The Phils continued their series with the Marlins tonight as they looked to make 2 in a row. Jamie Moyer got the start was roughed up right away, allowing 5 runs on 4 hits in the 1st inning. He was close to getting out of it without too damage, with the 2 on, 2 out, the score still just 2-0, and 2 strikes on Ronnie Paulino, but the ump wouldn't give him strike 3 on his next pitch. Paulino then hit the next one out of the park. From there however, Moyer was just about unhittable, holding the fish to no runs on 2 hits through the next 5 innings. Unfortunately, for the Phils Ricky Nolasco just about as unhittable and he didn't have a bad inning to start things off.
He tossed 8 scoreless innings on just 4 hits and was 1 out away from a complete game shutout before Jayson Werth took him deep to make it 5-1. Raul Ibanez then grounded out to end it. Hard to say who to blame for this one. It was just one of those nights where you have to tip your cap to the other guys. Nolasco was just too good. If even Moyer had gotten out of the 1st with only 2 runs, and then probably gone at least 7, maybe 8(He had only thrown 85 pitches through 6) the Phils would have still have lost 2-1. If nothing else Moyer did the save the bullpen from having to do much work. After Moyer the Phils only had to use Nelson Figueroa for a couple and Chad Durbin for 1 inning to finish the night, much less work than the bullpen had been doing. So that's something positive to take out of this one. Anyway with the loss the Phils drop to 8-3 overall, still tied for the best record in baseball.
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