Game 55 Phils @ Nationals

Not sure what's going on with Cliff Lee this season. He has a great game followed by a couple of just ok games with a really one mixed in.

Today apparently is the really bad one.

He needed a DP in the second to get out of trouble then it blew up in the third. A couple of leadsto a run then with one out and the bases loaded Wirth gets a sac fly then the next batter hits atree run home run in the first pitch.

There is always discussion on how all his pitches are around the plate. Well maybe he needs to move off the plate a little bit once in awhile.
As much as he has been around the plate he is also walking a bunch. He has two in this game already and he had six in a game a couple starts ago.

The other thing is the Phils are making Jason Marquis look brilliant.

Phils go back to back in the fifth(Domonic Brown and John Mayberry) and get it down to 5-2 but Nat's bottom of the sixth Espinosa comes up and smokes his second one over the fence. So he is 3-3 with two homers against Lee tonight.
Lee walks his third batter and that's it for him. Out in the sixth with one out. Boooo.

The Phils are getting hits, they have eight after Dom Brown's leadoff double in the seventh but not enough hits in a row or in one inning.

They have been Doing well late in games lately so maybe they have another one in them.
Mayberry grounds out but Ross Gload pinch hitting gets on with catcher interference because he nicked Rodriguez's glove on a swing.
That goes in as an error on the catcher and no ab. After this Riggleman comes in and takes out Marquis. The Phils do great against bullpens so let's keep this rally going.
Tyler Clippard comes in for the Nat's and Kyle Kendrick comes in to pinch run and will not pitch as he is now in the rotation and will pitch this weekend.
Jimmy Rollins has been dribbling balls to the infield all game so how about a double? Nope a little blooper to Werth in right.

No success against their bullpen but it wouldn't have mattered because the Phils pen gave up 3 more runs and it's 9-2 after 8.

They've brought Mike Zagurski back from the Iron Pigs so here's hopping he can be good and make J.C Romero expendable.
That didn't go well. His line


Zagurski, P 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 7.71

That is a hit, 2 walks including the pitcher and an earned run.
Oh well.
At least Oswalt is pitching tomorrow.

Mood is disappointed in Cliff Lee.
Very inconsistent this season. He really needs to put three or four good starts in a row.
When they lose they really do it big. Jason Marquis is now 6-2.
PHI IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
(L, 4-5)Lee, Cl, P 5.1 7 6 6 3 4 2 3.94

Loss 10-2
Streak 1 loss
Last ten 6-4
Record 34-21