Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Live Streaming
Monday, July 5, 2010
Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Live Streaming
7:05 pm EDT Mon Jul 5, 2010
Proud three-time reigning NL East champions, the Philadelphia Phillies may need to snap out of their slump this week if they are to mount a serious title defense. They’ll have the right pitcher on the mound Monday night to get them started. Roy Halladay will take the ball for Philadelphia to open a seven-game homestand against division leaders and a three-game set with the NL East rival Atlanta Braves.Plagued by injuries and offensive inconsistency, the Phillies have gone 16-23 since May 22 - a stretch which has turned a 4 1/2-game lead over the Braves into a five-game deficit. They concluded a 4-6 road trip by dropping three of four to woeful Pittsburgh, culminating in a blown three-run lead Sunday en route to an 8-5 defeat.
One of three Philadelphia All-Stars along with Utley and Ryan Howard, Halladay has three shutouts in his first season with the Phillies, one of which came at Atlanta’s expense. The right-hander threw a five-hitter while walking one and striking out seven in a 2-0 victory April 21 at Turner Field, improving to 2-0 with a 0.46 ERA in three career appearances against the Braves. He also threw seven scoreless innings at Atlanta on May 22, 2009, while with Toronto. However, Halladay is now trying to bounce back from a performance below his usual standards. He gave up four runs and a career-high 13 hits in eight innings of Wednesday’s 4-3 loss at Cincinnati. Probable Atlanta starter Derek Lowe faced Halladay twice earlier in their careers as AL East rivals when Lowe pitched for Boston. Halladay won both matchups.
