Game 140 Phils @ Brewers

Starting a four game set with the Brewers.
Let's see that Phil's starting line up

Victorino
Valdez
Polanco
Pence
Mayberry
Ruiz
Francisco
Martinez
Hamels

With chase out from a concussion and Rollins off the DL but still out, that is not a very imposing group.
Looks like Cole will need to pitch another great game.

I didn't expect much so after five the Phils have one walk, Hamels and one bloop hit, Mayberry. He was erased on a DP.

Hamels is matching that on one hit.
well until the home run he just gave up with one out in the fifth.

He made one bad pitch and it gets hit out of the park. Why does that seem to happen, how about a double in the gap instead?

Phils might get shut out in this game, Narveson is a slow ball pitcher, Phils don't hit that junk.

Alright no shut out. Victorino hit one that hit the top of the wall in left, it hit just below the bottom of the foul poul.
Valdez followed with a ball in the gap in left center and it sure looked like the center fielder almost caught up to.
Then they walked Polanco to get to Pence.

He's been slumping a little but he has hit pretty good when someone is walked to get to him.

There it is, he drilled one into the alley in right center but Gomez, the center fielder who almost caught shane's ball took a bad route and if he cut it off from getting tho the wall might have held the Phils to one run there instead of two. So a triple for Pence.

Wow, Mayberry hits one to deep short that Betencourt made a nice play on with a great throw that beat him by a half step, the ump called him safe so Pence scores and it's 4-1.

Ruiz smokes a ball that bounces over the left field wall and almost hit one of the Sausages. Mayberry scores 5-1.
Dd someone say they might get shut out?

Holy mackerel, Ben Francisco even gets a hit that knocks in Ruiz.

So after the first two batters strike out they get three doubles a triple and two singles for 6 runs.

It won't stop, Martinez singles that sends Francisco to second then to third as Right fielder Hart drops the ball.
Cole strikes out to finally end the inning, Brewers strike out the side but gave up six runs.

Cole gave one back on a long opposite field homer for Corey Hart.
It's only the third time he's given up two in a game but it's two starts in a row now.

Pence added a double and an RBI in the ninth and that was all the scoring. Pence had a good game and three RBI's.

Good win for the Phils tonight with half the team not playing the bench picked up the slack.

Brewers have 4 straight losses at home now.
Hamels pitched a complete game four hitter.
I'm ready for the playoffs.

Also an amazing 44 games over .500.

Was nice to see some runs for Cole for a change.

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Win 7-2
last ten 8-2
After Pence 26-9
Division up 10
Magic number 11
Playoff Magic Number 4
Record 92-48