All we have to know about the recent home stand is that the Phillies went 2 and 4, have now lost seven series at home, and are at .500. Down 3-1, they tied the Dodgers this afternoon when Carlos Ruiz, with two on, two outs, and two strikes, stroked a double to center off hot hurler Jonathan Broxton. But Chad Durbin allowed two runs in the 10th and that was it.
The Dodgers and the Phillies are the only two teams in baseball to have five players with 20 or more RBI each. You would barely have noticed it for the Phillies this home stand. The top three in the line-up went 5 for 50 in the last four games. Definitely not getting it done.
Today's bright spot: another sparkling, albeit wasted, performance by Cole Hamels.
