Midnight’s Children

The Phillies came back from 3-0 1st inning deficit to beat the Braves 5-4. Kyle Kendrick had a rocky first inning allowing 3 runs and then settled down to pitch 6 innings to improve his record to 3-2. Brad Lidge pitched the 9th inning to get his 10th save of the season. He allowed his 1st earned run of the seson tonight. Jayson Werth was the offensive hero with 3 hits and 4 RBI’s. Ryan Howard had the other RBI for the Phillies and was 2-4 on the night to raise his average to .181. He did manage to strikeout his other two plate appearances. The win improved the Phillies to 22-18 and the same two teams will do it againg tomorrow night in Philadelphia.

The Phillies ended their road trip with a 4-3 loss in San Francisco yesterday. J.C. Romero surrendered a 2 run homer to Steve Holm in the 7th inning to give the Giants the lead for good. This was the 1st homer allowed by Romero who had allowed only 1 earned run in 14 innings. Even the Phillies broadcast team was shocked by the homer by Holm who had replaced Bengie Molina who had been lifted for a pinch runner in the 6th. When Romero enters a game it is usually lights out. The loss gave the Phillies a 3-4 road trip as they head home to face Atlanta on Tuesday. The Phillies fans were treated to a rare triple by Ryan Howard who chugged his way around the bases after hitting the ball into the deepest part of the park. You could see how out of shape he is as he was gasping for air when he finally reached 3rd base. Well at least he got a hit and only struck out twice yesterday. That is becoming a good day for Howard.

The Phillies were beat today by the Giants 8-2. Tim Lincecum pithced 8 innings allowing just 4 hits and 2 earned runs. He was in command from start to finish. The lone bright spots for the Phillies was a solo home run by Ryan Howard in the 2nd inning and Chris Coste in the 8th inning. Jamie Moyer lasted just 4 innings allowing 6 earned runs on 9 hits. Tough day for the Phillies who were just man handled by the young Lincecum.

The Phillies lost to the Diamondbacks 6-4 yesterday. Adam Eaton took the loss after pitching 4.0 innings and alllowing 6 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks. The Phillies insist on sending this loser to the mound and this will be the end result every time. He proved it last season and should not be on the major league roster. I don’t think he should be in a Phillies uniform. Charlie Manuel must be really thick headed to keep running this guy out there. Eric Bruntlett had 2 hits and 3 rbi’s in the loss including a homer. That was about the only bright spot for the Phillies. They did give Ryan Howard the night off against lefty Randy Johnson although he did pinch hit and strike out.

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The Phillies won in dramatic fashion again yesterday with a 9th inning rally to beat the Giants 6-5. Carlos Ruiz hit his first homer of the season in the 8th inning to tie the game and a fielding error on a  ball hit by Geoff Jenkins in the ninth scroing Ryan Howard who had walked. The Phillies took the series 2-1 and are now off on a road trip to Arizona and San Francisco this week. The Phillies maintain a 1/2 game lead in the National League East over the Mets & Marlins.

What a dramatic ending to last nights game in Philadelphia between the Phillies and Giants. After Aaron Rowand gave the Giants a 5-4 with a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning Pat Burrell hit a 3-2 fastball to dead left field with Chase Utley on first to give the Phillies the victory. The Phils had an early 4-0 lead on a pair of two run homers by Utley & Feliz but the the Giants tied it on a 3 run 7th inning. The Phillies had a couple of base runners on in the 8th but Ryan Howard struck out looking to continue his spring difficulties at the plate. The bullpen pitched well as Gordong & Lidge pitched scoreless innings and Romero who gave up the homer to Rowand got the win.

The Phillies ended their road trip with a 5-1 loss against the Pirates today. Paul Maholm pitched a complete game allowing just 2 hits and 4 walks while striking out 2 to even his record at 2-2. Nate McLouth hit two home runs for the Pirates in the victory. The Phillies bats did absolutely nothing against Maholm managing just a double by Pat Burrell and a single by Eric Bruntlett. Brett Myers allowed 4 runs ons 8 hits in just 5 innings of work as his record fell to 2-2 with the loss.

The Phillies jumped out in front of the Pirates 6-0 last night and then held on for a 6-5 win in Pittsburgh. Chris Coste led the offense with 3 hits and 3 RBI’s batting out of the 5 hole while Jayson Werth hit his 5th homer of the season. Adam Eaton started for the Phillies and went 3-2/3 innings before making his normal early exit. He just does not have what it takes to be a pitcher in the major leagues. He needs to be sent to the minors or better yet released so another team can put up with his lousy pitching. Tom Gordon got the win to even his record at 2-2 while Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless 9th inning to get his 6th save of the season. So far so good with Lidge as the closer for the Phillies. He seems to be in good form and has basically thrown perfect relief as the closer. He still has a 0.00 ERA and it is now the end of April.

The Phillies came from behind for the second night in a row with a 3 run 9th inning to beat the Rockies 8-6. Pat Burrell delivered a bases loaded double to get the Phillies the win. Ryan Madsen pitched a scoreless inning to get his first win of the season. Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless 9th inning for his fourth save. The win puts the Phillies at 11-10 for the season and they head off to Milwaukee for a two game series starting tonight.