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Phils’ Streak Snapped By Aaron Harang

When was it over? At least not before the game.

The Phillies lost to the Reds, 5-1, but because they were completely befuddled by Aaron Harang. The usual sinkerball pitcher tossed that pitch, but made sure to mix it with high fastballs. Harang was completely on his game, only being miffed by a small Phils rally in the third and a Raul Ibanez home run in the fourth.

Jamie Moyer did his part on the other end, handing in a (poorer-quality) quality start of 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, but there was no catching Harang’s stuff.

Down 3-1, Chad Durbin entered and allowed two runs. One game he’s good, the next … eh.

The loss snaps the Phillies’ five-game winning streak.

Tim Malcolm

Tim 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.