Game 102: Phillies at Mets (3/3)

Philadelphia Phillies: 54-47
New York Mets: 54-47

Jamie Moyer (9-6 3.90 ERA, 7-4 2.95 ERA)
Oliver Perez (6-6 4.36 ERA, 2-3 3.39 ERA)

Projected lineups

Rollins SS 7/25, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .280/.357/.560
Utley 2B 3/12, 1 RBI, .250/471/.333
Burrell LF 7/25, 4 HR, 7 RBI, .280/.387/.800
Howard 1B 2/19, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .105/.182/.263
Werth RF 3/12, 2 RBI, .250/.474/.250
Feliz 3B 1/14, .071/.188/.071
Victorino CF 2/10, 1 RBI, .200/.273/.200
Ruiz C 3/8, .375/.500/.375
Moyer P

Reyes SS 10/30, 2 RBI, .333/.355/.467
Chavez RF 2/6, .333/.333/.333
Wright 3B 12/27, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .444/.464/.815
Beltran CF 10/46, 2 RBI, .217/.345/.283
Easley 2B 13/47, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .277/.404/.340
Delgado 1B 30/74, 8 HR, 17 RBI, .405/.476/.824
Tatis LF 1/2, .500/.667/1.000
Schneider C 2/5, 1 RBI, .400/.571/.400
Perez P

Last time the Phillies played Perez, the good one showed up. However, I still don't think the Phillies were patient enough. He's going to throw a lot of pitches out of the strike zone, whether he's on or not. His slider can be unhittable, so they need to let that go and hit his fastballs. Work the count, make him throw pitches and get him out of the game early.

I guess I have to give credit to Myers for settling in a little bit, but it still wasn't a very good outing. He didn't get taken deep at all, which was a huge plus. The most surprising thing about his demotion? Despite almost four weeks of not making an ML appearance, he still leads the league in home runs. He has to get back in command, and he still has to work lower in the strike zone. The problem is, the Phillies don't have all season to see if he can figure this out. He should only get one, maybe two more starts before Happ is called up again.