PHILLIES NEWS

It was a big night tonight for the Phils. They had lost 2 in a row coming in , and a 3rd loss might be fatal to their playoff chances. Kyle Lohse got the start tonight, and delivered 7 strong innings of work, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 5. Meanwhile, the Phils jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Jimmy Rollins tripled and scored on a two out single by Ryan Howard in the 1st. Chase Utley was hit by pitch, moved up to second on a fielder's choice, and scored on a Chipper Jones throwing error, and Greg Dobbs slapped a 2 out, 2 run single in the 3rd inning. Finally, with the Phils clinging to a 4-2 lead, Shane Victorino slammed a pinch solo homer to leadoff the 7th inning. Tom Gordon, and J.C Romero combined to blank the Braves in the 8th inning, and Brett Myers closed them out in the 9th for a 5-2 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 86-72 overall, now just 1 game behind the Mets in the NL East, and as of now .5 games behind the Padres(they currently lead the Giants 10-2, in the 7th inning) in the wildcard. Thus, life is beautiful once again.