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Game Thread: Phillies at Blue Jays 6/14/16

Zach Eflin makes his debut on my birthday which means he is going to dominate.

Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

SERIES PREVIEW

Phillies (30-34) at Blue Jays (35-31)

Rogers Centre

12:37PM EDT on CSN and MLB Network

Zach Eflin (0-0) 0.00 ERA

PHILLIES: Eflin will make his Major-League debut in place of the injured Vince Velasquez. Acquired in exchange for Jimmy Rollins in December 2014, Eflin is the Phillies' No. 9 prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com.

Marcus Stroman (5-2) 4.94 ERA

BLUE JAYS: Stroman allowed four runs in 5 1/3 and picked up a no-decision in Toronto's 6-5 loss against Baltimore. The 25-year-old has allowed 17 runs in his last three starts, and has seen his ERA rise over a run in that time.

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Today's Lineups

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Odubel Herrera - CF Jose Bautista - DH
Freddy Galvis - SS Josh Donaldson - 3B
Andres Blanco - 3B Edwin Encarnacion - 1B
Tommy Joseph - 1B Michael Saunders - LF
Ryan Howard - DH Russell Martin - C
Cameron Rupp - C Ezequiel Carrera - RF
Cody Asche - LF Kevin Pillar - CF
Cesar Hernandez - 2B Devon Travis - 2B
Peter Bourjos - RF Ryan Goins - SS
Zach Eflin - RHP Marcus Stroman - RHP