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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First basemen Ryan Howard hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and give the Phillies a 3-2 lead and then they held on for the 3-2 victory over the Padres.  Howards home run was a huge hit for the Phillies as the improved to 16-13 on the season.

Howard had two RBI in the game with his other RBI coming in the third inning when he doubled to center field and scored Shane Victorino.  Pat Burrell then had a RBI double that knocked in Howard from second base.

Adam Eaton pitched six innings to start the game for the Phillies.  Eaton gave up five hits and two runs in the game as he got a no decision.  Tom Gordon picked up the win to improve his record to 3-2 on the season.  Brad Lidge pitched the ninth inning to pick up his seventh save.

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Cole Hamels pitched 7.1 innings on Tuesday night as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4.  Hamels picked up the win which improves his record to 3-3 on the season.  A big eighth inning where the Phillies scored four runs gave them enough cushion to hold on for the victory.

Besides Hamels good start, J.C. Romero, Tom Gordon, and Ryan Madson all seen action in the game.  Madson made things interesting in the ninth inning as he gave up two runs.

Carlos Ruiz had two RBI for the Phillies while a slew of players chipped in with one RBI each.  Jason Werth, Eric Bruntlett, Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz and Greg Dobbs all had one RBI in the game.

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The Philadelphia Phillies scored two runs in the eigth inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1.  Pat Burrell once again came up with the big hit as he had two-run double in the eigth inning that provided the go ahead and winning runs.

The Phillies also got a solo home run off the bat of Jason Werth.  It was Werth’s fourth home run of the season.

Tom Gordon picked up the win as he pitched the seventh inning.  Starting pitcher Jamie Moyer threw six innings and allowed eight hits and one earned run.  Good quality start for Moyer as he kept the Phillies in the game and that is all you can ask from your starter.  J.C. Romero and Ryan Madson pitched the eigth inning before giving way to Brad Lidge who picked up his fifth save of the season.

The Phillies are now one game over .500 and hope to continue their success on Friday when they start a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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The Philadelphia Phillies won in Colorado against the Rockies by a score of 9-5 on Monday bringing the Phillies to 10-10 for the year.  With Jayson Werth’s inside the park home run, the night couldn’t have been any better for the Phillies. 

Pat Burrell hit his 7th home run of the year in the 4th inning which was a two run shot.  Werth hit his inside the park home run in the sixth inning.  Later in the sixth inning, Chase Utley hit a solo home run.  Carlos Ruiz and T.J. Bohn each had a pair of RBIs in the game as well.

Kyle Kendrick was the opening pitcher for the Phillies throwing for five innings  allowing eight hits, five runs, and two walks.  Philadelphia brought in Clay Condrey, Rudy Seanez, Tom Gordon, and Brad Lidge to pitch the last four innings with Rudy Seanez getting the win giving him a season record of 2-1.

The Phillies will stay in Colorado for one more night to go up against the Rockies tonight for game two of the series.  Let’s see if the Phillies carry over any momentum after scoring five late runs in Mondays game into the game on Tuesday.

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The Philadelphia Phillies played a great game all around today as they beat up on the Houston Astros by the score of 10-2.  The pitchers pitched good, and the hitters did their job at the plate.

Phillies hitters had 16 hits in the game including four home runs.  Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Pat Burrell, and Chris Coste all went deep in the game.  Coste finished the game going 4-5 with three RBI.  Utley, Howard, and Burrell all had two RBI in the game.  Geoff Jenkins helped out with one RBI.

Brett Meyers picked up the win as he tossed seven strong innings.  Myers only allowed five hits and one earned run.  Tom Gordon pitched a scoreless eigth inning and then Clay Condrey pitched the ninth inning and gave up one earned run.

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The Philadelphia Phillies rallied in the 7th and 8th innings to tie the game, but they went onto lose in 12 innings to the New York Mets by the score of4-3.  On a very close play at the plate, Jose Reyes was called safe and scored the winning run for the Mets.  Charlie Manuel argued, but that didn’t change the outcome of the game.

Pedro Feliz hit a solo home run in the 7th inning and then picked up another RBI on a fielder choice in the 8th inning that tied the game.  Ryan Howard also hit a solo home run in the 8th inning.  That was wall the offense that the Phillies could come up with on Thursday night.

Starting pitcher Adam Eaton pitched as he gave up three earned runs on five hits.  It wasn’t too bad of a performance by Eaton, there just wasn’t any run support for him.  Tom Gordon took the loss as he pitched in the 12th inning, and his record now stands at 0-2 on the season.

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The Philadelphia Phillies didn’t score until the 7th inning when the scored three runs, but that was enough to beat the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon.  The Phillies did add on a couple more insurance runs in the 8th inning as well.

Behind 2-0 going into the 7th inning, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino scored on a throwing error by Carlos Delgado.  Jason Werth then singled to right field and scored Chase Utley to give the Phillies the lead.

In the 8th inning, Rollins singled and scored Carlos Ruiz to give the Phillies a 4-2 lead.  Utley then delivered a RBI double that scored Rollins to make the score 5-2.

Tom Gordon closed out the ballgame in the 9th inning to pick up his first save of the season.  Jamie Moyer pitched six innings of four hit ball to pick up his first win of the season.

Rollins did leave the game in the bottom of the 8th inning with a sprained ankle so we will have to keep an eye on that injury and see if it causes him to miss any time. 

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