Astros 5 Phillies 4
It Was Over When......
The Astros scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning to take a 5-4 lead. Not only did this inning suck all of the emotion out of a sold out Citizens Bank Park, but it exhausted the Phillies as well, as Mike Lamb capped off the inning with an 11 pitch at-bat(including 5 consecutive foul balls) against Geoff Geary, that ended with Lamb blooping a single off the glove of Chase Utley, to score the eventual winning run.
The Game Ball Goes To......
The Astros bullpen, which despite obvious exhaustion from last night's game with the Cardinals, managed 5 and 2/3rds innings, while allowing just 4 runs. Obviously, those are not great numbers, but good enough to get the Astros the win.
The Stat of The Game Is.......
0, as in o runs and o hits following Jimmy Rollins 2 run homer in the 6th inning. Over the last 3 innings of the game the Phils offense did not record a run or even a hit, while the Astros had 3 runs and 4 hits. Basically, that was difference in tonight's game. I mean if the Phils had recorded even 1 hit in those final 3 innings, they might have been able to forge a tie late in the game and steal it extra innings, but they weren't able to and lost.
The Bottom Line is.......
This was a tough loss for the Phils to swallow, but hey they are still tied with the idle Dodgers for the wildcard lead, so there is no reason to panic just yet. Ultimately, the Phils are just going to have to bear down now and take care of business over the final 6 games of the season if they want to beat out the Dodgers for the wildcard. So may the best team win the wildcard and happy trails everyone.
3 comments:
- to phillysports
ain't that the truth
Even though the result wasn't what we wanted, it sure was great to share the game with you! Thanks!
- to phillyfaninatl
yeah it was great, I had a good time, I hope you did too, and you are welcome.
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