Phils can't solve Dickey again, it is Worley today vs Niese

Last night's game looked like it may be a 2 hour special as the Phillies and the Mets faced off in the first game of the weekend series. Cliff Lee gave up a first inning home run to Jason Bay, but not much more, and the Phillies offense sputtered again against the pitching of RA Dickey.

It's not the first time that the Phillies couldn't do much against the knuckleballer, RA Dickey, who seems to have found his groove early as he is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA on the season.

Last season, Dickey battled the Phillies for a no decision in the last start in which he faced the Phillies, September 24, 2011, Dickey and the Mets beat the Phillies 2-1 in which R.A. only gave up 3 hits and 1 run, the Phillies beat up on Dickey and the Mets on 7/15/2011 by a 7-2 score.

It's Vance Worley in the late afternoon for the Phillies in a 4:05 PM start. It will be Jon Niese for the Mets:

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Vance's numbers with one start on the season already for 2012:

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Here is Vance's 2011 starts with his career game start number being first and how he exited the games:

Gcar	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Exited
6	Apr 29	PHI		NYM	W,10-3	6t 3 out a4
May		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Exited
7	May 4	PHI		WSN	W,7-4	6t 3 out a2
8	May 9	PHI	@	FLA	W,6-4	8b 3 out a2
9	May 13	PHI	@	ATL	W,5-4	8b 3 out a1
10	May 24	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	5t 3 out tie
11	May 29	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-9	3b 3 out d7
June		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Exited
12	Jun 18	PHI	@	SEA	W,5-1	5b 3 out tie
13	Jun 24	PHI		OAK	W,1-0	6t 3 out tie
14	Jun 29	PHI		BOS	W,2-1	7t 3 out tie
July		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Exited
15	Jul 4	PHI	@	FLA	W,1-0	7b 3 out a1
16	Jul 15	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-2	6b 123 1 out a4
17	Jul 20	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-1	8b 3 out a8
18	Jul 26	PHI		SFG	W,7-2	9t 3 out a5
19	Jul 31	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	6t 3 out d1
August		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Exited
20	Aug 5	PHI	@	SFG	W,9-2	7b 3 out a7
21	Aug 10	PHI	@	LAD	W,9-8	4b 3 out d3
22	Aug 18	PHI		ARI	W,4-1	3t 3 out a1
23	Aug 23	PHI		NYM	W,9-4	7t 3 out a8
September		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Exited
24	Sep 1	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	7b --- 0 out a2
25	Sep 6	PHI		ATL	W,6-3	6t 3 out tie
26	Sep 11	PHI	@	MIL	L,2-3	7b 1-- 2 out d1
27	Sep 16	PHI		STL	L,2-4	6t 3 out tie
28	Sep 21	PHI		WSN	L,5-7	6t 3 out d1
29	Sep 25	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-4	8b 3 out a5
30	Sep 28	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-3	6b 3 out d2
		PHI

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Generated 4/14/2012.

Sometimes even though a pitcher pitches well, he doesn't get the decision for a win, here's Worley's starts from last year with the decision and expanded stats as he ended the 2011 season at 11-3:

Gcar	Gtm	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	HBP	ERA
6	25	PHI		NYM	W,10-3	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	6.0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0.00
May		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	HBP	ERA
7	29	PHI		WSN	W,7-4	GS-6	W(2-0)	4	6.0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0.75
8	34	PHI	@	FLA	W,6-4	6-8	H(1)	4	3.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	1.20
9	37	PHI	@	ATL	W,5-4	8-8	H(2)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12
10	48	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	GS-5		10	5.0	6	3	3	4	0	0	2.14
11	53	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-9	GS-3	L(2-1)	4	3.0	12	8	5	0	0	0	3.75
June		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	HBP	ERA
12	72	PHI	@	SEA	W,5-1	GS-5		19	5.0	5	1	1	2	1	0	3.41
13	77	PHI		OAK	W,1-0	GS-6		5	6.0	1	0	0	4	0	0	2.83
14	81	PHI		BOS	W,2-1	GS-7	W(3-1)	4	7.0	5	1	1	2	0	0	2.57
July		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	HBP	ERA
15	86	PHI	@	FLA	W,1-0	GS-7	W(4-1)	4	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2.20
16	92	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-2	GS-6	W(5-1)	10	5.1	4	1	1	4	0	0	2.15
17	97	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-1	GS-8	W(6-1)	4	8.0	4	1	1	2	0	1	2.02
18	102	PHI		SFG	W,7-2	CG	W(7-1)	5	9.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	2.02
19	107	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	7	4	4	0	1	0	2.33
August		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	HBP	ERA
20	112	PHI	@	SFG	W,9-2	GS-7	W(8-1)	4	7.0	7	2	2	1	1	0	2.35
21	117	PHI	@	LAD	W,9-8	GS-4		4	4.0	7	6	6	3	1	0	2.85
22	122	PHI		ARI	W,4-1	GS-3		7	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.76
23	127	PHI		NYM	W,9-4	GS-7	W(9-1)	4	7.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	2.65
September		Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	HBP	ERA
24	133	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS-7	W(10-1)	8	6.0	8	4	4	1	1	0	2.85
25	138	PHI		ATL	W,6-3	GS-6	W(11-1)	4	6.0	7	2	2	3	1	0	2.85
26	143	PHI	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-7	L(11-2)	4	6.2	8	3	3	1	0	1	2.92
27	149	PHI		STL	L,2-4	GS-6		4	6.0	6	1	1	3	0	0	2.85
28	155	PHI		WSN	L,5-7	GS-6	L(11-3)	4	6.0	6	4	4	3	2	0	3.00
29	159	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-4	7-8		3	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.03
30	162	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-3	6-6		2	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3.01
		PHI							131.2	116	47	44	46	10	3	3.01

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Generated 4/14/2012.