Phillies Have Brooms At The Ready Vs. Rockies
By Matt Leon
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Phillies will look to complete a three-game sweep of a woeful Colorado Rockies team tonight down at Citizens Bank Park.
After winning the opener in this series behind left-hander Cole Hamels, the Phillies used some late-inning dramatics to capture last night's game, 7-6. Phillies won by scoring twice in the 9th inning off Colorado reliever Rafael Betancourt.
On the hill for the Phillies this evening will be right-hander Vance Worley. He is 3-3 this season with a 2.80 ERA. In three starts since coming off the disabled list, earlier this month, Worley is 0-1 with a 2.12 ERA. He has made only one career appearance against the Rockies, pitching a single inning of scoreless relief against them in 2010 - striking out two.
Colorado will turn to left-hander Jeff Francis, who will be making his third start of the season. In his first two, the veteran has gone 0-1 with a 12.46 ERA. He started the season with the Reds' AAA team in Louisville before asking for, and being granted, his release and signing with the Rockies. This is his second go-around with Colorado. He was their 1st round pick back in 2002 and he spent seven seasons with the Rockies. In five career starts against the Phillies, Francis is 1-1 with a 6.84 ERA.
The Phillies are 33-37 on the season, still in last in National League East, 8 games behind first-place Washington. Colorado is 25-42 - good for fourth in the NL West. They are 16 games behind first-place Los Angeles.
KYW's Matt Leon spoke with Martin Frank, who is covering the Phillies for the Delaware News Journal, about the match-up and the Phils play as of late.
You can follow Matt on Twitter @mattleonkyw.
