The Phillies were in Seattle for the weekend, at one of my favorite ballparks. Friday night it was Oswalt vs. rookie phenom Michael Pineda. Oswalt was pedestrian and Pineda had the edge in a 4-2 Phillies' loss. Did I mention Ichiro?
Saturday it was rookie Vance Worley vs. Felix Hernandez. The offense was primed from the get-go, scoring one run in the first. Worley promptly gave it back to prospect Dustin Ackley, making his debut, but hung on for five innings to keep the Mariners from any more scoring. Victorino doubled, tripled, and homered in the 5-1 win, which went to Michael Stutes, out of the bullpen.
Cole Hamels, going for his 10th, was terrific Sunday afternoon but soft-tossing lefty Jason Vargas put the Phillie offense to sleep. Hamels lost 2-0 on a couple of bloops. Vargas tossed his second complete-game shut-out of the season. Yawn. The game was played in front of an enthusiastic sell-out crowd, the second sell-out of the season for the M's.
