PHILLIES NEWS

After yesterday's rain out the Phils came into today needing to win both sides of a double header to pull even again with Mets. In the first game Jamie Moyer got the start and shutdown the Mets through 7 innings on just 2 hits. Meanwhile, the Phils jumped out early with 6 runs in the 1st 4 innings. So it would come down to the bullpen to hold the lead. Now onto the game. In the top of the 2nd, Matt Stairs sac flyed in one run ,and Carlos Ruiz singled in another run for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 4th, Greg Dobbs slugged a 3 run homer and Jimmy Rollins doubled in another run for a 6-0 lead. In the bottom of the 8th, back to back doubles by David Wright and Carlos Beltran cut the lead to 6-2. Finally in the bottom of the 9th Ryan Madson, and J.C Romero combined to close out the 6-2 win, pulling the Phils to within a game of the Mets. In game 2 Cole Hamels got the start, and unfortunately he didn't bring his best stuff with him, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits in just 5 innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils started slow with just 2 runs in those 5 innings. So they would need a late rally to pull this one out. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Ryan Howard slapped an RBI single for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 1st, back to back singles by Beltran and Carlos Delgado gave the Mets a 3-1 lead. In the top of the 3rd, Howard slammed a solo homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the 3rd Delgado crushed a solo homer for a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Delgado did it again for a 5-2 lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Damian Easley tripled and scored on a sac fly by Brian Schneider for a 6-2 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, after the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino singled and scored on a sac fly by Andy Tracy to cut the lead to 6-3, Bobby Ayala struck out Jimmy Rollins to end it in a 6-3 Met's win. So after all that the Phils are 78-65 overall and 2 games behind the Mets in the NL East.