I drifted off into a feverish sleep before last night's game ended but the Phillies had just gone up 8-4 on a two-run single by pinch-hitter Carlos Ruiz. Brian Schneider, who started at catcher, had given the Phillies a 3-1 lead in the second with a three-run homer. Ryan Howard added another three-run homer in the third. Kyle Kendrick was OK but let things slide in the 6th, when he was lifted. Consistency, thy name is not Kendrick. Howard's homer was his first (and only) in the month of August. The bullpen was again outstanding in relief. My last memory of the game was J.C. Romero finishing off the eighth.
This afternoon it's Roy Oswalt v. Clayton Kershaw.
