Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs Live Streaming
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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8:05 pm EDT Thu Jul 15, 2010
The Philadelphia Phillies emerge from the All-Star break looking to continue their momentum and make a run at a fourth consecutive NL East title. Overcoming injuries will be a major factor. The Phillies look to match their longest winning streak of the season when they open a four-game set against the struggling Chicago Cubs Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Philadelphia has won consecutive NL pennants and three straight division titles, but injuries have contributed to the Phillies ending the first half third in the NL East, 4 1/2 games behind first-place Atlanta. Philadelphia has put 12 players on the DL this year and All-Star second baseman Chase Utley isn’t expected back until next month. The Phillies, though, are gaining momentum and are in position to match a season-high five-game winning streak set April 9-14. They entered the break with a 1-0 win over Cincinnati, sweeping a four-game series from NL Central leader.
Ryan Howard, who went 0 for 2 as a designated hitter Tuesday, is tied with Milwaukee’s Corey Hart and David Wright of New York for the league lead with 65 RBIs. The first baseman also has a team-high 17 homers. Howard has done major damage against right-handers, batting .320 with 11 homers, 45 RBIs and a .551 slugging percentage. He’ll face another with the Cubs scheduled to start Ryan Dempster. The Phillies will turn to Jamie Moyer, who has lost his last two starts behind a 6.35 ERA. The 47-year-old left-hander was hit hard in his most recent trip to the mound July 7, allowing seven runs and a season high-tying three homers in 5 1-3 innings of a 7-5 loss to Atlanta. Moyer spent his first three major league seasons with the Cubs from 1986-88, and is 3-2 with a 4.27 ERA in eight starts against them.
