Well today's last game of a 4 game match up with the St. Louis Cardinals would be an emotional one as long time Phillies right hander and Hall of Famer Robin Roberts had passed away at the age of 83 years old of natural causes. Roberts was part of the 1950 Phillies Whiz Kids team who won the National League Pennant. He was probably the best Philadelphia Phillies right handed pitcher and he won 286 games as Phillie. Robin Roberts will never be forgotten as a Phillie and a great ball player, R.I.P. #36. But on other hands and on the mound for the Phils is their newest right handed ace Roy Halladay who would be going for his 6th win for the 2010 season. Pitching for the Cards was former Phillie Kyle Loshse.
We start things off in the bottom of the 1st inning with 2 outs and runners on first and second and Jayson Werth would go deep and hit a 3 run home run (5) and put the Phils up 3-0. Then in the 2nd score is now 3-1 and Ryan Howard would hit a 2 run RBI single to put the Phillies up 5-1 and at this point Loshes day would be done. He went 4 innings, 9 hits, 3 earn runs, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts not a good game at all for Loshse. As for Halladay he did what he always does and that's go deep into the ball game going 7 innings, 7 hits, 1 earn run, 3 walks, and 9 strikeouts. Also Raul Ibanez hit a solo home run and his 2nd of the year and that has to be a good sign as his average improves each game. The Phillies would end up winning this game 7-2 and would win the series over who was the hottest team to come into play in the NL the St.Louis Cardinals their record is now (18-11).
As for Roy Halladay he improved his record to 6-1 on Thursday afternoon and has an ERA of 1.61 with 48 strikeouts. This guy is what you call a gamer and is always ready to pitch. When it’s his turn to pitch he gives you everything you ask for as a manager, player, and fan, he is the real deal and I'm happy his on my team. Halladay is just someone that you know he's going win every time he goes out there to pitch not only that but he knows this team can score runs for him fast which Jayson Werth did for him in the 1st inning. I mean he's not going to be perfect all the time but 98% of the time he will be and will give you 7, 8, 9 innings of work, that's just what kind of pitcher he is. Roy Halladay and Ubaldo Jimenez are the only two pitchers who have 6 wins on the season already. Jimenez is the only pitcher who is 6-0 for the Rockies this year with a 0.87 ERA. But none the less Halladay is right on his tail to be the best pitcher in the National League. The Phillies will host the (12-15) Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park for a 3 game series and pitching game 1 for the Braves is the right hander Derek Lowe who has a 5.18 ERA with 4 wins, 2 losses, and 21 strikeouts. Pitching for the (17-11) Phillies is the ageless 47 year old lefty Jamie Moyer who has a 5.70 ERA with 3 wins, 2 losses and 15 strikeouts. Phillies - Braves tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m.
I'm Seth Lempert, for Beyond Baseball.
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