Game 99: Phillies at Marlins (3/3)

Philadelphia Phillies: 53-45
Florida Marlins: 51-46

Cole Hamels (9-6 3.15 ERA, 2-3 4.78 ERA)
Josh Johnson (0-0 5.40 ERA, 1-1 5.52 ERA)

Projected lineups

Rollins SS 2/8, 1 RBI, .250/.250/.375
Victorino CF 0/3, .000/.250/.000
Utley 2B 2/7, .286/.375/.286
Howard 1B 3/7, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .429/.500/.857
Burrell LF 0/5
Jenkins RF 1/3, .333/.333/.333
Dobbs 3B N/A
Ruiz C N/A
Hamels P

Ramirez SS 8/18, .444/.500/.722
Hermida RF 2/12, .167/.167/.167
Cantu 1B 3/8, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .375/.375/1.500
Willingham LF 2/10, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .200/.333/.600
Uggla 2B 3/18, 1 RBI, .167/.200/.222
Helms 3B 4/12, 3 RBI, .333/.357/.500
Ross CF 1/13, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .077/.144/.308
Baker C N/A
Johnson P

The key for Cole Hamels today will be fastball location. The Marlins hit a lot of home runs and can put up some crooked numbers, but most of them have trouble with secondary pitches. He needs to use his fastball to keep them honest, but it has to be in the right place. Getting ahead of hitters will be huge, so he can bury them with his changeup.

The Phillies have hit Josh Johnson pretty well in the past, so it would be nice if they remember how to do it since they haven't seen him for a while. He's probably not all the way back from his injury quite yet, and it would really benefit the Phillies to get to him early and chase him out of the game. It's going to be hot out there.