It turns out Roy Halladay is human after all.
He’s got plenty of company on the Phillies’ suddenly struggling roster.
The Phils’ bats once again showed last night what has become something of their calling card as they fell to the Giants, 5-1.
Hopefully you didn’t stay up to see this tired old song.
The Phils twice had the bases loaded and failed to score.
You can read all about it here.
And it turns that Halladay is human after all. He wasn’t helped by a constantly changing strike zone, but the Phillies’ ace suffered his first defeat of the season.
Halladay got touched for all five runs on 10 hits over seven innings. He struck out five.
Ryan Howard, maybe tired from carrying that $125 million check to the bank, took an 0-fer, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
The really bad news for the Phils is what happens now. The ageless one, Jamie Moyer, goes to the hill tonight.
The Phillies need someone else other than Moyer to step up. And they need to find their bats, especially when they have runners in scoring position.
Then again, it’s still April. Relax. The Phils remain in first place, barely, over the Marlins.
Everything will be all right. Won’t it?
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