As the heroine in this still from the movie Riders of the Night says, "I can't remember what I did to deserve this."By the time Brad Lidge gave up a three-run home run to Ryan Zimmerman in the 9th, Joe Blanton's rocky 1st (he gave up three runs) was barely a memory. The Phillies battled back to tie it at four, then in the top of the 9th took a 5-4 lead. Time for Lidge and sure enough he quickly had put two on, then served a ball right down the middle to Zimmerman, who sent it high off the grassy berm in deep center. There is no relief here. There is no other closer here.
The Phillies finished July 15-13; on the road they were 3-11. Not exactly a hot start to the second half. Last year they were 20-7 in July and were sterling on the road.
