Game Recap:
After five failed attempts, Jamie Moyer finally got his 250th career win, as he pitched six strong innings to take down the Nationals.
What went right?
Jamie Moyer looked sharper than he has in over a month, picking up his 250th career win by throwing six innings of one run baseball. He allowed just three hits and struck out four while walking none.
Brad Lidge picked up his third straight 1-2-3 save.
Chris Coste was 2-2 with a home run and two walks.
Chase Utley was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Ryan Howard went 1-3 with a triple(!) and an RBI.
What went wrong?
Jimmy Rollins went 0-5.
Jayson Werth was 0-3.
Game Analysis:
After a month of trying, Jamie Moyer was finally able to pick up his 250th career win. In doing so, he became just the 11th left hander in major league history to win 250 games, putting him in elite company. Not only that, but he looked better than he has in over a month, and he was finally able to put everything together again. In his last two starts, Moyer has looked good, but the problem has been the number of hits allowed. Even though he'd only allowed seven runs in his last two starts up to today, he'd allowed 16 hits in that time. Today, he gave up just three hits in his six innings and didn't walk a single batter. That is the Jamie Moyer from last season that won 16 games and helped the Phillies win the World Series. Without Brett Myers, the Phils are going to need that Moyer back again.
There is very little that can be said that went wrong in this series against Washington. Sure, it was against the Nationals, but as I keep saying, the good teams are supposed to beat the bad teams. The Phillies are the defending champions, and the Nationals are in the running for the top draft pick every year, so a sweep is what is supposed to happen. The offense came up with big hits throughout the series, and the bullpen was solid once again, especially Brad Lidge. I don't know where this Brad Lidge has been all season, but I like the guy that gets saves without having to face many batters. This no stress way of saving games is very nice, and I'd like it to continue.
Once again, congrats to Jamie Moyer for picking up his 250th career win. Only 44 people in history have that many wins, and it's always nice to see another Phillie get added to the list.
Tomorrow, the Phils start their West Coast road trip, with each game starting at...10:05? Lucky for me, I don't have work for the next three days, so I can watch each game without threat of sleep deprivation. Joe Blanton (3-3, 6.14 ERA) goes against Kevin Correia (1-3, 5.11 ERA).
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