PHILLIES NEWS

If you blinked , you might have missed tonight's game in Atlanta which lasted just over 2 hours as fast working pitchers Jon Lieber and Tim Hudson got locked in a pitcher's duel. Lieber went 7 innings, allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 2. Hudson was just a bit better going 8 innings, while allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits. The two teams scratched a couple runs in the 5th and 6th innings and thus found themselves tied going into the 9th inning. The Phils went down in order in the top of the inning at the hands of interim closer, Mike Gonzalez, in place of veteran Bob Wickman who was recently placed on the DL. For the Phils Antonio Alfonseca came in to pitch the 9th after Brett Myers survived the 8th inning without incident. Alfonseca got one out but then walked the next batter and allowed Chipper Jones to single, putting two on with only one out for slugger Andrew Jones. After getting one strike on Jones, Alfonseca fired a high fastball right down the middle and Jones didn't miss it. You probably know what happened next, the ball landed in the seats about 5 rows back and that was it, game over , 5-2, thrilling victory for the Braves ,and agonizing loss for the Phils.