The "Music Phanatic" was created by Dan Tilghman. Not much to sing about in tonight's game. Kyle Kendrick was good for six innings, then ran into trouble in the 7th when the score went from 2-0 in favor of the Phillies to 5-2 in favor of the Mets. And there it stayed in what felt like a desultory loss. The Phillies scored early on a two-run blast by Ryan Howard. Shane Victorino led off hacking against rookie Dillon Gee and promptly struck out on three pitches. That pretty much summed up the night.
With the loss, the Phillies' 11-game win streak comes to an end. They are now 19-4 in the month of September and 45-16 since July 22. The Braves won today, which means the magic number stays at 2.
