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.
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