Once again, Jamie Moyer left a game giving the Phillies little chance to win. And the offense did nothing, either.
Moyer was taken out in the fifth inning, in total surrendering seven earned runs on eight hits as part of a 9-2 loss to the Dodgers. While he cruised early in the game, Moyer was solved quickly by Dodger bats, and he allowed hit after hit, ending with a walk of shame and an ERA over 8.00, the highest in baseball.
The Phillies bats, meanwhile, did no favors. Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez homered early and late in the game, but that was it. Thanks to Randy Wolf (7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 8 K) the Phillies were baffled all night. Ryan Howard struck out three times, while Shane Victorino went 0-for-5, ending his night as a .259 hitter.
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.
