PHILLIES NEWS

The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Blue Jays this afternoon, with a wild rain filled game. Kyle Kendrick got the start, but went only 1 inning before the rains forced a 2 hour delay, that spelled the end of his day. So instead it was basically a combined effort by the bullpen, which came up a bit short, as the Phils twice left the bases loaded. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first, just before the initial rains came, Ryan Howard slammed a 2 run homer for a 2-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 4th in post rain delay action, Geoff Jenkins singled and scored on a single by Carlos Ruiz for a 3-0 lead. In the top of the 5th, Lyle Overbay crushed a pinch 3 run homer to tie it at 3. In the top of the 6th, just before another rain delay, Shannon Stewart slapped a 2 out 2 run double, and scored on a single by freaking Rod Barajas for a 6-3 Blue Jay's lead. In the bottom of the 6th, after rain delay # 2 Jimmy Rollins walked and scored on a double by Chase Utley to cut the lead to 6-4. Finally, in the bottom of the 9th, the Phils mustered one last rally. Pat Burrell slugged a 2 out solo homer to cut the lead to 5 ,and Chris Coste followed with a pinch double, to bring Eric Bruntlett to plate with a chance to tie the game. Twice, Bruntlett just missed a game tying line drive, and after a long at bat finally struck out chasing a high fast ball. So the Phils fell 6-5 and drop to 24-21 overall, not quite what they were looking for this weekend.