Phillies Fall In Extras To Bo Sox

When the Red Sox come to town there is always a little more electricity in the ballpark. Whether it's Red Sox nation coming down to see there team play, or it could just simply be, because the Red Sox are a well known team throughout the MLB and every team always gets up to play them. I would say it was a little bit of both tonight.
Joe Blanton pitched fantastic tonight. Over seven innings, he only surrendered two runs. His counter partner John Lester was a little better. In seven innings, he only allowed one run. Going into the ninth inning the Phillies were down 2-1 and for some reason Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon was unavailable. So, Ramon Martinez came in to get the save. With one out Ryan Howard hit his 19th homerun of the season to tie the game 2-2. Then, in the 11th with runners on first and second for the Phillies Greg Dobbs hit a high foul ball that looked like it was a homerun, but the umpire called it foul. Charlie Manuel went out to argue and asked for a review and umpire Jim Joyce said he got a good view and he was not going to review it. Even if it was foul, it was still really close and the least they could of done so they knew that they got the call right was to review. I know umpires have big egos and don't think they're ever wrong, but baseball put in instant replay for a reason and that was to get as many calls as possible right. Anyway, of course Greg Dobbs ended up striking out, and the inning was over. In the 13th inning Kyle Kendrick gave up three runs and he got charged with the loss.
Today, Scott Eyre was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain. That's why Kyle Kendrick was pitching in the 13th inning tonight. Eyre felt some minor soreness in his calf when the Phillies were in San Diego last week, and again during Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Mets. But it only became problematic as Eyre prepared to enter Thursday night's series finale in the ninth inning.
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PHILLIES:The rookie left-hander Antonio Bastardo has impressed in his first two starts in the Major Leagues.Bastardo is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his first two starts. He pitched mostly on adrenaline in his big league debut on June 2 against the Padres at PETCO Park. Bastardo mixed his pitches a little better on Sunday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, where he allowed two runs in five-plus innings in a 7-2 victory. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is hoping Bastardo continues to throw more offspeed pitches to keep hitters honest. But so far, so good for Bastardo.
RED SOX:Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled again in his sixth start of the season, giving up five runs on 10 hits and a wild pitch in 5 2/3 inninngs, while striking out eight without issuing a walk as the Rangers beat the Red Sox, 6-3, on Sunday at Fenway Park. Matsuzaka posted season highs in innings, pitches (102), hits allowed and strikeouts, and he tied his season high in runs allowed. Boston is 1-5 in Matsuzaka's starts this season. He has not faced the Phillies in his career.