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.
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