After scoring 8 runs last night the Phils bats took a little siesta this afternoon before waking a up a little too late to steal a win. Kyle Kendrick got the start and was decent, allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits. However, he did walk 2 and although he had only thrown 64 pitches Charlie Manuel made the decision to remove after just 5 innings. It's been a struggle lately for Kendrick so Charlie was probably looking get Kyle out of there on a high note and instill some confidence in him.
Anyway at the time the Phils slumbering offense had not score a single run and desperately needed the bullpen to keep the score 2-0. David Herndon, Antonio Bastardo, and Jose Contreras did get through the 6th, but Contreras ran out of gas in the 7th and J.C Romero could not bail him out, without two more runs for the Mets. Down 4-0 in the 8th the Phils finally woke up with RBI singles by Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard plating 3 runs to cut the lead to 4-3. Then in the 9th Mike Sweeney slapped a pinch double with 1 out and was replaced by pinch runner John Mayberry Jr. Unfortunately, Wilson Valdez and Carlos Ruiz both grounded out and the Mets had scratched out a 4-3 win. With the loss the Phils at 82-61 drop back into a 1st place tie with the Braves.
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