The Phils continued their series with the Astros this afternoon. Cole Hamels got the start and pitched pretty well for a while before the Stros touched him up for 4 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings. Meanwhile, the Phils continued to struggle to score runs. Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff homer in the top of the 1st, Ben Francisco slugged a solo shot in the top of the 4th, and Jayson Werth tomahawked a solo homer into the seats in the top of the 8th to cut it to 4-3, but that was it for the Phils on this day. Jimmy Rollins had a chance to save the day in the top of the 9th, but he popped up with 1 on and 2 out to end it. The Phils hitting was much improved again with 9 total hits and with everyone in the starting lineup except Pedro Feliz registering at least 1 hit. They just couldn't put the hits together at the right times. So they're not far off they just have to figure out how to string together some hits for a change instead of spreading them out and they'll be fine. Yes the bullpen performed well again, as Chad Durbin did all the work himself this time, with scoreless innings in the 7th and 8th. Fortunately for the Phils the Marlins lost today as well in Washington, as the Nationals held them off with a walkoff homer. So the Phils stay 6.5 games up despite dropping to 77-57 overall.
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I just really hope they dont blow it like the Mets always do/did
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yeah same here
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