PHILLIES vs DODGERS...GAME 2...MOYER vs MILTON...10:10pm...PICK THE WINNER
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National League Preview from The Sports Network
Friday, June 5th (All times eastern)
Philadelphia Phillies (32-20) at Los Angeles Dodgers (37-19), 10:10 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Philadelphia - Jamie Moyer (4-5, 6.75) Los Angeles - Eric Milton (2-0, 3.14)
(Sports Network) - Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels did his job last night in Los Angeles to keep his club in the win column. Now its up to another southpaw to extend Philadelphia's season-high winning streak to eight games as Jamie Moyer gets the nod in Friday's second test of a four-game series against the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine.
Moyer, 46, took six tries to record his 250th career win and finally reached the milestone with a solid outing on May 31 versus the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. He ended a personal four-game losing streak and was winless in five starts overall before holding the Nationals to a run and three hits over six innings of a 4-2 victory. Moyer improved to 4-5 in 10 starts and lowered his earned run average from 7.42 to 6.75 in the process.
The veteran lefty had given up at least three or more runs in five previous outings, while the opposition is hitting a healthy .321 against him. Moyer will try to rebound from a rough outing versus Los Angeles earlier this season after he permitted seven runs in a season-low 2 1/3 innings of a 9-2 setback on May 13 in South Philly. He is 3-5 with a 5.46 ERA in 11 career starts against the Dodgers.
Hamels, meanwhile, hurled a five-hit shutout and struck out five batters in a 3-0 victory last night for his fourth win of the season. He did not walk a batter and recorded the third shutout of his career and first since June 5, 2008, when he blanked the Cincinnati Reds.
"This is the best one he's pitched this year," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told the team's Web site. "But I've seen him pitch some good ones. This is a good game for him. The way the season has kind of gone so far, this was a very good game for him, confidence-wise."
Jayson Werth helped Hamels with a pair of hits and an RBI, while Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard both knocked in a run for the Phillies, who have won seven in a row and are 4-0 on a 10-game road trip against the Padres, Dodgers and Mets. Philadelphia pushed its lead in the National League East to four games over the rival Mets, who were swept in three games in Pittsburgh.
The Phillies also improved their MLB-best road mark to 20-6. In team news for the defending champions, starting pitcher Brett Myers underwent successful hip surgery and will most likely miss the rest of the regular season. Center fielder Shane Victorino is nursing a strained left hip and did not appear in last night's game. He is listed as day-to-day.
Los Angeles had its lead in the NL West shrink to eight games over San Francisco and has dropped four of its last seven games, including Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Phillies in the series opener. Andre Ethier had the only extra-base hit with a double and starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw added a hit for the Dodgers, who fell to 20-7 in Hollywood this season.
"We've faced a lot of good pitching," said Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, who went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. "The offense is down a little bit, not scoring as much runs, but we've been playing hard and we'll keep it going. We'll see what happens tomorrow."
Kershaw was saddled with the loss after he permitted two runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings with five K's and three walks. Cory Wade gave up a run in relief and the Dodgers are 2-2 on a nine-game residency.
Taking the mound for Joe Torre's club tonight will be Eric Milton, who is 2-0 with a 3.14 earned run average in three starts this season. Milton has won two straight trips to the mound and beat the Chicago Cubs the previous time out on May 31 at Wrigley Field, where he allowed two runs and six hits over a season- high 5 1/3 innings.
The left-hander played for the Phillies in 2004 and went 14-6 with a 4.75 earned run average in 34 starts. Milton has squared off with Philadelphia four times in his career, going 1-2 with a 5.56 ERA.
Los Angeles took two of three games against the Phillies from May 12-14 this season at Citizens Bank Park, but Philadelphia has won six of the last eight matchups between the teams.
Philly knocked off LA in five games in last year's NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since the 1993 season.
06/05 10:55:54 ET
VS National League Preview from The Sports Network
Friday, June 5th (All times eastern)
Philadelphia Phillies (32-20) at Los Angeles Dodgers (37-19), 10:10 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Philadelphia - Jamie Moyer (4-5, 6.75) Los Angeles - Eric Milton (2-0, 3.14)
(Sports Network) - Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels did his job last night in Los Angeles to keep his club in the win column. Now its up to another southpaw to extend Philadelphia's season-high winning streak to eight games as Jamie Moyer gets the nod in Friday's second test of a four-game series against the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine.
Moyer, 46, took six tries to record his 250th career win and finally reached the milestone with a solid outing on May 31 versus the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. He ended a personal four-game losing streak and was winless in five starts overall before holding the Nationals to a run and three hits over six innings of a 4-2 victory. Moyer improved to 4-5 in 10 starts and lowered his earned run average from 7.42 to 6.75 in the process.
The veteran lefty had given up at least three or more runs in five previous outings, while the opposition is hitting a healthy .321 against him. Moyer will try to rebound from a rough outing versus Los Angeles earlier this season after he permitted seven runs in a season-low 2 1/3 innings of a 9-2 setback on May 13 in South Philly. He is 3-5 with a 5.46 ERA in 11 career starts against the Dodgers.
Hamels, meanwhile, hurled a five-hit shutout and struck out five batters in a 3-0 victory last night for his fourth win of the season. He did not walk a batter and recorded the third shutout of his career and first since June 5, 2008, when he blanked the Cincinnati Reds.
"This is the best one he's pitched this year," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told the team's Web site. "But I've seen him pitch some good ones. This is a good game for him. The way the season has kind of gone so far, this was a very good game for him, confidence-wise."
Jayson Werth helped Hamels with a pair of hits and an RBI, while Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard both knocked in a run for the Phillies, who have won seven in a row and are 4-0 on a 10-game road trip against the Padres, Dodgers and Mets. Philadelphia pushed its lead in the National League East to four games over the rival Mets, who were swept in three games in Pittsburgh.
The Phillies also improved their MLB-best road mark to 20-6. In team news for the defending champions, starting pitcher Brett Myers underwent successful hip surgery and will most likely miss the rest of the regular season. Center fielder Shane Victorino is nursing a strained left hip and did not appear in last night's game. He is listed as day-to-day.
Los Angeles had its lead in the NL West shrink to eight games over San Francisco and has dropped four of its last seven games, including Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Phillies in the series opener. Andre Ethier had the only extra-base hit with a double and starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw added a hit for the Dodgers, who fell to 20-7 in Hollywood this season.
"We've faced a lot of good pitching," said Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, who went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. "The offense is down a little bit, not scoring as much runs, but we've been playing hard and we'll keep it going. We'll see what happens tomorrow."
Kershaw was saddled with the loss after he permitted two runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings with five K's and three walks. Cory Wade gave up a run in relief and the Dodgers are 2-2 on a nine-game residency.
Taking the mound for Joe Torre's club tonight will be Eric Milton, who is 2-0 with a 3.14 earned run average in three starts this season. Milton has won two straight trips to the mound and beat the Chicago Cubs the previous time out on May 31 at Wrigley Field, where he allowed two runs and six hits over a season- high 5 1/3 innings.
The left-hander played for the Phillies in 2004 and went 14-6 with a 4.75 earned run average in 34 starts. Milton has squared off with Philadelphia four times in his career, going 1-2 with a 5.56 ERA.
Los Angeles took two of three games against the Phillies from May 12-14 this season at Citizens Bank Park, but Philadelphia has won six of the last eight matchups between the teams.
Philly knocked off LA in five games in last year's NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since the 1993 season.
06/05 10:55:54 ET
