The Phils continued their series with the Braves this afternoon. Joe Blanton got the start and was solid, going 8 innings while allowing 6 runs on 8 hits. Unfortunately, a pair of homers ruined his outing and the Phillies' day. In the top of the 2nd Jeff Francoeur singled in a run for a 1-0 Atlanta lead. In the bottom of the 4th Chase Utley crushed a solo homer to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 5th JKelly ohnson doubled in one run, and Yunel Escobar lined a 2 run homer into the seats, for a 4-1 lead. It was still 4-1 in the top of the 8th, when Joe Blanton served up homer #2, to Brian Mcann with one on and 2 out, for a 6-1 lead. In the bottom of the 8th Raul Ibanez slugged a solo homer to cut it to 6-2. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, after Utley ripped a double, Ryan Howard grounded out to close out the 6-2 Braves win. So the Phils drop to 15-13 overall and now .5 games out of 1st in the NL East.
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It just seems that the Phils cant get a good win streak goin but I havent given up hope yet...and they're only half a game out of first so when the Phils finally get their engine going they'll be back to the World Series.
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um okay if that's what makes you feel better
Yea the Phillies are all I have to look forward to right now...kinda depressing considering the amount of teams Philly has.
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yeah, well the Sixers and the Flyers just weren't that strong this year, but don't worry Eagles training camp starts in a couple months and then you'll have something else to look forward to
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