Philadelphia Phillies storyline: ‘Tude to conclude '12

Domonic Brown is a big part of the Philadelphia Phillies final 2 months. What other regulars are expected to shine?

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CAP-SIZE HINDSIGHT: 4-1 Outcome

TYPE	PLAYER	REASON
The Crystal Champagne Toast	Kyle Kendrick	Four-Star Performance
The Penthouse	Darin Ruf Kyle Kendrick John Mayberry Jr. Jeremy Horst	Smoked A 2-RBI Triple To Open A 2-0 Lead In The 2nd During His 1 For 2 Night With An IBB Nursing A 2-Run Advantage, Punched Out Werth With A Runner At 3rd To End The 5th, & Escaped A Harper-At-3rd One-Out Jam In The 6th Fired 7 Scoreless, 4-Hit Innings Made A Superb Catch Of A Blooper In A Critical Spot During The 8th Ended The 8th-Inning Threat With A Called K On The 4-Hole Stick
House Call	Jimmy Rollins	Has A Calf Issue

Chase Utley Stops DP, Scoring Dom In The 1st

NITECAP INSIGHT

Winning Thoughts:

The setbacks are magnified by the frustration of a strange season, which started with Ryan Howard on the ground last October. The team hasn’t been whole for the entire campaign. Everybody returned but not completely recovered. Doc Halladay and Chase Utley are potent again, while Ryan Howard is at 80%. Then, 3 players were traded and Chooch Ruiz went down. That said, the red pinstripes are 8-6 against 5 of 6 contenders, which means that there are still 7 enjoyable weeks on the schedule.

Dom Runs Out Of Real Estate On A 6th-Inning Double

Brown (.286), Michael Schwimer and Jeremy Horst are making their cases for the 2013 25-man roster. Juan Pierre with a .309 average could return, while Freddy Galvis at third is a better bet due to the lack of FA third sackers. The offense would be: C Ruiz, 1B Howard, 2B Utley, SS Jimmy Rollins, 3B Galvis, RF Brown, LF Pierre and LF John Mayberry Jr. in a platoon arrangement. CF Torri Hunter, 37, is a free agent with 20-HR pop, hitting .293. The price tag could be in the $7-10M range, which might be a 2-tour consideration. That stated, there are expensive stars and not much else out there.

The Phils are in the no-man’s land of last place but have top-tier talent. They are 4-4 in their current configuration, which is against only playoff-hopeful clubs. Aside from Atlanta, they are 13-7 since the break. In other words, they are holding their own, considering they have played 20 of 26 games against organizations with postseason aspirations. The stakes are higher during August and September, which means the hometown 9 faces rivals with self-heightened expectations. After this afternoon, the locals have 7 contests against also-rans, which is where victories are plentiful.

Second-Half Numbers Against Contenders And The Balance:

TEAM	W - L	CON	BAL	PHL	TEAM	W - L	CON	BAL	PHL
Reds	36-17	09-04	27-13	3-4	Cards	28-23	12-14	16-09	1-2
Nats	35-18	11-06	24-12	1-5	Dodgers	26-25	11-13	15-12	1-2
Giants	31-20	10-12	21-08	2-1	D-Backs	26-27	13-14	13-13	1-2
Braves	31-21	07-10	24-11	6-3	Pirates	24-27	08-09	16-18	-----
Phillies	29-21	19-15	10-06	-----	Mets	19-32	10-22	09-10	2-1
After 8/2	19-13	07-05	12-08	-----	Fish	19-33	10-20	09-13	1-2

The Vanimal Dials Up A 3-Finger Change At The Bank On August 6 Against The Braves

PRECAP PITCH

Vance Worley:

He has worked 6.2 innings plus in 6 of 19 opportunities with 6 debacles. However, at the Bank he is 2-4 with a 5.05 ERA, which is 2.46 lower on the road.

	STARTER	RECORD	TM	STARTER	RECORD	DAY & TIME
3	LHP Cliff Lee	06-08, 3.12 ERA	@ Nats	RHP Edwin Jackson	09-11, 4.13 ERA	Wednesday, Day

Lance Lynn Delivers At Home On August 7 Against The Giants

Lance Lynn:

He has lasted 6.2 frames or more in 7 of 22 attempts with 5 clunkers. Also, he is 7-2 with a 3.78 away ERA, which is 0.63 lower in St. Louis.

DELIVERY = PITCHER’S 2012	DEFINITION OF SEASON
Over The Top	Excellent
3-Quarter Sidearm	Good
Sidearm	Above Average
Short Arm	Approximately Average
Submarine	Below Average

Starters’ photos, not described otherwise, are in the 1st inning.

Quality number of the pitcher: 1 – 5

Slot on his club: 1 – 5

Ranking is 1 to 5 & 15 for the less adventurous.

*** = Approximately equal to after plus-and-minus computation

HURLER	B.J. Rosenberg	Gio Gonzalez
NUMBER	A Five	A Two
CLUB SLOT	Five	One
FOR 2012	1st Start	Over The Top
'12 RANKING	-- of 5 Categories	1st of 5 Categories
LAST START	1st Start	Changeup
LAST HIGH OR LOW	-- of 15 Categories	8th of 15 Categories

	PITCH	INN	ER - R- H		PITCH	INN	ER
1	Gyroball	9 (CG)	0 - 0 - 3	10	Screwball	6	4
2	Fastball	9 (CG)	0 - 0	11	Knuckleball	5	3
3	Cutter	9 (CG)	3	12	Forkball	0 - 4.2	Monstrosity
4	Split Finger	7	2	13	Eephus Pitch	0 - 2.2	Disaster
5	Curveball	7	3	14	*Palm Ball	Ejected
6	Sinker	6.1	3	15	*Spit Ball	**Ejected+
7	Slider	6	2		*Breaking Ball	Injured
8	Changeup	6	3		*Fosh	Rain Interrupted
9	Slurve	5	2		*Knuckle Curve	Pitch Count
	** = Suspended				* = A 2nd Pitch Also

STATS APOCALYPTIC HORSEMEN CLIFF LEE
CLIFF'S LINE: 6 INN, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K & 109 DARTS

ACE	W - L	ERA	INN+	CONV	CG - SO	BAD	INN	ER	BB - IBB	SO
Total	34 - 23	3.48	6.1	59 of 86	2 - 2	12	582.2	225	114 -2	557
Hamels	17 - 06	3.05	6.2	21 of 31	2 - 2	03	215.1	073	050 - 2	218
Lee	06 - 09	3.16	6.1	23 of 30	0 - 0	02	211.0	074	028 - 0	207
Halladay	11 - 08	4.49	7.0	15 of 25	0 - 0	07	156.1	078	036- 0	132

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