 Charlie Manuel has received a lot of criticism from your Monday Morning quarterbacks for his handling of the pitching staff during Tuesday night’s game. He elected to leave pitch his ace in the 9th inning of a one run game instead of going to the pen. Halladay went on to give up a 2 run double with one out in the 9th as the Phillies went on to lose the game 3-2. I don’t think you can fault a manager for sticking with his man after the way he looked in the 7th and 8th innings. Even with the blown lead in the 1st game, the Phillies were able to bounce back and take the final two games to take yet another series. they are headed to our Nation’s Capital to take on those pesky Nats as they start a 3 game series with them tonight. Meet the NationalsThe Nationals are having a much improved year by the early standards of the team. There is finally starting to be excitement around the team in D.C. despite a 59-63 record. The excitement is mainly due to the bright future the team has because of the 2 former first overall picks. The combination of Strasburg and Harper and you add in Zimmerman (both Ryan and Jordan), Werth, Storen and Morse gives Nats Town some optimism for their future. They come into the series already looking towards next year and are focused on the rehabilitation of Strasburg and the hamstring of Harper. The Nats offense is currently17th in homeruns, 24th in runs scored and 27th in batting average. There pitching staff ranks 12th in ERA, 20th in BAA and their starters are 21st in quality starts. Pitching Matchup'sFriday August 19, 7:05: RHP Roy Oswalt vs. RHP Livan Hernandez Roy Oswalt: Current Season: 5-7 3.84 ERA 1.38 WHIP Road: 3-2 3.46 ERA 1.15 WHIP Career: 155-90 3.21 ERA 1.19 WHIP VS Nationals: 19 games (17 Starts): 6-4 3.17 ERA 1.04 WHIPAT Nationals Park: (5 starts) 0-2 4.09 ERA 1.32 WHIP Livan Hernandez: Current Season: 7-11 4.21 ERA 1.39 WHIP Home: 5-3 3.27 ERA 1.16 WHIP Career: 173-174 4.38 ERA 1.44 WHIP VS Phillies: 31 starts: 13-11 3.54ERA 1.33 WHIP Saturday August 20, 7:05: RHP Kyle Kendrick vs. LHP John Lannan Kyle Kendrick: Current Season: 7-5 3.25 ERA 1.26 WHIP Road: 5-1 3.17 ERA 1.26 WHIP Career: 42-29 4.46 ERA 1.40 WHIP VS Nationals: 11 games (10 starts): 2-3 6.36 ERA 1.59 WHIP AT Nationals Park: (3 starts) 1-1 7.38 ERA 1.70 WHIP John Lannan: Current Season: 8-8 3.55 ERA 1.41 WHIP Home: 4-4 2.86 ERA 1.18 WHIP Career: 36-46 3.99 ERA 1.41 WHIP VS Phillies: 15 starts: 1-11 5.84ERA 1.74 WHIP Sunday August 21, 1:35: RHP Roy Halladay vs. RHP Chien -ing Wang Roy Halladay:
Current Season: 15-5 2.53 ERA 1.05 WHIP Road: 7-3 2.81 ERA 1.14 WHIP Career: 184-91 3.26 ERA 1.17 WHIP VS Nationals: 15 games (14 starts): 11-1 2.21 ERA 0.97 WHIP AT Nationals Park: (4starts) 4-0 1.97 ERA 0.88 WHIP Chien-Ming Wang Current Season: 2-2 4.22 ERA 1.31 WHIP Home: 1-2 5.87 ERA 1.63 WHIP Career:57-28 4.16 ERA 1.34 WHIP VS Phillies: 1 starts: 0-0 6.00 ERA 1.63 WHIP Prediction: Phillies sweep! Scott Glick BrotherlyLoveNation.com Writer
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