Lost confidence after that ninth inning meltdown, yesterday. Guess I should come right back with the Phillies to get the bitter taste out of my mouth .. don't want to get near the pen though, so I guess I shoot at the first five innings .. if I wasn't so damn slow, I might have got it under our limit, but I'll have to lay the - 1/2 run, as the Phillies are getting pounded early this morning. I am sure that is because of COLE HAMELS (5-1; 2.28) who has won 5 straight, and the Phillies have won 6 straight with him at the helm, and he has a 1.93 ERA in those six starts. Cole is (3-0) w/ 1.44 ERA in four career starts vs the Red Sox, and is (2-1) @ Home TY w/ 2.79 Home ERA and 1.19 Home Whip, while Bard has a 5.49 Road ERA & 1.37 Road Whip. If the Phillies are patient at bat, they may be able to set the table early, as Bard has been struggling with his control, walking four batters in each of his last two starts. HAMELS has permitted two runners or less in each of his L6 starts, pitching six to eight innings in each. Phillies are (7-1) in their L8 IL Home games vs RH-starters.
EDWIN JACKSON is (5-0) w/ 2.68 ERA in his L8 outings vs the O'S, and Arrieta in 8 IP vs the Nats has surrendered 12 runs.
JUSTIN VERLANDER (4-1; 2.47) is (15-2) w/ 2.94 ERA in 20 starts vs N.L. opponents, going (3-0) w/ 0.75 ERA in four IL outings LY.
JERED WEAVER is (10-3) w/ 2.75 ERA in 18 IL starts, including (5-0) w/ 2.17 ERA in his L8 IL starts.
PLAYS ( MLB ):
pod> 1H PHIL -1/2 (-115) **
WASH - 125 **
DET - RL (-120) **
quint> cubs / phil / wash / det / Laa --> 1.0*/ 9.6*
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POD ( MLB ):
(1H) PHIL - 1/2 (-115) ( Bard D. / Hamels C. )
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2 UNIT PLAY
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