Phillies Win A Tight One

Cliff Lee was trying to get back on track tonight. He really didn't pitch that good but he got through seven innings and allowed just four runs. Lee usually only runs into problems when he can't locate his pitches.
The Phillies hit more solo home runs tonight when Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz hit back-to-back solo home runs. The last 15 home runs the Phillies have hit has been all solo home runs. Raul Ibanez had another good night at the plate by hitting two doubles and getting a RBI.
Going into the ninth inning the Phillies were up 6-5 and Charlie Manuel elected to go to Ryan Madson instead of Brad Lidge. Madson gave up a lead-off single followed by a strikeout. Then, with Adam Dunn up, he hit a line drive at Chase Utley then Utley flipped it to Rollins for the double play. The Phillies got a little lucky because if the line drive that Dunn hit wasn't hit right at Utley it would of been a hit and the Nationals would of tied the game. But it didn't happen and that is all that matters.
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Phillies:Joe Blanton continues to pitch well. His 3.80 ERA is the lowest of any Phillies right-hander since Brett Myers' 3.72 ERA in 2005. The only other Phillies right-handers this decade to have better ERAs are Vicente Padilla (3.28 ERA in 2002 and 3.62 ERA in 2003) and Robert Person (3.63 ERA in 2000). Blanton allowed six hits and three runs in six innings in a 5-4 loss to Houston on Saturday, when Brad Lidge blew his Major League-leading 10th save.
Nationals:Livan Hernandez had his worst outing since returning to the Nationals, and they paid for it in a 9-5 loss to the Marlins at Nationals Park on Saturday night. Hernandez, who lasted five innings and allowed six runs on eight hits, found himself in trouble starting in the first inning. Six of the eight batters he faced reached base, and three of them scored. In that inning, Hernandez threw 34 pitches, just 14 for strikes. It appeared he was settling down, holding Florida scoreless the next two innings, but Hernandez was hit hard in the fourth, as Florida scored four runs in the frame.

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