The Phils continued their 3 game set with the Florida Marlins tonight. Cole Hamels got the start and pitched well, allowing just 2 runs on 3 hits ,while striking out 13 in 8 innings of work. Meanwhile, Andrew Miller, cut the down the Phils' bats for just 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings of work. So again it came down to the wire. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first Jorge Cantu slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Marlins' lead. In the top of the 7th, the "Flyin Hawaiian" doubled and scored on a single by Chase Utley to cut the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the 7th, Jorge Cantu struck again with another solo homer for a 2-1 Marlins' lead. In the top of the 9th, Eric Bruntlett, pinch running for Greg Dobbs stole 3rd, and scored on a fielder's choice to knot it up at 2. Finally, in the bottom of the inning, Dan Uggla broke the Phils' hearts stroking a grand slam off Flash Gordon, who just didn't have it tonight for a 6-2 Marlins' win. So now the Phils drop to 39-28 overall and lead the NL East by just 1.5 games.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Fresh off a thrilling sweep of the Braves in Atlanta the Phils traveled to Florida tonight to begin a key 3 game set with Marlins. Brett Myers got the start tonight and just wasn't on his game, as he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in just 5 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile, Ricky Nolasco once again gave the Phils' bats fits and it would come down to a late rally to see who would prevail on this night. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 1st Hanley Ramirez slammed a solo homer and Jorge Cantu slugged a 2 run homer for a 3-0 Marlins' lead. In the top of the 5th, Jimmy Rollins crushed a 2 run homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the 5th, Mike Jacobs slugged a 2 run homer for a 5-2 Marlins' lead. In the top of the 6th, Greg Dobbs slapped a 2 out RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3. In the top of the 8th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slammed a solo homer to cut the lead to 5-4. Finally in the top of the 9th, Jayson Werth led off with a single, and moved to second on a bunt, but try as they might the Phils could not get him across the plate to tie it up and the Marlins hung on to win 5-4. So the Phils drop to 39-27 overall and now lead the NL East by just 2.5 games.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set in Atlanta this afternoon, as they looked to complete the sweep. Adam Eaton got the start today and pitched fairly well ,holding the Braves to just 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings of work ,while pitching out of several jams. Meanwhile, some more late heroics would tell the tale for the Phils' lineup. Now onto the game. In the top of the first, Ryan Howard doubled in one run, and Chase Utley scored a second run on a fielder's choice for a 2-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the first, Mark Texeira slammed a 2 run homer to knot it up at 2. In the top of the 3rd, Howard doubled in another run for a 3-2 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 4th, Omar Infante led off with a single and managed to make it all the way around the base paths on a couple of singles and a ground out to knot it up at 3. It stayed that way until the top of the 9th, where the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino singled in one run and Ryan Howard slapped his 3rd double of the day for 2 more runs to put the Phils ahead to stay 6-3. Finally, in the bottom of the inning Brad Lidge put the Braves down in order to close out the 6-3 win. So the Phils improve to 39-26 overall and remain 3.5 games up in the NL East.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 3 game set with the Braves tonight. Kyle Kendrick got the star tonight and pitched well, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits in 5 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile the Phils' bats were again quiet early in the game, leaving Kendrick with little more than a no decision to show for his efforts. Now onto the game. In the top of the 5th, Carlos Ruiz slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 6th, Pat Burrell crushed a solo homer for a 2-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Chipper Jones slugged a 2 run homer to knot it up at 2. In the top of the 8th, Chase Utley tripled in a run and scored on a singly by Ryan Howard for a 4-2 Phils' lead. In the top of the 9th, Jimmy Rollins provided some insurance with a two run homer, that pushed lead to 6-2 Phils. Finally in the bottom of the inning Brad Lidge set the Braves down in order to close out a 6-2 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 38-26 overall and remain 3.5 games up in the NL East.
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyer's made their first move of the offseason today, trading Ryan Potulny to the Oiler's for defenseman Danny Syvret. This is purely a need filling move, as the Flyers needed some depth on defense and Syvret should give them that.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles have now acquired another fullback in Luke Lawton, from Indianapolis for a conditional pick in next year's draft. With the addition of Lawton the Birds now have 4 fullbacks on the roster. It should be an interesting spring and summer to see which one makes the team.
Friday, June 06, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Fresh off a commanding series win over the Reds, the Phils traveled down to Atlanta for a key 3 game set with the Braves. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and pitched well allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits in 5 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile Tim Hudson dazzled the Phils to the tune of just one run on 5 hits in 7 and 2/3rds innings, but would it be enough to inch Atlanta closer to the top of the NL East, only a thrilling finish would tell. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, the "Flying Hawaiian" Shane Victorino tripled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Brian Mcann slammed a 2 run homer for a 2-1 Braves' lead. For a while, it looked like that would hold up but with two out and 2 runner's on base in the top of the 9th, Chris Coste hit a weak pop up, that seemed to signal the end of the game, but Kelly Johnson dropped it just inside fair territory and Eric Bruntlett, pinch running for Pat Burrell, scored from second to knot it up at 2. In the bottom of the inning, Tom Gordon managed to pitch out of a similar jam, setting the stage for some late Victorino heroics. In the top of the 10th, Victorino tripled again to knock in one run and then scored on a single by Chase Utley for a 4-2 Phils' lead. Then in came Brad Lidge to close it out in the bottom of the inning. There with two on and two out, Yunel Escobar slapped what appeared to be a game tying single, but Victorino gunned down Gregor Blanco, representing the tying run, at the plate with a perfect throw, and stretching tag by Coste to end a thrilling 4-3 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 37-26 overall and move to 3.5 games up in the NL East.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 4 game set with the Reds tonight. Cole Hamels got the start tonight and tossed a masterful 3 hit shutout, an exceptional performance considering how much he struggled in his last two outings. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 3rd, Carlos Ruiz singled and scored on an error for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Pedro Feliz singled and scored on a pair of errors, and the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino followed with an RBI single for a 3-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Geoff Jenkins slammed a solo homer for a 4-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Ryan Howard slapped an RBI single for a 5-0 Phils' lead. Finally from there Hamels closed it out for his second complete game shutout of the season thus far, as the Phils improved to 36-26 overall and remained in first in the NL East by 2.5 games.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 4 game set with the Reds tonight. Brett Myers got the start tonight and nearly had the night of his life, tossing 6 and 2/3rd's innings of no hit ball before the Reds finally broke through. On the whole he still had a great night, allowing just one run on one hit in 7 and 1/3rd innings of work. Now onto the game. In the top of the 7th, Joey Votto slapped a 2 out double for a 1-0 Red's lead. In the top of the 9th, Votto struck again with another double for a 2-0 Red's lead. Finally in the bottom of the inning the Phils went down in order for a tough 2-0 loss. So Myers went from a near no-hitter to a loss, just one of those days huh?
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 4 game set with the Reds today. The normally unreliable, turned reliable, Adam Eaton got the start tonight and turned in his best outing of the season thus far, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits in 6 and 2/3rd's innings of work, perfect on a night when the Phils could only muster 3 runs. Now onto the game. In the top of the 3rd, Edwin Encarnacion slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Reds' lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Jimmy Rollins reached base on a fielder's choice, stole second and scored on a single by Chase Utley to knot it at 1. In the bottom of the 6th, Pat "The Bat" Burrell crushed a 2 run homer for a 3-1 Phils' lead. In the top of the 8th, Encarnacion tripled and scored on a sac fly by Javier Valentin to cut the lead to 3-2. Finally in the top of the 9th, Brad Lidge close it out again after allowing a couple baserunners, to finish off a 3-2 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 35-25 overall, and now lead the NL East by 2.5 games. Let the good times roll!
Monday, June 02, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After a key series win over the Florida Marlins that propelled them back into first place in the NL East, the Phils welcomed Ken Griffey Jr and the Reds to town for a 4 game set. Kyle Kendrick got the start tonight and got a bit roughed up allowing 4 runs on 5 hits in just 5 and 1/3rd innings of work, but it was good enough to give he and the Phils a shot for a win. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first Chase Utley slammed a 2 run homer for 2-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 4th, rookie Phenom Jay Bruce lined a solo homer to cut the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the 4th, Pedro Feliz and Chris Coste slugged back to back homers, Feliz a 2 run homer and Coste a solo homer for a 5-1 Phils' lead. In the top of the 5th, Edwin Encarnacion homered to cut the lead to 5-2. In the top of the 6th, Adam Dunn slapped a 2 out 2 run double to cut the lead to 5-4. From there Chad Durbin, Flash Gordon, and Brad Lidge combined to close it out for a 5-4 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 34-25 overall, now 1.5 games up on the rest of the NL East.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Marlins this afternoon. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and after allowing 5 runs in the first 4 innings he beared down holding Florida scoreless for next three, allowing just 5 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings of work in total, just good enough to keep the Phils in it until they could launch yet another late rally. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first, Chase Utley, walked, stole second, and scored on a single by Ryan Howard, for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 2nd, Mike Jacobs slammed a solo homer to knot it up at 1. In the top of the 3rd, Jorge Cantu slapped a 1 run single and Jacobs slammed another homer, this time a 2 run homer, to put Florida ahead 5-1. In the bottom of the 3rd, Jimmy Rollins reached base on an error and scored on another error, and Utley crushed a solo homer to cut the Marlins' lead in half to 5-3. In the bottom of the 6th Geoff Jenkins slugged a 2 run homer to tie it at 5. In the bottom of the 7th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slapped a 2 out 2 run double for a 7-5 Phils' lead. From there Flash Gordon and Brad Lidge combined to save it for Moyer and close out a 7-5 Phils win. So again the Phils improve to 33-25 and move back into first in the NL East.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 3 game set with the Marlins tonight. Sadly their new standing in first place didn't last long. Cole Hamels got the start and got roughed up again, allowing 7 runs on 8 hits in just 5 and 2/3rds innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils' bats cooled off for once, with just 3 runs on 6 hits. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino doubled and scored on a single by Pat Burrell for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Victorino doubled again and scored on a fielder's choice for a 2-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 4th, Wes Helms slapped a 2 run double and Luis Gonzalez slammed a 2 run homer for a 4-2 Marlins' lead. In the top of the 6th, Jorge Cantu slugged a solo homer and Cody Ross crushed a 2 run homer for a 7-2 Marlin's lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Chase Utley hit his league leading 18th homer to cut the lead to 7-3. Sadly, from there the Phils did not have a final rally in them as Kevin Gregg mowed them down in order in the 9th. So the Phils drop to 32-25 overall and back to .5 games out of first. They'll just have to catch the fish tomorrow.
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued to smack the ball around as they welcomed the Florida Marlins to the bank for a pivotal 3 game set. Meanwhile, Brett Myers finally heated up on the mound with his best start of the season thus far, allowing just 3 runs on 6 hits in 8 innings of work. Now onto the game. In the top of first Jorge Cantu knocked in one run with a single and Luis Gonzalez knocked in a couple more for a 3-0 Marlins' lead. In the bottom of the second, Chris Coste slammed a 3 run homer and Chase Utley slugged a 2 run homer for a 7-3 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 4th, So Taguchi singled and scored on a base hit by Jimmy Rollins, and Ryan Howard crushed a 3 run homer for a 11-3 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 7th, So Taguchi forced in a run with a bases loaded walk for a 12-3 Phils' lead. From there, Myers kept mowing them down until Clay Condrey could close it out in the 9th, to finish off a 12-3 Phils' win. So the Phils improve to 32-24 overall and at last move back into first place in the NL East. Well, it's about time.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Rockies tonight, as they looked to complete an impressive 3 game sweep. Thanks to a tremendous for him, performance by Adam Eaton allowing just 1 run on 4 hits in 6 innings of work they were able to do just that. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first Geoff Jenkins forced in a run with a bases loaded walk, for a 1-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 3rd, Todd Helton slapped a 2 out RBI single to knot it at 1. In the bottom of the 5th, Chase Utley slammed a 3 run homer, Geoff Jenkins slugged a 2 run homer for a 6-1 Phils' lead. From there J.C Romero in the 8th, and Chad Durbin in the 9th, combined to close it out for a 6-1 Phils' win. So the Phils improve to 31-24 overall, but remain 2nd in the NL East, 1/2 of a game out of first. Not bad huh?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their series with the Rockies tonight and stayed hot. Kyle Kendrick got the start and provided his best effort of the season thus far, allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits in 7 and 1/3rd innings of work. Meanwhile, the Phils continued their offensive rampage with 7 runs in the first two innings and 11 hits overall. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first, Greg Dobbs slapped a 2 run single and Pedro smoked a 2 run double for a 4-0 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Chase Utley doubled in a run, Ryan Howard followed with an RBI single, and a couple batters later Geoff Jenkins blooped an RBI single, for a 7-0 Phils' lead. In the top of the 5th, the Rockies finally got on the board, as Carlos Quintanilla doubled and scored on a fielder's choice to cut the lead to 7-1. In the top of the 8th, Ryan Spillborghs slammed a 2 run homer to cut the lead to 7-3 and suddenly it was a ballgame again. Then the rains came in the bottom of 8th and a 1 hour rain delay ensued, washing out the Rockies' momentum. Finally in the top of the 9th, following the rain delay, Brad Lidge came in, although it was not a save situation, and after giving up a run, closed out a 7-4 Phils' win. So the Phils improve to 30-24 overall, all alone in 2nd place in the NL East now just 1.5 games out of first.
Monday, May 26, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Fresh off a series split with the Astros, the Phils returned home to the Bank, and welcomed the struggling Rockies to town for a 3 game set. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start, and produced another solid effort allowing just 4 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings of work. Meanwhile, after a an impressive 15 run night, the Phils followed up with an even more impressive outing, pounding out 20 runs on 19 hits. Basically everything that could have gone right for the Phils did. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, Ryan Spillborghs slammed a 3 run homer for a 3-0 Rockies' lead. In the bottom of the 1st, Chase Utley slammed a 3 run homer to knot it up at 3. In the top of the 3rd Spillborghs doubled in a run for a 4-3 Rockies' lead. In the bottom of the 4th, 3 straight doubles by Pedro Feliz, Chris Coste, and So Taguchi, netted 2 runs, Jimmy Rollins then singled in a run and scored on a fielder's choice, and finally Feliz came back up again and doubled in 2 more runs for a 9-4 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Chris Coste slugged a 3 run homer, Utley singled in a run, and Ryan Howard followed with a 2 run single, for a 15-4 Phils' lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Utley singled in a run for his career high 6th RBI of the game, T.J Bonn(recently called up fill the roster spot of injured Jayson Werth) knocked in another run with an infield single and finally Feliz followed with a 2 run single for a 20-4 Phils' lead. From there, Clay Condrey closed it out in the 9th, after allowing a meaningless run, to cap off a 20-5 Phils win. So the Phils improve to 29-24 overall, but remain 2nd in the NL East.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 4 game set with the Astros this afternoon, desperately needing a win to avoid losing the series. Fortunately, ace Cole Hamels with 19 inning scoreless streak still in toe, took the mound for the Phils. Sadly, the streak came to an abrupt end in the 1st, and things didn't look so good early on. Meanwhile, the Phils offense bailed out Hamels, pounding out 15 runs on 16 hits. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the 1st, Carlos Lee slammed a 3 run homer for a 3-0 Astros' lead. In the top of the 2nd, Geoff Jenkins slugged a 2 run homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the top of the 3rd, Hamels singled and scored on a sac fly by Chase Utley to knot it at 3. In the bottom of the 3rd, Micheal Bourn walked and scored on a single by Lance Berkman, and Miguel Tejada reached base on a fielder's choice and then scored on another fielder's choice for a 5-3 Astros' lead. In the top of the 4th, Hamels helped himself again, singling in a run to cut the lead to 5-4. In the bottom of the 4th, Ty Wigginton doubled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 6-4 Astros' lead. In the top of the 6th, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slugged a solo homer, Carlos Ruiz singled in another run , Pedro Feliz scored on a fielder's choice, and the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino doubled in a couple runs, for a 9-6 Phils lead. In the top of the 7th, the hits just kept on coming, as Feliz singled in a run, Greg Dobbs followed with a bases clearing triple for 2 more runs, Victorino scored Dobbs with a single, and Utley crushed a 2 run homer for a 15-6 Phils lead. From there, Ryan Madson and Clay Condrey combined to close it out, and the Phils had their series split. So the Phils improve to 28-24 overall and move back into 2nd in the NL East.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 4 game set with the Astros tonight. Brett Myers got the start and had another solid outing allowing just 4 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings. Unfortunately, once again the Phils could give him no run support. Now onto the game. In the top of the 1st, the "Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino reached base on an error, stole second, and scored on a double by Ryan Howard. In the bottom of the 1st, Carlos Lee slapped a 2 out 2 run double for a 2-1 Astros' lead. In the top of the 3rd, Howard slammed a 2 run homer for a 3-2 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Micheal Bourn doubled and scored on a single by Lee to knot it up at 3. In the bottom of the 6th, Mark Loretta slapped a pinch RBI single for a 4-3 Astros' lead. It stayed that way until the top of the 9th, where the Phils loaded the bases with one out, for Victorino. Unfortunately, Victorino flied out, and Pedro Feliz was gunned down at the plate by Darin Erstad, while attempting to tag up from 3rd, to end it in a 4-3 Astros' win. So the Phils drop to 27-24 overall and down to 3rd in the NL East.
Friday, May 23, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their series with the Astros tonight, with the second of their 4 game set. Adam Eaton got the start and pitched surprisingly well, allowing just 3 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings of work. Unfortunately, the Phils couldn't give him much run support, so it came down to a final desperate 9th inning rally. Now onto the game. In the top of the 2nd, Pat "the Bat" Burrell slammed a solo homer for a 1-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Hunter Pence slugged a solo homer to knot it up at 1. In the bottom of the 7th, Pence crushed another solo homer and Micheal Bourne singled in a run for a 3-1 Astros' lead. In the bottom of the 8th, Lance Berkman tripled and scored on a sac fly by Carlos Lee. Finally in the top of the 9th, as always the Phils mounted a final rally. Burrell singled, advanced to 2nd on an error and scored on a single by Pedro Feliz, Carlos Ruiz followed with a single, and Jimmy Rollins doubled to cut the lead 4-3. Shane Victorino then stepped to the plate with a chance not only to tie it, but to put the Phils ahead with a single, instead he flied out to center to end it and Houston had held on for a 4-3 win. So the Phils drop to 27-23 overall, and remain in 2nd place.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Fresh off a series win over the Nats the Phils traveled to Houston, a homecoming for ex-Stros Eric Bruntlett, and Brad Lidge, to begin a 4 game set with the Astros. Kyle Kendrick got the start tonight, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits in just 5 innings of work, just well enough to keep the Phils ahead. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first, Lance Berkman slapped a 2 out double for a 1-0 Astros' lead. In the bottom of the 2nd, Carlos Ruiz slapped a bases loaded single to knot it up at 1. In the bottom of the 2nd, a sac fly by Brad Ausmus put the Astros up 2-1. In the top of the 3rd, Ryan Howard doubled in a run, Pedro Feliz pushed another run across with a single, and Geoff Jenkins tacked on a 3rd run with a sac fly, for a 4-2 Phils lead. In the top of the 5th, Ryan Howard slammed a solo homer for a 5-2 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, the Astros rallied back on a 2 run double by Ty Wigginton and a single by Geoff Blum to knot it up again at 5. In the top of the 8th, Pat Burrell came off the bench and slugged a pinch solo homer and Chase Utley later tacked on a run with a 2 out single, to put the Phils back ahead 7-5. Finally in the bottom of the 9th, Lidge closed out his old mates, forcing Berkman to pop up, and finish off a 7-5 Phils win, their 3rd in a row. So the Phils improve to 27-22 overall, but remain in 2nd, for now at least.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Nationals tonight. The veteran Jamie Moyer got the start and produced his best effort of the season thus far, blanking the Nats on just 7 hits in 6 innings of work. Meanwhile, Ryan Howard and the rest of the Phils lineup, finally came back to life pounding out 12 runs on 15 hits in a laugher. Now onto the game. In the top of the first Howard slapped an RBI double for a 1-0 Phils lead. In the top of the 2nd, Pedro Feliz slammed a solo homer for a 2-0 Phils lead. In the top of the 5th, Shane Victorino and Howard each slugged solo homers for a 4-0 Phils lead. In the top of the 6th, Jimmy Rollins slapped a bases loaded single for one run, Victorino followed with a bases clearing single, following an error by Dmitri Young, Chase Utley followed with an RBI double, Howard crushed a 2 run homer, and finally Chris Coste slapped a 2 out single to cap an 8 run innings, to put the Phils ahead 12-0. In the top of the 7th, the Nats finally broke up the shutout as Ryan Zimmerman and Young each slapped 2 out RBI singles to cut the lead to 12-2. From there little used Clay Condrey closed it out, as the Phils won easily 12-2. So the Phils improve to 26-22 overall, but alas still remain 2nd in the NL East.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued their 3 game set with the Nats tonight at their brand new home, affectionately named National's Park, apparently they let George Bush name it. Anyhow, Cole Hamels got the start tonight and continued his impressive run of scoreless innings, now 19, after 7 tonight, on just 4 hits. Unfortunately, the Phils didn't fare much better against the Nat's Jason Bergmann, who held them scoreless for 7 innings as well, on just 5 hits. So the game went into the top of the 9th still tied at 0. There Pedro Feliz led off with a double and scored on a blooped pinch single by Greg Dobbs for a 1-0 Phils lead. Then in the bottom of the 9th after issuing a couple walks, Brad Lidge closed it out with his 11th save of the season. So the Phils improve to 25-22 overall, which is well, better than they were before.
Monday, May 19, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
After dropping 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays, the Phils jumped on the train and went down to Washington and their brand new stadium to start a 3 game set with the Nationals. Brett Myers got the start tonight and actually pitched fairly well for once, allowing just 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings of work. Unfortunately for Myers, the Phils lineup continued to struggle and was silenced completely tonight, as Tim Redding, Saul Rivera, Luis Ayala, and Joel Hanrahan combined for a 7 hit shutout of the Phils. Now onto the game. In the top of the first Cristian Guzman scored on a sac fly by Dmitri Young for a 1-0 Nat's lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Lastings Milledge slapped a one out double for a 3-0 Nat's lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Guzman doubled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 4-0 Nat's lead. Sadly, that's how it ended as the Phils totally failed to muster any offense and fell 4-0. So the Phils drop to 24-22 overall, but hey they're still over .500 right.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished off their 3 game set with the Blue Jays this afternoon, with a wild rain filled game. Kyle Kendrick got the start, but went only 1 inning before the rains forced a 2 hour delay, that spelled the end of his day. So instead it was basically a combined effort by the bullpen, which came up a bit short, as the Phils twice left the bases loaded. Now onto the game. In the bottom of the first, just before the initial rains came, Ryan Howard slammed a 2 run homer for a 2-0 Phils lead. In the bottom of the 4th in post rain delay action, Geoff Jenkins singled and scored on a single by Carlos Ruiz for a 3-0 lead. In the top of the 5th, Lyle Overbay crushed a pinch 3 run homer to tie it at 3. In the top of the 6th, just before another rain delay, Shannon Stewart slapped a 2 out 2 run double, and scored on a single by freaking Rod Barajas for a 6-3 Blue Jay's lead. In the bottom of the 6th, after rain delay # 2 Jimmy Rollins walked and scored on a double by Chase Utley to cut the lead to 6-4. Finally, in the bottom of the 9th, the Phils mustered one last rally. Pat Burrell slugged a 2 out solo homer to cut the lead to 5 ,and Chris Coste followed with a pinch double, to bring Eric Bruntlett to plate with a chance to tie the game. Twice, Bruntlett just missed a game tying line drive, and after a long at bat finally struck out chasing a high fast ball. So the Phils fell 6-5 and drop to 24-21 overall, not quite what they were looking for this weekend.
FLYERS NEWS
Well the dream is finally dead for the Orange and Black. After a desperate win in game 4 the Flyers came into today needing another desperate win in game 5. Sadly, on this day no amount, of heart, determination, or desperation could save them. They were simply outclassed by the Pens. Early in the first period of play Ryan Malone scored on the power play for a 1-0 Pen's lead. Later in the period Evgeni Malkin scored for a 2-0 Pen's lead. Midway through the 2nd period of play, Marian Hossa scored for a 3-0 Pen's lead. Then late in the period Malone scored again, this time on the power play and Jordan Staal added another late goal for a 5-0 Pen's lead. Finally, early in the 3rd period of play Pascal Dupuis ended the embarrassment scoring for a 6-0 Pen's lead. From there, thanks to the dazzling play of Marc-Andre Fleury it stayed that way until the end for an embarrassing 6-0 Pen's win. So the Pen's advance to the Stanley Cup Finals while the Flyers' wild ride of a season is over. Better luck next year fellas.
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