I was afraid of this. The first place Mets come to town and now they leave with what looks like an insurmountable lead in the NL East. It looks like the Wild Card is going to be our best bet, so we’ll have to keep an eye on that from here on out.
Tuesday’s game was a blow out disguised as a close game. The Phillies didn’t make it close until they scored three runs in the seventh inning. Ryan Madson was shelled and he took the loss. Jimmy Rollins hit two homeruns and Aaron Rowand, Bobby Abreau and Dave Delluci all went yard as well. All seven Phillies runs came on homeruns.
Yesterday’s loss was probably toughest because it was Bret Myers, who’s been our best start all season. He was touched up early and didn’t even make it to the rain delay. Rollins hit his third homerun in two days and ninth overall while Abreau and Rowand each had two hits.
Today’s game was the closest even though it didn’t start out that way. Cory Lidle was roughed up for four runs in the first inning, but it was a single run in the fifth that ended up being the difference in the 5-4 loss. Pat Burrell homered twice and drove in three runs.
Tampa Bay is on deck, and they just lost three of four to the Tigers so hopefully we’ll catch them while they’re down (which I guess they’re doing to us as well). And speaking of that wildcard, the good news is, we’re only four games back. The bad news is, there’s seven teams ahead of us, so it’s time to get moving.
