He does. For the second time in his last two starts, Joe Blanton allowed a pitcher to crush a ball into the seats. In addition to that good ol' Joe has allowed quite a few other guys to hit homers. Needless to say, the Phillies have not been winning games lately with Mr. Blanton toeing the rubber. The Philies dropped today's game 5-1, and lost two games in their three game set.
Blanton gave up five runs on 9 hits in 6 innings of work, an improvement from his previous two flops, but still not too impressive.
The Philadelphia offense didn't really have an answer for Miami's starter, Carlos Zambrano. They managed only six hits and scratched out just one run. Miami is becoming a very scary team, and one could definitely make a case for them being the top team in this skilled NL East. Hanley Ramirez has finally turned up the offense, jacking three homers in his last two games. The Marlins boast a very top-heavy offense with Reyes, Ramirez, and Stanton, and have plenty of speed throughout their lineup.
The silver lining for today? Chase Utley took his knees down to Florida. Maybe we'll see him in action a little sooner than later.
Phillies current record: 28-27 (3.5 games from the NL East Lead)
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