It's currently the bottom of the 8th in game 2 of the Phillies-Braves series. It seems as if the entire organization is out of sorts. They're about to lose their 3rd straight game (down 7-2), Jayson Werth seems to have been on a different planet for the last week or two, and Charlie Manuel's batting order is ridiculous. Our 8-hitter, Carlos Ruiz, leads the starting lineup in batting average, hitting .311. The rest of the lineup holds stellar numbers such as .254 (Victorino), .250 (Valdez), .247 (Ibanez), and .244 (Castro). Really, I can only think of 3 bright spots in the organization: Roy Halladay (consistently spectacular, not to mention the perfect game), Jose Contreras (0.59 ERA, and just brought about an inning ending double play), and Brad Lidge (out of lineup due to injury, has allowed Contreras to pitch wondefully and has prevented himself from blowing saves). As the top of the 9th now begins, it looks all but hopeless for the Phillies in this game. They will most likely fall 1.5 games behind the Braves for the lead in the N.L. East, and they leave themselves badly needing a win in the final game of the series.
A single by Ben Francisco to open the inning...hope? Ya gotta believe.
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