Coming into this 10 game homestand the Phillies were only 0.5 game up on the Marlins. Now that the homestand is over the Phillies are 4.5 games up over the Marlins and it could be five if the fish lose today.
J.A. Happ threw good on Tuesday but the Phillies couldn't get enough offense to get Happ the win. Today, Happ pitch good, yet again, and the Phillies scored five runs in the first inning to get him the win. Happ went seven innings and only gave up one run. Since Happ came into the rotation he has been extremely consistent. If he keeps it up in the second half and the Phillies make the playoffs he could be in the playoff rotation. But we will worry about that when the time comes.
The Phils offense got off to a great start today. In the first inning Jimmy Rollins got it started with a lead-off walk and then the wheels got going. With the bases loaded Pedro Feliz hit a grand slam that gave the Phillies a 5-0 lead. That was all of the runs the Phillies scored today. When Jimmy gets things started and when he's getting on base he makes everyone else go. He is the spark plug of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Phillies:Jamie Moyer will pitch the first game back from the All-Star break. In his last start Moyer managed to pitch threw five innings. He gave up six runs on three homeruns. Now, the Phillies could of pitched Cole in this game but they elected to go with Moyer. Cole would of been on normal rest and Cole always says that he requires his four days rest and that's it. Last year if you recall Cole was also on his normal rest coming off of the All-Star break and the Phillies elected to pitch Moyer instead. Cole said that he would of been able to pitch the first game back and he didn't need any extra rest. If I were the Phillies I would try to pitch Cole as much as they can because you would hate to look back on it and say,"If they only would of pitched Cole there." Hopefully it will all work out well and it won't comeback to hurt the Phillies in the end.
Marlins:Chris Volstad will start the Marlins post-All-Star break schedule following up on his best Major League start. Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants, he tossed his first career shutout, allowing just five hits and whiffing six. Consistency remains the key for the second-year right-hander, as he lasted just three innings in his July 3 start. In two appearances opposing the Phillies this season, Volstad is 1-0, having allowed five earned runs in 13 2/3 innings.
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