Game Recap:
Cole Hamels was knocked around by the Astros as the Phillies were beaten soundly tonight.
What went right?
This shouldn't take long.
Jimmy Rollins was 1-3 and scored a run.
Shane Victorino went 2-4 and scored a run.
Yep, that's it.
What went wrong?
I'm not going to break it down player by player, but aside from Shane and Jimmy, the Phillies managed one other hit. Just one.
Cole Hamels allowed six runs on nine hits in 6.2 innings. He walked three and struck out five.
Game Analysis:
I've really got nothing to say tonight. That game was horrible. It started out ok, with the Phillies actually manufacturing a run in the first inning, but it was all downhill after that. The Phils managed just two hits off of a pitcher who's ERA was closer to my shoe size than anything else. Getting two hits off that guy is not good baseball. Making him look like the second coming of Cy Young is not good baseball. Watching Cole Hamels get knocked around for six runs just as he finally looked like he was back to his form is not good for anyone. I'm a fat guy, my heart can't take this sort of play.
After the Astros took the lead, I honestly knew that this game was over. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, but just look at how the Phillies played tonight. They scored their second run on a fluke double, a fielder's choice and a balk. There's nothing even good sounding in that sentence, and it summed up perfectly the way the Phils played tonight. Nothing went right, not a damn thing. All this team has to do is win just three more games, and that's it. There's nothing special there. Just win. I've got nothing else to say tonight.
Tomorrow, J.A. Happ (11-4, 2.79 ERA) can hopefully get this team back on track. He's going up against Wilton Lopez (0-0, 8.44 ERA). Please Phillies, for the love of God, play better than you did tonight.
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