The Phils welcomed the Florida Marlins to the bank tonight to begin a weekend series on an especially emotionally night as Harry Kalas was inducted into the Phillies wall of fame. It was really a fitting ceremony for the now silenced voice of the Phillies, complete with speeches by Micheal Jack himself, Todd Kalas, and a video tribute with some of Harry's most memorable calls. You can still see it I think on Phillies.com(Just click on the link to left that says Phillies and you'll go right to Phillies.com). Anyway it seems the emotion got to the Phils or rather took it out of them. They just came out flat in the beginning of the game and weren't quite able to pick it up in time for the win. Joe Blanton got the start and pitched well, but a made a few mistakes early in the game and as a result wound up allowing 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 and 2/3rd's innings, with 2 of the runs coming on solo homers by Nick Johnson and Cody Ross. It looked like Florida would make it 4-0 in the top of the 7th but Ben Francisco(playing because Shane Victorino sat out with a sore hip), gunned down Chris Coghlan at the plate off a single by Hanley Ramirez to keep it at 3-0. Then in the bottom of the 7th Francisco lined a 2 run homer just over the fence in left to cut it to 3-2. Next the Phils put 2 on with one out in the bottom of the 8th but both Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez failed to get the runs in. Finally in the bottom of the 9th the Phils went down in order with Matt Stairs grounding out to end it. If the Phils hadn't started out their last series just like this I might be concerned right now, but there is just no reason to be. I am still confident the Phils can fry some fish the rest of the weekend and bury Florida in the standings. The lineup just has to refocus again like it did against Colorado.
2 comments:
Well that win streak didnt last long but as long as they turn the series around it should be fine.
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yeah it should be
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