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Gamenight: Blue Jays (21-23) At Phillies (24-19)

Three homers. Eight ribbies. Jayson Werth was a beast last night against the Blue Jays, putting together the best game of his career in a 10-3 rout. The right RBI tied a single-game franchise record.

It’ll be much harder for the Phils to win tonight, however, as Adam Eaton takes the hill against the Jays. Eaton went five innings against the Giants Sunday, giving up two runs but letting a lot of baserunners get on, walking five. Eaton needs to put together a strong outing tonight against a bad Blue Jay offense (3.75 runs per game).

AJ Burnett goes for the Jays â€” he’s been a wash so far and is yet to be injured in 2008, always a plus for Toronto. Werth will get the start, and Geoff Jenkins will rejoin the starting nine tonight, putting Shane Victorino on the pine. It may rain tonight, so we’ll watch for a possible postponement.

Phillies: Adam Eaton (0-1) 5.40 ERA
Blue Jays: AJ Burnett (3-4) 4.94 ERA

Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 69 degrees, possible storms
Lineup: Rollins, Werth, Utley, Howard, Burrell, Jenkins, Dobbs, Coste, Eaton

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Your gamenight beer: Tonight we’re going German, very German. I’m recommending an Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen, which is a very flavorful, complex beer that has a smoky taste. Drink it with some barbecue chicken and baked beans on this rainy Saturday evening.

Go Phillies!

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.