The Jays are in Philadelphia for a two-game interleague series match-up as Troy Tulowitzki meets up with the first team he played against in Toronto blue. It also marks the return of Ben Revere to the City of Brotherly Love.
The Phillies return home after being swept in Milwaukee over the weekend. They are in last place in the NL East at 46-72, 17 games behind the first-place New York Mets. The Phils also have the worst record in the majors but are just two games behind Miami. The Jays won't have to worry about rookie third baseman Mikael Franco because he is on the disabled list with a fractured wrist. They will have to deal with the yet-to-be-traded Chase Utley, who is bouncing back from a tough start from the season.
Series Schedule / Probable Starters
Tuesday at 7:05 pm ET - R.A. Dickey (7-10, 3.96) vs. Aaron Nola (3-1, 4.25)
Wednesday at 7:05 pm ET - Mark Buehrle (13-5, 3.31) vs. Adam Morgan (3-4, 4.11)
The 65-54 Blue Jays are one game back of the Yankees in the AL East after a two-out-of-three series loss at The Dome over the weekend but are three games up on Baltimore for the first Wild Card spot. The team announced today outfielder Michael Saunders will not be back this season thanks to his knee injury. In the same story, it does not appear second baseman Devon Travis will be back anytime soon. However, they will have Matt Hague and Ezequiel Carrera on the roster to bolster the bench, which gets no discussion here at Da Box. Hague will wear Shaun Marcum's old #28 while Carerra will continue on with #3.
In case you missed it, ESPN has a feature on the Jays and TSN 1040 in Vancouver had a good chat with Pat Hentgen.
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