The ATL Thread

frick a Phil edition

After a 6-1 homestand, the Braves head up to Philly for the last series before the all star break. The timing might be right, as the Braves are 9-1 in their past 10 and 14-3 over their past 17 games. This all leads to the Phillies lead in the division dropping to just 2 1/2 games.

The offense is starting to click a little bit scoring 5.3 runs per game over the last 7. Freeman has been on absolute fire hitting 4 homers in his last 4 games. It also looks like Uggla might be turning things around a bit. He's hit a couple homers in the last 3 games with 5 hits in that span. Over his past 41 AB's, he's hitting around .250. The offense is finally starting to head in the right direction. It just might take a simple move or two.

Now for the pitching matchups for the series(all times central):

Tonight(6:05) - Beachy(3.23 ERA) vs Halladay(2.44 ERA)
Tomorrow(3:10 on FOX) - Hanson(2.52 ERA) vs Lee(2.92 ERA)
Sunday(12:35 on TBS) - Lowe(4.21 ERA) vs Hamels(2.40 ERA)

Lineup:

Schafer CF
Gonzo SS
Mac C
Chipper 3B
Freeman 1B
Uggla 2B
Heyward RF
McLouth LF

I think the key to this series is tonight's game. If we can somehow get to Halladay and Beachy throws well, I like our chances to take 2 out of 3. If not, then I hope we can squeeze out 1 win and only be down 3 1/2 going into the break. Let's hope our offense continues to produce.

Let's do this shite