PHILLIES NEWS

The Phils continued their series with the Astros tonight, with the second of their 4 game set. Adam Eaton got the start and pitched surprisingly well, allowing just 3 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings of work. Unfortunately, the Phils couldn't give him much run support, so it came down to a final desperate 9th inning rally. Now onto the game. In the top of the 2nd, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Hunter Pence slugged a solo homer to knot it up at 1. In the bottom of the 7th, Pence crushed another solo homer and Micheal Bourne singled in a run for a 3-1 Astros' lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Lance Berkman tripled and scored on a sac fly by Carlos Lee. Finally in the top of the 9th, as always the Phils mounted a final rally. Burrell singled, advanced to 2nd on an error and scored on a single by Pedro Feliz, Carlos Ruiz followed with a single, and Jimmy Rollins doubled to cut the lead 4-3. Shane Victorino then stepped to the plate with a chance not only to tie it, but to put the Phils ahead with a single, instead he flied out to center to end it and Houston had held on for a 4-3 win. So the Phils drop to 27-23 overall, and remain in 2nd place.