Things looked great to start. The Phils get the first three batters on as Hammel walked all three.
Ok looks good so far. Then Ryan Howard strikes out swinging, Pence hits a sac fly for an RBI. Still ok so far but Ibanez strikes out swinging to end the inning.
Starting a game by loading the bases on walks you really need to get more then one run. I don't know how the first three guys can have the patience to walk then the next three guys go up there hacking away. Doesn't make sense.
So they blow a big chance to break it open.
Bottom of the second. I don't know what's on Ryan Howards mind today but he really looks bad in this first inning at bat and at first.
Their leadoff hitter bunted a ball that popped up. Ryan broke in on the ball and it blooped over his head.
Next guy rolls a ball at Howard and he boots it, then he booted it again when he tried to pick it up. Then he does a stupid backhand throw to Halladay covering first that flies over his head. Runner goes to second and the other guy scores going all the way around from first. 2 errors on the play to Howard.
Phils second inning. Ruiz gets in but Valdez pops out to center then Halladay bunts Ruiz to second.
Rollins singles in Ruiz and goes to second when the right fielder air mails a throw in to the plate, if he throws it low to the cut off man he holds Rollins On first.
Victorino does the same thing but the right fielder kept the ball lower this time and even though it went all the way t the plate again they were able to keep Victorino at first this time.
Pretty sloppy game so far. Also Rollins was limping a little after when he scored the run.
Howard came up again with two more runners on base. This time he didn't strike out. He hit a line drive over Fowler the center fielder that hit the bottom of the wall for two RBI's, makes up a little for that double error that led to two Rocky's runs.
Whatever is going on with Halladay is he gave up a leadoff runner in the first two innings today. He let's first batter in the inning get on base A LOT.
Halladay gives up another run in the second and then walks the leadoff in the third and he scores on a bloop hit from Todd Helton.
Ugly game today. Kendrick shuts them out yesterday and Halladay is struggling today.
Roy gets a bloop hit to start the fourth.
Utley singles but Halladay can't run so first and third. Howard walks now Pence has to do what they got him for.
Wow, on an 0-2 pitch Hammel throws one to the backstop that bounced right back and Halladay comes in to score but the throw was very close, he might have been out.
Pence flys out.
No leadoff hot in the fifth but a one out triple leads to a run for the Rockies.
With two outs in the Phils sixth Howard hits a real long home run into left center for his third and fourth RBI's of the game so he has certainly made up for the double error in the first inning.
He has four homers this series. Can't be coincidence that this has happened right after Pence got here as he follows with a single.
This is Howard's first homer against a lefty this season.
And another lead off hit in the Rockies sixth they are 5-6 leading off the inning today.
Seventh inning single to lead off again for the Rocks.
A double play killed it both the last two innings.
Bastardo in now, No lead off hit in the eighth but Helton just hit a fly ball that kept going and going a went right over the top of the wall in left.
So one out, homer then a single, a ball in the dirt gets away and runner on second.
Hmm, brad Lidge is warming up to close the game. It would be his 100th for the Phils if he gets it.
He did it.
Phils get an ugly win today. Lots of mistakes early. Halladay was not very good. Howard four RBI's. Tough game but great teams need to win ugly games too.
Now tomorrow starts a four game series in San Fran with the Giants. Roy Oswalt is back and will go either Saturday or Sunday.
Win 8-6
Streak 6 wins
After Pence 5-0
Last ten 8-2
Last 30 21-9
Last Fortty 27-13
Last Fifty 35-15
Record 71-39
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