Phils, Brewers resume set in South Philly

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04/22/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last time Joe Blanton faced the Brewers, he pitched the Phillies into the NLDS. Getting the Phillies over .500 tonight would be a nice encore.

Philadelphia sends Blanton to the hill tonight in the second game of a three- game series with Milwaukee at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies won five of six versus the Brewers last year, including a four- game sweep at home from September 11-14 that caused Milwaukee to stumble down the finish and heading into the playoffs.

Philadelphia then took care of Milwaukee in four games in the postseason's first round, with Blanton getting the win in that deciding Game 4. The right- hander had never faced the Brewers in the regular season, but tossed six innings of one-run ball in that October 5 meeting, striking out seven.

Blanton went 4-0 in 13 regular-season games with the Phillies last year after joining the club prior to the trade deadline from Oakland. He got a no- decision in his first start of the season on April 8, then lasted six innings last Thursday in a loss to Washington, his first in a Phils uniform. He allowed three runs on eight hits in that setback.

Philadelphia didn't slow down versus Milwaukee in Tuesday's series opener, posting an 11-4 victory. Pedro Feliz paced the offense with three hits, a homer, three runs batted in and two runs scored, while Jamie Moyer (2-1) pitched six innings to earn the win.

The Phillies, who have won two straight, plated four runs in the first inning, keyed by Jayson Werth's two-run double, while Chase Utley's bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning was part of a five-run frame.

Raul Ibanez went 1-for-4 with an RBI and run scored to extend his hitting streak to eight games. He is hitting .455 (15-for-33) with four homers, eight runs batted in and 10 runs scored over the burst.

Milwaukee's Ryan Braun broke out of an early season slump with two homers as part of a career-high five-hit day. He drove in all four Milwaukee runs as well. He upped his average from .222 to .300 with the effort.

Second baseman Rickie Weeks left the game in the first inning due to dizziness, while Manny Parra (0-3) gave up five runs on seven hits during a four-inning start.

Braden Looper starts for the Brewers and he is set to make his third start of the season. He is coming off his lone decision of the year, a win over Cincinnati on Wednesday. He lasted six innings, allowing three runs on six hits over six innings with five strikeouts.

Looper is 2-6 with 16 saves in 60 career games versus the Phillies, making two starts against them. Both of those came last year and he lost each start, pitching to a 4.15 earned run average.

Utley is a lifetime .364 hitter (4-for-11) with a homer and two RBI versus Looper, while Ryan Howard has four home runs in five at-bats against him.

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