The Phillies have lost 3 straight, 2 to Boston on their homestand and a horrible loss last night to the Mets 8-0. Ouch. The Mets are feeling overly confident since winning their series against the Yankees in the subway series and took the first game in a 3 game series. The Phillies bats have been sleepy as of late and unable to get the run support that their pitching staff is used to. Phillies lost 5-0 Saturday night to a great game pitched by Dice-K of Boston only giving up 1 hit in the 8th inning. Dice-k even got himself a hit off of Kyle Kendrick, my twin!
Joe Blanton is taking the hill tonight for the Phillies with a record of 1-2 and an ERA of 5.06. His opponent is Hisanori Takahashi who has a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 2.53.
The Phillies (26-18) have a 4 game lead in the NL East over the Mets (23-23) who have won 3 straight against tough opponents. The Phillies bats are a concern because they stranded 13 batters last night and and in the past 5 games, the pitching staff has an ERA of 6.58. Hopefully with Mighty Joe on the mound, he can repeat his last performance which was the best of the year so far by going 7 innings strong. Blanton spent the 1st month on the DL and has been making progress.
Both Phillies and Mets are 5-5 in their last 10 games. I think its time we get "hats for bats" (Pedro Serano reference) and see that explosive offense that Phillies fans are used to. Go Fightins!!
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