Two Out Of Three Aint Bad

September 5th, 2010 by Christian | Filed under Baseball, General, Phillies.

The Glass Is Half Full

The Phillies dropped the final game of their three game series against Milwaukee today 6-2, after winning the first two games.

Kyle Kendrick had a poor outing, giving up five runs on seven hits through four innings.

The bullpen gave the Phillies a chance to win, however, shutting the Brewers down over the next four innings.  Herndon, Bastardo, Durbin and Mathieson each pitched a scoreless inning, before Jose Contreras gave up a run in the ninth..

The Phillies offense couldn’t capitalize though, not scoring a run after the second inning.

At this juncture of the recap, I could choose to focus on an inconsistent offense that made Randy Wolf look good.

BUT, I will focus on the bigger picture, and the real story is that the Phillies are surging.

They’re 32-19 since the All-Star break, and 22-11 since August 1st.   They have won 9 of their last 10 series.

As is the case in many success stories, timing is essential, and the Phillies have gotten hot at the right time.  They’ve closed the gap in the NL East to one game behind the Atlanta Braves, against whom they still have six games remaining, including the last three of the regular season.  And they’ve opened up a two and a half game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the Wild Card.

The remainder of the Phillies schedule is against NL East teams and begins tomorrow afternoon against the Florida Marlins at Citizen’s Bank Park.

The glass is half full, my friends.

Go Phils!

2 Responses to “Two Out Of Three Aint Bad”

  1. Johnny G says:

    nice picture, haha.