The Philadelphia Phillies finished off the Colorado Rockies with a 6-1 win on Wednesday night as they swept the Rockies in the three game mid-week series.  The Phillies improved to 31-24 after the three game sweep.  Let’s see if they can keep the momentum going into the weekend.

Chase Utley hit his 17th home run of the season in the game as he finished with three rbi.  Geoff Jenkins didn’t want to be left out either as he had a two run home run and another rbi when he walked with the bases loaded.  Utley and Jenkins provided all the offense that the Phillies would need on the night.

Adam Eaton finally got in the win column as he picked up the win.  Eaton tossed six innings while allowing four hits and only run to get the game.  Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, and Chad Durbin finished off the Rockies after Eaton left the game.

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It took two runs in the eighth inning but the Philadelphia Phillies were able to get by the Houston Astros by the score of 7-5 on Thursday night.  The two teams battled back and forth but in the end it was the Phillies that came out on top.

Ryan Howard went 3-5 in the game including a solo home run and a rbi double.  Howard led the Phillies with two rbi in the game.  Pat Burrell, Chase Utley, Pedro Feliz, Geoff Jenkins, and Carlos Ruiz all had one rbi in the game as well for the Phillies.  The Phillies could have scored a lot more runs then seven as they left 27 runners on base in the game.

Kyle Kendrick got a no decision in the game as he pitched the first five innings of the game.  Kendrick allowed eight hits and five runs in the game.  Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Chad Durbin, Tom Gordon, and Brad Lidge pitched final four innings of the game and did not allow a run.  Durbin actually picked up the win for the Phillies and is now 1-1 on the season.  Lidge was making his return to Houston where he used to play as he recorded his 12th save of the season.

Good win for the Phillies as they start off the four game series with the Astros on the right foot.

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The Philadelphia Phillies scored a run in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Washington Natonals 1-0 on Tuesday night.  Pitch hitter Greg Dobbs singled in Eric Bruntlett for the run in the ninth inning.

Starting pitcher Cole Hamels pitched seven innings while only giving up four hits in the game. Hamels got the no decision since there was no run support early in the game.  Tom Gordon picked up the win as he pitched the eighth inning.  Gordon is now 4-2 on the season.  Brad Lidge picked up the save which was his 11th of the season.

The Phillies struggled at the plate as they eight hits in the game but never got the big hit they needed until the ninth inning.  If the Phillies want to really contend in the division for the entire year, they are going to have to get those runs in early in the game.

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The Philadelphia Phillies were shut out by the Washington Nationals on Monday night by the score of 4-0.  The Phillies only had seven hits in the game and left 20 runners on base.  They just couldn’t come up with the big hit that they needed to in the game to get a nice rally going.

Bretty Myer fell to 2-5 on the season as he took the loss for the Phillies.  Myers only tossed six innings while giving up eight hits and three runs.  Myers now has a 5.76 era on the season and really needs to turn things around and pitch better.

Ryan Madson pitched the final two innings of the game and gave up two hits and one run.

Shane Victorino, Chase Utley, and Geoff Genkins all had two hits in the game.  They just didn’t get that big hit to really get a rally going in the game.

Tough game for the Phillies, but I expect them to come out on Tuesday and play a lot better.  Phillies Blog

Cole Hamels was sure on top of his game Thursday night as he pitched a complete game shutout and as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves by the score of 5-0.  Hamels limited the Braves hitters to only four hits the entire game as he improved his record to 5-3 on the season.

Four of the Phillies five runs came via the home run as three Phillies players hit long balls.  Shane Victorino had a two run shot while Pedro Feliz and Ryan Howard both had solo home runs.  Felix also had a rbi single in the game as well.

The Phillies will now play the Toronto Blue Jays in a interleage matchup over the weekend.

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The Philadelphia Phillies were hoping to sweep the Atlanta Braves but they came up just short as they lost the last game of the three game series on Wednesday night.  The Braves got the best of the Phillies as they beat the Phillies 8-6.

Brett Myers was rocked in the game as he took the loss.  Myers only pitched 4 1/3 innings as he gave up nine hits and eight runs.  Six of those eight runs were earned.  Myers was taken deep three times in the game as he just got hammered.

Ryan Madson, Clay Condrey, and Rudy Seanez pitched in relief without allowing any more runs to score after Myers left the game.

Chase Utley and Ryan Howard both hit home runs for the Phillies.  Utley’s was a two run home run and Howard’s was a solo home run.  Utley and Jimmy Rollins both had two rbi to lead the Phillies while Shane Victorino and Howard all had one rbi.

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Things got interesting in the top of the ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves scored one run and then had two other runners on base and only down one run but Brad Lidge was able to finally get out of the inning on a fly ball and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Braves 5-4.

Kyle Kendrick improved his record to 3-2 as he earned the victory.  Kendrick tossed six innings and gave up six hits and three runs in the game.  Lidge was able to get his tenth save of the year even though he struggled in the ninth inning.  J.C. Romero and Tom Gordon both pitched a scoreless inning between Kendrick and Lidge.

Jason Werth had four rbi to lead the Phillies.  Werth had two singles that score two runs each time and then another single that scored one run.  Ryan Howard had the other rbi for the Phillies as he singled in a run in the fifth inning.

The Phillies are now 22-18 on the season.  Picking up a win over the divisional rival the Braves is always a good thing!  Phillies Blog

The Philadelphia Phillies were blow out on Thursday afternoon by the Arizona Diamondbacks.  The Phillies lost 8-3 and dropped two of three games on the road to the Diamondbacks.

The Phillies were only able to manage six hits in the game and two runs.  Chase Utley, Eric Bruntlett, and Ryan Howard all had one rbi each for the Phillies.  The middle of the order absolutely sucked it up against the Diamondbacks as the the 3-8 hitters did not have one hit the entire game.

Brett Myers took the loss for the Phillies as he gave up nine hits and seven runs through five innings.  Clay Condrey pitched the final three innings of the game and allowed one run as well.

The Phillies are now 20-16 on the season.  Phillies Blog

Eric Bruntlett and Chase Utley rallied the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.  Bruntlett doubled in the tying run and Utley’s single brought home what turned out to be the game winner as the Diamondbacks twice blew late-inning leads.

Pedro Feliz had a two run home run in the game to lead the Phillies with two rbi in the game.  Shane Victorino, Bruntlett, and Utley all had one rbi in the game.

J.C. Romero improved to 3-0 on the season as he picked up the win in relief.  Kyle Kendrick started the game for the phillies and pitched six innings while allowing ten hits and three runs.  Brad Lidge picked up his eighth save of the season as he closed out the Diamondbacks in the ninth inning.

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Adam Eaton and the Philadelphia Phillies had one bad inning and that is when the Arizona Diamondbacks scored five runs in the fourth inning and then went onto beat the Phillies 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Eaton took the loss and is now 0-1 on the season.  Besides Eaton only pitching four inning and giving up five hits and six runs the rest of the Phillies pitchers did a pretty good job.  Rudy Seanez pitched two innings without giving up a hit while Tom Gordon and Chad Durbin both gave up a hit in one inning of action each.

The Phillies did score four runs and two home runs off Randy Johnson which was nice to see.  It’s too bad they couldn’t score a couple more runs however.  Eric Bruntlett and Jayson Werth both hit home runs off the Big Unit.  Bruntlett finished the game with three RBI while Werth had one RBI.

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