The Philadelphia Phillies continue their series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Monday, the Dodgers won the opening game of this series 5-4 as Yasmani Grandal singled the go-ahead run as Los Angeles was able to score three times during the eighth inning to rally and win. Philadelphia squandered a 4-0 lead in the sixth inning in the loss. The win was the ninth in the last 11 games of for the Dodgers. Yimi Garcia raised his record to 1-1 with the win. He was called up prior to the start of the game and threw two shutout innings of relief with two strikeouts. Kenley Jansen came in for the ninth inning and posted his 12th save of the season.
Odubel Herrera leads Philadelphia with a .332 batting average and team high 61 hits. Carlos Santana leads the team in home runs with nine and RBIs with 32. Philadelphia has a team batting average of .236 while opposing hitters are averaging .237 at the plate against Phillies pitching. On Wednesday, the Phillies will send Zach Eflin to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-1 with an ERA of 3.27, 24 Ks and 7 BBs.
Matt Kemp leads Los Angeles with a .338 batting average, and team high 54 hits. Yasmani Grandal has the team lead in home runs with eight and RBIs with 29. Los Angeles has a team batting average of .236 while opposing batters are averaging.235 at the plate against Dodgers pitching. On Wednesday, Los Angeles will send Ross Stripling to the mound. The right-hander this season is 2-1 with an ERA of 1.74, 50 Ks and 9 BBs.
