Phils look to disable the Braves

With the Phils in strong position to not only gain some ground in the wild card race but also catch up to the Braves in the NL East, Cory Lidle and Brett Myers will look to round out this four game set. Lidle is the key to this series as the two youngsters in Gavin Floyd and Eude Brito proved earlier in the week they can pitch to the best of them. Lidle must now put together a strong start against lefty Horacio Ramirez and the Phils bats must keep producing to win the final two games of this series. Brett Myers will face Jorge Sosa on Thursday for the fourth and final game of this Atlanta Braves series. The Phils have gotten strong offensive performances by Rollins, Lofton, Burrell and Howard, and great performances from the bullpen have kept the Braves in check. If Lidle can give 5 quality innings and Myers can keep the frustrations out of his game, the Phils should be in good shape when they travel to Florida to face the Marlins this weekend. We'll have a full recap of the Braves and Marlins series this week on the Phillies Weekly podcast.

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