PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (78-74) Vs ATLANTA BRAVES (85-68) Friday, September 21, 2018 – 7:35P.M
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PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (78-74) vs ATLANTA BRAVES (85-68) Friday, September 21, 2018 – 7:35p.m. EDT – SunTrust Park – Game 153 – Road 75 RHP Nick Pivetta (7-13, 4.67 ERA) vs RHP Julio Teheran (9-8, 3.97 ERA) LAST NIGHT’S RECAP: The Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-3, at SunTrust Park in Atlanta … Starter Vince Velasquez (ND) went 3.0 innings and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits with 1 walk and 3 PHILLIES PHACTS strikeouts … Philadelphia was able to score three runs without the aid of a home run and had the Record: 78-74 game tied at 3-3 through six frames … Atlanta would go ahead in the 7th and eventually added four Home: 47-31 th runs of insurance in the 8 . Road: 31-43 Current Streak: Lost 1 SWING AND A MISS: Philadelphia’s pitching staff enters tonight’s game with 1,377 strikeouts, Last 5 Games: 2-3 eight shy of a franchise record 1,385 set in 2012 … The Phillies, currently averaging 9.09 SO/9.0 Last 10 Games: 4-6 IP, are on place to obliterate their previous franchise record of 8.59, also set in 2012. Series Record: 20-24-6 Sweeps/Swept: 8/3 WHAT IF TOLD YOU…: Last night, Vince Velasquez made his 29th start of the season … Tomorrow, Jake Arrieta will join Aaron Nola and tonight’s starter, Nick Pivetta, in the 30-start PHILLIES VS. BRAVES club for the Phillies in 2018 … If Philadelphia has four starters reach the 30-start plateau this year, 2018 Record: 5-8 it would mark only the sixth time in franchise history that has occurred (others: 2008, 2003, 1987, 2018 at Home: 3-3 1982 & 1968) … In 2008, Cole Hamels and Jamie Moyer each started 33 games and Kyle Kendrick 2018 at ATL: 2-5 and Brett Myers both started 30. All-Time Record: 1159-1271-15 All-Time at Citizens Bank Park: 69-67 REMEMBER THE FIGHTINS: The Phillies have won four of their last seven games (9/14-current), All-Time at SunTrust Park: 7-9 outscoring their opponents 39-31 (+8) in those seven contests … Philadelphia is averaging 5.57 Current Streak: Lost 1 runs per game over this seven-game stretch with 10 home runs and 21 extra-base hits … Philadelphia has won each of their last two series (2 of 3 vs MIA, 2 of 3 vs NYM) for the first time PHILLIES ON ROAD since July 20-25 (2 of 3 vs SD, 2 of 3 vs LAD). Games Played: 74 Record: 31-43 (.419) SUNTRUST THE PROCESS: Over the last four games against the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia’s starting pitchers have posted a 1.71 ERA (4 ER, 21.0 IP) with 26 strikeouts to 6 walks … When AVG/OBP/SLG: .236/.317/.379 scoring at least four runs against the Braves this season, the Phillies are 4-1 and have won each of Runs/Runs Per Game: 291/3.93 the last four games in which they have done so (3/30-current). Home Runs: 77 Stolen Bases: 27 NOTHING BUT RHYS-PECT: Wednesday night, Rhys Hoskins connected on his 50th career home run in his 192nd major league game … In doing so, Hoskins became the seventh-fastest player ERA: 4.29 in the history of Major League Baseball to reach his 50th home run, trailing only Ryan Howard (182 Starters W-L: 24-26 Starters ERA: 4.06 G), Aaron Judge (174 G), Ryan Braun (171 G), Gary Sanchez (161 G), Mark McGwire (161 G) and Relievers W-L: 7-17 Rudy York (153 G) … Since he burst onto the scene August 10, 2017, Hoskins’ 50 home runs rank Relievers ERA: 4.67 th T-4 in MLB with CLE’s Francisco Lindor, trailing only OAK’s Khris Davis (55 HR), NYY’s Saves/Opp: 15/24 Giancarlo Stanton (56 HR) and BOS’ J.D. Martinez (64 HR) for the major league lead in that stretch ... Lastly, Hoskins currently sports a .249/.357/500 slash line … Over the last 10 years, only PHILLIES AT A GLANCE three Phillies have finished a season with a slash line of at least .250/.350/.500: Chase Utley in 2009, Jayson Werth in 2009 & 2010 and Ryan Howard in 2009 & 2010. March: 1-2 Monday: 5-10 April: 15-10 Tuesday: 13-12 May: 15-11 Wednesday: 13-10 YOUTH GROUP: The Phillies began the season with the youngest roster in MLB … With just under June: 13-14 Thursday: 12-5 two weeks remaining in the season, the Phillies have collected 926.1 innings from pitchers aged 26 July: 15-11 Friday: 13-11 or younger, the second-highest total of any team in the majors (most: PIT, 1046.2 IP) … Of note, Aug: 13-14 Saturday: 12-10 per FanGraphs, Philadelphia has totaled 16.3 WAR from hurlers 26 or younger this season which Sept: 6-12 Sunday: 10-16 leads the majors (next: TB, 11.6) … Further, every Phillies pitcher, not named Jake Arrieta, who has made a start this season has been 26 or younger … Philadelphia’s 123 games started by pitchers vs East: 32-38 Day: 24-26 26 or younger lead the majors (next: STL, 116 GS) … Offensively, Philly’s 3,709 plate appearances vs Cent: 19-14 Night: 54-48 vs West: 15-14 1st Half: 53-42 by players 26 or younger rank 2nd in the majors to only the Cubs (3,772) and their 123 home runs vs AL: 12-8 2nd Half: 25-32 are most (next: TEX, 119 HR). DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME: With 10 games left in the 2018 season, the Phillies enter play tonight 6.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East and 5.5 games back of the second wild card, trailing St. Louis … Of Philadelphia’s 10 remaining games, seven will be on the road (3 G at ATL & 4 G at COL) and three at CBP (3 G vs ATL) … Six of their final 10 games this season will come against the Braves. MR. NO DAYS OFF: Starting with last night’s game in Atlanta, the Phillies will play consecutive four-game series away from home for the first time since July 2010 (at CHI & at STL) … The Phils are in the midst of 17 consecutive games without an off day to finish their season … This marks the longest stretch this year for the club without an off day … Per Elias, this is the first time the Phillies have finished a season with at least 17 straight games and no days off since the year 2000 when they also finished with 17 straight from September 15-October 1. CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH: Prior to Tuesday night’s game, the Phillies reinstated LHP Aaron Loup off the 10-day DL … The Phillies are currently the only team in Major League Baseball without a player on the DL … As it stands now, this would be the first time since at least 1994, or as far as Phillies internal records go back, that Philadelphia finished a season without a single player on the disabled list. PROGRESS IN THE PROCESS: Thus far, through 152 games, the Phils are four games above .500 at 78-74 and in regards to the .500 mark, have improved by 34 games from this point last year when they were 30 games under .500 at 61-91 … As for run differential, the Phillies have improved by 80 runs from this time last year when they carried a -92 mark through 152 games … The Phils, who matched last year’s win total of 66 on August 15, didn’t notch their 66th win last year until the final day of the season, October 1 against the Mets, a difference of 47 days on the calendar. PHILLIES RECORD WHEN THEY… Score First: 45-24 Lead After 6: 61-10 Lead After 7: 65-10 Lead After 8: 70-6 Out-Hit Opp: 51-16 Last AB Decisions: 14-17 Opp. Score First: 33-50 Tied After 6: 14-10 Tied After 7: 11-8 Tied After 8: 7-8 Hits equal: 7-7 Walk-off Decisions: 7-9 Score 4 or more: 62-25 Trail After 6: 3-54 Trail After 7: 2-56 Trail After 8: 1-60 Out-Hit by Opp: 20-51 Starter goes at least 5.0 68-47 Score 3 or fewer: 16-49 Hit no HR: 14-32 Starter goes at least 6.0 54-22 Hit at least 1 HR: 64-42 Starter goes at least 7.0 28-4 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE DATE TIME PROBABLE PITCHERS TV Saturday, September 22 at ATL 1:05 EDT RHP Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.77 ERA) vs RHP Mike Foltynewicz (11-10, 2.90 ERA) FOX Sunday, September 23 at ATL 1:35 EDT RHP Aaron Nola (16-5, 2.44 ERA) vs RHP Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 3.01) NBCSP 2018 PHILLIES NOTES TONIGHT’S STARTER PAGE 2 NICK PIVETTA RHP #43 PIVETTA – 2018 DAY-BY-DAY Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Age: 25 (born: 2/14/93) DATE-OPP DECISION IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 3/30 at ATL ND, W, 5-4 4.0 5 3 3 0 2 3 6.75 4/5 vs MIA W, 5-0 5.2 4 0 0 0 0 9 2.79 2018: 7-13, 4.67 ERA Career: 15-23, 5.29 ERA 4/11 vs CIN ND, W, 4-3 7.0 5 2 2 0 0 7 2.70 LAST START: 9/16 vs MIA: L, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 8 SO, HR … Pivetta vs 4/17 at ATL ND, W, 5-1 5.0 5 1 1 0 0 2 2.49 Urena … Cesar Hernandez led off the game with a home run and the Phillies 4/22 vs PIT ND, W, 3-2 6.1 5 2 2 1 2 7 2.57 4/28 vs ATL L, 4-1 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 6 3.27 rallied for 2 runs in the 9th before their comeback attempt fell short … Enyel De MAR./APRIL 1-1 33.0 30 12 12 2 7 34 3.27 Los Santos tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief.