Phillies Sweep Mets

This is how it was suppose to be in the beginning of the season. Beating up on teams just like World Champions are suppose to do. The Phillies really beat up on the Mets this weekend. The Mets are really beat up right now with injuries but the Phillies did a good job of beating a team when there down.
Jimmy Rollins got things started in the first inning with a lead-off homerun off of Johan Santana to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. When Jimmy starts off the game well it sets the tone for the whole game. I'm sure it really helped out Joe Blanton because he knows that there facing Johan who is extremely tough but when he sees his team scoring a run in the first inning it must calm him down a lot.
Joe Blanton pitch really well today. Blanton went 7 1/3 innings of shutout baseball, he passed the ball to the bullpen and they got the job done. Chan Ho Park got a key double play in the eighth inning. Then, Brad Lidge got probably his easiest save of the year today. What I like about Lidge's save was that he was locating his fastball extremely well and he was using his fastball to get ahead in the count then he would pound the hitters with his slider. The Phillies ended up winning 2-0.
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Phillies:Cole Hamels has really struggled his past couple of starts. He has been a little inconsistent this year and he is hoping to get back on track. Cole hasn't been terrible but he hasn't been what everybody thought he would be. Hopefully Cole will get back on track and get on a hot streak.
Reds:Cueto gritted out six innings for a 1-0 win over Arizona on Wednesday. He had four walks, all within the first two innings and eight strikeouts. But he allowed just one hit -- an infield single by Felipe Lopez in the third inning. After that, Cueto retired his final 12 batters in a row. Early on the right-hander had lowered velocity but was dialed up to 94-95 mph after he stretched his back out following the second inning. Hopefully for the Reds, this won't be a deeper concern down the road.

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