The Phils returned to the Bank tonight to begin a series with the Mets. On a wet and dreary night Cole Hamels got the start and toughed out the conditions for 6 and 2/3rd innings, allowing just 1 run on 1 hit while striking out 6. Meanwhile the scrappy Phils touched up Nelson Figueroa for 2 runs on 9 hits,including RBI singles by Jimmy Rollins and Pedro Feliz, in just 5 and 1/3rd innings. Later Carlos Ruiz, with a sac fly in the 7th inning and Chase Utley, with an RBI double in the 8th, each added on to the Phils lead through 8. Brett Myers came in and tossed up another perfect 8th inning to preserve the lead into the 9th inning. Finally, Ryan Madson came in to get the save in the 9th inning. He almost didn't, allowing a run to score and runners on the corners with nobody out, but fortuntely Jimmy Rollins turned a double play at that point to get Madson back on track. Then Madson finished off the Phils 4-2 win by inducing another groundout. Brett Myers has looked surprisingly good since he returned to the Phils earlier this month. He could be a key member of the team down the stretch. After another solid save Ryan Madson seems to be firmly entrenched as the Phils closer for now. The Phils continued to struggle to score runners on this night, stranding 13 of them. They just can't afford to keep doing that every game and expect to waltz into the playoffs. So anyway the Phils move to 80-59 overall now and still 6 games up in the NL East.
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The batting with runners in scoring position does seem like that is one of the major differences between the Phils who pound in 10 runs or the team who does 3 or 4. And it sure is great to see Myers doing so well and he certainly can help out the Phillies coming down the stretch.
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