The Phillies beat the Red Sox last night behind a terrific Cole Hamels, who gave up just one run on three hits in seven innings. David Herndon pitched an uneventful eighth, then Danys Baez and J.C. Romero combined to give fans the shakes in the ninth before ending things for a 5-1 win. Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth both homered. Werth absolutely crushed the ball; it bounced in and out of the second deck porch in left field.
Bad news last: Jimmy Rollins left the game with a strained right calf. That's the same one that had him on the DL. He is, for now, day-to-day. This on the day that back-up shortstop Wilson Valdez cleared waivers and was sent to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. We want Jimmy!
