Defanged: Phillies 12, Diamondbacks 3

by WholeCamels on Aug 20, 2009 10:34 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard (6) hits an RBI-double off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Doug Davis in the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, in Philadelphia. Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, right, looks on. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

5 months ago: Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard (6) hits an RBI-double off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Doug Davis in the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, in Philadelphia. Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, right, looks on. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Another game, another strong starting pitching performance for the Phillies, another offensive attack highlighted by the longball.

Joe Blanton went eight innings, surrendering three runs on 10 hits, although many of those hits were soft line drives and bloops that just barely fell between the fielders, including a flyball to left field that was completely misplayed by Ben Francisco. He was efficient with his pitches, throwing just 97 pitches in his eight innings and walking none.

Thankfully, the offense came through and made up for any deficient performance by the pitching staff. Three Phillies went deep - Jayson Werth, Carlos Ruiz, and Ryan Howard, whose sixth inning three run bomb landed in the Diamondbacks' bullpen.

Once again, the Phillies pounded the Diamondbacks' starting pitcher, putting six runs on Doug Davis in five innings, and six more on the bullpen.

For the series, the Phillies outscored the Diamondbacks 25-5. They've now won four straight, and eight of their last 10.

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Phils are 1 Cubs win from having the best record in the NL.

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on Aug 20, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mazel Tov!

Nice win. I was wondering if he’d let Cupcakes finish it, but nothing wrong with sparing him a little extra work.

by dajafi on Aug 20, 2009 10:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

metsuyan

which is hebrew for “Awesome”

game was playing here in Israel, started round 3 AM.

Awesome win

by Alon on Aug 21, 2009 4:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You get the sense that it’s late August, and the late season juggernaut bus just pulled up to the stadium.

by Wet Luzinski on Aug 21, 2009 7:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thankfully, the offense came through and made up for any deficient performance by the pitching staff.

What deficient performance? LOL… granted, I didn’t watch the game, but 3 runs over 8 IP isn’t a bad day at the office, especially when your offense puts up four times that number. Putting runners on base is one thing, but the key is if you can keep them off the plate.

Strong series, and way to bring out the brooms. Hopefully the team will be able to build on that momentum against Florida and put some much-needed distance between them in the standings.

by PhillyFan20XX on Aug 21, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs