The Phils continued their 3 game set with the Braves tonight. Kyle Kendrick got the star tonight and pitched well, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits in 5 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile the Phils' bats were again quiet early in the game, leaving Kendrick with little more than a no decision to show for his efforts. Now onto the game. In the top of the 5th, Carlos Ruiz slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 6th, Pat Burrell crushed a solo homer for a 2-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Chipper Jones slugged a 2 run homer to knot it up at 2. In the top of the 8th, Chase Utley tripled in a run and scored on a singly by Ryan Howard for a 4-2 Phils' lead. In the top of the 9th, Jimmy Rollins provided some insurance with a two run homer, that pushed lead to 6-2 Phils. Finally in the bottom of the inning Brad Lidge set the Braves down in order to close out a 6-2 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 38-26 overall and remain 3.5 games up in the NL East.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyer's made their first move of the offseason today, trading Ryan Potulny to the Oiler's for defenseman Danny Syvret. This is purely a need filling move, as the Flyers needed some depth on defense and Syvret should give them that.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles have now acquired another fullback in Luke Lawton, from Indianapolis for a conditional pick in next year's draft. With the addition of Lawton the Birds now have 4 fullbacks on the roster. It should be an interesting spring and summer to see which one makes the team.
Friday, June 06, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Fresh off a commanding series win over the Reds, the Phils traveled down to Atlanta for a key 3 game set with the Braves. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and pitched well allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits in 5 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile Tim Hudson dazzled the Phils to the tune of just one run on 5 hits in 7 and 2/3rds innings, but would it be enough to inch Atlanta closer to the top of the NL East, only a thrilling finish would tell. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, the "Flying Hawaiian" Shane Victorino tripled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Brian Mcann slammed a 2 run homer for a 2-1 Braves' lead. For a while, it looked like that would hold up but with two out and 2 runner's on base in the top of the 9th, Chris Coste hit a weak pop up, that seemed to signal the end of the game, but Kelly Johnson dropped it just inside fair territory and Eric Bruntlett, pinch running for Pat Burrell, scored from second to knot it up at 2. In the bottom of the inning, Tom Gordon managed to pitch out of a similar jam, setting the stage for some late Victorino heroics. In the top of the 10th, Victorino tripled again to knock in one run and then scored on a single by Chase Utley for a 4-2 Phils' lead. Then in came Brad Lidge to close it out in the bottom of the inning. There with two on and two out, Yunel Escobar slapped what appeared to be a game tying single, but Victorino gunned down Gregor Blanco, representing the tying run, at the plate with a perfect throw, and stretching tag by Coste to end a thrilling 4-3 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 37-26 overall and move to 3.5 games up in the NL East.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 4 game set with the Reds tonight. Cole Hamels got the start tonight and tossed a masterful 3 hit shutout, an exceptional performance considering how much he struggled in his last two outings. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 3rd, Carlos Ruiz singled and scored on an error for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Pedro Feliz singled and scored on a pair of errors, and the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino followed with an RBI single for a 3-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Geoff Jenkins slammed a solo homer for a 4-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Ryan Howard slapped an RBI single for a 5-0 Phils' lead. Finally from there Hamels closed it out for his second complete game shutout of the season thus far, as the Phils improved to 36-26 overall and remained in first in the NL East by 2.5 games.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 4 game set with the Reds tonight. Brett Myers got the start tonight and nearly had the night of his life, tossing 6 and 2/3rd's innings of no hit ball before the Reds finally broke through. On the whole he still had a great night, allowing just one run on one hit in 7 and 1/3rd innings of work. Now onto the game. In the top of the 7th, Joey Votto slapped a 2 out double for a 1-0 Red's lead. In the top of the 9th, Votto struck again with another double for a 2-0 Red's lead. Finally in the bottom of the inning the Phils went down in order for a tough 2-0 loss. So Myers went from a near no-hitter to a loss, just one of those days huh?
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 4 game set with the Reds today. The normally unreliable, turned reliable, Adam Eaton got the start tonight and turned in his best outing of the season thus far, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits in 6 and 2/3rd's innings of work, perfect on a night when the Phils could only muster 3 runs. Now onto the game. In the top of the 3rd, Edwin Encarnacion slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Reds' lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Jimmy Rollins reached base on a fielder's choice, stole second and scored on a single by Chase Utley to knot it at 1. In the bottom of the 6th, Pat "The Bat" Burrell crushed a 2 run homer for a 3-1 Phils' lead. In the top of the 8th, Encarnacion tripled and scored on a sac fly by Javier Valentin to cut the lead to 3-2. Finally in the top of the 9th, Brad Lidge close it out again after allowing a couple baserunners, to finish off a 3-2 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 35-25 overall, and now lead the NL East by 2.5 games. Let the good times roll!
Monday, June 02, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a key series win over the Florida Marlins that propelled them back into first place in the NL East, the Phils welcomed Ken Griffey Jr and the Reds to town for a 4 game set. Kyle Kendrick got the start tonight and got a bit roughed up allowing 4 runs on 5 hits in just 5 and 1/3rd innings of work, but it was good enough to give he and the Phils a shot for a win. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first Chase Utley slammed a 2 run homer for 2-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 4th, rookie Phenom Jay Bruce lined a solo homer to cut the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the 4th, Pedro Feliz and Chris Coste slugged back to back homers, Feliz a 2 run homer and Coste a solo homer for a 5-1 Phils' lead. In the top of the 5th, Edwin Encarnacion homered to cut the lead to 5-2. In the top of the 6th, Adam Dunn slapped a 2 out 2 run double to cut the lead to 5-4. From there Chad Durbin, Flash Gordon, and Brad Lidge combined to close it out for a 5-4 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 34-25 overall, now 1.5 games up on the rest of the NL East.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Marlins this afternoon. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and after allowing 5 runs in the first 4 innings he beared down holding Florida scoreless for next three, allowing just 5 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings of work in total, just good enough to keep the Phils in it until they could launch yet another late rally. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first, Chase Utley, walked, stole second, and scored on a single by Ryan Howard, for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 2nd, Mike Jacobs slammed a solo homer to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 3rd, Jorge Cantu slapped a 1 run single and Jacobs slammed another homer, this time a 2 run homer, to put Florida ahead 5-1. In the bottom of the 3rd, Jimmy Rollins reached base on an error and scored on another error, and Utley crushed a solo homer to cut the Marlins' lead in half to 5-3. In the bottom of the 6th Geoff Jenkins slugged a 2 run homer to tie it at 5. In the bottom of the 7th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slapped a 2 out 2 run double for a 7-5 Phils' lead. From there Flash Gordon and Brad Lidge combined to save it for Moyer and close out a 7-5 Phils win. So again the Phils improve to 33-25 and move back into first in the NL East.
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