Aaron Nola makes his final start of Spring Training at Citizens Bank Park tonight
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Baltimore Orioles (11-15) | Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Vance Worley | RHP | Aaron Nola | ||
| (1-1, 4.30 ERA) | (1-1, 5.28 ERA) | ||||
The Phillies make their long awaited return to Citizens Bank Park tonight for an exhibition game against the Orioles. This is their second to last exhibition game, counting tomorrow's game against the Futures.
Aaron Nola gets his last tune up before the second game of the season Cincinnati. Other than a lot is still up in the air. Cedric Hunter got some late competition from Will Venable for the last spot on the Phillies bench but has showed no signs of giving in, especially with his display last night in Reading. It makes for a great baseball story as Hunter hasn't seen the bigs since a very brief cup of coffee with San Diego in 2011. Still Venable has more experience and that may count for more as the final decision is made.
On the Orioles side, former Phillies pitcher Vance Worley will be pitching for a spot in the rotation. Earlier this week, Baltimore released Miguel Gonzalez which should raise optimism but Worley himself got pounded pretty good his last time out. His post Phillies career has been a mixed bag but a good outing could go a long way for the Vanimal.
Starting Lineups:
| Baltimore Orioles (11-15) | Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | 3B | Manny Machado | R | 1 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 2 | CF | Adam Jones | R | 2 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 3 | 1B | Chris Davis | L | 3 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 4 | RF | Mark Trumbo | R | 4 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 5 | DH | Pedro Alvarez | L | 5 | LF | Cedric Hunter | L |
| 6 | SS | J.J. Hardy | R | 6 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L |
| 7 | 2B | Jonathan Schoop | R | 7 | C | Cameron Rupp | R |
| 8 | C | Caleb Joseph | R | 8 | RF | Will Venable | L |
| 9 | LF | Joey Rickard | R | 9 | SP | Aaron Nola | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 6:05pm EST
- TV: TCN
- Radio: 94.1 WIP
What's Next:
Saturday, April 2, 2016: vs. Phillies Futures, 1:05 PM ET
- TBA vs. RHP Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.63 ERA)
- TV: TCN
- Radio: 94.1 WIP
Greg Vince (@GregVince) of Philliedelphia.com.
