Jayson Werth hit a two-run homer in the 4th to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead, then Ryan Howard upped it in the 5th with the seventh grand slam of his career. That tied the club record, held by one Michael Jack Schmidt. It was also Howard's second granny in the past week. Joe Blanton was solid for six, giving up just one run on four hits, and the Phillies beat the Cardinals in St. Louis 6-1, improving their road record to 7-2.
It was almost a normal game, something we haven't seen much of so far this season, except for a scary header taken by Cards' outfielder Rick Ankiel. He smashed into the wall fielding a ball hit by Pedro Feliz and was taken off the field on a stretcher. He is reportedly fine.
Vance Worley had another good outing for Reading, though he did not get the win, a 4-2 comeback in the 9th. Worley went six, giving up two runs on six hits and K'ing seven.
The IronPigs were rained out last night. Too bad because that also washed out Japan Night, put together by the intern from Okayama, who will soon be leaving for Japan. Tonight's game is also in jeopardy.
