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.
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