DIDN'T KNOW DOC WAS ALSO A MECHANIC
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It's an overcast, sticky day here, where they will try to play some baseball in about an hour. The forecast is calling for some severe storms later, so we'll see how many innings the Phillies and Tigers can get in today.
Jimmy Rollins will have the day off, meaning Shane Victorino slides into the leadoff spot. Chase Utley makes his return to the lineup after a few days off.
1. Shane Victorino 8
2. Placido Polanco 5
3. Chase Utley 4
4. Ryan Howard 3
5. Jayson Werth 9
6. Raul Ibanez DH
7. Ben Francisco 7
8. Brian Schneider 2
9. Freddy Galvis 6
Joe Blanton will start the game, his second Grapefruit League appearance. Following him will be David Herndon, Joe Savery, Yohan Flande and Scott Mathieson.
SPLIT SQUAD ON FRIDAY
The Phillies will divide up tomorrow and head to Lakeland (Tigers) and Port Charlotte (Rays). Charlie Manuel will go to Lakeland (it's closer to his home in Winter Haven) and Pete Mackanin will manage the team in Port Charlotte. Pitching coach Rich Dubee will also go south to Port Charlotte as most of the regular pitchers head there.
Here are the lineups:
Lakeland
1. Jimmy Rollins 6
2. Ross Gload 7
3. Chase Utley 4
4. Ryan Howard 3
5. Jayson Werth 9
6. Ben Francisco 8
7. Domonic Brown DH
8. Cody Ransom 5
9. Carlos Ruiz 2
Pitchers: Drew Naylor, Phillippe Aumont, Sergio Escalona, Ehren Wassermann, Mike Zagurski, Bill White
Port Charlotte
1. Shane Victorino 8
2. Placido Polanco 5
3. Greg Dobbs 3
4. Raul Ibanez 7
5. John Mayberry Jr. 9
6. Dewayne Wise DH
7. Ozzie Chaves 4
8. Brian Schneider 2
9. Freddy Galvis 6
Pitchers: J.A. Happ, Chad Durbin, Ryan Madson, Danys Baez, B.J. Rosenberg
Bob Brookover and Matt Gelb team up for their third straight season covering the Phillies for the Inquirer and philly.com.
This is Brookover’s second stint writing about the Phillies, having joined the coverage team after seven years as an Eagles beat writer. Brookover was hired by The Inquirer in 2000 as the Phillies beat writer after spending 13 years writing about the team for two suburban newspapers. While on the Eagles beat, Brookover, who had covered just two winning Phillies teams in 15 seasons, saw the Phillies move into a cash-cow new ballpark and begin playing a brand of the game he found unrecognizable. Follow him on Twitter here.
Gelb is in his third season covering the Phillies. He was hired by The Inquirer in August 2009 after graduating from Syracuse University. He has also covered baseball at The Star-Ledger and Cape Cod Times. Born and raised in Bucks County, he attended Central Bucks High School West. Follow him on Twitter here.
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