The Phils completed their series with the Rockies this afternoon. Cliff Lee got the start, his first in front of the home crowd, and once again he was electric. He wasn't quite as sharp allowing a run in the 1st inning and allowing the lead off man to get on base 4 times, but ultimately he got the job done allowing just 1 run on 6 hits through 7 innings. Meanwhile, Jimmy Rollins stayed hot with a single, double, and triple and 2 runs scored to spark the Phils lineup. Chase Utley got him in the 1st time around with a sac fly in the bottom of the 1st. "The Flyin Hawaiian", Shane Victorino knocked in him the 2nd time around in the bottom of the 5th on a failed fielder's choice, as Troy Tulowitzki couldn't throw Victorino out on a slow rolling groundball. Last but certainly not least, Paul Bako, yes Bako, hit a solo homer earlier in that 5th inning. Put it all together with a shaky 8th inning by Ryan Madson, and a solid save by Brad Lidge in the 9th and you've got a 3-1 win for the Phils. Considering that it's usually pretty rare that a team loses the 1st game of a series as badly as the Phils did and then goes on to win that series against a pretty good team, I have to say I am pretty impressed with their resiliency at this point. I am also very impressed with Lee so far. He's just rock solid and very motivated at this point to help the Phils win, considering he doesn't have a ring like most of his teammates. Honestly I would be surprised at this point he loses at all between now and the end of the season. Anyway so the Phils move to 61-45 overall now and 7 games up in the NL East over the floundering Marlins, who will come to town tomorrow for the weekend.
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Well Cliff Lee continues to impress and the Phils managed enough wins to win (which isnt that many when Lee is pitching)so I'm happy
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I think you meant to say enough runs to win, but yeah I agree with you, I am happy to
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