They say good pitching beats good hitting.
It also helps to get solid pitching when your team is struggling at the plate.
The Phils certainly proved that over the weekend. They scored a total of two runs on Saturday and Sunday. And they have two wins to show for it after getting huge performances from both Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels.
The Phils shut the Reds out in successive days as they swept the four-game series.
That should give the Phils some momentum as they head into the All-Star Break, even if they continue to trail the Braves by four and a half games.
You have to figure that their bats are going to come around eventually.
And with Halladay and Hamels atop their rotation, it’s not likely this team is going to have very many long losing streaks.
What that means is the Phils likely will be in this thing right until the end. Their record over the first half is remarkably similar to what they have done the past couple of years. The difference is that the Braves and Mets are playing a lot better than they have.
The question for the Braves is can they keep playing at this pace?
Brace yourself for a long, hot summer.
It also helps to get solid pitching when your team is struggling at the plate.
The Phils certainly proved that over the weekend. They scored a total of two runs on Saturday and Sunday. And they have two wins to show for it after getting huge performances from both Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels.
The Phils shut the Reds out in successive days as they swept the four-game series.
That should give the Phils some momentum as they head into the All-Star Break, even if they continue to trail the Braves by four and a half games.
You have to figure that their bats are going to come around eventually.
And with Halladay and Hamels atop their rotation, it’s not likely this team is going to have very many long losing streaks.
What that means is the Phils likely will be in this thing right until the end. Their record over the first half is remarkably similar to what they have done the past couple of years. The difference is that the Braves and Mets are playing a lot better than they have.
The question for the Braves is can they keep playing at this pace?
Brace yourself for a long, hot summer.
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