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Phillies(58-31) @ Braves(48-39) Preview Phillies' Starting Lineup:
B Stott (L) 2B
T Turner (R) SS
A Bohm (R) 3B
B Marsh (L) RF
N Castellanos (R) DH
K Clemens (L) 1B
W Merrifield (R) LF
G Stubbs (L) C
J Rojas (R) CF

Michael Mercado RHP
(1-0, 1.50 ERA, 5 SO)

Braves' Starting Lineup:
J Kelenic (L) CF
O Albies (S) 2B
A Riley (R) 3B
M Olson (L) 1B
M Ozuna (R) DH
T d'Arnaud (R) C
A Duvall (R) RF
O Arcia (R) SS
E White (R) LF

Reynaldo López RHP
(6-2, 1.83 ERA, 87 SO)

Umpires:
Home Plate - Mike Estabrook
First Base - Erich Bacchus
Second Base - Laz Diaz
Third Base - Tripp Gibson

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Very much looking forward to seeing Mercado pitch, today.

I guess Thompson figured this was a give-up game pitching this stiff

God dammit. I jinxed him. Didn't I.

bigel57 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:13 pm I guess Thompson figured this was a give-up game pitching this stiff

For Christ's sake, Bigs, he's not a stiff. He pitched 2-hit ball his last outing. It's his 2nd ever start. It just didn't go well in the heat and humidity vs a very good Braves' team that feasts off pitchers who are struggling with their control.

Not fair calling him a stiff.

BelmontShore wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:17 pm God dammit. I jinxed him. Didn't I.

No you didn’t. II am convinced they threw this kid out as fodder. Saving the staff for the Dodgers
PS the Braves bats are waking up

Does it get any better than striking out the Braves' side in your major league debut with your family their to see it?

No. It does not.

bigel57 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:21 pm

BelmontShore wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:17 pm God dammit. I jinxed him. Didn't I.

No you didn’t. II am convinced they threw this kid out as fodder. Saving the staff for the Dodgers
PS the Braves bats are waking up

Bigs, you gotta stop. They have two starters hurt and Mercado is stretched out as a starter from AAA. It is his turn in the rotation. He pitched 2-hit ball his last start. Not sure how that qualifies as "fodder". Stop taking the most negative extreme viewpoint on every circumstance. The kid just didn't have it today but another AAA prospect strikes out the side in his debut. That's baseball.

Not even remotely concerned about the series loss or how they looked the last 2 games.

Get the day off.

Get ready for the Dodgers and get guys back.

BelmontShore wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:06 pm Not even remotely concerned about the series loss or how they looked the last 2 games.

Get the day off.

Get ready for the Dodgers and get guys back.

They mailed it in. Disgrace