Saturday, April 26, 2008

Harman makes debut, gets first hit

Brad Harman made his major league debut last night in Pittsburgh, playing second base for the Phillies. Chase Utley moved over to play first, while Ryan Howard was given a day off (to start with, anyway). Brad was 1 for 3, an RBI double in the gap in left center filed, before being removed for a pinch hitter in 8th inning of the Phillies 6-5 victory. Ryno pinch hit in the 8th inning for Tom Gordon and struck out. Howard is hitting just .174 this morning.

In another major league note, Michael Bourn is leading the major leagues in stolen bases with a perfect 13 for 13, although his .216 batting average has opened the door for veteran Darin Erstad, who has played the last few days for the Astros while Bourn tries to regroup.

Late last night in Los Angeles, the Dodgers and Rockies were in extra innings when Taylor Buchholz got the call. Taylor, who was the losing pitcher against the Phillies the other night, pitched scoreless baseball in the 11th and 12th, before giving up the game winning run in the 13th. He has now lost consecutive outings, to fall to 1-2, his ERA up to 1.76.

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