Well, THAT Happ-ened! Phillies/Braves 9/17/08 recap

by WholeCamels on Sep 18, 2008 1:26 AM EDT

Recipe for success: Score runs early. Hold the lead.

JA Happ and the Phillies did just that Wednesday night. The four runs the Philadelphia Phillies scored in the first inning were all JA Happ needed, as the Phillies went on the defeat the Atlanta Braves 6-1.

Happ didn't look amazing; there were lots of long, loud outs. Nonetheless, he gave up some baserunners and didn't fall apart, which is absolutely huge. With the Mets and Brewers both victorious tonight, a win tonight was very important. Overall tonight wasn't as great as last night, but it was certainly less nerve-wracking.

The Phillies close out the series on Thursday night, looking for a huge sweep. Every win is crucial, especially with a weekend series with the Florida Marlins, who have now won 7 in a row. Yikes.

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1. Marlins have won SIX in a row, not seven. Still scary.

2. Looking back at the box score I probably sold Happ short a little bit. Three hits and one walk (for a guy who has struggled with command) is quite excellent. Turn one of the “loud outs” into a homer and he still wins, probably handily.

by WholeCamels on Sep 18, 2008 9:36 AM EDT reply actions

No, you were right, the Marlins have won seven in a row.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 18, 2008 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

What impressed me about Happ was that he stayed out of long at-bats and thus, long innings. He threw 86 pitches and issued one walk—which is always going to be the key for him.

If he’s the 5th starter, the team is in very good shape.

by dajafi on Sep 18, 2008 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Hey, they also proved you wrong from yesterday. Fess up, dude!

by taco pal on Sep 18, 2008 10:00 AM EDT reply actions

Dude, I’m so glad to be wrong here. It gives them some breathing room where if they lose a game they’re “supposed to” win the goddamn plane isn’t going to crash into the mountain.

Jurrjens looked like Jurjunk last night.

by WholeCamels on Sep 18, 2008 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions