After an easy win last night, the Phils came into this afternoon in the 2nd game of their series with Washington, knowing a win and only a win would clinch their 2nd consecutive division title. Fortunately, the wily veteran Jamie Moyer took the mound with a chance to win the clincher just as he had a year ago. He did not disappoint, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits in 6 strong innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils put up 3 runs in those 6 innings. So it would be up to the bullpen to preserve the win one more time. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 4th, sac flys by Pat Burrell and Carlos Ruiz pushed across 2 runs for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 5th, Angel Hernandez doubled in a run to cut the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the 5th, Jayson Werth slammed a solo homer for a 3-1 lead. In the top of the 8th, Lastings Milledge sac flyed in a run to cut the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the 8th, Pedro Feliz doubled in a run for a 4-2 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, Brad Lidge came in to get the save one last time. It wasn't easy. After striking out Emile Bonifacio to start the inning, the next 4 batters, singled, walked, singled and singled to cut the lead to 4-3, loading the bases with one out for Ryan Zimmeran. Zimmeran smacked a screaming liner that for a moment looked as if it would tie the game or put the Nats ahead, handing Lidge his first blown save of the season. Instead, Jimmy Rollins made a sliding stab of the ball, flipped it to Chase Utley for one out, and Utley then relayed to Ryan Howard to complete the double play and the celebration ensued. Only this time it was a bit more subdued than last year, for this time the Phils are not just happy to be in the playoffs, they want to go deep into October. Hopefully this time they will go all the way.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After dropping 2 out of three to the Braves in a disappointing series, the Phils welcomed the Washington Nationals into town tonight, for a 3 game set, their last of the regular season. Joe Blanton got the start and pitched well, allowing just 4 runs on 5 hits in 6 strong innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils bat's jumped out early with 7 runs in the first 2 innings. So it would be up to the bullpen to hold the lead and close out this one. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 1st, Mr.September, Ryan Howard slammed a 3 run homer for a 3-0 lead. In the top of the 2nd, Lou Montz singled in a run to cut the lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the 2nd, Chase Utley slapped a bases clearing 3 run double, and Howard doubled to score him for a 7-1 lead. In the top of the 5th, Emil Bonifacio sac flyed in a run, and Cristian Guzman singled in a run to cut the lead to 7-3. In the top of the 6th, Kevin Casto slugged a solo homer to cut the lead to 7-4. In the bottom of the 7th, Utley singled, stole second, and eventually scored on a passed ball for an 8-4 lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, in a non save situation Brad Lidge came in and retired the Nats in order to finish off the 8-4 win. So the Phils move to 90-70 overall, now 2 games up on the Mets in the NL East with 2 games to play. A win tomorrow or a Met's loss clinches the division for the Phils.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished their series with the Braves tonight. Brett Myers got the start and was rocked again, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits in just 4 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils tried to hang tough early with 3 runs through 4 innings, but they would need a late rally to pull this one out. In the top of the 1st, Kelly Johnson and Kasey Kotchman each singled in a run for a 2-0 Braves lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Pedro Feliz singled in a run to cut the lead to 2-1. In the top of the 3rd, Brian Mcann doubled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Chase Utley slammed a solo homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the 4th, Ryan Howard slugged a solo homer to knot it up at 3. In the top of the 5th, Brian Mcann doubled in another run and scored on an error, Brandon Jones singled in a run, and Chipper Jones crushed a 3 run homer for a 9-3 lead. In the top of the 8th, Martin Prado singled in a run for a 10-3 lead. In the bottom of the 8th, "the Bat" Pat Burrell walked and scored on a passed ball to cut the lead to 10-4. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, the Phils went down in order to finish off the 10-4 loss. So the Phils drop to 89-70 overall still 1.5 games up on the Mets in the NL East with 3 games to play.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their series with the Braves tonight, as they looked to continue their winning ways against Atlanta this season. Cole Hamels got the start and produced another fantastic outing, allowing just 3 runs on 8 hits in 7 solid innings of work. Unfortunately, he received little support from his teammates. So the Phils would need a late rally to pull this one out. Now onto the game. In the top of the first, Kelly Johnson singled in a run for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Pedro Feliz singled in a run to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 3rd, Kelly Johnson singled and scored on an error for a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 6th, Casey Kotchman slugged a solo homer for a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, "the bat" Pat Burrell doubled in a run to cut the lead to 3-2. From there, the Phils kept it to a one run lead, but eventually succumbed in the 9th to Mike Gonzalez to close out the 3-2 loss. So the Phil drop to 89-69 overall, now 1.5 games up on the Mets in the NL East.
Monday, September 22, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a solid series win over the Marlins the Phils returned to the bank tonight to begin a 3 game set with the Braves. J.A Happ got the start and pitched well, allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits in 6 and 2/3rd's innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils jumped out early with a pair of runs in the first 2 innings. So again they would need the bullpen to hold the lead. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 1st, Chase Utley doubled in a run for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Shane Victorino singled, moved to 2nd on a hit and run, moved to 3rd on an error and scored on another error for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 6th Kelly Johnson slammed a 2 run homer to knot it up at 2. In the bottom of the 8th, Greg Dobbs led off with a pinch single, and was replaced by pinch runner Greg Golson(a late season call up from the minors) who went 1st to 3rd on an error and then going on contact scored from there on a groundout for a 3-2 Phil's lead. Then with 2 out in the inning, "the Bat" Pat Burrell slugged a 3 run homer for a 6-2 Phils lead. Finally in the top of the 9th, Ryan Madson retired the Braves after allowing a couple baserunners, to close out the 6-2 Phil's win. So the Phils move to 89-68 overall, now 2.5 games up on the Mets in the NL East with just 5 games to play
Sunday, September 21, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished their series with the Marlins this afternoon. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and pitched well, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits in 6 innings of work. Meanwhile the Phils jumped out early with 3 runs in the first 5 innings, so it would come down to the bullpen to hold this one. Now onto the game. In the top of the 3rd, Chase utley slammed a 2 run homer for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 4th, Jimmy Rollins singled in a run for a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Alfredo Amezaga singled in a run to cut the lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the 7th, Josh Willingham singled in a run to cut the lead to 3-2. In the top of the 8th, Pedro Feliz slammed a 2 run homer for a 5-2 lead. Finally in the bottom of the 9th Brad Lidge came in and retired the marlins after allowing a couple of base runners, to close out the 5-3 win. So the Phils move to 88-68 overall and now lead the NL East by 1.5 games.
EAGLES NEWS
After a tough loss in a Monday night thriller with Dallas, the Birds returned to the Linc this afternoon for a showdown with the cross state rival Pittsburgh Steelers. While last week it was the offense that led the way, it was the defense that took center stage today. Ben Roethlisberger never knew what hit him, as he was sacked 8 times and threw for just 131 yards and 0 tds. Willie Parker was equally stymied rushing for just 20 yards on 13 carries. In fact the Steelers were held without a single TD for the day meanwhile, Mcnabb and Birds managed to tough out one td and thus the win 15-6. The Steelers actually had the early 3-0 lead on a Jeff Reed field goal. Midway through the 2nd quarter, Correll Buckhalter(Brian Westbrook injured his ankle earlier in the game) received a 20 yd td pass from Mcnabb for a 7-3 lead. From there the two teams traded field goals until the Eagles had their win. So the Eagles move to 2-1 overall and prove that their defense can be just as good as the offense and that they will be tough to beat the rest of the season.
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