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Hamels is taking the hill this afternoon to look to shut down the Mets and avoid the sweep. That's not to say that Lee and Worley didn't do a good job in keeping the Mets off the bases but with the offense performing the way they have in the past week you have to be Halladay (or Blanton!) in order to win.

Manuel is sending out Juan Pierre (LF), Laynce Nix (1B), Ty Wigginton (3B), and Pete Orr (2B). This looks like the most replacements that the Phils have fielded this season- they are neither strong defensively nor offensively.

Good luck guys!

Update: Ike Davis takes Hamels deep on a low and inside fastball- this followed Hamels completely dominating the first two batters and then a looper that fell in by David Wright. 2-0 Mets end top 1.