Tag: Philadelphia Phillies

Reyes HR Lifts Mets Over Phillies 6-3

Mets starting pitcher John Maine made a big leap forward, going seven innings for the win for the first time since May in Los Angeles. Maine only had 104 pitches in the start which had been the problem for him over the past couple of months. Too many pitches over too few innings caused him to be on the bench early.

Damion Easley was 3 for 5 with 1 R and 1 RBI, and Brian Schneider was 2 for 4 with 1 R. But the biggest hit by far was Jose Reyes going deep off Ryan Madson in the sixth inning for a three run homer that un-tied the game. And it turned out to be the winner.

Billy Wagner was back from his one game injury. He shut the door on the ninth inning where the rest of the Mets bullpen had failed the night before.

The Mets move back into a tie with the Phillies for first place in the NL East, with the Florida Marlins one game back.

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On Deck- July 23- Phillies at Mets Game 2

Philadelphia Phillies (54-46 Road: 27-23) at New York Mets (53-47 Home: 28-19) 7:10pm

Brett Myers (3-9 5.84) vs. John Maine (8-7 4.22)

TV: SNY Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets need to pick themselves up from the floor and go after the next two games to win this series. Myers is back from a minor league stint attempting to re-gain his form. Maine needs to keep his walks down along with his pitch count. He hasn’t won a game in nearly a month, since June 25.

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Mets Lose To Phillies In 9th 8-6

This was an incredibly demoralizing loss. The Mets led 5-2 going into the ninth inning, coming off an excellent eight inning effort by Johan Santana. The bullpen imploded before our eyes in the ninth. Duaner Sanchez, the default closer due to Billy Wagner being unavailable, gave up three straight hits before being pulled. Joe Smith, Pedro Feliciano, and Aaron Heilman threw gas on the fire allowing the Phillies to take a three run lead after scoring six in the ninth. Unbelievable!

Ramon Castro and Carlos Delgado both homered in the game but shockingly it turned out not to be enough.

Endy Chavez was thrown out twice at home in the game. That’s right, I said twice. Luis Aguayo’s judgement to send him was seriously in question because Chavez was thrown out by a mile on both plays.

The bottom line is that it’s another wasted good start by Santana and the Phillies take sole possession of first place. Those amazin’ Mets. Unbelievable…

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On Deck- July 22- Phillies at Mets Game 1

Philadelphia Phillies (53-46 Road: 26-23) at New York Mets (53-46 Home: 28-18) 7:10pm

Joe Blanton (5-12 4.96) vs. Johan Santana (8-7 3.10)

TV: SNY Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Phils and Mets start a three game series tonight with identical 53-46 records. Blanton is making his debut for the Phils tonight against Santana. I’m sure he’ll be geeked up to show what he can do for the Phillies. Santana got bombed in Cincy five days ago for five runs in four innings. I’m sure he’ll be looking to turn that around quickly. Billy Wagner may be available but I’m sure that Jerry Manuel will only use him if absolutely necessary.

Phillies Myers Is Back And Talking About Mets

PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 29: Brett Myers #39 of t...Image by Getty Images via Daylife

Phillies “ace”, and I use that term loosely, Brett Myers is back from a three week stint in the minors and is already talking about the Mets. He’s likely to start Wednesday against John Maine. Myers told reporters as reported by Philly.com:

“I can’t think of a better team for me to come back against,” he said yesterday.

Why?

“I don’t like ’em,” he said. “We’re not supposed to like them. Nothing against the guys on the team – they’re our rivals. We like beating them; they like beating us.”

This season Myers is 3-9 with a 5.84 ERA in 17 starts. Between the lack of skill that he and Adam Eaton have shown this year, it caused Phils GM Pat Gillick to trade three prospects for Oakland A’s Joe Blanton last week.

Bring it on Brett!

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Phils Acquire Blanton From A’s

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 8: Joe Blanton #55 of the...Image by Getty Images via Daylife

The Phillies pulled the trigger on a three for one deal with the Oakland A’s to acquire Joe Blanton to take over a spot in their starting rotation. It’s certainly appropriate that the Phils brought in some help on the day that the Mets entered a tie with Philly for first place in the NL East.

Blanton is a big right-hander that consistently pitches a lot of innings. He’s having a down year this season but he’s only 27 years old and he’s under contract through 2010.

His 162 game career average is: 13-13 | 215 IP | 229 H | 108 R | 57 BB | 122 K | 4.25 ERA | 1.330 WHIP.

It’s a nice pick up for the Phils and I assume that he’ll take Adam Eaton’s spot in the rotation. It amazes me how Billy Beane keeps trading away good young pitcher in Oakland. But his “reverse” philosophy seems to be working out for the A’s. They’ve done as well as you could expect with limited resources.

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