Phils Bats Support Moyer

Tonight was a perfect night to score some runs. Jamie Moyer didn't have his best outing but it didn't really matter because the Phillies offense was so good. The Phillies were down 6-4 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, and that's when the offense really got started. They scored four runs all on singles and walks. The Reds walked four batters and the Phillies got two singles. Then in the sixth inning Jayson Werth hit his 20th homerun of the year. That homerun gave him a homerun streak of four games. The Phillies record for that is five. Chase Utley did it on two different occasions last year.
Chan Ho Park did a great job out of the bullpen. Since Jamie Moyer could only go five innings we needed some to pick up the pitching and Park was guy. Park pitched three innings and did not give up any runs. Then, in the ninth inning Brad Lidge picked up the save to solidify the victory.
Also, Chase Utley did something tonight that doesn't happen often. He hit an inside the park homerun in the third inning. I think that really sparked the Phillies because they were down 3-0 and things weren't going good but as soon as he hit the homerun everything changed.
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Phillies:Joe Blanton out dueled Johan Santana in his last outing. He tossed seven innings of shutout ball, allowing just four hits and striking out five. His fastball was consistently around 88-91 mph, although he reached the mid-90s during some crucial at-bats. He also benefited from some quality defense behind him. Still, Blanton has rebounded from early season struggles by going 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA over his past eight starts. In his lone career start against Pittsburgh, he threw seven scoreless innings and struck out seven, receiving a no-decision.
Pirates:Zach Duke didn't have his best outing last time but Duke still managed to make another quality start. His two-strike wild pitch actually ended up being his biggest mistake, as it allowed what turned out to be the winning run to score. Duke continues to get no support in his losses, though. In his seven losses, he's been provided a total of eight runs of support. He's made quality starts in five of those seven losses. Duke is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA in three career starts against the Phillies.

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