The Phils continued their series with the Dodgers tonight. Jamie Moyer got the start and went 7 strong innings allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits. Unfortunately, the Phils wasted Moyer's best outing of the season, by supplying him with just 3 runs of support. Thus, the door was open for the Dodgers to rally late. In the top of the 3rd Jayson Werth singled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 4th Chase Utley slapped a 2 run double for a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the 4th Juan Pierre was hit by a pitch, stole second and later scored on a fielder's choice to cut it to 3-1. In the bottom of the 7th James Loney singled in a run to cut it to 3-2. In the bottom of the 8th the Dodgers then had the tying run in scoring position with 2 outs, but J.C Romero managed strike out Pierre to get out of the jam. Finally it came down to Brad Lidge in the 9th and after he retired the first 2 batters it looked like the Phils were headed to victory. Three times at that point he got within a strike of closing out the win, 3 times the Dodgers denied him. First Casey Blake blooped a single. Then Loney worked a walk and Russell Martin hit into what appeared to be a game ending groundout, but normally shorthanded Pedro Feliz booted the ball and then threw wildly to first pulling Ryan Howard off the bag. That loaded the bases for Andre Eithier, hitless on the night, but of course he promptly slapped a game winning double and the Phils had lost 4-3. Chalk this one up to bad luck, the absence of Shane Victorino(the game winning double wizzed by, short and slow footed Eric Bruntlett playing in right, had the taller, faster Jayson Werth, still in center in place of Victorino, been there instead, he might have been able to catch it) , and just another night in which the Phils couldn't consistently get runners home, stranding 10 on base. Jimmy Rollins is in fact 0 for his last 10 now, and will to have wake up before long and start hitting again if the Phils are to keep up this hot streak they're on right now. Anyway so the Phils drop to 32-21 overall and just 3 games up in the NL East.
2 comments:
The streak had to end sometime but it hurts to see it go, espicially when Jamie Moyer pitched so well.
-to ph1llysports
yeah it did hurt but better now than in october
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