mlb.com The Phillies are the most dominating team in baseball. With a record of 44-26, they also have the best record in the Majors. The Phillies won their 7th in a row last night thanks to an outstanding pitching performance from their lefty ace, Cliff Lee. Lee threw a 2 hit shutout against the Florida Marlins. Not only did he pitch a wonderful game, he also smashed an RBI double off the wall in the fourth inning to help his own cause. Phillies' manager Charlie Manuel says,
I don't know how much more you have to do. It was his game.
At this point of the season, it looks like the Philadelphia Phillies are the front runners to reach the World Series in National League. Also, it looks like the already strong lineup will only get stronger in weeks to come. Jimmy Rollins looks to be activated from the disabled list very soon, and Chase Utley (who was just activated off the disabled list) seems to have his timing down and is starting to swing a hot bat. The Phillies will now travel to Seattle to take on the Seattle Mariners in Inter-league play, and they will attempt to extend their winning streak to 8 games. I believe that the Mariners will struggle to hit well against the Phillies outstanding pitching rotation, but we will have to see if the Mariners will be able to use their home field to their advantage.
Yeah it looks like the Phillys are turning into the team that everyone predicted them to be before the season. Their pitching rotation is increditable which should keep them in every game that they play in. I'm glad that Rays don't have to play them we might see another perfect game pitch againist them.
ReplyDeleteVery true. I don't think the Rays would be able to handle the Phills this year, but you never know. Its hard to tell what would happen unless they actually played each other.
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