The Phils finished their series with the Pirates this afternoon. J.A Happ got the start and tossed a gem allowing just 1 run on 4 hits through 7 innings. Meanwhile, the Phils ripped off 5 runs right off the bat in the 1st inning and thanks to Happ they stood up for the rest of the day. The Phils got things started off with a bang in the bottom of the 1st as Ryan Howard sac flyed in a run and Pedro Feliz slammed a 2 out grand slam for a quick 5-0 lead. Pittsburgh didn't get on the board until the 6th inning on a double by Freddy Sanchez. Later in the top of the 9th Garret Jones tomahawked yet another homer to cut the lead to 5-2 but that would be as close as the Pirates would get as J.C Romero retired the side from there for the win and the sweep of the Pirates. So at the end of the first half of the season the Phils are 48-38 overall, 2nd best record in the NL, and 4 games up on the Marlins in the NL East, not too shabby if I may say so myself. I just can't get over how well J.A Happ has pitched so far this season after assuming Chan Ho Park's spot in the rotation. He's now 6-0 with a 2.90 ERA and 61 strikeouts. You just have to wonder though how much longer he can keep this up, but he shown no signs of distress on the mound at all, and as long as he stays healthy there is no reason he can't keep this up the rest of the season and beyond. Well that's it for now, see you in the 2nd half folks.
2 comments:
Happ continues to be a real bright spot for the Phils and I'm thinking that if he had started in the rotation at the beginning of the season he might have been the 6th phillie on the all-star team.
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perhaps, but its usually rare for a team to have 6 all stars
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