Phills slow down Dodgers by taking 2 of 3

Game 1 Phillies 5 Dodgers 3
WP Joe Blanton (1-1) LP Jeff Weaver (2-1)

Game MVP Chase Utley 

The Phillies jumped to an early lead scoring 2 runs in the 1st on an Chase 
Utley double and a Jayson Werth Sac fly. Solo runs followed in the 2nd 
and 3rd innings giving the Phils a 4 run edge leading into the bottom of
 the 3rd when the Dodger broke through against Joe Blanton for 1 run 
when Jose Hernandez singled home Alex Cora with 2 out. The middle 
innings were uneventful with neither team able to push across a run. Joe
 Blanton and Jeff Weaver were both in trouble numerous times, but clutch
 hits were in short supply. In the 7th the Phillies scored a run when 
Chase Utley drove in his 2nd run of the game with a 1-out sac fly to 
score Shane Victorino. The bottom of the 7th found the Dodgers battling 
back as they put the first 3 batters on board chasing Blanton and 
forcing the Phils to bring in Jose Contreras who allowed both inherited 
runners to score cutting the Phillies lead to 5-3. But, that would be it
 for the Dodgers. J. C. Romero got 2 out in the 8th to record his first 
hold,  and Brad Lidge pitched a perfect 9th to record his 2nd save of 
the season. 


Game 2 Phillies 6 Dodgers 0 
WP Jamie Moyer (1-1) Odolis Perez (1-1)

Game MVP Jamie Moyer 

Game 2 was about one player. Jamie Moyer. Moyer held the Dodgers to 
5-hits and walked none exhibiting dominance and control through out the 
game. Jamie closed out the game by retiring the last 13 Dodger hitters 
in a row. Phillies offense started ealry when Chase Utley blasted a 
2-run shot in the first. Placido Polanco singled in Shane Victorino in 
the 3rd to increase the Phillies lead to 3. the Phillies added solo runs
 in the 7th, 8th, and 9th to finish out the game. Raul Ibanez 
contributed 2 HRs. 


 

Game 3 Dodgers 6 Phillies 2 
WP Kuzuhisa Ishii (1-1) LP Roy Halladay  (1-2)

Game MVP Caesar Izturis 

The Dodgers bounced back to salvage the final game of the series easily 
defeating the Phillies ace Roy Halladay. Adrian Beltre blasted a 2-run 
homer to left field in the first to stake the Dodgers to a 2-run lead 
before the Phillies has an at-bat. The 4th innings saw Milton bradley 
crushing a Hallady pitch 439 feet into centerfield upping the Dodger 
lead by 2 more runs. Shawn Green doubled in Alex Cora in the top of the 
6th stretching the lead to 5-0. The Phillies finally scored in the 7th 
when a Ross  Gload grounder scored Brian Schneider from 3rd base. The 
Dodgers added 1 in the 8th and the Phillies scraped across 1 more run in
 the bottom of the 9th to end the scoring.

--submitted by Frank Selders--