Thursday, July 15, 2010

Braves Series/Reds Series

Braves Series

Game 1: Phillies 3, Braves 1
Length of game: 2:14; W - Halladay (10-7) - 9 IP, 1 ER; L - Lowe (9-7) - 7 IP, 2 ER; Ibañez, Howard, Werth, Dobbs (2 hits each; 3,4,5,6 hitters in lineup) record 8 of 9 Phillie hits; Phillies take 2-1 lead in 6th inning on 2 run home run (2) by Dobbs

Game 2: Braves 6, Phillies 3 (F/11)
Length of game: 3:31; W - Chavez (1-1) - 1 IP, 0 ER; L - Herndon (0-2) - 1 IP, 2 ER; Jurrjens: 6 IP, 3 ER in ND; Hamels: 7 IP, 3 ER in ND; Ibañez hits 2 run home run (7) in 1st inning

Game 3: Braves 7, Phillies 5
Length of game: 2:53; W - Medlen (6-1) - 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER; L - Moyer (9-8) - 5 1/3 IP, 7 ER; Prado goes 3 for 5 with 2 RBI for Braves; Howard hits 2 run home run (16) in 5th

Reds Series

Game 1: Phillies 4, Reds 3 (F/12)
Length of game: 3:42; W - Figueroa (2-1) - 2 IP, 0 ER; L - Smith (2-2) - 1 1/3 IP, 1 ER; Cueto: 7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER in ND; Kendrick: 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER in ND; Schneider: walk off solo home run (3) in 12th

Game 2: Phillies 9, Reds 7 (F/10)
Length of game: 3:03; W - Madson (2-0) - 1 IP, 0 ER; L - Rhodes (3-3) - 0+ IP, 2 ER; Leake: 8 1/3 IP, 5 ER in ND; Blanton: 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER in ND; Phillies score 6 runs in 9th, recover from 7-1 deficit; Howard: walk off 2 run home run (17) in 10th

Game 3: Phillies 1, Reds 0 (F/11)
Length of game: 3:11; W - Contreras (4-3) - 1 IP, 0 ER; L - Bray (0-1) - 1 1/3 IP, 1 ER; Wood: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 ER in ND, perfect game through 8 innings, lost on Ruiz double in 9th; Halladay: 9 IP, 5 H, 0 ER in ND; Rollins wins game in 11th with walk off single

Game 4: Phillies 1, Reds 0
Length of game: 2:36; W - Hamels (7-7) - 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER; L - Maloney (0-2) - 6 IP, 1 ER; Rollins plates Ruiz with single for Phillies lone run on 2nd consecutive day

Final Analysis: The Phillies (47-40) sit 4.5 games behind the Braves (52-36) for the N.L. East lead and for the best record in the National League. They are in 3rd place, behind the 2nd place Mets (48-40) who are 4 games behind the Braves. This please the Phillies in an interesting position as the trade deadline approaches. They're too close to 1st place to sell. They're too weak in the minor leagues to buy. Unless they plan on dealing Jayson Werth (free-agent-to-be who is expected to test the market, who would be replaced by minor leaguer Dominic Brown) or Dominic Brown (supposed heir to Werth), they will be sticking to small deals when it comes to the deadline. Unfortunately, I don't really see anything that is done at the deadline helping them very much. Normally, small deals involve acquiring an average player who fills in a weak spot on your roster. The Phillies have few to no weak spots. They have an overabundance of average players, in fact. Small deals will not likely help this team, which leads to the question on everyone's mind: Will Jayson Werth stay? Or will he go?

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