PHILLIES NEWS

Well, the Sixers won today so there was no way that the Phils could win right? after all it's the philly mantra that if one team wins the other must lose. You simply can't have your cake and eat it around here. However. someone forgot to tell the Phils that they weren't supposed to win, and they actually came out on top for once. Mets pitcher Oliver Perez struggled mightily on the day, issuing 7 free passes, and for once the Phils took advantage of it, scoring 3 runs on exactly 1 hit in the 3rd inning. Of course, we'd all seen this story before, the Phils jump out to a 3-0 lead then go on vacation for the rest of the game as the bullpen implodes to give the other team the win. However, that didn't happen today, as the Phils tacked on additional runs in the 6th and 7th innings and SP Adam Eaton pitched 7 strong innings allowing just 2 runs and striking out 5. In the end the bullpen hung on for the final two innings and Phils walked away winners and Flash Gordon walked away with his first save of the season. Not bad huh?