PHILLIES NEWS

It is the time of the season, in which the Phils can no longer afford to lose, and yet today they did just that. Veteran Jamie Moyer got the start today and pitched well, but didn't get the calls from umpire C.B Buckner and wound up walking 3 batters , while allowing 6 runs on 6 hits, in just 5 and 1/3rd innings of work. The Phils meanwhile, used the longball to rally back, as Jimmy Rollins leadoff the bottom of the 1st inning(his 30th of the season, making him the 2nd Phil, after Bobby Abreu, to join the 30 steals-30 homer club), with a solo homer, Ryan Howard crushed a 2 run homer, and Jayson Werth slammed a solo homer in the 4th inning, and Chase Utley slapped a solo shot in the 7th inning. With the homers, the Phils went up momentarily, 5-4, through 5 innings. Then the bullpen collapsed, as Geoff Geary and Tom Gordon both allowed 2 runs, and the Phils fell 10-6, to drop to 85-72 overall, still just 2 games behind the Mets in the NL East, and as of now .5 games behind the Padres(currently they trail San Fran 4-0, in the 7th) in the wildcard. Thus, once again life sucks.