The Phils traveled to St.Louis tonight to begin a series with the Cardinals. Joe Blanton who had been struggling on the season thus far,got the start and finally put together a decent outing allowing just 1 run on 4 hits in 6 solid innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils tagged ex-teammate Kyle Lohse for 6 runs on 7 hits in just 4 and 1/3rd innings of work. So it was fun night all around, although it took a little while for both teams to get it going. In the bottom of the 3rd, Joe Thurston finally knocked in the first run of the game on an RBI double for a 1-0 Card's lead. In the top of the 4th Jayson Werth finally got the Phils on the board lining a 2 run homer into the seats for a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 5th, Ryan Howard, always a safe bet in his hometown, crushed a grand slam for a 6-1 lead. Thanks to a great escape by Blanton from a one out bases loaded jam in the bottom of the inning, and three subsequent innings of 1 hit ball from the Phils bullpen, it stayed 6-1 the rest of the night as the Phils took their 2nd win in a row. So the Phils move to 13-10 overall and remain a half a game behind the Marlins for first in the NL East.
2 comments:
Well will you look at that...the Phillies bullpen didnt blow a game like they used to do all teh time and (not as) big Ryan Howard hits a grandslam. I consider that a good win.
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yeah it was a good win
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