After waiting all day and evening for the rain yesterday, they got the game in (and yours truly saw the Phils lose his first in-person viewing of the team since '06). After heavy rain all morning here in Brooklyn, it looks like they're going to play this one today as well. The Phillies could use a win for their first series victory over the Mets in four tries this season; that it would keep them in first place is nice but not really the point. The Mets are clearly the biggest threat, and the Phils have to show they're equal to it. Solving Oliver Perez, the wild but effective lefty, would be another plus: he's thrown 18 scoreless innings against the Phillies in three starts this season.