Florida Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies (7:05 pm ET, CSN)
Florida Marlins lags by one game to Philadelphia Phillies. Marlins will definitely try to win the game on Thursday (7:05 pm ET, CSN) at the Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Marlins have a 28-31 home, 11-16 away record whereas the Phillies have 31-26 away, 16-12 home record. Geez I wonder which team is the best bet on baseball?
In a 1-0 win, Roy Halladay threw the majors’ 20th perfect game when his Phillies matched up against Johnson’s Marlins 13 days ago. As two of the NL’s top starters square off after rain postponed Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia, another pitchers’ duel could be on tap.
Halladay (8-3, 2.03 ERA) took the mound at Sun Life Stadium on May 29, to his credit already he had a Cy Young Award and six All-Star selections, although in baseball immortality, he cemented his place, 115 pitches later.
In NL history, the right-hander threw the eighth perfect game and Philadelphia’s second. While he outshined an impressive effort from Johnson, he struck out 11 Marlins.
“It’s unreal how he just goes about his business, it’s all business, know what I mean? No messing around, no joking around. He’s there for one reason. He’s there to finish the game, pretty much, which is very impressive to watch “, said Johnson (6-2, 2.10).
Even though Halladay’s follow-up was still good enough to lift the Phillies (31-26), it was quite ordinary by his standards. Striking out seven, he gave up 2 runs and 10 hits over seven innings, in a 3-2 win over San Diego on Friday.
Johnson in his last outing at Citizens Bank Park gave up five runs over 4 2/3 innings, although in five career appearances in Philadelphia, he is 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA. In a 10-8 loss, Florida (28-31) had 13 hits, three from prized outfield prospect Mike Stanton, but blew leads of 6-3 and 8-7.
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