PHILLIES NEWS

After a crucial win over the Mets last night, the Phils traveled to Colorado to face the Rockies in the first of a 2 game set. Kyle Kendrick got the start and went 5 okay innings allowing 5 runs on 8 hits, but in mile high Colorado, that is usually considered pretty good, especially when your opposition, Mark Redman, doesn't get past the 5th inning either. So basically, it came down to a battle of the bullpens and thankfully the Phils bullpen was a just a bit better, allowing 0 runs and 1 hit in 4 innings, while the Rockies bullpen was well, rocky, allowing 5 runs and 7 hits in their 4 innings. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Yorvit Torrealba clubbed a 3 run homer for a quick 3-0 Rockies lead. Pat "the Bat" Burrell crushed a 2 run homer in the top of the 4th to cut the lead to 3-2. Garrett Atkins banged a two run homer in the bottom of the 5th, to push the lead back out to 5-2 Rockies. In the top of 6th Jayson Werth rolled a ball into the right field corner and legged out an inside the park homer to cut the lead to 5-3. Then Chase Utley followed Werth with another homer, his league leading 9th of the season, to cut the lead to 5-4. From there it was all Phillies as the bullpen shut down the Rockies. In the top of the 8th, Carlos Ruiz slapped a clutch bases loaded double to put the Phils ahead for the first time 6-5. Finally in the top of the 9th, Jayson Werth lined a double to knock in one run, and T.J Bohn hit another double one out later to score two more runs and put the Rockies away for good 9-5. So once again the Phils get back to .500, who knows if they'll actually get above it this time.