Game Recap:
Roy Halladay pitched eight scoreless innings and scored the first run for the Phillies this year in Citi Field as the Phils took advantage of three New York errors to beat the Mets last night.
What went right?
Jimmy Rollins was 1-4 with a run scored.
Placido Polanco went 2-5 and had the only RBI of the night for the Phils.
Jayson Werth went 1-4 and scored a run.
Shane Victorino was 2-4 and scored a run.
Roy Halladay pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing just four hits while striking out seven. He also went 1-3 at the plate with a run scored.
What went wrong?
Raul Ibanez was 0-5, making him 0-13 since his 18 game hitting streak ended.
Mike Sweeney was 0-4.
Wilson Valdez went 0-3 with a walk.
Ryan Madson pitched himself into trouble in the ninth, loading the bases with two hits and a hit batter before striking out Josh Thole to end the game.
Game Analysis:
It wasn't a pretty game by any means, but the Phillies finally scored a run in New York against the Mets. It took 38.2 innings, but they finally pushed one across. Who scored the run? Why, Roy Halladay of course. Halladay did a bit of everything last night, getting the first hit of the game for the Phillies, scoring their only earned run and pitching eight shutout innings on his way to his 15th win of the season. With the win, the Phillies get a game back from the Braves and move to two games back in the National League East.
The offense didn't have their best showing last night, but they took advantage of the mistakes that the Mets made in the field. New York committed three errors last night, and the Phillies scored three unearned runs because of them. Raul Ibanez hit a sure double play ball in the fifth inning, only to have Ruben Tejada throw the ball into the outfield. Jimmy Rollins scored on the play. An inning later, two runs scored when David Wright channelled the spirit of Bill Buckner, letting a Rollins ground ball go between his legs. It was that kind of night for the Mets, and the Phillies were happy to take advantage of the situation. The offense still didn't look as sharp as they did at the start of the month, but they at least put men on base last night. The Phils had nine hits and two walks, with most of them coming off of starter Pat Misch.
Of course, then there's Roy Halladay. Roy was simply Roy last night, pitching eight scoreless innings and keeping the Mets from even mounting much of an offensive threat. The only time New York got a runner to third against Halladay, he came back by getting a ground ball out and then striking out the next two batters to keep Jose Reyes stranded at third. Other than that, only one Met reached second base against Halladay, who won his fifth start in a row last night. After a bit of a rough patch, it certainly looks like Halladay's is back to being the ace of this staff. He's won five games in a row, has pitched seven innings or more in all five, and has allowed just seven runs in those five games, with five of them coming in a single game. It's simply amazing how well he's been pitching lately, and if you've noticed, the better Halladay has pitched, the better the Phillies have done in the standings. Now, if only they could score some runs when Cole Hamels is on the mound. That would be wonderful.
Tonight, the Phillies look to close out their series against the Mets with another win. Kyle Kendrick (7-5, 4.60 ERA) goes against Mike Pelfrey (11-6, 3.95 ERA).
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