Since June 5 the Phillies had not lost two games in a row, but that streak ended last night with consecutive losses to the San Francisco Giants. It was another blah, blah, blah series, with part of the fan base highly vocal and excited about 'proving' something to the Giants. Really, folks? What are you going to do next week when the Phillies are swooning their way through another season series in San Francisco? Save your energy for games that mean something.
Tuesday was the only hometown win, another dazzler by Vance Worley, who tossed his first complete game in the majors, allowing two runs on three hits in a 7-2 win. Chase Utley had an inside-the-park home run, the third of his career. I hope someone kissed his knee after the game.
On Wednesday, Matt Cain outdueled Cole Hamels in a tight 2-1 game. On Thursday, Kyle Kendrick fell to Tim Lincecum, who was there for the picking but the Phillie offense let him off the hook again and again. It put me to sleep.
Carlos Beltran made his Giant debut Thursday night. Did not want him and I am even less thrilled with the prospect of getting Hunter Pence, a guy who strikes out too much for this line-up. Beisdes, the Houston asking price, if correctly reported in the media, is too high. To me, Pence is not an elite player. Give Dom a chance!
