Ryan Madson entered the game with a 7-5 lead. He left with the Phillies down 8-7. The Phillies lost, 8-7.
Don’t completely blame Madson. Starter Cole Hamels allowed five runs in six innings — all five runs came through home runs. Those five runs evaporated the five that the Phillies scored in the first inning. Chase Utley knocked a three-run home run for an early lead, then Chris Coste drove in two with a single.
The Phils added to that lead with RBI by Ryan Howard and Pedro Feliz. They had a 7-1 lead at one point. But that ended quickly.
Madson allowed three runs in the eighth, and though Brad Lidge escaped the ninth without harm, the Phils couldn’t seize the win from San Diego. All of this on Harry Kalas appreciation day.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
