GAME 1
The Phillies haulted a four game losing streak with a 3-2 victory on Friday, But Philly's bats still have not wole up competely as they have gone 12 straight games without scoring more than three runs and are hitting a low .197 as a team in that span. Jamie Moyer will take the hill and try to avoid losing four straight starts for the first tme since May of 09. Moyer didn't have a bad start in his last outing going 6 innings allowing only one run, but it was the sluming bats of Philadelphia that cost Moyer the game as the Fish took the 1-0 win over the Phillies.The Phillies have won 3 of Moyer's last 5 starts against the Padres, but has allowed 16 earned runs to the Padres in that span. The 47 year old veteran has an 0-2 record with a 9 ERA in 2 starts agaisnt the Padres at Citizen Bank Park with Philadelphia winning 6 in a row against the Padres. A big reason for the Padres suprising start has been their ace pitcher, Jon Garland. The right-hander is 6-2 on the year, with an amazing 2.15 ERA. Garland, who is 6-0 with a 1.58 ERA in his last nine outings. It his has longest win streak since Aug of 06 , pitching for the White Sox. Garland looks to defeat the Phillies for the first time in his 4 career apperances while trying to snap the Padres six game losing streak against Philadelphia. He is 0-3 with an 8.02 ERA in 4 starts against them. He went 0-2the last two years with the Diamondback posting a 6.35 ERA against Philadelphia, But the Padres improved to 8-1 in Garland's last nine outing with a 3-2 , 11 inning win over Washington on Sunday. He allowed two runs over seven innings-both solo homers. Garland's road record has been just above average posting a 3-2 record ith a 3.54 ERA. Two of Garland's threee loses this year have come on the road, But he has done well in night games posting a 4-0 record with a 1.75 ERA. Look for Garland to get his first win against the Phillies tonight as Moyer is not getting the run support that he usually gets when he falls behind. Moyer is 0-3 in his last 3 starts and will drop No. 4 today against Garland and the Padres.

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