Ryan Howard drove in 4 runs, with a double and his 24th home run of the season, and the Phillies beat the Rockies, 8-6. Howard (.255) now has 87 RBI, tops in the NL.--- A thought right here about Ryan Howard. If this is an off year (24 HR, 87 RBI on August 4) -I want this player on my team!! Fielder, Pujols, Teixeira- you can have them, give me "Ryno".
OK, I'm off the soapbox........in yesterday's game, Carlos Ruiz added a hit and scored a run, and then Antonio Bastardo gave up a home run to Todd Helton, and saw his ERA jump to 1.49. Bastardo struck out 2 in his inning and received his 9th "hold".
The Phillies have won 6 straight, and head to San Francisco to play 4 with the Giants. The Giants took 2 of 3 last week in Philly. Roy Oswalt is still a possibility for that series.
In Washington, Michael Bourn (.303) had a hit, stole his league leading 40th base, and scored 2 runs to help the Atlanta Braves salvage the final game of their series with the Nationals with a 6-4 victory.........In Boston, Carlos Carrasco allowed 2 runs after 2 were out in the first inning, but settled into a nice outing, working out of consistent trouble, keeping the Cleveland Indians in the game. He left after 7 innings, with score tied at 3-3. 2 of the 3 runs were earned, and he allowed 9 hits and 3 walks. A good recovery after a shaky start. Carlos will now serve his 6-game suspension and will have his next start pushed back a few days. Lou Marson was 0 for 4, and is 0 for his last 15 (i believe). Hang in there, Lou!
In case you haven't heard, the Yankees started the game with bunt, bunt, broken-bat single, and parlayed that into 4 first inning runs off Gavin Floyd. It did not end there for Gavin, who was hit hard and often by New York. In 2.1 IP, 10 runs, 9 hits and a walk!! Ouch.
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