Game Recap:
It took the Phillies three games against the Mets and three innings tonight, but they scored against the Florida Marlins and held on for a 3-2 win.
What went right?
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Ryan Howard went 2-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Raul Ibanez was 1-4 with the first RBI for the Phillies since last Sunday.
Chase Utley was 0-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Wilson Valdez went 2-4.
Kyle Kendrick did his job, getting the win after pitching six innings. He allowed two runs (none earned) on five hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out one.
What went wrong?
Greg Dobbs went 0-4.
The two Florida runs that scored came on an error by Kyle Kendrick.
The Phillies left seven men on base.
Game Analysis:
It took three games against the Mets and three innings against Florida, but the Phillies finally scored a run. It was only a matter of time before they did, but the fact that this happened against a member of the National League East made things even worse for the Phils, who became the first team that was in first place to be shutout in a three game series since the 1974 Boston Red Sox.
Tonight, however, it didn't matter. Raul Ibanez's fourth inning triple scored Ryan Howard, and just like that, the Phillies had a run on the board. They would add two more on a Howard single and a Chase Utley ground out, showing that this team can in fact play small ball. They did so tonight, even with a few issues, and they not only scored runs, but they won the game. It wasn't a pretty win tonight, but it was a win, and right now, that's all that matters.
The Phillies did well in the pitching department tonight as well. After Cole Hamels got pinned with an undeserved loss last night, the Phils came out tonight and pitched just as well. Kyle Kendrick actually pitched six innings of five hit baseball, and if you can ignore the poor throw that allowed two runs to score, then he pitched six shutout innings. It's amazing how much better that sounds without having the Mets nipping at their heels.
Now, Kendrick wasn't perfect tonight, nor was the bullpen. Both Danys Baez and Jose Contreras allowed two men to reach base in their innings, but both managed to get out of jams without allowing a run, and Contreras picked up his third save of the season as well. There have been better looking wins than this one, but after not scoring for an entire series, just seeing the Phillies pick up a few runs is more than enough for me right now.
Tonight, Roy Halladay (6-3, 2.22 ERA) goes for his seventh win of the season against Josh Johnson (5-1, 2.43 ERA).
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