PHILLIES NEWS

Jon Lieber pitched 7 strong innings allowing only 3 runs on 6 hits while striking out 7. Meanwhile the Phils put 5 runs in the 5th inning, highlighted by RBI singles by Aaron Rowand and Shane Victorino. Those 5 runs would then be all the Phils would need as Antonio Alfonseca and Brett Myers each pitched scoreless frames in the 8th and 9th innings respectively. The Phils thus got the win 5-3 to open their weekend interleague series against the Blue Jays and are once again at.500 with a 21-21 record. Life is beautiful again. I would talk more but I don't much time tonight, so this will have to do, but tomorrow I'll have a post of normal length so no worries.