The R-Phils scored their first run, in the 1st, without benefit of a hit. Leadoff man Quintin Berry drew a walk, stole 2nd, was sacrificed over, then sacrificed in. Love that small ball.
Kyle Drabek pretty much had his way with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday night in Reading. The outing came as Antonio Bastardo was coughing up a 4-0 lead down in Tampa and it was tempting to picture Drabek taking the struggling lefty's place in the rotation. But that's jumping ahead a bit. Drabek's fastball was in the mid-9o's and his curve ball was working. He went 7.1 innings, with nine strikeouts and lots of first-pitch strikes. He ran into trouble just once, in the 6th, when he gave up three runs. Two of them were on a ball misplayed in center field. Drabek then came back to put the side down 1-2-3 in the 7th. In the end, the R-Phils won the game 9-3 and Drabek was the star. He looked very, very good.
