The Phillies lost the first of a three-game series with the Cardinals last night when Jeanmar Gomez blew a save for the first time in over a month. Randal Grichuk hit a walk-off double in the 11th inning to give St. Louis the win.
In response, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin has switched up the lineup for Saturday's game. After Cesar Hernandez returned from a one-game absence to pinch hit Friday night, he returns to the lineup as the leadoff hitter. Hernandez has been batting .317 this month with 19 hits and three RBIs.
Odubel Herrera moves down to the second spot, and Tommy Joseph replaces Ryan Howard in the lineup. Howard is having his best month of the season by far, recording a hit in eight of 10 games in August. Conversely, Joseph is having one of his worst months, batting just .226 so far in August.
Other changes include Cameron Rupp catching instead of Carlos Ruiz and Emmanuel Burris at second subbing out with Hernandez back in. Jeremy Hellickson returns to the mound after not making a start since Aug. 10 (see game notes) Here's the full lineup for the Phils:
1. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
2. Odubel Herrera, CF
3. Tommy Joseph, 1B
4. Maikel Franco, 3B
5. Cameron Rupp, C
6. Aaron Altherr, LF
7. Freddy Galvis, SS
8. Peter Bourjos, RF
9. Jeremy Hellickson, P
