Fans mill around the statue of Robin Roberts outside the first base entrance to CPB before last night's finale with the Dodgers.In his last outing Brett Myers pitched a complete game shutout. Last night he went seven and combined with J. C. Romero and Clay Condrey to beat the Dodgers 5-0 and complete the four-game sweep. Since coming back from his stint in the minors, Myers is 4-1 with a 1.66 ERA. Manny Ramirez, who last night went 0-4 with a walk, called him "one of the nastiest pitchers in the league." It wasn't a pretty game, as Myers surrendered nine hits. He continued working out of jams, notably in the 7th, when with the bases loaded he got Ramirez to fly out to right on a pretty catch by Jayson Werth. The Dodgers stranded 14 and the Phillies 11.
Jimmy Rollins was on base five times, first with a hit by pitch. He got the scoring (and cheering) going in the 2nd with a two-out two RBI single. He also doubled and tripled and scored a run. With everyone in the park anticipating a homer in his final at-bat, he drew a walk.
Just 11 days after being swept by the Dodgers in four in LA, the Phillies returned the favor. It was a great night at the ballpark.
