The Phils continued on their west coast trip to San Diego to begin a 3 game set with the Padres. In a battle of 40 somethings Jamie Moyer got the start for the Phils, against Greg Maddux. In the end Moyer outdueled maddux, holding the Padres scoreless through 7, on just 3 hits, while Maddux allowed a run on 5 hits through 7. So as always it would come down to the bullpen. Now onto the game. In the top of the 7th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slammed a solo homer to put the Phils up 1-0. On this night that would be all the Phils needed, as Ryan Madson, J.C Romero, and Brad Lidge combined for 3 scoreless to finish off the 1-0 Phil's win. So the Phils move to 65-57 overall, but remain 1 game behind in the NL East.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The phils finished off a rough 4 game set in L.A tonight. Brett Myer's got the start and produced another solid outing, allowing just 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings of work. Unfortunately, his teammate could give him almost no run support, and so they would need to return the favor to the Dodgers with some late game heroics. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 2nd, James Loney tripled and scored for a 1-0 Dodger's lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Matt Kemp slammed a solo homer for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 7th, the Phils finally got on the board as Jayson Werth doubled and scored to cut the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the 7th, Casey Blake singled in a run for a 3-1 lead, to drive the nail in the Phil's coffin. Finally in the top of the 9th, the Phils went down in order to finish the 3-1 loss and an embarrassing 4 game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers. So the Phils drop to 64-57 overall and out first in the NL East, 1 game behind the hated mets.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles continued their preseason today with a meaningless matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Early on Donovan Mcnabb passed for another 98 yards but zero scores, as the specials teams faltered. However, Kevin Kolb fired a long touchdown pass, and handed to Tony Hunt for two scores to rally the birds to a 24-13 win. So it was a great day for the Eagles reserves, not a good one for the starters, but hey at least they won.
FLYERS NEWS
After leading his team from last place the year before all the way to a surprising run to the eastern conference finals, the reward for head coach John Stevens today was a contract extension through 2011. Maybe between now and then he'll bring home a cup.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued what has been a disappointing trip to L.A tonight. Joe Blanton got the start tonight as he looked to salvage a game for the Phils. He pitched well enough to keep the Phils ahead early, limiting the Dodgers to just 4 runs on 9 hits through 5. Meanwhile, the Phils put up 6 quick runs in the first 2 innings for the early lead. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Ryan Howard and Greg Dobbs each slammed 2 run homers for a 4-0 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 1st, a bases loaded walk of James Loney cut the lead to 4-1. In the top of the 2nd, Jayson Werth slugged a 2 run homer for a 6-1 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Manny Ramirez crushed a 2 run homer to cut the lead to 6-3. In the bottom of the 4th, Andre Eithier smashed a solo shot to cut the lead to 6-4. In the bottom of the 8th, Jeff Kent doubled in a pair of run to knot it up at 6. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, with one out Nomar Garciaparra broke the Phil's heart's again with a solo shot to walk off with the 7-6 win. So the Phils drop to 64-56 overall and are now tied a top the NL East with the hated Mets.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their west coast swing in L.A tonight. Cole Hamels got the start, so there was a good chance the Phils would get back on track after a tough loss last night, and early it certainly looked like they would, as Hamels allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits through 7 innings. Meanwhile, the Phils pushed across a run each in the first 3 innings for the early lead. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Chase Utley slammed his 30th homerun of the season for a 1-0 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 1st, Casey Blake singled in a run to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 2nd, Hamels himself beat out an infield single, allowing a run to score for a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 3rd, Jimmy Rollins doubled, stole third, and scored on a sac fly by Pat "the Bat" Burrell for a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Manny Ramirez singled in a run to cut the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the 8th, a Casey Blake sac fly tied it at 3. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, Andre Eithier broke the Phils' hearts with a one out game winning single for a 4-3 Dodger win. So the Phils drop to 64-55 overall, and now lead the NL East by just 1 game.
Monday, August 11, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After taking 2 of 3 from the Pirates, the Phils began a west coast swing in L.A against the Dodgers. Kyle Kendrick got the start and was roughed up a bit allowing 7 runs on 9 hits in just 3 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils got off to another slow start, but as usual rallied late to make things interesting. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Dodgers loaded the bases, before Manny Ramirez and James Loney put together consecutive singles for 4 runs, and Casey Blake slammed a 2 run homer for a 6-0 Dodger lead. In the top of the 4th, the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino singled and scored on a fielder's choice to cut the lead to 6-1. In the bottom of the 3rd, Jeff Kent singled in a run for a 7-1 lead. In the top of the 6th, Jimmy Rollins scored on a fielder's choice to cut the lead to 7-2. In the top of the 7th, Geoff Jenkins singled in 1 run and scored another on a triple by JRoll to cut the lead to 7-4. In the bottom of the 8th, James Loney doubled in a run for an 8-4 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, the Phils loaded the bases with two outs for Chase Utley. Utley delivered, blooping a single for 2 runs, cutting the lead to 8-6, unfortunately, Ryan Howard followed with a ground out to end it in an 8-6 Dodger win. So the Phils drop to 64-54 overall, but remain 2 games up in the NL East.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their weekend series with the Pirates late this afternoon after a long rain delay at the onset. Jamie Moyer got the start and pitched well allowing just 3 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils got off to a slow start with just 2 runs through the first 6 innings, and needed a late rally just to get back into the game, but would it be enough? Now onto the game. In the top of the 2nd, Doug Mientkiewicz doubled in a run for a 1-0 Pirate's lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Carlos Ruiz walked and scored after a pair fielding errors, and Jimmy Rollins slapped a sac fly for a 2nd run to put the Phils up 2-1. In the top of the 6th, ex-Phil Jason Micheals hurt his old team with a 2 run double to put the Buckos back up 3-2. In the bottom of the 7th, Greg Dobbs knocked in one run with a pinch double ,and Chase Utley followed a couple batters later, with a 2 run homer for a 5-3 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Jayson Werth walked and later scored on a passed ball for a 6-3 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, Ryan Madson retired the Pirates in order to close out the 6-3 Phil's win. So the Phils improve to 64-53 overall and are now 2 games up in the NL East.
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