Saturday, September 08, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Today was big for the Phils. Having lost 5 of their last 6, they badly needed a win to stay in the playoff race. In his first start as a Phil, John Ennis lasted only 4 innings, but he allowed just one run on 6 hits. The Phils bullpen was then lights out as Clay Condrey, J.C Romero, Tom Gordon, and Geoff Geary combined for 5 shutout innings. Meanwhile, the Phils offense went off to the tune of 9 runs on 12 hits. In the 4th inning, Greg Dobbs tripled in a run, and scored on a 2 run homer by Chris Coste. In the 6th, Dobbs crushed a solo homer. In the 7th, Shane Victorino singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Chase Utley. Finally, in the 8th, Abraham Nunez doubled in a run, Jayson Werth scored him on a single, and Jimmy Rollins scored Werth, with a towering 2 run homer, his 26th of the season. In the end the Phils rolled to victory, 9-1, to improve to 74-67 overall, still 6 games behind the Mets in the NL East, and 3 behind the Padres in the wildcard. Thus, life is beautful once again.
Friday, September 07, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
After the 7-6 debacle against the Braves on Wednesday, things couldn't possibly get worse for the Phils, could they? Well apparently they could. J.D Durbin got the start today, and before you could say cheese, he had allowed 5 runs on 5 hits in just 4 and 1/3rd innings of work, 3 of which came in a 4 run 2nd inning on an errant throw to first by Ryan Howard after fielding a bunt. The Phils got their only 3 runs of the night in the 4th on a 3 run homer by Pat Burrell, his 26th of the season. The Rest of the way Florida added another run off Durbin on a Miguel Olivo solo homer, and a 6th run off Kane Davis in the 8th inning. Then in the 9th, Kevin Gregg closed it out in order, after walking Jayson Werth to start the inning. So the Phils fell 6-3, to drop to 73-67 overall, now 6.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, and 3 games behind the Padres in the wildcard. Thus, life still sucks.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils had the day off today, but tomorrow they return home to begin a short 6 day homestand, with a 3 game set against the Marlins. Considering their next road trip begins in New York with a crucial 3 game series against the Mets, they better make this a good homestand, especially, if they still want to enertain any hope of reaching the playoffs.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Today's game was a nightmare for the Phils. It began about as well as it could have with Kyle Kendrick going 5 solid innings while allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits. Meanwhile the Phils jumped out to an early lead. A pair of 2 out singles by Jayson Werth and Aaron Rowand helped to put up 3 runs in the 1st. A triple by Jimmy Rollins, a sac fly by Chase Utley and a solo homer by Pat Burrell posted 2 runs in the 2nd inning. Then, in the 7th after the Braves finally scored their only runs of the game against Kendrick in the 6th, a wild pitch, a single deflected off the glove of Mark Texeira, by new Phil Pete Laforest( a catcher recently acquired from the Padres), and a single by Utley tacked on 3 more runs. A near perfect 7th inning from Geoff Geary later, and the Phils rolled into the 8th ahead 8-2. Then it slipped away in shocking fashion. In the 8th, Tom Gordon allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and suddenly the lead was down to 8-6, but no matter Brett Myers would surely put it away in the 9th. Well, not quite. After 2 quick outs Myers loaded the bases for Matt Diaz. Diaz lifted the 2nd pitch he saw from Myers to deep right field, but Chris Roberson was seemingly there under ball to make the catch, but it tipped off his glove at the last instant, and just like that the bases were cleared of Braves. The Phils had thus lost 9-8, to drop to 73-66 overall, still 5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, and as of now 3.5 games behind in the wildcard. So life sucks once again.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
After 3 straight losses, the Phils were desperate for a win tonight and they got it. Kyle Lohse went a solid 6 and 2/3rds innings, allowing just 2 runs on 8 hits. The Phils meanwhile, got a 2 run homer from Ryan Howard in the 1st inning, a solo homer by Carlos Ruiz in the 2nd inning, a sac fly by Ruiz in the 5th, and finally an RBI single by Aaron Rowand in the 9th inning, to compile 5 runs on 8 hits. With J.C Romero, Tom "Flash" Gordon, and Brett Myers combining to shutout the Braves the rest of the way, following Lohse's exit, those 5 runs were just enough for victory. The Phils thus won 5-2, to improve to 73-65 overall, still 5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, and as of now 2.5 games behind the Diamondbacks in the wildcard. So, life is beautiful once again.
Monday, September 03, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils traveled to Atlanta today to begin a 3 game set with the Braves. From the beginning Jamie Moyer was out of sink, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits in just 5 and 2/3rds innings of work. The phils offense meanwhile managed just 4 hits and 1 run on an RBI single by Pat Burrell in the 4th inning. While Atlanta added a run in the 7th, the Phils went scoreless for the final 5 innings and fell to Atlanta 5-1. So the Phils drop to 72-65, now 5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, but still 3 behind in the wildcard. Thus, life still sucks, big time.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Tough way to finish a series for the Phils. Coming into this 3 game set with the Marlins, the Phils had won 6 in a row and were just 2 games behind the Mets in the NL East. Now, after today the Phils have lost two in a row and are now 4 behind the Mets. Things started well, as the Phils took an early 5-0 lead, on a single by Ryan Howard, and doubles by Jayson Werth and Aaron Rowand in the 3rd inning, and a solo homer by pitcher Adam Eaton in the 4h inning. Meanwhile, Eaton had tossed 3 scoreless innings to start the game and appeared to be ready to roll to victory. Then in the 4th inning it all began to fall apart. There, Miguel Cabrera slugged a solo homer and Cody Ross banged a two run shot, to cut the lead to 5-3. Those two homers, were unfortunately, just the begginning as Florida wound up with 5 homers on the day, the last of which by Dan Uggla put the Marlins ahead to stay 7-5. The Phils had one last chance in the bottom of the 9th inning, and actually scored a run on a single and an error to cut the lead to 7-6. Then they loaded the bases with two outs for Jimmy Rollins. Alas, after working the count to 3-1, Rollins slapped a flyball to centerfield, but right to Florida's Alejandro de Aza to end it in a 7-6 win for Florida. So the Phils drop to 72-64, now 4 games behind the Mets, but still 3 behind in the wildcard. Thus, life still sucks.
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