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Gamenight: Phillies (64-53) At Dodgers (58-59)

The Phillies went 3-3 on their homestand, taking a needed two from the Pirates over the weekend. Currently the Marlins are losing to the Cardinals, and the Mets have already lost to the Pirates, as their bullpen blew another game. Now the Phils begin a West Coast swing, starting with a four-game series at Chavez Ravine.

Mr. Pinch: Greg Dobbs has 21 pinch hits this season, which puts him seven behind the all-time record by John VanderWal.

Extra, Extra: The Phils have had an extra-base hit in 43 straight games.

Dominating Derek: Dodgers pitcher Derek Lowe has flat-out ruled the Phils, going 3-1 with a 2.84 ERA for his career.

Manny Being Manny: And just to let you all know, the Phillies are facing Manny Ramirez tonight. … And Casey Blake.

Phillies: Kyle Kendrick (10-5) 3.78 ERA
Dodgers: Derek Lowe (8-10) 4.10 ERA

Gametime: 10:10 p.m. EST
Weather: 78, sunny
Lineup: Rollins/Victorino/Utley/Howard/Werth/Dobbs/Ruiz/Kendrick

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Your gamenight beer: Let’s go Polish tonight. We’re drinking Zywiec Beer. The Zywiec Brewery specializes in pale lagers, which are generally less alcoholic than pale ales. The brewery, founded in 1852, is now property of the Heineken company. To eat, have some kielbasa. Ay!

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.