Saturday, May 10, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 3 game set with the Giants this afternoon. Jamie Moyer got the start and after posting his best effort of the season in his last start, he provided by far his worst effort this afternoon, as he was touched up for 6 runs on 9 hits in just 4 innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils were veritably held in check by Tim Lincecum, posting just 2 runs through 8 innings and this time there would be no late heroics. Now onto the game. In the top of the 2nd, Ryan Howard crushed a solo homer for a 1-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the inning, ex-Phil Aaron Rowand tagged his former mates with a solo homer and Jose Castillo doubled and scored on a single by Lincecum of all people, to put the Giants up 2-1. In the bottom of the 3rd, Randy Winn singled and scored on a sac fly and Danny Ortmeier socked a 2 out double for 2 more runs as the Giants went up 5-1. In the bottom of the 4th Winn slammed a solo homer for a 6-1 lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Castillo singled and scored on an error by Chris Coste for a 7-1 lead. Finally in the bottom of the 6th, Omar Vizquel singled and scored on a single by Castillo for an 8-1 lead. In the 8th the Phils tacked on a run, as Coste banged out a solo homer to cut the lead to 8-2, but it was to no avail and the Phils eventually lost to drop to 21-17 overall, but hey you can't win em all right?
Friday, May 09, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils traveled to San Francisco tonight to begin a 3 game set and thankfully they brought the reigning MVP with them. That's right folks, JRoll's back and rolling to the tune of 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Just what the doctor ordered. Meanwhile, Cole Hamels got the start and toughed out 7 innings, allowing just 4 runs on 6 hits, and avoiding the loss column again, as the Phils pulled out some late inning heroics. Now onto the game. In the top of the second, Carlos Ruiz slapped a two out single to score Pat Burrell for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Fred Lewis smacked a 2 out single to tie it at 1. In the bottom of the 4th, a two out single by Eugenio Velez, scored one run, and a triple that followed by Emmanuel Burriss scored two more for a 4-1 Giants lead. JRoll answered in the top of the 5th with a two run homer to cut the lead to 4-3. In the top of the 6th, Pedro Feliz banged a 2 out double to tie it at 4. In the top of the 8th, Burrell walked and was replaced on the base paths by So Taguchi, who later scored on a fielder's choice gone wrong, as a throw home pulled Bengie Molina off the bag. Then Greg Dobbs slapped a pinch single for another run, JRoll followed with an RBI double and before you knew it the Phils were up 7-4. From there, Flash Gordon survived an adventurous 8th, and Brad Lidge closed it out in the 9th, for a 7-4 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 21-16 overall, but remain just out of first, at least for another day.
FLYERS NEWS
After about a week layoff, the Flyers finally began their Eastern Conference finals series with the cross state Pittsburh Penguins. Sadly in the ultimate battle for PA the Pens drew first blood. The Flyers simply couldn't keep up with them on this night and just didn't play very well together, hopefully game 2 will be better. Early in the first period of play Petr Sykora got things started for a 1-0 Pens lead and things just got wild from there. A couple minutes later Mike Richards scored to tie it and then scored again four minutes later to put the Orange and Black up 2-1. Sid the Kid, answered a couple minutes later to knot it at two. Finally with just seconds left in the period, Evgeni Malkin scored to put the Pens up 3-2. Early in the 2nd period of play Malkin scored again for a 4-2 Pens lead. From there the two teams finally seemed to wake up and ramped it up on defense, with big hit after another. So it stayed 4-2 Pens the rest of the way, and now the Flyers will have to shake off the rust sunday night, and get a win to avoid falling behind 2-0, although considering what happened the last time these two teams met in the playoffs that might just be right where the Flyers want them.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 4 game set with the Dbacks today with a whimper instead of a bang. They simply ran into a buzz saw in Dbacks' ace Brandon Webb who went the distance allowing just 3 runs on 6 hits. Meanwhile Brett Myers got the start for the Phils and was roughed up allowing 7 runs on 9 hits. So it was simply the Dbacks' night. Now onto the game. In the top of the first the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino singled and scored on a sac fly by Chase Utley. In the bottom of the inning Chris Young crushed a 2 run homer for a 2-1 Dback lead. In the bottom of the 4th Chris Snyder slapped a 2 run double, Chris Burke knocked in another run with a single and finally Snyder scored on a sac fly by Auggie Ojeda for a 6-1 Dback lead. In the bottom of the 5th Stephen Drew tripled and scored on a single by Mark Reynolds for a 7-1 Dback lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Justin Upton crushed a solo homer for an 8-1 Dback lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, the Phils tried to mount another late rally, as Victorino singled and scored on a single by Eric Bruntlett, who scored on a single by Ryan Howard, but it was to no avail as the Phils eventually fell to Arizona 8-3. So the Phils drop to 20-16 overall and finally relinquish first place in the NL East at least for one day.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a tough loss last night, the Phils rebounded tonight in the 3rd of their 4 game set with the Dbacks. Kyle Kendrick got the start and pitched well allowing just 3 runs on 10 hits in 6 innings of work. Meanwhile, after a rough start to the game, 2 hits in the first 6 innings, the Phils pulled another late rally to save Kendrick from the loss column. Now onto the game. In the top of the first Auggie Ojeda singled and scored on a single by Stephen Drew. In the top of the 3rd Carlos Ruiz singled and scored on a base hit by the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino to knot it up at 1. In the bottom of the 5th, Chris Young crushed a solo homer and Ojeda tripled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 3-1 Dback's lead. In the top of the 7th Pedro Feliz slammed a 2 run homer to bring the Phils back and knot it up at 3. In the bottom of the 7th, Eric Byrnes singled and scored on a double by Conor Jackson for a 4-3 Dback's lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Victorino reached base on strikeout and a passed ball, then scored on a double by Eric Bruntlett, and Bruntlett scored on a single by Chase Utley, and suddenly the Phils were back ahead 5-4. From there Tom "Flash" Gordon and Brad Lidge closed out the Dbacks and a 5-4 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 20-15 overall and remain in first.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils cooled off a bit tonight in the 2nd of a 4 game set with the Diamondbacks. Adam Eaton, got the start and was roughed up, allowing 6 runs on 5 hits in just 4 innings of work. Meanwhile, the Unit, Randy Johnson, toughed out 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits. Still, despite being in a hole early, the Phils lived up to their moniker and kept fighting until the bitter end, but came up just short. Now onto game. In the bottom of the first Chris Young doubled and scored for a 1-0 Dbacks lead. In the top of the 3rd Eric Bruntlett slammed a 2 run homer for a 2-1 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 4th, it all fell apart for Eaton, Johnson walked with the bases loaded to force in one run, a fielder's choice grounded into by Young, pushed across another run, and finally a 3 run homer by Stephen Drew cleared the bases, and suddenly Arizona led 6-2. In the top of the 5th, the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino walked and scored on a double by Bruntlett, to cut the lead to 6-3. In the top of the 6th, Jayson Werth crushed a solo homer to center, to cut the lead to 6-4. From there the Phils had their chances to pull even, including a last ditch opportunity in the top of the 9th, as the Phils put runners at the corners with two outs for Bruntlett, but slapped a harmlesss flyout and the Dbacks had won 6-4. So the Phils drop to 19-15 overall but remain in first place.
Monday, May 05, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a dramatic win yesterday afternoon the Phils kept rollin all the way to Arizona tonight to begin a 4 game set with the Diamondbacks. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and produced his best start of the season thus far. allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings of work. Meanwhile the Phils pounded Arizona for 11 runs on 17 hits in a runaway. Now onto the game. In the top of the first inning, "the Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino doubled and scored on a sac fly by Ryan Howard for a 1-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Stephen Drew slapped a 2 out RBI triple, to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 3rd, Chase Utley doubled, Howard walked, Geoff Jenkins singled to score Utley, Pedro Feliz reached base on a throwing error by Drew and Howard scored, Carlos Ruiz scored Jenkins with a single, and finally Moyer helped himself with a double to score Feliz and the Phils led 5-1. In the top of the 7th, Eric Bruntlett blooped a two out bases loaded and bases clearing triple, and then scored on a single by Howard for a 9-1 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Chris Snyder slammed a solo homer to cut the lead to 9-2. In the top of the 8th, Feliz doubled and scored on a single by Ruiz for a 10-2 Phils lead. In the top of the 9th, Utley doubled and scored on a fielding error by Mark Reynolds for an 11-2 lead. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, after the Diamondbacks added a couple meaningless runs, Clay Condrey closed it out and the Phils had won easily 11-4. So the Phils improve to 19-14 overall and now lead the NL East by a full game.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Another game with the Giants another potential pitcher's duel. Oddly, that potential would not be realized on this afternoon in the last of a 3 game set. It was supposed to be a duel for the ages between the two young guns, Cole Hamels and the Giants Tim Lincecum, instead thanks to some clutch hitting by both teams it wound up another late inning thriller, and that's just fine by the Phils thank you. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Pat "the Bat" Burrell knocked in a couple runs with a clutch two out double for a 2-0 Phils lead. In the top of the 4th, a pair of two out hits, a single by Jose Castillo and a double by Rich Aurilia, knotted it up at 2. In the bottom of the 5th, "the Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino singled, advanced to third on a throwing error by Castillo, and scored on a wild pitch by Lincecum, and later in the inning Geoff Jenkins added a run with a sac fly for a 4-2 Phils lead. In the top of the 6th, Aurilia slammed a 2 out 2 run homer to tie it up again at 4. In the top of the 8th, Aaron Rowand singled and scored on a triple by Castillo for a 5-4 Giant's lead. In the bottom of the 8th Carlos Ruiz banged a solo homer to tie up again at 5. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, Ryan Howard and Burrell each worked two out walks and Jenkins singled to score Howard with the winning run. So for the 2nd time in 3 days the Phils walk off with a 6-5 win and improve to 18-14 overall. Still all alone in first.
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