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Aug 3, 2015 - 10:53 PM Tuesday night will bring a new vantage point for Jimmy Rollins at Citizens Bank Park, though in a sense things will feel the same.

Rollins will sit in the opposite dugout in Philadelphia for the first time after spending the first 15 years of his career with the Phillies when his Los Angeles Dodgers come to town for a three-game series.

Rollins won five straight NL East titles from 2007-2011 in Philadelphia and a World Series in 2008 before being traded to Los Angeles in December. He's the Phillies' all-time leader in hits (2,306) and doubles (479) while ranking second behind Mike Schmidt in games (2,090) - including a record 803 at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia (41-65) visited Los Angeles (60-45) in early July, with the Dodgers taking three of four. Rollins went 5 for 15 with a homer, two doubles and five RBIs.

Rollins spoke of his time in Philadelphia prior to that series.

''I didn't leave anything behind,'' said Rollins, who holds a .216 batting average - 27 points below his previous career low. ''It helps probably having the first chance to face these guys here in Los Angeles as opposed to going back to Philadelphia. I had to leave all that in the past and be able to move forward and accept who I am as being a Dodger. This is where I am today.''

Fast forward to August and the Dodgers have won four straight and are in first place in the NL West after completing a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend. They will try to cool down a last-place Phillies team that has won 12 of 15 since the All-Star break.

The Dodgers will start another familiar player to Phillies fans in Alex Wood (7-6, 3.54 ERA). The left-hander, making his team debut after being acquired from Atlanta as part of a 13-player deal that also included Miami on July 30, has 12 career appearances against Philadelphia - including seven starts.

Three of those starts came this season, producing mixed results in a 1-1 record and 3.94 ERA. Wood pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings April 24 before allowing seven runs and 19 hits in 10 1-3 innings in the last two.

Wood is 3-2 with a 3.10 ERA as a starter against the Phillies, with the Braves losing 1-0 in each of his last two at Philadelphia. He allowed one run in 13 2-3 innings in those outings.

Carlos Ruiz is 6 for 9 when facing Wood, who has also had trouble with Freddy Galvis (6 for 10), Darin Ruf (5 for 12) and Jeff Francoeur (4 for 10).

Wood's counterpart will be Jerome Williams (3-8, 6.36), who hasn't won since May 16 while also missing a month with a strained left hamstring. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 7.88 ERA during that stretch, allowing 10 home runs and an opponents' batting average of .355 over eight starts.

The Phillies scored 25 runs in their first three wins of a weekend series with the Braves before losing 6-2 on Sunday.

''On a good note, we took three of four,'' interim manager Pete Mackanin said.






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