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A pair of veterans square off in Phillies-Padres matchup

Jul 21, 2007 - 2:33 PM Philadelphia (48-48) at San Diego (53-42) 10:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Nobody will accuse the starters of lacking experience when the San Diego Padres host the Philadelphia Phillies in the third of a four-game series Saturday.

David Wells (5-5, 4.15 ERA) will take the mound for San Diego and square off with Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer (7-8, 4.99), another 44-year-old lefthander.

It will be the second oldest combined age for starting pitchers in major league history, trailing only the 1987 matchup between the California Angels' Don Sutton and Cleveland's Phil Niekro.

Wells gave up just one run and seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts over six innings in a 5-1 triumph over the New York Mets on Monday. The 21-year veteran has not lost in his last four starts.

Moyer was blasted for 10 runs and 10 hits with two walks in a 10-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. The lefthander has gone 0-3 record with a 10.06 ERA in his previous three starts.

The Phillies' Chase Utley has eight multi-hit performances in his last nine contests, batting .452 with two homers and 14 RBI over that span.