"Two Old Goats" get it done. Phils rattle D-Backs 5-1

Last night at CBP was the coming out party for Pedro. Jamie Moyer decided to come and crash it, showing up fashionably late. Martinez had his 2nd start for the Phillies and his first home start at CBP, pitching 3 innings before a hour and 6 minute rain delay sidelined him for the rest of the evening. Pedro gave up a long ball on the first batter he faced but then settled down striking out 3 and only giving up 2 hits. He was throwing some great pitches and located them confusing the batters in the early evening. Then the skies lit up, with rain, lightning and wind causing the delay. Not wanting to risk injury and knowing that they have a pair of long relievers in the pen now, the Phils turned to old faithful, Pop-Pop Jamie Moyer. Moyer came in and shut down the Diamondbacks for 6 innings, striking out 5 and only allowing 2 hits to get the win in the long relief outing. Jamie stepped up to the plate also with 2 hits himself for the night. Jayson Werth continued his career year with his 25th homer of the season going 2-4 on the night with 2 ribbies. One of the questions in the offseason was can Werth handle a full season as a everyday starter. That question has been answered and forgotten months ago as he continues to be the power right handed everyday bat the Phils need in this heavy left handed lineup. Chooch also had a stellar evening going 3-3 at the plate and hitting a dinger into the stands in left field and tallying 2 rbi's in the game. But the big story was Jamie Moyer coming in the game and shutting down the opposition for 6 innings. This is why Moyer coming out of the bullpen is gonna work. He was fresh, can come into the game and throw multiple innings not just a few outs and get the job done. This will work for games when our starter gets lit up early, rain delays and especially those games that go several extra innings. I don't think this will rattle the management into sitting Pedro and starting Moyer but it is nice to know that they have a viable option to throw several innings out of the pen along with Chan Ho Park.

The Phils are 67-49 on the season and are still ahead of the Marlins by 4 1/2 games in the East. The Marlins refuse to sit down and die and continue to win games, which could make the 2 series against them in late September more interesting then the Phillies would like. Still alot of baseball to be played in the season with around 40 games to go.