Game Recap:
Ryan Madson blew his second save of the season, then the wheels fell off the bullpen in the 10th as the Phillies dropped the series opener to the Blue Jays.
What went right?
Jimmy Rollins was 2-5 with a run scored.
Chase Utley went 3-4 with an RBI, a walk and a run scored.
Jayson Werth went 1-5 with a two run home run.
Cole Hamels pitched six decent innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out six.
What went wrong?
Raul Ibanez's 13 game hit streak came to an end, as he went 0-5 with three strikeouts.
Ryan Howard struck out three times and committed his third error in less than a week.
Pedro Feliz was 0-4.
Carlos Ruiz went 0-4.
Ryan Madson blew his second save of the season by walking in the tying run in the ninth inning.
Clay Condrey was shelled in the 10th, allowing five runs on three hits in just a third of an inning. He walked two and didn't strike anyone out.
Game Analysis:
Two outs away from a win. That's how close the Phillies were last night to taking the first game against the Blue Jays. Of course you all know how it ended. Madson blew the save, and Clay Condrey had his first relapse into being Clay Condrey from 2008. In the end, it was a disappointing loss, since the Phils should have had this one in the bag from the start.
The game started out well, with Cole pitching a quick first, and Jimmy leading things off with a double and then scoring, but problems crept up very quickly after that. Cole never had his best stuff last night, and the Phils just couldn't get anything going against rookie Ricky Romero, who struck out nine in seven innings. In all, the Phillies left eight men on base, which seems small when you compare it to the 16 that Toronto left out there, but all the Phillies needed was one more runner to cross the plate.
I don't even want to talk about the 10th inning, that was just horrible. The bullpen has been taxed to the limit with four extra inning games in the past week, and it's just been too much. The starters need to last longer in these games right now, because some of those guys need some time to rest up, so they can avoid situations like last night. It's just one game, and it's happened to these guys before, so they should bounce back. It still sucks, though.
Tonight, Jamie Moyer (4-5, 6.11 ERA) tries to even the series as he goes against Scott Richmond (4-3, 3.90 ERA).
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