All good things must come to an end, and today that means Freddy Galvis' ironman streak has come to an end. For the first time this season, Galvis is not in the lineup and will not reach his personal goal of playing in all 162 games.
But get excited, because, with Galvis out, we'll get our first look at J.P. Crawford at shortstop, his natural position and most likely landing spot in the future with the big-league club.
Through his first three MLB games, Crawford is 1 for 11 (.091) with three strikeouts but has played sound ball in the field.
He'll have a tough time tonight, as Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer takes the mound for the Nats. Scherzer is 13-5 with a 2.19 ERA — second to only Clayton Kershaw (2.15) in all of MLB — with 232 strikeouts to 43 walks.
Current Phillies are hitting just .224 off the righty, with just two home runs in 192 combined games played vs. Scherzer.
Odubel Herrera is the only Phillies' starter to have any semblance of success vs. Scherzer, with a career .323 batting average, including a double, triple and five walks.
Maikel Franco, who has sat the last three games in favor of Crawford, cracks the lineup, but is hitting just .056 (1 for 18) in his career vs. Scherzer.
MLB
Here is the Phillies lineup:
1. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
2. Odubel Herrera, CF
3. Rhys Hoskins, 1B
4. Nick Williams, RF
5. Maikel Franco, 3B
6. Hyun Soo Kim, LF
7. Jorge Alfaro, C
8. J.P. Crawford, SS
9. Jake Thompson, P
And the Nationals lineup:
1. Trea Turner, SS
2. Howie Kendrick, LF
3. Daniel Murphy, 2B
4. Ryan Zimmerman, 1B
5. Anthony Rendon, 3B
6. Matt Wieters, C
7. Michael Taylor, CF
8. Alejandro De Aza, RF
9. Max Scherzer, P