PHILLIES NEWS

The Phils started interleague play tonight, welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays and old friend Scott Rolen to the Bank for a 3 game set. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and pitched fairly well allowing just 3 runs on 7 hits in 6 and 2/3rd innings of play. Meanwhile, Jayson Werth powered the phils offense with 3 homers and a team record 8 RBIs. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 2nd, you guessed it, Werth slammed a 3 run homer for a 3-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Ryan Howard slapped an RBI single and you guessed it, Werth, slugged a grand slam for an 8-0 Phils lead. In the top of the 4th, the Blue Jays finally got on the board, as Alex Rios doubled in a run and Rolen followed with an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-2. In the bottom of the 5th, you guessed it, Werth, crushed a solo homer for a 9-2 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 6th, the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino slapped a 2 out RBI double for a 10-2 Phils lead. In the top of the 7th, Marco Scutaro slapped a 2 out RBI single to cut the lead to 10-3. From there, the Phils bullpen, or at least it's seldom used members, Chad Durbin and Clay Condrey, closed it out, to finish off a 10-3 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 24-19 overall and at last are back into first place.