The Bad (Possibly Horrible/Terrible) News:
Roy Halladay will have an MRI on his shoulder today. He experienced soreness while pitching against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
He allowed a grand slam to Yadier Molina in the first inning and then recorded three smooth outs in the second inning before he was pulled out of the game.
Doc hasn't looked like himself at all lately, he's been very hesitant to use his fastball this year, throwing it only 8% of the time. Last year he relied significantly more on the pitch, throwing it 27% of the time. On Sunday his fastball sat around 88-89, slightly down from the usual.
The Good News:
The Phillies beat the stinkin' Mets (finally).
Cole Hamels earned his eighth win of the season, making himself the first pitcher to do so this season. Hamels pitched through the eighth inning, saving the Phillies the nightmare of watching Chad Qualls stroll to the mound with a one-run lead.
Ty Wigginton had a career day at the plate. He drove in six runs on three hits including a three-run homer in the eighth inning which stretched the Philadelphia lead to 8-4.
The homer got rid of a potential save situation for Jonathan Papelbon, but Charlie Manuel brought the closer in anyway since he had already been warming up.
All this came after a series where the Phillies took three out of four against the St. Louis Cardinals. Althought the defending World Champs lost their best player in the off-season, they've got quite a lineup with Matt Holliday, David Freese, and Carlos Beltran mashing the ball so far this season.
The Phillies now sit two games above .500 and only four games separate them from the division-leading Washington Nationals.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Poised to Climb
The Phillies have won their last six contests and 7 of their last 10. They are coming off a pair of two-game series sweeps against the Cubs and the Astros, and a victory yesterday against the Boston Red Sox. With a Mets loss today and a victory against the Red Sox, the Phils can leave the basement of the NL East, a position they've held for a little too long now.
In yesterday's game the Phils fired on all cylinders, and after giving the efforts we fans have come to expect, they got the results we've come to expect.
Cole Hamels threw a solid 7 innings, allowing three runs and striking out nine.Two of the runs came on solo shots, one from Mike Aviles, the other from a familiar thorn in the Phillies' side, Cody Ross.
Carlos Ruiz continues to be the lifeblood of the Phils offense, going two for three with a pair of RBIs, and Pence blasted another homerun to bring his season total to ten.
Freddy Galvis, a whiz with the glove, chipped in with his bat and hit his second homer of the season in the eighth inning to give Papelbon some room to work with.Galvis continues to look better at the plate everyday, and hits well with runners on base.
Chad Qualls managed to give up the run in the eighth that the Phillies inevitably seem to allow in every game now, but Bastardo got out of the inning. Jonathan Papelbon came in to nail down the victory against his old club.
In yesterday's game the Phils fired on all cylinders, and after giving the efforts we fans have come to expect, they got the results we've come to expect.
Cole Hamels threw a solid 7 innings, allowing three runs and striking out nine.Two of the runs came on solo shots, one from Mike Aviles, the other from a familiar thorn in the Phillies' side, Cody Ross.
Carlos Ruiz continues to be the lifeblood of the Phils offense, going two for three with a pair of RBIs, and Pence blasted another homerun to bring his season total to ten.
Freddy Galvis, a whiz with the glove, chipped in with his bat and hit his second homer of the season in the eighth inning to give Papelbon some room to work with.Galvis continues to look better at the plate everyday, and hits well with runners on base.
Chad Qualls managed to give up the run in the eighth that the Phillies inevitably seem to allow in every game now, but Bastardo got out of the inning. Jonathan Papelbon came in to nail down the victory against his old club.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Pressing Concerns
The Phillies won today, 3-2, against a Padres squad that is currently the worst team in the National League. It was relieving (no pun intended) to finally see a solid outing from the guys in the bullpen.
Jimmy Rollins, hitting in the leadoff spot hit a homerun in his first at-bat of the game. It would be huge for the Philadelphia offense if Rollins could start producing like his old self again. He's currently sporting a dismal, .230 batting average for the season.
Cole Hamels struck out five and walked three in seven innings of work and allowed only one run. Bastardo and Contrares shared the eighth. Contreras allowed one run and the bridge to the ninth inning bent but did not break.
Jonathan Papelbon came in and shut things down, striking out two in the 9th inning, earning himself his 10th save of the season.
it was big to see them rebound after that series against the Mets, one that I can firmly say was one of the worst performances by the Phillies in a three game set that I've seen in my lifetime. Dropping three late-game leads to concede for losses was rough to watch.
The Phillies took two of three against the Padres in this series and will look to continue their success against the Houston Astros when they come to town tomorrow night at 7 o'clock.
Jimmy Rollins, hitting in the leadoff spot hit a homerun in his first at-bat of the game. It would be huge for the Philadelphia offense if Rollins could start producing like his old self again. He's currently sporting a dismal, .230 batting average for the season.
Cole Hamels struck out five and walked three in seven innings of work and allowed only one run. Bastardo and Contrares shared the eighth. Contreras allowed one run and the bridge to the ninth inning bent but did not break.
Jonathan Papelbon came in and shut things down, striking out two in the 9th inning, earning himself his 10th save of the season.
it was big to see them rebound after that series against the Mets, one that I can firmly say was one of the worst performances by the Phillies in a three game set that I've seen in my lifetime. Dropping three late-game leads to concede for losses was rough to watch.
The Phillies took two of three against the Padres in this series and will look to continue their success against the Houston Astros when they come to town tomorrow night at 7 o'clock.
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