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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

NLCS news: Rotation set

Phils pitching coach Rich Dubee said following Tuesday's workout that his starting pitchers will line up the same way against the Dodgers as they did against the Brewers:

Game 1 - Cole Hamels
Game 2 - Brett Myers
Game 3 - Jamie Moyer
Game 4 - Joe Blanton

If everyone stays on regular rest and the series goes to Game 7, Jamie Moyer will be the guy.


As for the Dodgers, I caught a radio interview with Larry Bowa on the way to the park. The former Phils shortstop/manager said L.A. is leaning to going with a three-man rotation, with all right-handers. Here's an educated guess how that would play out:

Game 1 - Derek Lowe
Game 2 - Chad Billingsley
Game 3 - Hiroki Kuroda

Bowa said a three-man rotation would work, given the three off-days during the series.

It would also give the Dodgers three lefties in the pen: Hong-Chih Kuo, Joe Beimel and rookie Clayton Kershaw.

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