Game one, Kendrick filling in as fifth starter and he did well. Pitched seven inning giving up a on the first and that was all.
Rollins homered again and they scored early and often.
We listened to most of the game on the radio and what a treat it is to listen to those guys. They are funny and tell you what you need to know. There is no sugar coating on anything.
Only had eight hits but did get a bunch of walks and timely hitting.
Rollins had four RBI's and Valdez tripled with the bases loaded.
Ryan Howard even made a perfect throw to Rollins to complete a double play.
The first two games this series the Phils have given up a run and have gotten it back right away.
Mood is great because they are now 16 games over .500 a season high and a season high 4 games on top in the division.
Win 8-1
Streak 5 wins
Last ten
Record 42-26
Game two....
Another game giving up first inning runs. I'm not sure what it is maybe the concentration isnt there to start the game.
Halladay gives up a double to the first batter then they move him over and score on a ground out to first. Then an opposite field home run.
Then the second inning he hits the first batter. They said the leadoff batter of the innings hitting over .300 against Halladay.
Phils first, lead of walk for Rollins but Victorino pops up. Utley doubles in Rollins but he might have been out, ump called him safe.
Runner on third one put. Howard grounds out but the Phils don't score that way, then Polanco grounded out.
Fourth inning and Greg Dobbs already has three hits. And now theynhave second andthird with one out after a ball was smoked to the wall off of Ibanez glove and now a seeing eye hit up the middle scores two.
Halladay stinks today really not pitching a good game.
Utley made a great diving pay and throw for one out and Dom Brown made a great diving catch and the glove rolled under his body and it looked like he could really have hurt his wrist but he didn't.
I guess it's only four zip and the bottom of the fourth so still time although they do only have one hit so far.
Again after getting the first two on this time they can't even move the runners over as Ibanez strikes out and Brown grounds out.MHD moved them over but now they will walk Ruiz to get to Halladay.
One thing that should be noted is that Anibal Sanchez told his coach he wanted to pitch against Halladay as a challenge.
Too bad Halladay didn't take up his end of the challenge.
Sanchez has 100 pitches already here in the fifth inning.
Utley tripled in a run but with one out Howard strikes out and Polanco flies out to right.
1-8 with runners in scoring position.
Halladay already up to 100 pitches in the top of the sixth.
Sanchez is now at 125 pitches and just struck out Victorino in the seventh. Maybe they can get something off the Marlins pen.
Down 4-2 headed into the ninth after Bastardo and Stutes kept the Fish off the board.
Phils get some base runners and after two outs Victorino gets a huge two out hit and ties the score, also gets Halladay off the hook.
Madson holds them off the board in the top of the tenth.
Bottom starts with Howard getting plunked in the armpit, Polanco flies out, Raul strikes out for the third time.
Dom Brown only hitting about .240 but he works a walk. So we have first and second with two outs for Ruiz.
He takes a pitch and then lines the next one past the drawn in infield, the ball goes under the glove of the center fielder Carlos Bonofacio and Howard chugs across home plate for the win. Woo hoo!!!
Mood, I'm in a great mood they have six wins in a row for the first time this season. 17 games over .500 for a season high.
They are on a little roll. Still can't ignore that against the really good Sanchez they o,y had 2 runs and five hits, but they made him throw a ton of pitches and got him over 100 in only five innings.
Great game.
Home record 27-12
Attendance 45,880 most EVER.
Win in ten 5-4
Streak 6 wins season high
Last ten 8-2
Record 43-26 the Red Sox with 40 and the Phils with 43 are the only two teams with 40 or more wins.
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