Cole Hamels was looking to get back on track tonight against the Pirates. I don't know if he got back on track but it sure looked like it. Over eight innings Cole did not give up any runs. After the fifth inning Cole was at 88 pitches. I thought unless he had a quick sixth inning he would be gone after six. He did have a quick sixth and he ended up pitching two more innings after that. Overall he threw 123 pitches.
In the first inning Chase Utley hit a solo home run that gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead. That was the only run scored in the game until the bottom of the ninth. Brad Lidge was unavailable tonight because he had pitched in the four previous games. Ryan Madson came in and gave up a solo home run to Brandon Moss that tied the game.
In the tenth, Ryan Howard hit a three-run home run that gave the Phillies lead back. Ryan Madson got sent back out there to redeem himself and he was successful into saving the game for the Phillies.
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Phillies:J.A. Happ is 10-2 with a 2.59 ERA following a 4-1 victory Saturday over the Mets. He could become the first Phillies rookie to win 11 games since Bob Walk in 1980. No Phillies rookie has had a lower ERA since Eppa Rixey's 2.50 ERA in 1912.
Pirates:In his last start, Charlie Morton did a terrific job at bouncing back from a horrific start that saw him allow 10 earned runs in one inning. He snapped a personal four-game losing streak in an outing during which he allowed just two runs in 6 1/3 innings. Personally, if the Phillies don't hammer this guy I am going to be a little shocked.
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