PHILLIES NEWS

Coming into tonight the Phils had won 9 in a row against the Mets, but tonight without reigning MVP, Jimmy Rollins(he sat out with his ankle sprain), in the lineup things were different. Kyle Kendrick got the start and was roughed up allowing 7 runs on 4 hits in just 2 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile, Mike Pelfrey turned in a rare good outing for a NY pitcher allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits in 5 innings of work, as the Phils offense never really got started without their leadoff man. So in the end it was a particularly sloppy and disappointing night for the fightins. In the bottom of the first Jose Reyes walked and scored on a throwing error for a 1-0 Mets lead. In the top of the second Carlos Ruiz slapped an RBI single to tie it at 1. The tie would not last long. In bottom of third it all unraveled for Kendrick and the Phils. A single by Damian Easley, a throwing error by Eric Bruntlett(JRoll's replacement), a double by Angel Pagan, another error by Bruntlett and a wild pitch by Chad Durbin(who had come in to replaced Kendrick) led to 6 runs for the Mets as they jumped out to a 7-1 lead they would not relinquish. The two teams added on some runs later in the game, but it did little to change outcome as the Mets eventually prevailed 8-2. So the Phils drop to 4-5 on the season thus far, hopefully JRoll will be back for tomorrow's game.