Phillie-killer Jurrjens scratched from start
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Phillie-killer Jurrjens scratched from start
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
Interesting game for a 23-year-old to make his major league debut. The Braves have summoned righthander Brandon Beachy to start against the Phillies tonight in place of Jair Jurrjens, who was scratched from the start with a sore knee.
Beachy is 5-1 with a 1.73 ERA at Double-A and Triple-A this season and has posted stellar strikeout and walk rates of 11.2 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9.
Jurrjens has dominated the Phillies in his career, allowing just 17 earned runs in 59.2 innings over nine starts. He held them to three runs on two hits in six innings back on July 6 when he was just returning from a two-month stay on the DL. Last season, he held them to four earned runs in 26.2 innings.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Beachy has been a fast-riser in the system, going from an undrafted free agent out of Indiana Wesleyan two years go to the major leagues without showing up on any top prospect lists.
At least he's a righthander.— scootch- The Phillies may get no-hit the first-time through the lineup, maybe. They usually figure a new pitcher out. Hopefully, it will be sooner than later. The Phillies strike-out a lot anyway. Why should tonight be any different? How does Wheeler get in any baseball conversation? Let Wheeler retire and go back to laying Carpet in Broomall! It bad enough that I have to use Phillies radio during innings 1-3 and 7-9, then I have too see Wheeler on MLB.com. I wonder if MLB.com tune-out his face as it is bothering a paying customer. Oh! they need to make an announcement when Wheeler is doing innings 4-6. About a month ago that joker was on in inning 4-6, it caused me so much Angina that I had to take 2 nitro 5 minutes apart and I only listened to his non-sense for 30 seconds. Please no more Wheeler in print or on MLB.com!— jpelle36
- Cox probably figures it's better to save Jurrjens for the playoffs and be wild card than to use him to try to sweep the Phillies (and still only tie for first) but lose him for the rest of the year.— jake52
Comment removed.- After seeing what Adalberto Mendez managed to do against the Phils in his two starts, I'm making no assumptions. But it the Phils stay patient and let the game come to them, they should be able to wear the kid down. Cox is hoping the Phils will beat themselves.
www.goingpigeon.blogspot.com— PAStringer - last year they hit around some rookies a little bit; David Price (who they briefly saw in the WS), and Johnny Cueto. This year they haven't failed so well. I'm a bit nervous for tonight but like Werth said in the article today that he was neverous watching the Flyers this year - I guess that's our job— Hunter S. T
- The fans who want to tune-out Wheeler on MLB.com, you can either turn-off the sound in innings 1-3 and 7-9. Now the other way is to have a laptop and a Desktop. I use the Desktop to view MLB.com and the game while putting the laptop on MLB.com Audio and listen to Scott and LA to circumvent Wheelers voice!— jpelle36
- WAIT, a fast-riser "without showing up on any top prospect lists"... Sounds suspicious to me! Test him up!
— ThisGuy - Jurrjens' start figured to be the Braves' best chance to win in the series. So IF the division title is all but in the bag after Wednesday, let's limit Halladay's count the rest of the way in and I have just two words left: "Go, Rockies!!"— cowpoke
- Phillies will get 2 hits tonight. Braves will call up 2 pitchers from the minors the next 2 games too and the Phillies will struggle.— slade1955
- I would be VERY happy to see Hollywood get some run support tonight! So let's hope the new RHP's fastball isn't something with some hops to it, and our lefties can barrell up on him.— TBear
- Doesn't matter. Phils don't hit when Cole pitches. bet the braves. book it.— hititwheretheyaint
- Lets hope our ofense can come up with their support payments. They are very deep in arrears with Cole. Go Phillies— wcoastphan
- Smart move by Cox; Jurrjens, although tough on the Phillies, has been struggling mightily of late and the Phillies would have smoked him. They really do have immense difficulties with pitchers first time around, particularly with no video or much of a book on this kid.— chuckw
- Go Rockies? Why? You want to face a red hot team in the first round? I'd rather see a young and inexperienced Reds team.— realzeel
