PHILLIES NEWS

It was a tough night for the Phils. Having won 6 in a row coming into tonight, the Phils appeared headed to a 7th in a row, but didn't get it. Veteran Jamie Moyer got the start, and a provided a respectable 6 innings of work while allowing just 1 run on 7 hits. Meanwhile, the Phils scored a run of their own in the 6th inning, on a 2 out RBI double by Pat Burrell, to tie it up at 1. With the teams' respective bullpens throwing heat, the game stayed tied into the 10th inning. The Phils had several opportunities in that stretch but couldn't capitalize on them. Then in the bottom of the 10th, Yadier Malina ended it with a two out RBI single, to give the Cards a 2-1 victory, and the Phils a heartbreaking 2-1 loss, to drop to 82-70 overall, now 2.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, and as of now 2 games behind the Padres in the wildcard. Thus, once again, life sucks.