The Phillies rode into the playoffs on the back of an incredible starting staff, but then October 1 rolled around and Charlie Manuel realized he had to call all his regular position players back from vacation. Here's the starting lineup he'll put up against Kyle Lohse, provided Ryan Howard returns in time from Capri:
Philadelphia Phillies NLDS Game 1 Starting Lineup
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Chase Utley, 2B
Hunter Pence, RF
Ryan Howard, 1B
Shane Victorino, CF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Placido Polanco, 3B
Carlos Ruiz, C
Roy Halladay, SP
It’s just...it’s such a typical Phillies lineup. It’s the same players as ever. This thing is boring. It’s good, but it’s boring. It also isn’t something that looks like it’ll get shut down by Kyle Lohse, but who knows, since this is the playoffs, and perhaps my immediate opinion of Kyle Lohse doesn’t mirror reality.
If I'm the Cardinals, I try to hit everything into left field. Or right back up the middle. Like, up the middle, on a line. Maybe it's cruel to try to injure the opposing pitcher but it's not like anyone could ever prove intent. I'm just spitballing here.
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