Roy Halladay had a little bit of trouble with the Brewers in his career. Â It shocks me when Doc has a record below .500 against a team and it shocks me even more when his ERA is above 4.00. Â There has even been a groundswell of support for the Milwaukee Brewers challenging the Phillies for the best record in the National League.
Halladay threw eight innings, gave up one run (on a double that Hunter Pence should have caught), struck out nine batters and outside of two Ryan Braun bloop singles, he shut down the best 3-4 combination in the league. Â All that aside, no team deserves to win when they give something/anything away to celebrate Nyjer Morgan being on their team. Â The Brewers did just that, handing out a bunch of towels for people to swing around when Morgan came to the plate. Â He and his alter ego Tony Plush can cram it.
The Brewers have historically handled Halladay and Brewers starter Shaun Marcum has historically handled the Phillies. Â He is the exact type of soft tossing pitcher that the Phillies struggle with. Â Ryan Howard hit a three run home run in the first inning into the second deck in right field. Â Doc did the rest and this one was never in doubt.
Antonio Bastardo relieved Halladay in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score 5-1. Â He has been struggling a little bit recently and this was a good low leverage opportunity to get him in a ball game to face some tough hitters. Â He allowed an opposite field single to Prince Fielder and walked Casey McGehee before giving way to Ryan Madson. Â Hopefully the diminutive left hander can find his groove come playoff time. Â Madson allowed the two runners to score but recorded the save; his 29th of the year. Â 5-3 win for the Phillies.
Cliff Lee versus that stinking son of a bitch Randy Wolf tomorrow.
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