Gameday 44: Phillies vs. Nationals

Philadelphia Phillies (18-25) at Washington Nationals (24-17)

Starting Pitchers:
PHI: Sean O’Sullivan, (1-2, 3.68)
vs.
WAS: Max Scherzer, (4-3, 1.75)

Time: 7:05 pm
TV: NBC
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 80 degrees
Media: Twitter and Facebook

A note for today:

After splitting the series with the Colorado Rockies, the Phillies will face the division leading Nationals for a 3-game series.

Sean O’Sullivan gets the start on the mound and is looking to follow up his last performance with another win.  O’Sullivan pitched 6.0 innings, giving up 5 hits and no runs while striking out 4 batters in Arizona.

Ryan Howard’s bat has come alive again, hitting a home run in each of his last two games, and just missing the cycle on Wednesday by a triple.  He will hope to continue that success against a tough Max Scherzer, who has struck out Howard 5 times in his 6 at bats this year.

Freddy Galvis moves back a spot in the lineup behind Ben Revere.  Grady Sizemore gets the start tonight in right field.

First pitch of the series at 7:05 EST.

Lineup:

Revere LF, Galvis SS, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Franco 3B, Sizemore RF, Herrera CF, Ruiz C, O’Sullivan RHP