Phillies 3 7 1

WP- Blanton (8-8)

LP- Eovaldi (1-6)

S- Papelbon (20)

HR- Rollins (9), Howard (1)

Even though the Phillies were 12 games under .500 before tonight’s game, it’s the Dodgers who are playing as if they are in last place. Nathan Eovaldi served up two homeruns, and the Dodger offense could only muster a run off a Matt Kemp double play and a wild pitch from Blanton. The Phillies scored one run in the second, third, and fourth inning. The Dodgers scratched and bit to score a run in the sixth and one in the seventh, but they were shut down thereafter. The only bright spots was from the bullpen. Shawn Tolleson pitched two perfect innings, Scott Elbert pitched a sketchy yet scoreless eighth, and Ronald Belisario struck out the side in the ninth. (more…)

Matt Kemp is on a different planet than any other hitter in Major League Baseball right now. Trailing in the triple crown race by 2 home runs and 9 points in batting average heading into last nights contest, Kemp decided to take manners into his own hands. (more…)