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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Conestoga's Dave Bush to get ball in Game 3 (and tonight's lineups)


If the Phils find a way to steal a win from CC Sabathia tonight, the series moves to Milwaukee where the Brewers will face an elimination game.

So who does Brew Crew manager Dale Sveum trust on the mound? None other than 28-year old, Conestoga High School grad Dave Bush.

"Besides CC, he's been our best pitcher," Sveum said. "He has thrown the heck out of the ball and he's pitching with a lot of confidence. It wasn't a very difficult decision to go to him in the three-spot."

Bush is 9-10 with a 4.18 ERA in 31 games this season and 0-0 with a 5.25 ERA in two starts against the Phillies.

But in 18 games since mid-June, Bush has been pretty darn good: 7-3 with a 3.23 ERA (and .209 opponents batting average).

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Here are the lineups the Phils and Brews are trotting out against Sabathia and Brett Myers.

Phils:

1. Jimmy Rollins, SS
2. Shane Victorino, CF
3. Chase Utley, 2B
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. Pat Burrell, LF
6. Jayson Werth, RF
7. Pedro Feliz, 3B
8. Carlos Ruiz, C
9. Myers, P


Brews:

1. Mike Cameron, CF
2. Ray Durham, 2B
3. Ryan Braun, LF
4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. J.J. Hardy, SS
6. Corey Hart, RF
7. Craig Counsell, 3B
8. Jason Kendall, C
9. Sabathia, P


One stat to keep in mind, so you're not shocked if Rollins takes his buddy CC deep in the first inning: Rollins is 3-for-7 (.429) with a double and triple against the fellow Bay Area native in his career.

By the way, Jimmy: if my math is correct, you can still win 100 games this year (like you predicted earlier this season). Last night's was 93... which I believe means No.100 could come in the Phils second win in the World Series.)

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