Phils Salvage The Series

It took long enough but the Phillies finally won a series. The Phillies defeated the Blue Jays today 5-4 and this was the first series they have won since they played the Mets early in June.
Jamie Moyer was in search of his 252nd victory of his career today. Moyer did not pitch that great today but he did just enough to keep his team in the game. Moyer went five innings and surrendered four runs. He allowed three homeruns-two to Aaron Hill and one to Jose Bautista.
It took a couple of innings for the Phillies bats to warm up but they eventually got going. They first got on the board in the third inning when Ryan Howard hit a one out groundball that scored Shane Victorino. Then, in the fourth inning the Phillies got the rest of there runs. Led by a triple by Chase Utley the Phillies scored four runs and it gave them a 5-4 lead. After they got the lead the Phillies pitching put a lock on the game. Chan Ho Park, Ryan Madson, and Brad Lidge threw a total of four scoreless innings out of the bullpen to lead the Phillies to there victory.
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Phillies:Blanton made one mistake on Wednesday in a 7-1 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field -- he threw a fastball over the middle of the plate that former Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell hit for a two-run home run. It would be the only runs Blanton would allow in seven innings against the Rays. He surrendered just six hits, two runs and two walks. He also struck out 10. In his past six starts, Blanton is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA, having allowed 12 earned runs in 39 1/3 innings. The Phillies would like Blanton to eat up more innings so they can give the bullpen more rest. The bullpen has been taxed numerous times this year and they deserve a break.
Braves:Before last Thursday, Derek Lowe had not faced the Yankees since 2004, when he was pitching for the Red Sox. After his trying outing last Thursday, Lowe probably doesn't want to see them for another five years. Lowe was pounded to the tune of 11 hits and six earned runs in just three innings. The outing is starting to signal a troubling trend for the big right-hander, as he has now been hit hard in two of his past three starts. He gave up seven earned runs in 2 1/3 innings on June 14 in Baltimore. With Kenshin Kawakami unable to make his Tuesday start due to a neck contusion, Lowe will on regular rest following the Braves' off-day on Monday.

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