The Phils finished their weekend set with the Diamondbacks this afternoon as they got ready to head into the much needed all-star break. In a battle of staff aces Cole Hamels took the mound against Brandon Webb, and equaled him, allowing just 2 runs on 11 hits in 7 innings of work, while Webb spotted the Phils just 2 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings of work. So as usual it would come down to the final 2 innings to decide a victor. Now onto the game. In the top of the 2nd, Chad Tracy slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 DBack's lead. In the top of the 4th, Chris Young bunted for a hit and later scored for a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Hamels himself doubled in a run to cut the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the 7th, Jimmy Rollins slapped a 2 out double to knot it up at 2. In the bottom of the 8th, "the Bat" Pat Burrell slugged a 3 run homer and Pedro Feliz followed a couple batters later with a solo shot for a 6-2 Phil's lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, although not a save situation Brad Lidge came in and closed out the DBacks after allowing a run for a 6-3 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 52-44 overall remain 1st in the NL East by .5 games over the Hated Mets and 1.5 games over the Marlins.
2 comments:
Its always good to go into the All-Star break with a win, now all I have to do is root for Chase Utley in the Homerun Derby
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yeah that short right porch at yankee stadium sets up perfectly for him
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