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It all starts and ends with pitching for Mets, Phillies

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Rodrigo Lopez, starting for the Phillies on Friday, was 5-4 with a 4.42 ERA for Colorado in 2007. By Eric Young, ESPN This weekend features one of the hottest rivalries in baseball as the National League East-leading Phillies play host to the struggling Mets. The Mets have been ravaged by injuries and the Phillies are desperate for Raul Ibanez to return, but the key to this three-game series begins with the starting pitching. Both pitching staffs have been ...

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