The Phils continued their weekend set with the Dodgers this afternoon. Cole Hamels got the start, and tossed another gem allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 strong innings of work. This time however, the Phils bat's gave him ample run support, racking up another 9 runs on 10 hits. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 1st, Pat "the bat" Burrell slammed a 3 run homer for a 3-0 Phil's lead. In the top of the 3rd, Russell Martin slugged a 2 run homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the 5th, Burrell doubled in one run, and Ryan Howard followed with a 2 run double for a 6-2 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Burrell singled in one run, and the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino slapped a bases loaded single for two more runs, and the Phils led 9-2. Finally in the top of the 9th, the veteran Rudy Seanez, retired Manny Ramirez, Nomar Garciaparra, and Casey Blake in order to close out the 9-2 Phils' win. So the Phils improve to 70-59 overall, are now just 1.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a solid series against the Nats, the Phils got their chance for revenge, as they began a 3 game weekend set with the Dodger's who not long ago swept them badly in L.A. Now however, with Kyle Kendrick on the mound, they could begin to return the favor, as Kendrick pitched well, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits in 5 and 2/3rd's innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phil's bats finally had a decent night, racking up 8 runs on 10 hits. Now onto the game. Andre Ethier slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Dodger's lead. In the bottom of the 4th, Ryan Howard slugged a 2 run homer for a 2-1 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Chris Coste singled in a run for a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Jayson Werth knocked in one run with a sac fly, and Chris Coste crushed a 3 run homer for a 7-1 lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Chase Utley slung a solo shot into the seats for an 8 -1 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, recently acquired veteran Scott Eyre closed out the Dodger's in order and finally the Phils had beaten L.A. So the Phils move to 69-59 overall but remain 2.5 games behind the Mets.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles continued their preseason tonight, with a sparkling performance against the Patriots, in an otherwise meaningless 27-17 victory. The special teams was extra special, with Desean Jackson returning a punt for a touchdown, and Quintin Demps returning a kickoff for a touchdown. Donovan Mcnabb had another good day directing 3 70 + yard drives, including 67 yards to Jackson on 4 receptions. L.J Smith also had 3 catches for 44 yards. Moving to the defense, Jerome Mcdougle, had a sack and 3 qb hurries, Dan Klecko had 4 tackles, with 2 for a loss, and rookie linebacker Joe Mays led the team with 8 tackles. Finally, punter Sav Rocca blasted two punts late in the 4th quarter, inside the Patriot's 10 yard line, including a 52 yarder, that bounced out of bounds at the 1 yard line. So all in all a good preseason effort for the Birds.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished their series with the Nationals tonight, looking for the sweep. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start, and pitched well allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits, in a strong 6 and 2/3rd's innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phil's bats got off to yet another slow start with, 0 count em, 0 runs through the first 5 innings. So they would need a late charge to attempt to pull out a win. Now onto the game. In the top of the 6th, an error by Chase Utley, throwing the ball away, while attempting to complete double play, led to a 1-0 Nat's lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Jayson Werth doubled and scored on a single by Chase Utley to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 7th, Austin Kearns walked and later scored on an infield single for a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 7th, the "Flying Hawaiian" Shane Victorino, reached on an infield single, moved to 3rd on an error and scored easily on a fielder's choice to knot it up at 2, and Carlos Ruiz slammed a solo homer for a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 8th, Jesus Flores' knocked in one run on an infield single, and Kearns singled in a second run for a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Victorino singled, and stole second, to put the tying run in scoring position. Sadly, after that the next three batters, Eric Bruntlett, Ruiz, and Chris Coste went down in order, to finish off the 4-3 loss. So the Phils drop to 68-59 overall and 2.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their series with the Nationals tonight. Brett Myers got the start and tossed a complete game gem, allowing 0 runs on 9 hits. Meanwhile, the Phils bat's got off to another slow start, so they needed every one of those innings from the resurgent Myers. Now onto the game. In the bottom of 3rd, Chris Coste was hit by a pitch and scored on a pair of fielder's choices and an error for a 1-0 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Greg Dobbs slammed a 2 run homer, and Jayson Werth doubled in another run a few batters later for a 4-0 lead. That would be all Myers would need as he tossed the complete game shutout, retiring the Nats, relatively uneventfully to close out the 4-0 win. So the Phils move to 68-58 overall, but remain 1.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East.
EAGLES NEWS
Bad news to report for the Birds today, as #1 wide receiver Kevin Curtis went down with what was diagnosed with a sports hernia, suffered in the Eagles last preseason game in Carolina. Unfortunately, Andy Reid seems to think it will keep Curtis out for a while, whatever that means. So that means Reggie Brown is now the #1 Receiver, yikes!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a tough west coast swing, the Phils returned home at last tonight for a series with the Nationals. Joe Blanton got the start and did not pitch his best game but he did enough to keep the Phils in it, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits in just 5 innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phil's bats got off to another slow start, and they would need some late game heroics to pull out a win. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Willie Harris slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Nat's lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Ryan Howard, yes Ryan Howard scored on a sac fly to knot it at 1. In the top of the 4th, Jesus Flores singled in a run for a 2-1 Nat's lead. In the top of the 5th, Ryan Zimmeran tripled to knock in one run and then scored on a single by Ronnie Belliard for a 4-1 lead. In the bottom of the 5th, the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino tripled and scored on an error for one run, and Geoff Jenkins slapped a pinch sac fly to knock in a 2nd run to cut the lead to 4-3. In the bottom of the 7th, Chris Coste slapped, you guessed it, a sac fly to knot it up at 4. In the bottom of the 8th, Jayson Werth slugged a solo homer for a 5-4 Phils' lead, their first of the night, and it would be all they would need. In the top of the 9th, Brad Lidge came in and the Nats went down in order, to close out the 5-4 Phil's win. So the Phils move to 67-58 and remain 1.5 games behind the Mets for 1st.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The finished off their series with the Padres tonight, looking to salvage a 2nd win in 3 days over San Diego. Ace, Cole Hamels got the start and tossed a masterful 8 innings, allowing just 1 run on 7 hits, just when his team needed it the most. Now onto the game. In the top of the first, Jimmy Rollins set the table, with an infield single, stolen base, and a run scored on a sac fly by Jayson Werth for a 1-0 Phil's lead. In the top of the 6th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slammed a solo homer, for a 2-0 lead. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, Brad Lidge closed the door, retiring the Padres relatively uneventfully for a 2-0 Phils win. So the Phils move to 66-58 overall, but remain 2 games behind the hated Mets.
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers are now complete and ready to go for next season, as today they re-signed Andre Iguodala to a 6 year $80 million deal, a healthy reward for the talented guard/forward who led the team back to the playoffs next season, but will now be option #2 behind new Sixer, Elton Brand.
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their series with the Padres tonight. Kyle Kendrick got the start and was roughed up a bit, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits in just 3 and 2/3rd's innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils bats' got off to a good start, but Kendrick could not maintain the lead they built. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Jayson Werth walked and scored on a fielder's choice, and the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino singled in a run for a 2-0 Phil's lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Brian Giles sac flyed in a run to cut the lead to 2-1. In the top of the 4th, Greg Dobbs slapped an RBI double for a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 4th, Kendrick lost his touch, as Chad Reineke singled in one run, Brian Giles slammed a bases clearing double for 3 runs, and Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in a 5th run for a 6-3 Padre's lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Jody Gerut doubled in a couple runs to cement an 8-3 Padre's win. So the Phils drop to 65-58 overall and 2 games back in the NL East.
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