The Phils continued their weekend set with the DiamondBacks this afternoon. Adam Eaton got the start and pitched well, until a funky 4th inning did him in, as he allowed 8 runs on 7 hits in just 3 and 2/3rd's innings of work, not exactly what the Phils wanted out of him today. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Chad Tracy singled in one run and Conor Jackson scored a second run on a fielder's choice for a 2-0 DBack's lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Flying Hawaiian, Shane Victorino slugged a 2 run homer to knot it all up. In the top of the 4th, the bottom fell out from under Eaton, as after 2 quick outs, a 2 run double by the pitcher , the Unit Randy Johnson, an RBI double by Jackson, a 2 run single by Tracy and a 3 run homer by Mark Reynolds, combined to put the DBacks ahead 10-2. In the bottom of the 5th, the Phils attempted to begin clawing their way back as Eric Bruntlett doubled and scored on a fielder's choice, and Victorino slammed another solo homer to cut the lead to 10-4. Sadly from there the Phils would not score again as the DBacks won going away 10-4. So the Phils drop to 51-44 overall now just .5 games ahead of both the Mets and Marlins.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After taking 2 of 3 from the Cardinals, the Phils welcomed the Arizona DiamondBacks to the Bank tonight to begin a 3 game weekend set. Kyle Kendrick got the start tonight and pitched well, allowing just 4 runs on 9 hits in 6 and 1/3rd innings of work, just enough to keep the Phils in it. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 2nd, Ryan Howard Slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Phil's lead. In the top of the 6th, Orlando Hudson singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Chad Tracy to knot it up at 1. In the bottom of the 6th, Pedro Feliz scored one run on a wild pitch, and The "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino scored a second run on a fielder's choice for a 3-1 lead. In the top of the 7th, Edwin Bonifacio slapped a 2 run double and scored on a singly by Stephen Drew for a 4-3 DBack's lead. In the top of the 8th, Alex Romero doubled in a run for a 5-3 lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Victorino Tripled in 2 runs to knot it up again 5. From there neither team could score until the game had gone into extra innings. Finally in the bottom of the 12th, Jayson Werth slapped a game winning RBI single to cap off a 6-5 Phils' win as they improve to 51-43 overall and remain atop the NL East by 1.5 games.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Cardinals this afternoon. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and produced another solid effort allowing just 1 run on 7 hits in 7 innings of work. Meanwhile, Ryan Howard stayed hot knocking in 3 of the Phils 4 runs, but would his singluar efforts be enough on this night? Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first Ryan Howard slugged a 2 run homer for a 2-0 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Chase Utley doubled in a run for a 3-0 lead. In the top of the 4th Troy Glaus doubled and scored on a single by Yadier Molina to cut the lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the 6th, Howard did it again with a solo shot for a 4-1 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th J.C Romero, yes Romero not Lidge who got the night off, closed it out for the 4-1 Phil's win as they improve to 50-43 overall, still 1.5 games ahead of the hated Mets.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their series with the Cardinals tonight as they looked to bounce back from last night's shutout. The rookie J.A Happ made his 2nd start of the season tonight and it was a dandy as he allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits in 6 and 1/3rd's innings of work. The Phil's bats nearly left Happ out to dry, but they woke up just in time. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 5th, Jimmy Rollins tripled in a run, and the "Flying Hawaiian" Shane Victorino reached base on a fielder's choice and scored on a single by Ryan Howard for a 2-0 Phil's lead. In the top of the 7th, Albert Pujols hit a sac fly to knock in one run and Troy Glaus singled in a 2nd run to knot it up at 2. In the bottom of the 8th, Ryan Howard slammed a solo homer, for his Phils' record tying 80th RBI before the All-Star break, and Pedro Feliz slugged another solo homer for a 4-2 Phil's lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, Brad Lidge put the Cardinals away, as the Phils improve to 49-43 overall and remain 1.5 games up in the NL East.
SIXERS NEWS
On the first day of the NBA free agent signing period the Sixers pulled the trigger on one of the biggest moves in team history signing all star forward Elton Brand to a 5 year deal worth 82 million, while simultaneously sending Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to the Minnesota Timberwolves to clear the cap room needed to sign Brand. With Brand in tow the Sixers are now contenders in the Eastern conference, but for how long. Assuming he's finally healthy now, at 29 years old, those 5 years are probably all Brand has left and probably all the time Sixers have to win a title. Still that should at least age them past the aging Pistons and Celtics, so who knows maybe a year so down the road the Eastern conference could be all about the Sixers and Dwight "Superman" Howard and the Magic battling for supremacy. What a site that would be. As for this season, Brand's presence in the post alone should push the Sixers into the top 4 or 5 in the conference and to at least the 2nd round of the playoffs. So it should be an exciting season.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After dropping 3 of 4 to the hated Mets, the Phils welcomed the St.Louis Cardinals to the Bank for a 3 game set. Cole Hamels took the mound for tonight, so you'd think there was a good chance for the Phils to get back on the winning track. Allowing just 2 runs on 3 hits in 7 innings of work, Hamels delivered his end of the bargain. Sadly the Phils failed to give him any run support through 8 innings and again were left to pin their hopes on a 9th inning rally. Now onto the game. In the top of the 5th, Rick Ankiel slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Cardinal's lead. In the top of the 6th, Ryan Ludwick slugged a solo homer for a 2-0 lead. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, Ryan Howard slapped a 1 out single to give the Phils a chance, but Pat Burrell and Jayson Werth each flyed out weakly to end the night on yet another sour note for the Phils as they drop to 48-43 overall, now just 1 game ahead of the Marlins, who are currently trailing the Padres in the bottom of the 6th in San Diego, which would keep them 1.5 games behind the Phils, tied with the hated Mets who are now within 1.5 games as well.
Monday, July 07, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Tonight the Phils finished off their 4 game set with the Mets. Adam Eaton got the start and was touched up for 8 runs on 10 hits in just 2 and 2/3rd's innings of work, shocking since Eaton at 5-0 all time had never before lost to the Mets. Meanwhile, Pedro Martinez had the Phils number early on allowing just 2 runs into the 6th inning, but as always the Phils would rally late. Now onto the game. In the top of the first, Jose Reyes singled, stole second, and scored on a fielder's choice, and Endy Chavez bunted for a hit and scored on a single by Damian Easley for a 2-0 Met's lead. In the top of the 2nd, Endy Chavez singled in one run, and David Wright doubled in 2 more runs for a 5-0 lead. In the top of the 3rd, Carlos Delgado doubled and scored on a fielder's choice, Fernando Tatis singled and scored on a fielding error by Greg Dobbs, and Chavez singled in a 3rd run for an 8-0 lead. In the bottom of the 4th, Chase Utley finally put the Phils on the board with a solo homer to cut the lead to 8-1. In the top of the 6th, David Wright slugged a solo homer and Martinez, yes Pedro the pitcher, singled in a run for a 10-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slammed a solo homer to cut the lead to 10-2. In the bottom of the 7th, the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino doubled in a run and Ryan Howard crushed a 2 run homer to cut the lead to 10-5. In the bottom of the 8th, Geoff Jenkins hit a pinch 2 run homer to cut the lead to 10-7. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, with two out, Pedro Feliz singled in one run and a throwing error by Carlos Beltran allowed another run to score as Feliz moved up to 2nd, to cut the lead to 10-9. That gave Jayson Werth another chance to tie it up with two out, but sadly Werth flyed out to end another heartbreaking Phil's loss. So the Phils drop to 48-42 overall, and now lead the NL East by just 1.5 games over Florida, with the Mets now lurking just 2.5 games out.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 4 game set with the Mets this afternoon with the 3rd of the 4. However, due to rain to delays and late Phils' heroics this finale went deep into the early evening. Kyle Kendrick got the start and pitched well, allowing just 1 run on 8 hits in 6 innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils' bats were silenced by Oliver Perez for most of the night, but some 9th inning heroics saved the Phils. Now onto the game. In the top of the 3rd, Carlos Beltran slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Met's lead. In the top of the 9th, Jose Reyes singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Beltran for a 2-0 Met's lead. In the bottom of the 9th, with two outs, and Jayson Werth down to his last strike he slugged a 2 run homer to knot it up at 2 dramatically. Sadly try as they might, the Phils couldn't push across the winning run and finally in the top of the 12th Fernando Tatis lined a 2 run homer for a 4-2 Met's lead. Jimmy Rollins gave the Phils a chance in the bottom of the inning with a leadoff single, but Ryan Howard, Geoff Jenkins, and Pedro Feliz went down in order from there to finish off a heartbreaking 4-2 loss to the Mets. So the Phils drop to 48-41 overall, and now lead the NL East by just 2.5 games.
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