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Gameday: Braves (49-53) At Phillies (54-49)

After a poor 8-2 loss to the Braves, the Phillies will need to get some wins. Today Cole Hamels will try and halt the skid.

Ham Sandwich: Cole Hamels has received poor run support in two of his last three starts. He lost his last, a 3-2 game to the Marlins, Sunday.

Brave New World: The Braves got their first win against the Phillies since April with the 8-2 victory.

Chip Off Tonight’s Block: Chase Utley broke an 0-fer with a hit in the ninth inning Friday night. He hasn’t hit a home run since July 7.

It’s Mike!: Mike Hampton will attempt (again) to make his first start in three years today. If the Phils were to start hitting, this would be a perfect time.

Phillies: Cole Hamels (9-6) 3.11 ERA
Braves: Mike Hampton (0-0) 0.00 ERA [Debut]

Gametime: 3:55 p.m. EST
Weather: 86, sunny
Lineup:

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Your gameday beer: Here is Blue Moon’s summer offering, Honey Moon Summer Ale. It’s a very sweet beer, one you can enjoy on a hot summer day as this. I don’t advise it regularly, but like Blue Moon itself, it’s a nice fallback this season.
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.