The Phillies are 21-19 and sit in last in the NL East four back of Atlanta, while Boston lost last night to fall seven and half behind Baltimore. Charlie Manuel’s club is riding a six-game win streak. Joe Blanton faces the Sox, with Jon Lester — who is coming off one of his finer starts of the season — on the mound for Boston. Comment away.
Ooops.. sorry, lost a day somehow. Fixed everything up.
Lester grounds into a dp but still helps the cause, as Sweeney scores.
Commas are littering, my words.
It’s going according to the Red Sox version of the script more or less thus far.
21 pitches through two…sweeeeeet.
Can’t watch game ’cause it’s a national broadcast and I don’t have cable, blackouts are so f*cking stupid.
No cable here either Devine.
Nothing is ever easy.
Still, a lead’s a lead and Pedroia on with a single to start the 5th.
Papi. Yessir. One-run lead is now three-run lead.
Jeopardy, 2 on, 1 out in the 6th. Lester vs. Polanco. 0-2 count quickly.
Then DP. Lovely.
2 in scoring position for Rollins with 2 out in the 8th.
In comes Aceves.
One run scores, but the cushion remains two going into the 9th.
Scoreless 9th for Sox, to the bottom of the 9th, 7-5 Sox.
Damn, leadoff batter gets on.
On a bunt. Blergh.
Line into DP? Sweet. Then Wigginton gets on. Christ. 1 more, people.
Struck that motherf*cker out. Say goodbye to your win streak, Phils.