Braves 3 Phillies 2
It Was Over When....
The Braves forged ahead in the top of the 11th inning on a solo homer by Scott Thorman off Ryan Madson(yes, the same guy who allowed the eventual game winning homer on Monday).
The Game Ball Goes To....
Braves catcher Brian Mcann with 2 hits and 2 RBIs on the day, including a game-tying 2 run homer in the top of the 9th inning.
The Stat Of The Game Is....
2, as in only 2 runs scored on the day for the Phils thanks in large part to 7 strong innings pitched by Tim Hudson, who allowed only one run and struck out 5. The Phils had a couple of opportunities to score more but were not able to capitalize. If they had scored even just one more run they would have gotten the win, without the need for extra innings.
The Bottom Line Is....
Strong starting pitching : check, Strong lineup: check, oops wait a minute they have only scored 4 runs so far, Reliable Bullpen: mmm, not so much. Still, with the way the Phils starting pitchers have looked thus far, if they can just start scoring runs like the Mets did last year, they'll be a tough team to beat. Until then though, we'll just have to be content with the bullpen blowing 1 or 2 run leads.
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