Vance Worley made his first major league start in the early game of a Labor Day doubleheader for Philadelphia and went five strong innings, allowing 6 hits, 2 earned runs and one walk while striking out 5. The 22 year old has great control (~2.00 BB/9 in Triple-A this year) and strikeout capability (~7.00 K/9) to go along with a groundball rate of nearly 50% - that’s a great profile for a pitcher calling Citizen’s Bank Park home. Kyle Kendrick has likely (or, hopefully, for Phillies fans) made his last start this season.

Brett Cecil has successfully navigated through treacherous waters in his last six outings, going 5-for-6 in quality starts against TB (home and away), NYY (home and away), BOS and LAA. The one hiccup came @ LAA (5.2 IP, 7 ER), which means he’s more than

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