Brown to make big league debut
UPDATED: The lineup has been posted and Domonic Brown will make his major league debut, hitting sixth and playing rightfield tonight against Arizona.
Brown to make big league debut
Daily News staff
UPDATED: The lineup has been posted and Domonic Brown will make his major league debut, hitting sixth and playing rightfield tonight against Arizona.
Here is the lineup:
1. Polanco, 2B
2. Dobbs, 3B
3. Ibanez, LF
4. Howard, 1B
5. Werth, CF
6. Brown, RF
7. Ruiz, C
8. Valdez, SS
9. Halladay, P
EARLIER
The Domonic Brown era has begun.
Centerfielder Shane Victorino was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an abdominal strain on his left side, the Phillies announced.
The Phillies selected the contract of Brown, the organization's top prospect, from Triple A Lehigh Valley to take his roster spot. Brown will wear No. 9 and will be available for tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks, presumably as the starting rightfielder.
Victorino was hitting .250 with a career-high 15 home runs and 53 RBI in 98 games for the Phillies this season.
Victorino, who has a team-leading 20 stolen bases this season, suffered the injury while diving back into first base during a pickoff attempt in last night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park.
Brown, 22, has combined to hit .327 (112-for-343) with 46 extra-base hits, including 20 home runs and 68 RBI over 93 games for Double A Reading and Lehigh Valley.
More to come.
Come October, we may look back on today as the day the season turned around.— jimyd0315- Good luck tonight Dom!— lowthrowmcblow
- Yep Werth is goin nowhere / least till after the season . . . it'll be werth in center . . brown platooning in right . . anyone know . . can brown play left field ?— ingy9
- Welcome Dom. Heal up Shane. Platoon wisely Charlie. Good move Ruben to NOT jump the gun early and trade Werth to get Oswalt. Blanton, Kendrick, and Happ stepping up. If you can get a Ted Lilly Rube, fine. Otherwise, let's not get crazy. Everyone's steppin up ... this feels good.
- PHANTASTIK!!!! Hoping for great things from the kid.— flphilly
damn! another serious injury? what next? anyway, i'm very excited to see #9 d. brown play. i hope he starts tonight- If he starts in right where will he hit? With Victorino and Rollins out he might bat 3rd or 5th with Werth leading off?— krupps58
- GAME ON!— fcskills
- Victorino's injury was a godsend. Hopefully its not too serious and we finally get to see the D wonderkid— micconway
- start him in rf tonite. why wait?— pbuscio
- Let the Dom Brown era begin! Can't wait for tonights game!— Cmac35
- Aside from just sitting Ibanez, Victorino to the DL is pretty much the best thing that could happen. Now they keep Werth, see that Brown can play, and 15 days from now it will be Brown, Victorino and Werth in the outfield, with Ibanez as a real left-handed power bat off the bench.— PhillyPhan4for4
- Werth goes to center and Brown takes werths position?— amann08
- He's wearing #9?? I hope he's better then von hayes..— rosenhayn
- And what are you dopes gonna say if he tanks?---Oh, my bad, character is not a requisite to post here...— will_wonders_never_cease
