Cole Hamels wasn't as sharp last night as his previous few outings but he did enough to keep the Phils in it. Hamels went 5 innings, fanning 8 batters and letting up 3 earned runs on 6 hits for the no decision. Ryan Howard is again proving he is an offensive machine in this league with a homer and 3 rbi's and raising his average to .302 for the season. He is quietly having his best season since 06 when he claimed the MVP award. His numbers stand out this year because the pitching has been dominating hitters across the league with all offensive numbers being way down. Speaking of dominating, Shane Victorino felt a pull in his oblique last night while diving back to first base. Later on he took himself out of the game for precaution. Could this mean a call up of Domonic Brown???? Victorino gets an MRI this morning to see exactly what is wrong and how bad, which Victorino thinks he will be fine. Even with all the injuries of key players piling up, the Fightins have managed to go on a 6 game winning streak and cut the NL East deficit in half, trailing the Bravos by 3.5 games now.
Tonight is a matchup of 2 pitchers who already thrown no hitters this season. Roy Halladay goes against Edwin Jackson at 7:05 in Citizens Bank Park.
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