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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Red Sox this afternoon with a business person special. Kyle Kendrick got the start and got roughed up, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits in just 3 innings of work, Never the way to help your team get a win. Now onto the game. In the top of the first, J.D Drew slammed a 3 run homer and Mike Lowell slugged a solo homer for a 4-0 Red Sox lead. In the bottom of the first, Ryan Howard slapped an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1. In the top of the 3rd, Brian Moss slapped a bases loaded single, knocking in two runs for a 6-1 Red Sox lead. In the top of the 4th, Dustin Pedroia doubled and scored on a single by Drew for a 7-1 Red Sox lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Greg Dobbs singled and scored on a fielder's choice to cut the lead to 7-2. In the bottom of the 7th, Pedro Feliz singled in a couple runs to cut the lead to 7-4. However, from there the Red Sox bullpen blanked the Phils again as Jonathan Papelbon set them down in order in the 9th, to close out a 7-4 Red Sox win. So the Phils drop to 42-32 overall and but remain 2.5 games up in the NL East.

2 comments:

ph1llysports said...

Well there's a little bit of consitency but its the wrong kind. I was looking for a couple of wins in a row not losses

phillysportsfan86 said...

- to ph1llysports

yeah hopefully they will start to turn things around soon