Undercard: Phillies at Marlins Game Thread, May 9, 2011

The Phillies make their first trip to South Florida in 2011 for a three-gamer with the Florida Marlins. Much will be made about Tuesday's marquee pitching matchup of Josh Johnson and Roy Halladay, but the real fireworks are bound to happen tonight, in my opinion.

Joe Blanton, fresh off the disabled list, will toe the (bacon) slab for the Phillies, and will be opposed by Javier Vazquez, who has lost several miles per hour off his fastball and is getting pounded accordingly. Getcha popcorn.

Discuss the game below.

Joe Blanton

#56 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

Height: 6-3

Weight: 245

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Dec 11, 1980

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	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Joe Blanton	0-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.1	32	16	16	2	6	17	5.92	1.56

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Javier Vazquez

#23 / Pitcher / Florida Marlins

Height: 6-2

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jul 25, 1976

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	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Javier Vazquez	2-2	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.0	35	27	22	4	21	16	6.39	1.81

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