Game 139: Phillies vs Houston

With 24 games left in the season over 26 days, the Phillies look to continue their playoff push tonight against one of the albatrosses around their collective neck that is Houston (the other, of course, being Florida). Thankfully, in spite of yesterday's rainout, there will not be a double-header today (it would've been the Phils' third in five days). The game will be made up on Monday, September 25 -- a scheduled off day for both teams. A lefty-duel is set for tonight's game as Andy Pettitte will be on the mound tonight for Houston, while the Phils will hand the ball to Randy Wolf. I'll be at the game tonight and will be looking to see if Chase Utley can continue to wriggle his way out of his August slump. With two homeruns on Saturday and a game-winning homer on Monday, one gets the sense that it's only a matter of time before he breaks loose. I'll also be looking to see if Jimmy Rollins -- hitting just .250 in the first week of September -- can find some more of his end-of-the-season magic dust. And, of course, I'll be looking for Ryan Howard's at-bats. They've become an event within the game itself.