Ryan Howard's home run last night was his 4th in the month of September, his 28th of the season, and the 250th of his career. It took Howard 855 games to hit 250, the fastest ever in baseball history. The next closest is Ralph Kiner (871 games). Kudos to Mr. Howard. It's his time to shine.
Cole Hamels has a 1.83 ERA in his last 12 starts. Would that he had had some run support in those games! His season ERA is 3.09.
Nate Robertson, who blew up last night's shut-out, was DFA'd today. Scott Mathieson, meanwhile, was put on the 15-day DL with a sore back muscle. Jimmy Rollins remains day-to-day and Brad Lidge says he will be ready to go tomorrow.
I have just seen the last two innings of the Reds at Rockies. First, there was Aroldis Chapman blowing gas past Cargo and other Rox, but that still did not keep them from wiping out a 5-0 deficit. They tied it in the 8th on a Tulowitzki solo homer that looked like a pop fly, then went ahead on a heady steal of home by rookie Chris Nelson. It was the first steal of his major league career. Digging September baseball for sure.
