Routine Procedure: Phillies 6, Marlins 1
by dajafi on Aug 3, 2010 10:10 PM EDT
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PrintOn a day when the Phillies got still more bad medical news with Ryan Howard bound for the disabled list, it fell to the Doctor to ease the pain.
In his first start in Miami since throwing a perfect game against the Marlins in May, Roy Halladay gave the Phils exactly what they needed: seven innings of high-quality, drama-free pitching. Halladay held the Fish to five hits and one run, a solo homer by Dan Uggla in the second inning. He struck out nine and exited after 109 pitches, a fairly low workload by his standards. And as usual, Halladay was devastating with men on base, escaping a first-and-second, one-out spot of trouble in the fourth by inducing a Cody Ross fielder's choice and striking out Mike Stanton and finishing his night by getting a double-play grounder and a flyout after Ross and Stanton singled to begin the seventh.
The Phils got Halladay all the support he would need in the top of the second, when Ben Francisco and Carlos Ruiz--who answered the challenge of batting sixth in the order with a 4 for 5 night--hit back to back homers to left. Halladay helped himself in the top of the fourth with the bases loaded and two outs, when he jumped on a first-pitch offering from Sean West to single off the glove of third baseman Hector Luna and drive in two runs. The Phillies added single runs in the fifth and seventh innings.
Chad Durbin worked the last two innings to finish things off. With the Mets edging the Braves by hanging a ninth-inning run off former teammate Billy Wagner, the Phils have pulled to within two games of the NL East lead. They continue the pursuit in Florida Wednesday night as Kyle Kendrick faces Anibal Sanchez.
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‘That one Pat swing’….
Suck it, Wagner.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 3, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, well, Billy—I guess you shouldn’t have thrown that big, fat meatball right into his one-path swing. We’ll see how much ATL fans like the Rat once September rolls around and the games become more important.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
If things go well, we won’t have to see him.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 3, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t care about any jinxes. He stunk for us in the important games. I hope he does as well for the Braves.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
I sincerely hope tomorrow’s game will be one of those “why they play the game” days since I have a feeling Kendrick is going to put up an egg. I think a win tomorrow means much more than a win does today for some strange reason.
"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 3, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
The fangraph should just start on the Phil’s side whenever Halladay is on the mound.
by packimop on Aug 3, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
For once it’s nice to see old Jeff Francoeur. His Mets teammates really love him, you know.
by phillyinportland on Aug 4, 2010 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions
watched the end of the braves mets game….looked like frenchy caught the final out in LF tonight, which I thought was odd (or I’m wrong)
I kind of love that this turned into a Wagner hate fest. Just too perfect that he wound up on the Braves.
by dajafi on Aug 3, 2010 11:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I really, really hope it boils down to some important 3 game series between the Phils and Braves and Wagner blows 2 games for them. Oh, so beautiful…imagine a Chase Utley 3 run HR just like Biggio…a girl can dream, can’t she?
I can’t stand that alpaca raising POS.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
What’s wrong with Alpaca?
"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 3, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I just had to google the whole "rat" thing
Being new to baseball, I didn’t know the backstory.
Now I do. He definitely deserves all the ill-will around here. What a jerk.
"Clever girl."
"The Phillies are a sleeping, injured giant"
ESPN’s Baseball Tonight Clubhouse discussed the Phillies and their situation tonight. While my internet is not cooperating with playing the video, the accompanying article stated that the author liked Philly’s top of the rotation better than Atlanta’s, and that the Phillies had a somewhat easier schedule down the stretch, as more of their games would be at home. Combine that with the improved hitting of Ibanez and Werth, and the Phillies’ reputation as a second half team, and the author believes that so long as Ryan Howard is not out for much more than the two week minimum, the Braves have more to be scared of than the Phillies. I like his thinking, but have my doubts— he still considers Lidge to be an asset… scary saves and all.
I may have calculated incorrectly...
but I believe Atlanta has more home games than Philly…ATL 32 vs PHIL 29…56 more games to play in all.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Bit off topic but I just saw Jason Bay’s Running into the fence face first fly ball…. he got fucked up man.
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 4, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
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