Phillies vs. Pirates: Game 3 of 3 Notes

April 8, 2012

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Philadelphia Phillies (1-1, 1-1 Road) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (1-1, 1-1 Home)
1:35 PM ET at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA.



Series so Far

- The Phillies won the first game of the series 1-0 behind the excellent pitching of Roy Halladay and Jonathan Papelbon.

- The Pirates won 2-1 in 10 innings in game two. Hunter Pence hit an RBI single in the first to give the Phils a 1-0 lead. Cliff Lee was solid, but a wild pitch in the sixth inning allowed Pittsburgh to tie it up. In the bottom of the 10th, Alex Presley beat out a throw to first to drive in the run from third for the walk-off win.


Probable Starters

PHI: RHP Vance Worley
         2011: 11-3, 3.01 ERA, 131.2 IP



PIT: RHP James McDonald
         2011: 9-9, 4.21 ERA, 171.0 IP




Expected Lineups

- Phillies
     1. Juan Pierre, LF
     2. Shane Victorino, CF
     3. Jimmy Rollins, SS
     4. Hunter Pence, RF
     5. Jim Thome, 1B
     6. Ty Wigginton, 3B
     7. Freddy Galvis, 2B
     8. Brian Schneider, C
     9. Vance Worley, P

- Pirates
     1. Alex Presely, LF
     2. Jose Tabata, RF
     3. Andrew McCutchen, CF
     4. Neil Walker, 2B
     5. Garrett Jones, 1B
     6. Clint Barmes, SS
     7. Pedro Alvarez, 3B
     8. Michael McKenry, C
     9. James McDonald, P


Players to Watch

- Vance Worley had a great rookie season in 2011. Today will be a good indicator of whether or not the Vanimal goes through a sophmore slump.

- The Phillie's entire lineup. THEY NEED TO PRODUCE RUNS.