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05/23/2004 7:52 PM ET
Phils trek to New York for two
Phillies (24-18) at Mets (22-22), Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET
After going 5-1 since their return from the West Coast, the Phillies take a two-day jaunt to New York to face an equally-hot Mets team.
Philadelphia is in the midst of an 11-4 stretch, during which it has been without the services of Placido Polanco and Billy Wagner. The Phillies have also gone 4-1 without Jim Thome, who's missed the past five games with a strained right index finger.
Eric Milton starts for the Phillies. In his only other appearance against the Mets, he pitched four scoreless innings.
Of the Phillies walking wounded, Thome expects to return the earliest on Tuesday.
Pitching matchup
PHI: LHP Eric Milton
5-0, 4.47 ERA in 2004
0-0, 0.00 in career vs. NYM
NYM: RHP Steve Trachsel
4-3, 3.16 in 2004
2-2, 6.41 vs. PHI in 2003
8-7, 3.88 in career vs. PHI
Player to watch
Pat Burrell has a .293 career average against the Mets, with 21 homers and 60 RBIs, including 12 at Shea Stadium.
Quotable
"I called everybody. Friends, my mother, my coach before I signed, the guy who pushed, who thought I had a shot. Everybody. Even the donkey." Elizardo Ramirez on whom he called after hearing he had been called up from Single-A Clearwater.
On the Internet
 MLB.TV
 Gameday Audio
Gameday
Official game notes
On television
PHI: UPN 57
NY: MSG
On radio
PHI: WPEN 950 - AM
NY: WFAN 660 - AM
Quick hits
Philadelphia is 381-328 against New York. ... Jim Thome is 6-for-18 against Steve Trachsel, with three home runs. Burrell also has three homers off the Mets' right-hander. ... Mike Cameron is 5-for-22 against Milton, with two home runs. ... Bobby Abreu takes a 12-game hitting streak into Shea Stadium.
On deck
Monday: Off
Wednesday: at New York, 7:10 ET
Thursday: vs. Atlanta, 7:05 ET
Friday: vs. Atlanta, 7:05 ET
Saturday: vs. Atlanta, 1:20 ET
Sunday: vs. Atlanta, 1:35 ETKen 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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