at Citizens Bank Park, said it best. When asked how he felt regarding the Phillies, he told Steve Keeley that he was, "Stoked, baby!" The unidentified phanatic then proclaimed, "We are talking about the Fightins here, the Fightins! Said!" Check out the media player below, as the transcribed version certainly does not do this phireball of phandom justice. The Phillies forced game 6 of the National League Championship Series with a 4-2 victory over the Giants in San Francisco on Thursday night. Game 6 will feature Roy Oswalt vs. Jonathan Sanchez in a return pitching match up from game 2. First pitch is scheduled for 7:57 pm EST at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Be sure to tune in on 97.3 ESPN's Weekend Sports Guide with Tyrone Johnson this afternoon around 1:15pm to hear me chatting about the Phillies! 97.3 is based in Atlantic City. You can listen live online HERE . ______________