The Phillies finished off their series with the Reds by winning 5-0 behind a stellar performance by Cole Hamels. Hamels threw his second shut-out of the season, clearly bouncing back from getting shelled by the Marlins last week.
3 Up:
1. King Cole dominates: Cole Hamels was the story of the game as he completely shut down the Reds offense. Hamels needed 103 pitches to get through all 9 innings, motoring through the game in just over 2 hours.
2. Jenkins homers: On a night where the Phillies got most their runs off mistakes by the Reds defense, Geoff Jenkins continued his recent hot streak by hitting a homer in the 6th.
3. No K's for Howard! Ryan Howard finally gets off the Down list! I will not only give him credit for not striking out but he also singled in a run in the game.
3 Down:
1. MVP benched: Jimmy Rollins was benched today by Charlie Manuel for not running out a pop-up that ended up being dropped in the third inning. Manuel felt that if Rollins was hu...
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