Games 23,24,25,26: I guess 2-2 Ain’t Bad

So, here's the quick and dirty rundown of the Phillies week. I'm far too lazy to go into detail right now. All in all, it’s not too bad to split four games on the road against two good teams, the Cards and the Mets. However, it surely would have been nice to grab a win in New York.

The Phillies stormed into St. Louis and took both games against one the best teams in baseball so far this season. Joe Blanton gave the Phils a much-needed quality outing from a starter on Monday when he pitched 6 innings while giving up on one earned run on the way to a 6-1 win. The Phils also benefitted from a Ryan Howard grand slam and a Jayson Werth two-run homer.

In game two of the St. Louis series, the Phils needed far more offense to overcome Brett Myers shaky outing. This time Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth provided the bulk of the offense in the Phils 10-7 win.

Then, the Phils ran into a wall named Johan Santana as they lose 1-0 to the Mets. The encouraging news coming out of this one though was Chan Ho Park’s solid outing. It’s about time this guy put together a decent game. Without it, he probably would have been on his way out of the rotation. He still may just be a shaky start away from assuming a role as long reliever.

Tonight, Jamie Moyer couldn’t get out of the third inning as he gives up 7 early runs. The Phils clawed their way back and made the game close. However, they still fell short in a 7-5 loss.