Just when things were looking up, the Phillies go on a losing streak. To make it worse, all three games were one run games and in all three games we had the lead at least once. Fortunately, the Mets lost two of three so we’re only two games back of first place. The downer is, the Braves have won four straight and they’re only a game and a half back of us.
Tuesday was the lowest scoring of the three games. Ryan Howard drove in Chase Utley with a single in the first inning but the Brewers tied it up with a run in the bottom half of the inning. Then they took the lead in the third with another run. The Phillies tied it up in the seventh on David Bell’s RBI double, and the 2-2 game went into the bottom of the ninth. Then Ryan Franklin threw the ball away and Bill Hall scored to win the game. A great start by Cory Lidle went to waste in the loss.
On Wednesday, the Phillies blew a 4-1 lead and the Brewers extended the lead to 7-4 before the Phillies tied it up with three in the third. Then once again, the Brewers got a run in the bottom of the ninth. Arthur Rhodes took the loss and Gavin Floyd was hit hard. Bobby Abreau and Ryan Howard both drove in two runs and Dave Delucci went yard.
Today, the Phillies blew a 4-0 lead. They scored three in the first and then one in the fifth. The Brewers answered with one in the sixth then took the lead with four in the seventh. Cole Hamels wasn’t nearly as effective in his second start of the season, but it was Ryan Madson who took the loss. Pat Burrell homered and drove in two runs and David Bell went three for three.
Interleague play starts tomorrow and the Red Sox come to town. Should be a great series between two great teams.
