PHILLIES NEWS

The Phils traveled to San Francisco tonight to begin a 3 game set and thankfully they brought the reigning MVP with them. That's right folks, JRoll's back and rolling to the tune of 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Just what the doctor ordered. Meanwhile, Cole Hamels got the start and toughed out 7 innings, allowing just 4 runs on 6 hits, and avoiding the loss column again, as the Phils pulled out some late inning heroics. Now onto the game. In the top of the second, Carlos Ruiz slapped a two out single to score Pat Burrell for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Fred Lewis smacked a 2 out single to tie it at 1. In the bottom of the 4th, a two out single by Eugenio Velez, scored one run, and a triple that followed by Emmanuel Burriss scored two more for a 4-1 Giants lead. JRoll answered in the top of the 5th with a two run homer to cut the lead to 4-3. In the top of the 6th, Pedro Feliz banged a 2 out double to tie it at 4. In the top of the 8th, Burrell walked and was replaced on the base paths by So Taguchi, who later scored on a fielder's choice gone wrong, as a throw home pulled Bengie Molina off the bag. Then Greg Dobbs slapped a pinch single for another run, JRoll followed with an RBI double and before you knew it the Phils were up 7-4. From there, Flash Gordon survived an adventurous 8th, and Brad Lidge closed it out in the 9th, for a 7-4 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 21-16 overall, but remain just out of first, at least for another day.