Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Phillies 92-70, NL East champions; Brewers 90-72, NL wild-card winners 2008 head-to-head: Phillies won five of six meetings
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· Brewers' Top Two Starters: LHP CC Sabathia and RHP Jeff Suppan. Sabathia is the No. 1 in title only. Ben Sheets's injury forces some decisions, such as whether to lean on recently returned RHP Yovani Gallardo (knee).
· Phillies' Top Two Starters: LHP Cole Hamels and RHP Brett Myers. Myers was 4-1 with a 1.65 ERA in August but 2-3, 5.23 in September. That's the Phillies' problem, though -- a lack of dominant starters behind Hamels.
· Brewers' Secret Weapon: LHP Manny Parra. Banished to the bullpen two weeks ago, he opened some eyes with a two-inning, four-strikeout relief outing Saturday against the Cubs, and his success against LH hitters (.233 BA, .680 OPS) could make him an attractive option for facing Philadelphia's Chase Utley and Ryan Howard late in games.
· Phillies' Secret Weapon: LHP Scott Eyre. The 12-year veteran has been brilliant (1.88 ERA) since coming from the Cubs in August.
· Prediction: Phillies in four.
