Mets @ Phillies Series April 15th and 16th

[all4phillysportsfan]

We play the Mets again, a week after we played them at Shea. The weather isn't gonna be nice this week, but hopefully this series will get in without any problems.

Pitching Matchups:

Monday April 15th--- John Maine vs Freddy Garcia 7:05 pm ESPN, CSN
Tuesday April 16th--- Tom Glavine vs Adam Eaton 7:05 pm CN8

Players to watch:

New York:

SS Jose Reyes-- killed the Phillies in the series last week.
CF Carlos Beltran-- 10 RBI in 11 games.
SP John Maine-- off to a great start posting a win and a 1.54 Era.

Philadelphia:

SS Jimmy Rollins-- Leads the league in homeruns with 6.
SP Freddy Garcia--- Makes his Phillies debut tonight.
1B Ryan Howard-- Looks like he's finally getting his swing in gear.

Weather Forecast:

Monday April 15th--- Rain, Snow & Wind High 44
Tuesday April 16th-- PM Showers & Wind High 49

Looks like a windy series. Lots of adventures in the OF and any pop ups in the infield as well.

[all4phillysportsfan]

Game 1 has been post poned because of rain.

[all4phillysportsfan]

Lineups for Game 1 of this series:

New York:

SS Jose Reyes
C Paul LoDuca
CF Carlos Beltran
1B Carlos Delgado
3B David Wright
LF Moises Alou
RF Shawn Green
2B Jose Valentin
P Tom Glavine

Philadelphia:

SS Jimmy Rollins
RF Shane Victorino
2B Chase Utley
1B Ryan Howard
LF Pat Burrell
3B Wes Helms
CF Aaron Rowand
C Carlos Ruiz
P Freddy Garcia

[all4phillysportsfan]

Alou with a 2 run shot off Freddy Garcia, and then Beltran with an RBI double.

Garcia pitched ok, not great but not bad.

[all4phillysportsfan]

Alou with another homerun. 4-1 Mets.

[all4phillysportsfan]

Alou is the star of the game. 2 homeruns and a great diving catch.