The Philadelphia Phillies fired their manager Rob Thomson and promoted Donny Baseball as the new skipper, and it’s already paying dividends. The Phillies shut out the San Francisco Giants last night, 7-0, in Mattingly’s debut. Tonight in the middle game of their 3-game set at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia is expected to turn to southpaw Cristopher Sánchez to throw strikes. Sánchez is 2-2 with a 2.94 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, and the Giants are 0-5 in their last 5 road games against a left-handed starter. The Phillies are loaded with talent and will turn this season around. That is a given.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES