Midnight’s Children

The Phillies beat Flordia tonight behind the 2 hit pitching of veteran Jamie Moyer. They really needed this kind of pitching effort from their starter tonight. Moyer was simply magnificent as he baffled the Marlin hitters with changeups and curve balls all night. He went 8 innings allowing just the 2 hits and 0 walks. Easily his best outing of the season. Moyer raised his record to a solid 7-3 and is top starter for a rotation that has pithced well all season except for Brett Myers. The win for the Phillies was important after dropping the first two games in the series. They are now 4-2 on the road trip and are headed to St.Louis for a weekend series. The will not have to face the Cardinals top pitcher in Adam Wainwright or Albert Pujols who was just put on the disabled list yesterday. The Phillies could not have expected Moyer to be as sharp as he has thus far. Every win they get out of his 45-year old arm is a bonus and just having him around the clubhouse is a positive influence on any team. We’re just glad to have him in Philadelphia.