That Was Very Entertaining…Whatever

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That Was Very Entertaining…Whatever
It’s been nearly a week since I’ve been able to sit down, watch a whole Phillies game, and write about it.  I am off from work until Friday and I still get to watch that game.
Just like Heaven.
To add to my nice little two-day vacation, the Phillies absolutely skinned the D-backs tonight to kill Arizona’s seven-game winning streak.
Cliff Lee earned his 13th win of the season tonight as he held the D-backs to just 2 runs on 3 hits, over 7 innings.  His only runs allowed were from a two-run dinger in the 2nd.  It was smooth sailing from there for the Phifer, as he only allowed 2 more hits and walked a couple batters. None of those would  score however.  Lee was solid tonight, his line: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K.  Throwing just 99 pitches, he was pulled from the game in the bottom of the 7th inning in order for a pinch hitter.  That pinch hitter, Ben Francisco, sac flied and added to the mayhem that the Phillies had already started to unleash on the D-backs.
That outburst of runs was the “fun part” of the story tonight.  Joe Saunders and Cliff Lee matched well tonight, but in the 7th,  Wilson Valdez opened the gates with a 2-run double that gave the Phillies a 4-2 lead and led to the D-backs bullpen.  The Phils went on to tack 5 more runs throughout the 7th and 8th innings en route to their 9-2 win, their 79th of the season.  Even though tonight’s lineup didn’t show up until the late innings, they did their job.
John Mayberry Jr. went 3-4 with an RBI.  Hunter Pence went 2-2, 2 BB, and scored 3 of the 9 runs.  Certainly a bounce back offensive performance from last night’s heart breaker.  Chase was the only starter (besides Cliff Lee) to not get a hit.
Bummer?
Yes, Chase is now batting .279 after going 0-5 tonight.  Cliff didn’t go deep nor did he get on base (well he did, but got screwed by Brian Welke).
It’s really fun when you pound on the same team that beat you by one run the night before.
Whatever.
Tomorrow night, in the series finale, Vance Worley (8-1, 2.85 ERA) and Ian Kennedy (15-3, 3.12 ERA) will go toe-to-toe.
Worley is coming off one of the worst starts of his career, against the Dodgers.  He allowed 6 earned runs over 4 innings.  Kennedy is searching to continue his career year, as he’s won his last seven starts.  He allowed 1 earned run over 7 innings against the Mets last Friday.
Final: Phillies win 9-2.

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