Sept. 11 -- BREWERS-PHILS PREVIEW & AUDIOFILE

BY SCOTT LAUBER

As the Phillies took batting practice today, I sat down with Mike Radano of the Camden (N.J.) Courier Post to discuss the big Brewers-Phillies series. Excuse the abrupt ending. The final 10 seconds were cut off due to technical difficulties (Mike's recorder stopped recording). Want to listen? Sure you do. Please click here: R09_0025.mp3

OK, here's your series preview. You tell me: Do the Phillies have to sweep to have a chance to make the playoffs?

BREWERS (83-63) at PHILLIES (79-67)
Tonight, 7:05: RHP Ben Sheets (13-7, 2.82) vs. LHP Jamie Moyer (13-7, 3.64)
Friday, 7:05: LHP Manny Parra (10-7, 4.03) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (12-9, 3.12)
Saturday, 3:55: RHP Dave Bush (9-10, 4.23) vs. RHP Joe Blanton (2-0, 4.61)
Sunday, 1:35: RHP Jeff Suppan (10-8, 4.63) vs. TBA
Hot: Brewers LF Ryan Braun is batting .327 with 14 homers and 38 RBIs in his last 53 games; Brewers SS J.J. Hardy is batting .327 with six homers and 18 RBIs in his last 24 games; Phillies 1B Ryan Howard is batting .344 with eight homers and 18 RBIs in his last 16 games; Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins is batting .382 with seven walks, 11 stolen bases, a .436 on-base percentage but only eight runs scored in his last 16 games.
Not: Brewers 1B Prince Fielder has eight hits in his last 51 at-bats (.157) and hasn't homered in 92 at-bats (24 games); Brewers CF Mike Cameron has four hits in his last 28 at-bats (.143); Phillies 2B Chase Utley is batting .219 (7-for-32) with one extra-base hit in September; Phillies LF Pat Burrell hasn't homered in 63 at-bats since the first inning Aug. 23 in Los Angeles.