Game 78: Phillies at A's (1/3)

Philadelphia Phillies: 42-35
Oakland A's: 41-34

Jamie Moyer (7-4 4.09 ERA, 17-15 4.46 ERA)
Joe Blanton (3-10 4.81 ERA, 1-0 2.35 ERA)

Projected lineups

Ellis 2B 3/15, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .200/.294/.533
Sweeney RF N/A
Cust DH N/A
Chavez 3B 21/65, 6 HR, 16 RBI, .323/.397/.646
Crosby SS 5/19, 1 RBI, .263/.440/.474
Brown LF 2/11, .182/.250/.182
Suzuki C N/A
Barton 1B N/A
Gonzalez CF N/A

Rollins SS 0/4
Victorino CF N/A
Utley 2B 0/3
Howard 1B N/A
Burrell DH 0/4
Jenkins RF N/A
Dobbs LF 1/7, 1 RBI, .143/.143/.143
Feliz 3B 3/9, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .333/.445/.667
Coste C N/A

The Phillies should be happy to roll into Oakland against a team that doesn't score many runs, but Anaheim didn't have the most potent offense either. Jamie Moyer has to play the role of stopper tonight, and he needs to use his veteran savvy or some other buzzword to do it. However, this is a lineup that will remain patient and take their share of walks. Eric Chavez is also probably very happy to see Moyer return to Oakland.

Joe Blanton is the kind of guy you want to see to break out of your offensive slump. He's having a bad year, and he gives up a lot of hits. McAfee is an extreme pitchers' park, so the Phillies need to put the ball in play and string together some hits to produce runs. Let's get a game to Brad Lidge with us leading the game for the first time in a while.