The latest news out of Phillies camp was not promising: Starter J.A. Happ will miss tonight's start against the Atlanta Braves due to stiffness in his elbow.
Instead, Kyle Kendrick (0-0, 17.47), pictured, will face Tommy Hanson (1-1, 2.38).
Other matchups feature Tim Hudson (1-0, 2.84) vs. Roy Halladay (3-0, 1.12) and Jamie Moyer (1-1, 7.50) against Derek Lowe (3.0, 4.67).
In the face of losing two of three games at home to the Marlins, facing the Braves' quality starters looks like a mismatch.
I was listening to 610 WIP on the radio yesterday and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated talk about baseball in general and the Phillies when asked.
He indicated that the Phillies offense was good enough to overcome questionable starting pitching.
The Phillies fattened up on the Natio ...
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Philadelphia Phillies-Atlanta Braves: Phils Face Early Test for NL East Race
Posted: 20th April 2010 by Scott Eisenlohr in MLBComments Off on Philadelphia Phillies-Atlanta Braves: Phils Face Early Test for NL East Race