You can't stop a speeding bullet or apparently the Phillies for that matter as the Mets found out the bank tonight. Joe Blanton took to the hill for this one and provided a 4th successive brilliant start, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 6 in 7 innings. Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz did the rest. He took R.A Dickey deep to lead off the first inning. Then with 2 out in the 2nd he doubled to left to score Wilson Valdez for a 2-0 lead. That might have been all the Phils would need for the win except that Blanton briefly allowed the Mets back in it with a 2 run 4th.
Ruiz came right back in the home half of 4th, somehow looping a single just inside the right field line for a 3-2 lead. Blanton held strong from there with 3 scoreless innings to finish his night. Ryan Madson racked up another hold with a routine 8th inning. In the 9th things got wild for Brad Lidge, with the Mets putting 2 on with 2 out for 32 year old rookie Jesus Feliciano. Fortunately Lidge struck him out easily to preserve the Phils 11th straight win and his 27th save. With Braves losing to the Nationals tonight the Phils move to 7 games up in the NL East and drop their magic number to 2.
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