Phillies-Brewers Game Thread

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Excellent. Hernandez gets walked and now there are two on with one out. We need a deep sac fly ball or base hit. Gwynn is up. Oh dear.

 

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We moved the runners and Jimmie is up. I think he is going to bat rightie. Garza is done and the dude hasn't allowed a run in July. That is pretty stout.

 

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YEA BABY!! Nice deep hit for Jimmie batting right-handed and he scores two and we take the lead. Then he steals second. JIMMIE!!!!

 

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Utely is up 3-1 and we could easily score more.

 

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Utely gets on with a walk and Garza got charged with those two runs. There goes that no-runs allowed in 18 innings for Garza for the month of July. I think somebody is pissed.

 

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That was a shot by Howard deep into left and he gets two RBIs with that hit. Two more score and we are up 4-1.

 

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Now they are saying the ball hit the foul ball pole on the bounce and therefore a ground rule double is invoked. They are taking a run back and Utely goes to third. We are up 3-1 now.

 

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They are walking Byrd and loading the bases for Cody Asche. It'd be great if Asche nails a HR!!

 

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YEA BABY!! Two-run inside the park double by Asche and the Phillies explode this game wide open. 5-1 with 2 outs.

 

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Hits and runs beget hits and runs and this is the second time Dom Brown is up and he gets a two-run single. We go to 7-1 and Revere is up. These guys have gone to just doing the simple things well and the Hernandez walk draw really got this one going.

 

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Revere gets a hit. Two on and Cesear Hernandez is up the second time and is the 12th batter this side. Man this is exciting!!

 

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YES!!! Hernandez beats the throw and the bases are loaded. Now they are reviewing the play. The reviewed and the inning is over. Man, Jimmie Rollins took this game over and we are up 7-1.

 

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Bastardo is in close this game out.

 

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Four outs to go and we sweep the Brewers. Who'd have thunk it??

 

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Jimmie is up and he is the guy that erased the 1-0 deficit and started a 7 run avalanche.

 

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The Brewers fans... ...crickets!

 

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Ball four and Rollins is on again. Blanco is in to pinch hit for Utely and play second base.

 

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Howard hit a monster shot to center field!!! A 3 RBI day, 15 HR 55 RBIs for the season and it is a 9-1 game.

 

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This is fun when the Phillies play like this!! And the Brewers fans are leaving in droves!!

 

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Howard has not homered in the last 20 games and this was his first homer on this road trip which we will finish 5 and 5.