![]() Vince Velasquez’s role seems to change with the month. Zach Eflin posted a 2.76 ERA in his first 10 starts, but a 5.45 mark in his last seven. will send three All-Stars to the mound – Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler and 2018 honoree Ross Stripling – and the Phillies will counter with several question marks. They are just 20-25 against winning teams and now welcome the world-beating Dodgers to Citizens Bank Park for four games. It seems more likely the Phillies’ myriad flaws will only get further exposed. “I know he’s had his struggles in New York,” Rays manager Kevin Cash says of Snell’s 6.34 ERA in 10 career starts in the Bronx, “but he’s totally equipped to go in there and have really really good outings for us.” Dodgers-Phillies: Don’t look downįor the moment, the Phillies hold the second wild-card berth, and in a perfect world would use this week to gain ground on both the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals, who play four games in Atlanta next weekend. Most notably, Snell had perhaps the worst start of his career – four walks, six earned runs, just one batter retired – in a 12-1 loss at Yankee Stadium on June 19. SECOND HALF: Can Christian Yelich hit 60 homers? POWER RANKINGS: Nationals becoming a force This year, they’ve lost nine of 13, essentially the difference in the standings right now. They played the Yankees virtually to a standstill – a 9-10 mark, 6-4 at Tropicana Field - in winning 90 games last year. ![]() 24-25 at Tropicana Field – after this week’s four-game set. So it is with Tampa Bay and New York, who will play just two more games – Sept. A closer look at the defining series in a week where it’s starting to feel late a little bit early: Rays-Yankees: Speak nowįunny thing about the unbalanced schedule: It seems division rivals constantly play each other but then you look up, and they’re almost done for the year. ![]()
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