It’s very difficult to win a game when you only get 2 hits in 9 innings. That’s what happened yesterday as the Phillies lost the opener to the Angels 7-1. Shane Victorino and Chris Coste were the only Phillies to tally a hit, and Victorino and Ryan Howard each drew walks. The Phillies were even helped out by 4 Angels fielding errors, but could only make them count for 1 run (RBI Chase Utley).
I said Ervin Santana was good and he did not let me down. He went 7 innings giving up the 2 hits and unearned run all while striking out 9 Phillies. His counterpart, Adam Eaton, was not nearly as impressive. Eaton gave up a whopping 12 hits, and 6 runs (all earned) in just 5 innings of work. I had a feeling it was going to be a rough one when Vlad Guerrero went yard in the first inning with a man on.
