Phillies-Blue Jays preview
Phillies vs. Blue Jays, 7:05 Citizens Bank Park. TV: Comcast SportsNet. Radio: WPHT (1210-AM); WUBA (1480-AM) Spanish. Ticket info: About 10,000 tickets remain for tonight's game.
Phillies vs. Blue Jays, 7:05 Citizens Bank Park. TV: Comcast SportsNet. Radio: WPHT (1210-AM); WUBA (1480-AM) Spanish. Ticket info: About 10,000 tickets remain for tonight's game.
Blue Jays LHP David Purcey (0-0, 2.08) vs. Phillies LHP Jamie Moyer (2-3, 5.02)
Blue Jays update: Purcey, 26, is making his second major league start. He was called up from Triple A Syracuse after A.J. Burnett's start got pushed back because of rain ... Nine Blue Jays are hitting over .300 for their careers against Jamie Moyer. Marco Scutaro is 10-for-25 (.400) with three home runs ... Toronto is in fourth place in the AL East, four games behind first-place Tampa Bay ... Former Phillies C Rod Barajas is hitting .237 with one home run as a backup for the Blue Jays.
Phillies update: This is the first of five interleague series the Phillies will play this season ... Today is the Phillies' fifth straight game against a lefthanded starting pitcher ... They are 10-7 in games started by lefties ... Chase Utley leads all major league players with seven home runs off lefties ... Utley and Pat Burrell entered last night having combined for 23 home runs, tying the Twins (23) and surpassing the Athletics (22) and Royals (19) ... Moyer is 13-8 with a 5.31 ERA in 36 career appearances against the Blue Jays.