Halladay And Phillies Take On Chicago Cubs At Wrigley Field
The Philadelphia Phillies have won each of Roy Halladay’s last 10 starts.
Roy Halladay makes his first appearance since starting last week's All-Star Game when the Philadelphia Phillies open a 3-game set at the Chicago Cubs on Monday. First pitch from Wrigley Field is 5:05 p.m. (PT).
Faced with the difficult task of matching up against Halladay is Chicago's Rodrigo Lopez. Early MLB betting lines had the Phils favored in the 190-200 range with the total still up in the air.
Philadelphia got the second half and this road trip started by taking two of three from the Mets at Citi Field. Sunday's win improved the club's road record to 25-20. The so-called 'friendly confines' have not been so friendly for the Cubs this year. Chicago came out of the break dropping three of four to the Marlins and now sit 21-29 at Wrigley.
It's the second and final series between the clubs this season after they met in Philadelphia for four in June. The Phillies won three of those battles, the total's splitting 2-2. The last times the teams matched up in Chicago, the Cubs took three of four with the totals halving 2-2.
Halladay (16-3, 2.45) tossed two perfect innings at the outset of the National League's 5-1 win over the American League at Chase Field. The 2010 NL Cy Young winner is working on a string of seven consecutive victories with the Phillies winning his last 10 starts.
One of Halladay's wins during the current streak came against the Cubs in Philadelphia on June 10. The right-hander tossed seven scoreless frames and struck out nine as -210 road chalk against Carlos Zambrano. The win was the first in four career starts vs. the Cubs and he's 0-2 in two previous outings at Wrigley with a 4.84 ERA.
Halladay has been the biggest bread winner in 2011 among starting hurlers in the majors, raking in $11.80 for his backers. This will be the seventh time this season he's been priced at -200 or higher, and he's won five of the previous six with the only loss at home in mid-April The 'over' is 7-3 during his last 10 starts and 11-8 on the campaign.
Lopez (1-3, 4.02) has been swinging between the bullpen and rotation for Chicago with this his fifth start of '11 along with nine relief outings. His last three appearances before the break were starts, and three of his previous four starting assignments have been at Wrigley where he's posted a 4.66 overall ERA.
The right-hander came out of the bullpen twice during the mid-June series in Philly. Lopez worked a total of three innings, allowing two hits and no runs. He made two starts against the Phils in 2010 while pitching for the Diamondbacks, Arizona going 1-1 in the two games while Lopez was knocked around in 11 innings of work (17 hits, 10 ER, 2 HR).
The Phillies could see a player or three come off the disabled list during this series. Outfielder Shane Victorino (thumb) is the most likely player to be activated in the next few days, with relievers Brad Lidge (shoulder) and Jose Contreras (forearm) getting close.
A 50 percent chance of rain with possibly severe thunderstorms is in Monday's forecast for Second City. Warm and muggy appears to be the best weather to count on with 10-12 mph winds out of the WSW (out to right-center).
The series continues Tuesday night with an expected mound matchup of Cliff Lee vs. Matt Garza. The set comes to a close Wednesday afternoon when the Phillies send Vance Worley to the hill opposite Cubs veteran Ryan Dempster.
The Philadelphia Phillies have won each of Roy Halladay’s last 10 starts.
Roy Halladay makes his first appearance since starting last week's All-Star Game when the Philadelphia Phillies open a 3-game set at the Chicago Cubs on Monday. First pitch from Wrigley Field is 5:05 p.m. (PT).
Faced with the difficult task of matching up against Halladay is Chicago's Rodrigo Lopez. Early MLB betting lines had the Phils favored in the 190-200 range with the total still up in the air.
Philadelphia got the second half and this road trip started by taking two of three from the Mets at Citi Field. Sunday's win improved the club's road record to 25-20. The so-called 'friendly confines' have not been so friendly for the Cubs this year. Chicago came out of the break dropping three of four to the Marlins and now sit 21-29 at Wrigley.
It's the second and final series between the clubs this season after they met in Philadelphia for four in June. The Phillies won three of those battles, the total's splitting 2-2. The last times the teams matched up in Chicago, the Cubs took three of four with the totals halving 2-2.
Halladay (16-3, 2.45) tossed two perfect innings at the outset of the National League's 5-1 win over the American League at Chase Field. The 2010 NL Cy Young winner is working on a string of seven consecutive victories with the Phillies winning his last 10 starts.
One of Halladay's wins during the current streak came against the Cubs in Philadelphia on June 10. The right-hander tossed seven scoreless frames and struck out nine as -210 road chalk against Carlos Zambrano. The win was the first in four career starts vs. the Cubs and he's 0-2 in two previous outings at Wrigley with a 4.84 ERA.
Halladay has been the biggest bread winner in 2011 among starting hurlers in the majors, raking in $11.80 for his backers. This will be the seventh time this season he's been priced at -200 or higher, and he's won five of the previous six with the only loss at home in mid-April The 'over' is 7-3 during his last 10 starts and 11-8 on the campaign.
Lopez (1-3, 4.02) has been swinging between the bullpen and rotation for Chicago with this his fifth start of '11 along with nine relief outings. His last three appearances before the break were starts, and three of his previous four starting assignments have been at Wrigley where he's posted a 4.66 overall ERA.
The right-hander came out of the bullpen twice during the mid-June series in Philly. Lopez worked a total of three innings, allowing two hits and no runs. He made two starts against the Phils in 2010 while pitching for the Diamondbacks, Arizona going 1-1 in the two games while Lopez was knocked around in 11 innings of work (17 hits, 10 ER, 2 HR).
The Phillies could see a player or three come off the disabled list during this series. Outfielder Shane Victorino (thumb) is the most likely player to be activated in the next few days, with relievers Brad Lidge (shoulder) and Jose Contreras (forearm) getting close.
A 50 percent chance of rain with possibly severe thunderstorms is in Monday's forecast for Second City. Warm and muggy appears to be the best weather to count on with 10-12 mph winds out of the WSW (out to right-center).
The series continues Tuesday night with an expected mound matchup of Cliff Lee vs. Matt Garza. The set comes to a close Wednesday afternoon when the Phillies send Vance Worley to the hill opposite Cubs veteran Ryan Dempster.
