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10 hits, 5 walks, 3 runs, and 2 of the 3 runs came via solo homeruns. That means the Phillies, who were coming off a 22 run slugfest, stranded 13 runners. To make matters worse, they had the bases loaded with no outs and didn't score, and had a leadoff triple and didn't score him (Ruiz). That's the Phillies we've all come to know and hate love. Mr. Sideburns, Greg Dobbs, said it best, "The fact that we scored 22 runs the night before, that's great, but it doesn't mean diddly tonight." Luckily for the Phillies, every other team in the lackluster NL East succumbed to their opponents last night as well. Minors:*Jack Taschner made his Iron Pig debut last night, tossing 2 scoreless innings. He did give up 2 hits and 2 walks though.*Raul Ibanez (come back soon!) went 1-2, with a walk and a run scored for the Iron Pigs last night.*To put a smile on your face, a Michael Taylor update. The Reading Phillies stud outfielder swiped 3 bags yesterday (now ...
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