Braves vs. Phillies: Key Series Could Shift NL East Lead
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00:00We have four games, of course, A's and Reds starts in about an hour.
00:07We talked about that one already, where you're going to get Ginn and Aguilar tonight with
00:12a very heavy total.
00:13But let's start with the Braves and the Phillies in Philadelphia.
00:16Remember, they met last week in Atlanta for three.
00:20Braves took two out of three from the Phillies, now a big four-gamer, and the Braves are running
00:24out of opportunities.
00:25They have gotten it to five, Joe, coming into this weekend, which is the closest they've
00:31been in a very long time to Philadelphia.
00:34So they have a very big opportunity here to start things off.
00:38Charlie the Fisherman Morton will go against Christopher Sanchez tonight, minus $1.65 for
00:45the Phillies, plus $1.40 for the Braves, and an eight-and-a-half here in Philadelphia.
00:52Yeah, it's hard to believe, actually, given all the injuries and everything with Atlanta,
00:59that they're even in this spot to be heading into a weekend series in Philadelphia, where
01:04they could leave this series right on the heels and an opportunity to overtake Philadelphia
01:10for the National League East.
01:12It's kind of hard to believe, but they've got to do it with Charlie Morton on the road.
01:17Not exactly inspiring a lot of confidence there.
01:20And I love the fact that Philadelphia's coming off a total you-know-what whooping yesterday
01:26by the Astros, 10-0, didn't get any hits, not great.
01:33There are a lot of guys in this Philadelphia lineup that have great numbers against Charlie
01:38Morton and Christopher Sanchez for the Phillies, Carver.
01:41You and I both know you want to talk about serious home-road splits.
01:46He is a guy you want to back at Citizens Bank.
01:49You want to avoid on the road.
01:52But at home, 7-3 this season here.
01:54I like Philadelphia.
01:56I don't necessarily love the bullpen, so I do like Philadelphia in the first five in
02:01this one.
02:02Yeah, you talk about it, Joe, 2-1-8 at home, and he's got a 5-4-3 on the road.
02:10That is a sizable difference.
02:12And yes, lots of guys with some great numbers, which I'll give you when we get to the Taters
02:17right after, because of course, Joe, I have one of those guys on the Phillies going after
02:22Charlie Morton tonight, as we should in such a spot like this.