Game Recap:
Jamie Moyer pitched out of trouble, and the Phillies beat up on Jon Garland to take the first game of their three game series with Arizona.
What went right?
Ryan Howard was 1-3 with his 26th home run of the year, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored.
Raul Ibanez went 2-4 with an RBI.
Jimmy Rollins was 1-5 with a double and an RBI.
Chase Utley went 1-4 with two runs scored.
Pedro Feliz was 1-4 with an RBI.
Jamie Moyer pitched 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on six hits. He walked four and struck out five.
What went wrong?
Shane Victorino was 0-5.
Ryan Madson got into some trouble in the eighth inning, allowing two runs on three hits.
Game Analysis:
Another series gets started with a solid game by the Phils. Last night, it was all about Jamie Moyer's ability to get out of some big jams in the early innings. In the second inning, the Diamondbacks had the bases loaded with no one out. Moyer struck out Jon Garland, then got Stephen Drew to ground into a double play to end the inning. It was more of the same in the third inning, and then Moyer settled down to earn his 10th win of the season. In all, Arizona left 11 men on base, and missed several chances to take control of the game, but I'm not complaining.
The offense had another good game last night, with Ryan Howard starting things off with a two run blast into center field. When the big man is hitting, and has backup from Raul Ibanez, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins, there are very few teams in the National League that can stop the Phils from scoring. It's just that simple, and they proved that last night against Arizona. Now, this is a series that the Phillies should win: aside from Dan Haren, the Diamondbacks don't exactly have the best pitching in baseball, so a win tomorrow would be expected. Either way, this is a series the Phillies are supposed to be able to handle, so let's see if they can continue to take care of business tonight.
Cole Hamels (6-5, 4.66 ERA) goes tonight for the Phillies. He'll be facing off against the previously mentioned Dan Haren (10-5, 2.14 ERA). Good luck tonight, Phils.
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