In order to make room on the roster for Scott Mathieson, who is making his major-league debut tonight, the Phillies optioned reliever Brian Sanches to triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Sanches, who pitched a no-hitter for the Blue Rocks in 2000, has made a decent impression on the Phillies, even though he returns with a 5.87 ERA in 7.2 innings.
"I like him. He's gutty," manager Charlie Manuel said. "He's improved. I saw him two years ago, and he's got more velocity on his fastball. His split's better. I put him in some tough situations and he responded good."
Also, Chase Utley is finally getting a rest today. Utley, stuck in a 5-for-43 slump, started all but one of the first 67 games, including 43 straight.
Here's the Phillies lineup for tonight, with their season stats:
SS Jimmy Rollins (.253, 9 HR, 24 RBI)
3B David Bell (.264, 4, 25)
RF Bobby Abreu (.288, 8, 48)
LF Pat Burrell (.263, 18, 50)
1B Ryan Howard (.292, 22, 55)
CF Aaron Rowand (.286, 8, 24)
2B Abraham Nunez (.164, 0, 1)
C Sal Fasano (.264, 3, 9)
RHP Scott Mathieson (MLB debut)
More later.
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When will the Phils get past this Rollins thing as a lead-off hitter? Abreu is not hitting for much power right now he should be leading off until Rollins learns how to walk and swing at GOOD pitches.
It's an interesting thought, and it's certainly something I've asked Charlie Manuel about. For now, though, he remains committed to Rollins in the leadoff spot.
Just curious: How would you design the Phillies' lineup?
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