Familiarity with the Toronto roster has aided Mattingly with game-planning compared to facing unknown clubs like the White Sox.
"It's a little less having to totally go through a club you don't know anything about," Mattingly said.
However, he maintained that advanced scouting reports do not diminish the fundamental execution required on the diamond.
"Like a lot of the White Sox guys we just got done playing, there was a lot of new faces that I hadn't seen play before.
It makes me more comfortable.
I don't know if it makes it easier, but I definitely kind of know who these guys are, in a sense, and how they use them.
But you still got to get outs, and make plays, and all that kind of thing," Mattingly concluded.
For the upcoming game against Toronto, Zack Wheeler (5-1, 2.31 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Phillies against Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease (3-3, 3.05 ERA), who returns from the injured list.
