Phillies players are preparing for their first game of the season in Queens
Clay Buchholz was officially placed on the disabled list by the Phillies, resulting in Zach Eflin getting the call.
Eflin showed promise last season before being shut down with knee tendonitis and pitched with an ERA under 2.00 for most of July.
Here’s how to watch the Phils take on their division rival New York Mets.
Date: April 18, 2017
First Pitch: 7:10 pm ET
Location: Queens, NY
Stadium: Citi Field
Pitchers: Zach Eflin (Season Debut) vs. Zack Wheeler (1-1, 7.45 ERA)
Radio Station: 94.1 WIP (Philadelphia), 710 WOR (Mets), ESPN Deportes (Spanish)
TV Channel: TCN (Philadelphia), SNY (Mets)
Live Stream: MLB.tv, CSNPhilly.com, NBCSports App
Starting Lineups
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
- Cesar Hernandez, 2B
- Daniel Nava, LF
- Odubel Herrera, CF
- Maikel Franco, 3B
- Michael Saunders, RF
- Tommy Joseph, 1B
- Cameron Rupp, C
- Freddy Galvis, SS
- Zach Eflin, SP
Mets
- Michael Conforto, CF
- Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
- Yoennis Cespedes, LF
- Jay Bruce, RF
- Neil Walker, 2B
- Lucas Duda, 1B
- Jose Reyes, 3B
- Travis d’Arnaud, C
- Zach Wheeler, SP
Wheeler failed to work out of the sixth inning against Philadelphia last week, but picked up the win behind a potent offense.
Here’s the weather report for New York, which looks to be good baseball weather at least for Tuesday evening.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia will be looking for their fifth win of the season, while the Mets seek a division-leading eighth.