Halladay Blanks the Nationals
Posted by Brian Michael, Sat, August 21, 2010 12:16 PM | Comments: 14
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There’s not much to say about last night’s 1-0 win other than I’m glad they actually won. It easily could have turned into another wasted pitching performance with the offense taking the night off. Fortunately, Roy Halladay shines when there’s no margin for error.
Tossing seven shutout innings, Pitcher Perfect improved his record to 16-8 on the season and dropped his ERA to 2.16. The Nats finished the game with more hits than the Phils with Halladay scattering eight of them. It was the ninth occasion this season in which the Phillies ace did not allow a run. He did balk in the first inning, much to everyone’s surprise.
On the flip side, Nationals starter Jason Marquis is still searching for his first win of the season, although allowing just the one run certainly helped his 14+ ERA coming into the game.
The Phillies lone run came third inning and they were lucky to get even that. After a walk by Chase Utley and a single by Jayson Werth, Raul Ibanez smacked a scorcher down the first base line. It deflected off the glove of Nats first baseman Adam Dunn and trickled into foul ground to allow Utley to score.
And that was pretty much the game. Madson and Lidge finished the pitching duties without incident; and with the win, the Phils keep pace with the Braves in the division race.
Posts: 0 Bart Shart
Tonight we will watch Kyle Kendrick. Las Vegas has him as a decided underdog against Strasburg and his 100mph fastball. And the Braves are decided favorites against the lowly Cubs. Will we lose ground, gain ground or stay even with the Braves and maintain our lead in the Wildcard race? Let’s see if Kendrick will be a clutch performer and if we can do some damage on offense against a phenom.
Posted: 01:20 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
I think I head the NATS broadcasters saying last night that KK has the 6th best run-support in the league. I hope it stays that way and that we can get Stras out of the game by the end of the fifth inning.
Posted: 01:24 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Bruce
The “phenom” is losing a little bit of its’ glamour as hitters are gradually making adjustments. Welcome to the Major Leagues kid. ;-)
Posted: 01:51 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Keegan
As Wheels said: Strasburg loves his fastball. Phils LOVE fastballs. Especially fast ones. Example: Ubaldo Jimenez. Advantage: PHILS.
Posted: 02:23 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Bart Shart
If a retread like Marquis and the Nationals bullpen can silence the mighty Philly bats, then just think what Strasburg MIGHT do to us. I hope we are not in one of our offensive dives because the last two games we did indeed look pathetic at the plate. GO PHILS !!! GO KENDRICK !!!
Posted: 03:10 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Brian one of the truly remarkable things I saw in last nights game was a few walks given up by Roy as well – in the same inning! Roy doesn’t walk 2 batters per month let alone 2 batters in a game no less the same inning..
Gutty, gutty performance. Thank goodness, extremely crappy team we faced. A win is golden!
Posted: 03:35 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Bart, you’re right – did you go with PN to the opener in DC? Due to the lack of history of the club, the franchise put up banners and posters of HOF players that were nothing to the Washington area and also had a “Game stopper!” (I think that was it) of Marquis – are you kidding me??
What a joke – probably any other team that does not play down to their competition might have bombed this guy from the start but, we made him look like – well, Roy Halladay (!). Even if the Phils bats were off and Doc was almost human you would expect a 6-3 or 7-6 win… not a 1-0 squeaker!
Posted: 04:00 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
you guys hear one of the prospects that came over in cliff lee trade,tyson gillies was arrested in clearwater for possession of cocaine?
Posted: 05:07 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
no wonder Gillies is so quick up the lines…
Posted: 05:20 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
CUBS WINNIN 5-0 5TH INNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 05:44 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
MORE GOOD NEWS —- BIG BROWN BACK IN THE LINEUP TONITE !
Posted: 05:45 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
The BIG PIECE is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 06:10 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
LOVE THIS LINEUP TONIGHT!!!!!!!
Posted: 06:11 PM on August 21, 2010
Posts: 0 psujoe
Gillies is a moron. He flagged down a cop for a ride and the Coke fell out of his pocket.
As an aside Cliff Lee is finally mortal. 5.2 innings 8 earned runs. His era is now 3.09.
Posted: 06:13 PM on August 21, 2010