Good Enough: Phillies 1, Nationals 0
by WholeCamels on Aug 21, 2010 8:27 AM EDT
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PrintThe way the Phillies' offense has functioned for most of the 2010 season, we ought to be getting used to games like this. Thank goodness for Roy Halladay.
On a night where he "struggled" with his command, issuing a season-high three walks, Halladay still shut the Nationals out for seven innings, striking out five and allowing eight hits. He pitched out of a serious jam in the first inning; after allowing a leadoff double to Nyjer Morgan, who advanced to third on a balk, Halladay proceeded to load the bases on walks before coaxing a double play ground ball from Ron Bernadina.
The Phillies, for their part, were flummoxed by Jason Marquis. Yeah, that guy, with the 3 billion ERA coming into the game. The only run scored came in the bottom of the third, on an RBI double off the glove of Adam Dunn that any reasonably competent first baseman could have fielded cleanly.
Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth inning, respectively, to lock down the win, despite some dramatics in the form of a two-out double from Ian Desmond in the ninth.
Alright guys, you got your lousy hitting night out of the way.
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Nice W
Halladay was his usual self and Madson/Lidge have been pitching well their last few appearances. Let’s hope they can keep it up against the phenom today.
madson
especially…. i don’t know for sure but i know i heard on the broadcast a few games ago that he had gone 15 appearances and only giving up 1 run…. i don’t think he’s let up any since so that streak should be 18-19 games w/1 run total…. can anyone verify that? if that’s the case, then he seems to be ramping up for the playoffs similar to ’08
by PHIGHTINPHILS on Aug 21, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m pleased only because that had to have been just as frustrating for Braves fans to take as it was for us to watch their win yesterday.
Lousy matchups on both games today, especially if you look at Gorzellany’s last three starts. (Although on the plus side, Kendrick has been better than Strasburg looking at the last three).
Also, had to look it up, but the Nats were four hits off the 9-inning record for most hits without scoring a run. LOLRISP
From Talking Chop:
I had a thought this week, that’s been resonating in my head every time I watch the scores go by each day, and I’ve been saying to all my baseball buddies: I’ve resigned to the fact that we simply cannot rely on anyone else to hold the Phillies at bay, because it’s just not going to happen. I stopped bothering to linger in front of any television showing SportsCenter or MLB Network, and seeing if the Phillies lost that night, because they just never do.. It’s absolutely inevitable that this season is going to go down to the wire, and will be decided at the conclusion of October 3rd. Bud Selig has to be giddy with the way the scheduling is working out, what with the Braves and Phillies duking it out, the Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees jockeying in their own division, and the upstart Reds fighting with the Cardinals. If the Braves wish to have any hope at making it back into the playoffs, we’re going to have to beat the Phillies ourselves, because it’s very apparent that nobody else can.
Tee-hee.
by ThinMountainAir on Aug 21, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I do think that whoever does not win the NL east wins the wildcard though.
by PhilsForever on Aug 21, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
This is also the perception we have of the braves. They are not going away either.
by PhilsForever on Aug 21, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, my perception is that the National League bullpens SUCK or are afraid of the braves, yesterday they were down to their last friggin out…it’s getting irritating
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 21, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
But Marmol was involved, and he was pitching in wild mode, not effectively wild mode yesterday.
by dannijd on Aug 21, 2010 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am amazed at that— it felt like the Nationals spent the entire evening with RISP!
by dannijd on Aug 21, 2010 1:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was surprised to see Halladay walk 3. This is an insane statement to make, but the guy’s control is just that good. Also surprised to hear he had a balk. Glad we could win though scoring only one run. Hopefully the Phillies can be patient against Strasburg tonight.
Despite those 3 bases on balls, Doc still has fewer walks (25) than starts (26).
by ThinMountainAir on Aug 21, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, he’s no Cliff Lee.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Aug 21, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
In 21 starts, Cliff has 10 walks.
[grits teeth]
by ThinMountainAir on Aug 21, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I know he has been ridiculous in that stat, but Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee are both top pitchers in baseball. In fact I might argue they are 1 and 1A currently.
by PhilsForever on Aug 21, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
But but STRASBURG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 21, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Cliff Lee also has 8 ER allowed today.
AGAINST THE ORIOLES.
That’s right. The Orioles.
He has a walk today too. So make that 11 walks.
Cliff Lee is still super mega awesome…but…the Orioles seem to love him.
"Clever girl."
by LeepinLizardz on Aug 21, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too- considering that Strasburg is on a strict pitch count, every pitch that each batter can force him to throw is going to reduce the number of innings he will last.
by dannijd on Aug 21, 2010 1:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I know
It is just sickening, He said during spring training that is usually one of his yearly goals. To have less base on balls than starts or to average 1 base on balls a start. Looks pretty good to achieve that this year.
Damn, last year they had two 1-0 wins, and the first one didn’t come until September 1.
by ThinMountainAir on Aug 21, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
What is more amazing is having went back to back with the 1-0 wins against the Reds- according to the Ellias Sports Bureau, those two games represented the first time that a team won back to back games by a score of 1-0 with the same runner (Carlos Ruiz) being batted in by the same hitter (Jimmy Rollins).
by dannijd on Aug 21, 2010 3:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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