The Phillies were outhit by the Rockies 8-6 in tonight’s game, but still won 6-1. The runs were due in large part to Colorado’s starting pitcher Greg Reynolds’ 8 walks in just 5 2/3 innings.
Shane Victorino got one of his 3 infield singles in the first inning, then stole 2nd. Reynolds then walked Chase Utley, got Ryan Howard to ground out for the 2nd out of the inning, walked Pat Burrell to load the bases, then walked Geoff Jenkins to bring in Victorino. It’s a cheap RBI, but I’m sure Jenkins will take it.
The game was relatively quiet until the 5th inning besides Todd Helton’s RBI in the 3rd off of Adam Eaton.
Then Reynolds got wild again. He walked lead-off batter Jimmy Rollins. He walked Shane Victorino. Then after going to a 3-0 count on Chase Utley, he gave up a HUGE 3-run homerun to him. Reynolds then walked Ryan Howard. He got Burrell to fly out, then gave up another homerun. This time to Geoff Jenkins. The big inning has been a theme in the last 4 games. It makes the games a lot of fun to watch, but it’s so difficult to keep a scorecard with the way the Phillies bat around the lineup.
Adam Eaton got the win. He was pulled after the 6th inning with only giving up 1 run. The Phillies commentators questioned the move, but I think it was one of the better managerial moves Charlie Manuel has made this year. Eaton has a knack for exploding for a huge inning. He had yet to do it in this game, and we have one of the best bullpens in the league. Why not save the trouble of Eaton possibly losing it, and let the men in the pen get some work. Great job, Charlie.
