With the postponement of tonight’s game against the Braves and subsequent rescheduling as part of a double header on Sunday the challenge for the Phillies of playing the remaining 53 games which was already steep got a little more difficult.
Here’s a look at the schedule and how the pitching rotation might possibly be set up ... they now have six double headers ahead of them.
Just some ciphering 🤔
At home - CBP : 4 Games
Saturday 8/8 - Velasquez vs Braves at CBP
Sunday 8/9 - Double Header vs Braves - Game One - Arrieta ... Game Two - Howard ?
Monday 8/10 - Nola vs Braves
At home - CBP : 3 Games
Tuesday 8/11 - Wheeler vs Baltimore
Wednesday 8/12 - Eflin vs Baltimore
Thursday 8/13 - Velasquez vs Baltimore
At home - CBP : 3 Games
Friday 8/14 - Arrieta vs Mets
Saturday 8/15 - Nola vs Mets
Sunday 8/16 - Wheeler vs Mets
Monday 8/17 - Off Day
At Boston : 2 Games
Tuesday 8/18 - Eflin vs Red Sox
Wednesday 8/19 - Arrieta vs Red Sox
At Buffalo : 2 Games
Thursday 8/20 - Doubleheader vs Jays - Game One - Howard - Game Two - Velasquez
At Atlanta : 3 Games
Friday 8/21 - Nola vs Braves
Saturday 8/22 - Wheeler vs Braves
Sunday 8/23 - Eflin vs Braves
Monday 8/24 - Off Day
At Washington : 3 Games
Tuesday 8/25 - Arrieta vs Nationals
Wednesday 8/26 - Nola vs Nationals
Thursday 8/27 - Wheeler vs Nationals
At home - CBP : 3 Games
Friday 8/28 - Eflin vs Braves
Saturday 8/29 - Howard vs Braves
Sunday 8/30 - Arrieta vs Braves
At home - CBP : 4 Games
Monday 8/31 - Nola vs Braves
Tuesday 9/1 - Wheeler vs Nationals
Wednesday 9/2 - Eflin vs Nationals
Thursday 9/3 - Howard vs Nationals
At New York : 4 Games
Friday 9/4 - Arrieta vs Mets
Saturday 9/5 - Nola vs Mets
Sunday 9/6 - Wheeler vs Mets
Monday 9/7 - Eflin vs Mets
At home - CBP : 2 Games
Tuesday 9/8 - Doubleheader vs Red Sox - Game One - Howard - Game Two - Velasquez
Wednesday 9/9 - Off Day
At Miami : 7 Games
Thursday 9/10 - Nola vs Marlins
Friday 9/11 - Doubleheader vs Marlins - Game One - Wheeler - Game Two - Arrieta
Saturday 9/12 - Eflin vs Marlins
Sunday 9/13 - Doubleheader vs Marlins - Game One - Howard - Game Two - Velasquez
Monday 9/14 - Rosso ? vs Marlins
At home - CBP : 3 Games
Tuesday 9/15 - Nola vs Mets
Wednesday 9/16 - Wheeler vs Mets
Thursday 9/17 - Arrieta vs Mets
At home - CBP : 4 Games
Friday 9/18 - Doubleheader vs Blue Jays - Game One - Eflin - Game Two - Howard
Saturday 9/19 - Velasquez vs Blue Jays
Sunday 9/20 - Nola vs Blue Jays
At Washington : 3 Games
Monday 9/21 - Wheeler vs Nationals
Tuesday 9/22 - Arrieta vs Nationals
Wednesday 9/23 - Eflin vs Nationals
Thursday 9/24 - Off Day
At Tampa : 3 Games
Friday 9/25 - Nola vs Rays
Saturday 9/26 - Wheeler vs Rays
Sunday 9/27 - Arrieta vs Rays
Each Pitcher’s remaining Starts :
Nola - 10 - Mets (3), Braves (2 ), Nationals (2), Marlins, Blue Jays, Rays - nine on regular five days rest - one on six days rest.
Wheeler - 10 - Mets ( 3 ), Nationals ( 3 ), Marlins, Braves, Rays, Orioles - eight on regular five days rest - two on six days rest
Arrieta - 10 - Mets ( 3 ), Braves ( 2 ), Nationals ( 2 ), Red Sox, Marlins, Rays - six on regular five days rest - three on six days rest - one on seven days rest
Eflin - 9 - Braves ( 2 ), Nationals ( 2 ), Mets, Marlins, Jays, Orioles, Red Sox - six on regular five days rest - three on six days rest
Howard - 7 - Braves ( 2 ), Jays( 2 ), Nationals, Red Sox, Marlins - four on regular five days rest - three as spot starter
Velasquez - 6 - Jays ( 2 ), Braves, Orioles, Red Sox, Marlins - three on regular five days rest - one on six days rest - one on seven days rest and one as one as spot starter
Rosso - 1 - Marlins
It’s doable ... let’s get after ‘em !
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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