Braves kick off a 10 game home stand with division rivals and NL East bottom feeders Phillies.
Braves begin another long home stand, 10 games, against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta. We will review facts, statistics, story lines and more after the break.
National League East Standings
- Washington Nationals 59-39
- Atlanta Braves 54-44 5 GB
- New York Mets 48-51 11.5 GB
- Miami Marlins 45-53 14 GB
- Philadelphia Phillies 45-54 14.5 GB
National League Wild Card (Top 2 teams have the two wild card spots)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 56-42
- Atlanta Braves 54-44
- St. Louis Cardinals 53-46 1.5 GB
- L.A. Dodgers 53-47 2 GB
8. Philadelphia Phillies 45-54 9.5 GB
Pitching Match Ups/Start Times
- 7:35PM, RHP Ben Sheets (2-0, 0.00 ERA) v. Cole Hamels (11-4, 3.23 ERA)
- 7:10PM, LHP Mike Minor (5-7, 5.49 ERA) v. RHP Joe Blanton (8-8, 4.70 ERA)
- 1:35PM, RHP Tim Hudson (9-4, 3.71 ERA) v. RHP Roy Halladay (4-5, 4.32)
Information, statistics and quotes used in this post from MBL.COM The Official Websites of The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies , AJC.COM, USA Today, ESPN.COM.
