Half of the fans in attendance were not yet in their seats when the Phillies started batting around in the first inning.Brewers' outfielder Ryan Braun got the scoring started in the 1st with a solo home run. In the bottom, the Phillies batted around, putting four on the board. They later batted around again, winning the game 11-4. Braun was all the offense for the Brewers, with the solo shot in the 1st, then a two-run homer and an RBI single. Jamie Moyer was solid for six, even though the Brewers took a patient approach at the plate.
With the exception of a solo homer by Pedro Feliz, who is looking good early on, the Phillies scored all of their runs on singles and doubles. Shane Victorino had some key hits and made his usual defensive plays. Ibanez continued to shine. Among his contributions last night: a walk, followed by a steal of second, an advance to third on a wild pitch, then a waltz home on a sacrifice fly by Chris Coste.
The weather was idyllic through four, then a wicked wind came up, scattering fans in the upper deck, where I was last night. Rain came pelting down in the top of the 7th, followed by thunder and lightning. That's when I bailed and the game went into a delay. By the time I got to the car, I was soaked. An hour and 18 minutes later, when I was about 15 miles from home, play resumed. Clay Condrey and Jack Taschner came in to finish things up.
