Phillies Recap: Blue Jays-6, Phillies-1

Game Recap:
Cole Hamels didn't make it out of the 5th inning, and the Phillies were no hit for six innings as they lost their third in a row.

What went right?

Nothing.

What went wrong?

Cole Hamels only lasted four and 2/3rds innings, allowing four runs on eight hits. He struck out four, walked two and was ejected from a game for the first time in his career.

Chan Ho Park was injured when he came in to replace Hamels, taking a line drive off his knee.

The Phillies managed only three hits and struck out eight times.

Game Analysis:

Ok Phillies, I think I understand you now. You want to look bad now, that way when you do your thing in September, everything will be ok, right? If that's not the case, this team had better start getting their asses in gear, because another game like this is going to drive me over the edge. You can tell that the frustration is starting to wear on the players, too. Cole was ejected for the first time ever, and Chase has been barking at umpires a lot lately. Even so, you can't blame an umpire when your team loses by five runs. He's not the one no hitting you for six innings. He's not the one allowing the other team to hit the ball all over the place against your starting pitching. The Phillies have to start taking responsibility for this horrible excuse of baseball, and they have to do it now.

The Marlins are just a game back, and the Mets are a half game back. Do the Phillies want to end up in third place after just one loss? It's about to happen. Jimmy's been sitting the past two games, so hopefully that helped him get his head back on straight. Ibanez will hopefully be back soon, but that's not going to help the pitching. The Phillies need to go out and get a top of the line pitcher to help Cole and the rest of the staff. Right now, Jamie Moyer is the number two guy in the rotation. That's not going to get it done. Antonio Bastardo wasn't the answer, and there's no one else in the minors that can help them as much as a top flight starter would. So...get your heads out of your asses, and Amaro, go get a PITCHER!

Today, J.A. Happ (4-0, 3.47 ERA) tries to put out the fire against Brad Mills (0-0, 9.82 ERA). I swear to all that is holy, if the Phillies don't score runs in this game...