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05/17/2004 10:51 PM ET
Phils return home to face Dodgers
Los Angeles (22-14) at Philadelphia (19-17) 7:05 p.m. ET
After a tough ending to a 10-game road trip -- with losses in the final two games to Colorado -- the Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park to battle the slumping Dodgers.
Los Angeles has lost four in a row, having lost to the Cubs on Thursday, then being swept by the Reds.
The Phillies, despite the two losses, went 7-3 on their trek through Arizona, San Francisco and Colorado.
The send arguably their hottest pitcher to the mound in Vicente Padilla, who has won his past two starts after beginning the season 0-4.
The Dodgers counter with Wilson Alvarez, who has been sparkling since coming to Los Angeles last season. He seems fully recovered from his arm injuries.
Pitching matchup
LA: LHP Wilson Alvarez
2-0, 1.15 in 2004
0-0, 3.36 ERA vs. PHI in 2004.
0-0, 4.15 in career vs. PHI
PHI: RHP Vicente Padilla
2-4, 3.46 ERA in 2004
Hasn't faced LA in 2004
2-2, 2.79 in career vs. LA
Player to watch
Juan Encarnacion is 6-for-16 (.375) with a homer against Padilla.
Quotable
"It's bittersweet. It was a great road trip, but the ending stinks. -- Marlon Byrd, on the Phillies 7-3 road trip that ended with two losses
On the Internet
 MLB.TV
 Gameday Audio
Gameday
Official game notes
On television
LA: FSN 2
PHI: CSN
On radio
LA: KFWB 980 AM
PHI: WPEN 950 AM
Quick hits
With a walk Monday, Jim Thome tied Brett Butler and Cal Ripken Jr. for 58th place on the all-time walks list with 1,129. ... Twenty-nine of the Phillies' first 36 games have been decided by three or fewer runs, with 14 being decided by one run. The Phillies are 863-1112 against the Dodgers in their history.
On deck
Wednesday: vs. Los Angeles, 7:05 ET
Thursday: vs. Los Angeles, 7:05 ET
Friday: vs. San Diego, 7:05 ET
Saturday: vs. San Diego, 7:05 ET
Sunday: vs. San Diego, 1:35 ET
Ken Mandel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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