Ageless Moyer Masters Mets; Phils Within One
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, September 07, 2008 05:39 PM | Comments: 10
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Doubleheader, part-one: Done.
Jamie Moyer allowed just two hits in seven innings in a Phillies’ 6-2 win over the Mets in game one of a day-night doubleheader. The Phils have now won the first two games of the three-game road series, and can sweep tonight against Johan Santana. The Mets now lead by one game in the NL East.
Moyer was amazing. He threw 108 pitches, 64 for strikes, baffling Mets’ hitters into a slew of groundouts and flyouts. His biggest test came in the third inning, getting David Wright to fly out with two outs and two men on. He kept the Mets’ big hitters from beating him — the type of outing that makes you marvel at his ongoing magic show in Philadelphia.
The offense got it done early. Matt Stairs hit a sac fly, and Carlos Ruiz backed that up with an RBI single in a two-run second inning. In the fourth, Greg Dobbs slammed his second homer in the series, a three-run shot that just cleared the right field fence (an eerie copycat of Friday night’s homer). The Phils also cashed in a Ruiz double with a Jimmy Rollins RBI that the Mets lost in the sun in that fourth inning (Ruiz went 3-for-4).
With the 6-0 lead, Moyer polished off the Mets, handing it to Scott Eyre, who gave up three doubles to bring the Mets within four. Ryan Madson and JC Romero held ground in the ninth to secure the win. Maybe Rudy Seanez was a better play in the eighth up six runs, but a win is a win. And a huge win at that.
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Posts: 0 Chris.I
I told everyone not to worry about the Mets! This next game tonight is the one we should be worried about though. The Mets are a great team, and I’m not taking anything away from their credibility, but I think at this point, we own them.
Posted: 05:46 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
I wouldn’t go that far. I don’t think we own them at all really. Up til this series they’ve somewhat beaten up on us this year. I’ve been saying it for about 2 months now but I think we might as well fast forward to the last couple days of the season, because I think that’s what it comes down to. Even if the Phils were to win tonight and then go up by a game or 2 this week, I quickly see them coming right back down because that’s how it’s been for months now. Both teams have been inconsistent.
Posted: 05:53 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Unless if the Phils clinch, I will not be sitting easy. We don’t own the Mets at all this season. They won the season series no matter how you slice it. They came back and won some big games against us. It was as we all predicted: a tough battle. Until it is clinched, nothing is sitting pretty.
Posted: 06:06 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
The afternoon win was huge but tonight’s game with both team’s aces throwing is huge for momentum. Can’t wait to see what Hammy can do tonight.
Posted: 06:42 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
A win for the Phils tonight has the potential to be devastating for the Mets. After the way last year ended, they went and signed Santana for exactly this situation, preventing a sweep to the Phils in September during a tight division race. I’d love to see the Phils get a couple runs in the first few innings, even if its only like 2 in the first 4 or 5 innings. They just need to give Hamels a little something to work with and see what he can do with it.
Posted: 06:50 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
We own the mets nice one. The mets and marlins own us this year. Hopefully the phillies wake up chase utley and howard and win tonight and get hot.We have to face the marlins, brewer.Those games will probley win or lose the division for us . the two losses in washington still haunt me.
Posted: 06:59 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
was at the game today…. was amazing how loud that place can get when it’s half filled and they’re down by 5 with a runner on second… crazy obnoxious mets fans.
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Jamie Moyer, it’s such a shame this guy won’t get too far on the ballot for the hall because this guy is everything good about the game of baseball in one ageless lefty. He’s not just having a good but incredible year for any pitcher and a projected just under 200 innings is as mindblowing as the number of innings Cole is projected at.
I thought he was going to be yanked after the 6th but to get that extra inning in in such a crucial game says more about the man than we can.
Posted: 07:24 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Philly Dude
Great win!! Amazing all the Met fans are gone now..
If you want to go bother Met fans go to
http://www.metsrefugees.com
TROLL THEIR SITE!
Posted: 07:53 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mark
Great game by Moyer and Dobbs. But some of the luster was lost by the game 2 loss. Fans were really hoping for a sweep. Imagine the NY headjobs after that. The Phils have to keep the offense awake and keep winning. Look at the Met’s final 7 games; 4 vs the Cubs and 3 vs Florida. Without Wagner, it smells like a 2nd collapse in the making. Phils’ final 6 games; 3 Atlanta and 3 Washington.
Posted: 02:16 AM on September 8, 2008