Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Posted: 12 p.m.
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Phillies (19-9) vs. Nationals (14-15), 7:05 on CSN
Starting Pitchers
Phillies:Vance Worley (1-0, 0.00) - The rookie right-hander allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings in his 2011 Phillies debut last week against the Mets. In his career, spanning 19 innings over six appearances, Worley has allowed a total of two runs and 10 hits in 19 innings.
Nationals: Jason Marquis (3-0, 2.62) - The veteran right-hander has won each of his last three starts and is coming off a five-hit shutout against the defending champion Giants. In 24 games (17 starts) against the Phils, Marquis is 5-7 with a 5.34 ERA.
Previous games
The Phillies took the series opener, 4-1, on Tuesday night behind Cole Hamels, who pitched a five-hit complete game, and Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez, who each had two hits and an RBI.
Michael Morse had a solo homer for Washington's lone run.
Head-to-head
The Phillies are 3-1 against the Nats this season, including a 2-1 mark when the teams met in Washington last month.
MLB
Whos hot?
Shane Victorino has hit safely in six straight games. Ryan Howard has driven in 10 runs in his last six games. In his first game out of the leadoff spot this season, Rollins had two hits and a walk on Tuesday.
For the Nats, Morse is 3-for-6 with two RBIs over his last two games. Pudge Rodriguez is 6-for-15 (.400) over his last four contests.
Storylines
Can Worley continue his success through his limited major league career to this point? ... Can Ibanez put together back-to-back good games after snapping a seemingly eternal 0-fer in Tuesday's ballgame? ... A win Wednesday would put the Phils in position to sweep the series on Thursday with Roy Halladay on the hill.
Sound off
Despite his two hits on Tuesday, is there any Phillie that you're more concerned about at the moment than Ibanez?
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