A recent IronPigs program featured Jason Jaramillo, my favorite on the team. And I'd just been thinking about J. D. Salinger.Lots of drama in last night's much-needed win for the Phillies. Mark Mulder threw just 16 pitches in his first start for the Cards in about two years, then left with an apparent shoulder injury. In his second start this season (third of his career), J.A. Happ went 6.1 innings and left with a shutout. Two inherited runners, however, scored off Chad Durbin to tie the game at 2-2. The Phillies had got their scoring started in the 5th, with a single by 1-for-25 (or was that infinity) Carlos Ruiz, who scored on a triple by Jimmy Rollins. Chase Utley brought him home. On to the 8th, when Ryan Howard, with a 0-2 count, smacked a homer to right. (He's now got 25 homers and 80 RBI.) Two batters later, Pedro Feliz homered to left to make it 4-2. Brad Lidge came on for a nail-biter ninth but with two on struck out the dangerous Rick Ankiel on three sliders. In the postgame interview, Lidge said of his upcoming All-Star appearance, "I'm looking forward to it but we've got to get Pat in there. He deserves to be there." Voting ends today at 5 p.m.
