Baseball For Breakfast

Another frustrating game to watch last night as the Phillies fell 8-0 to the Mets. The bats still couldn't solve the knuckleball which R.A. Dickey threw perfectly during six shutout innings. Not that the Phillies didn't have their chances though, they left 13 men on base and left the bases loaded two innings in a row. They did manage nine hits, three by Polanco. Jamie Moyer wasn't terrible but his accuracy which has been so good in May was off last night. Moyer pitched five innings giving up four runs on seven hits. Mets catcher Rod Barajas continued to kill the Phillies, picking up two more hits and scoring a run. Outfielders Jeff Francoeur and Jason Bay each had two RBIs. The Phillies have been held scoreless in 28 of their last 29 innings. With the victory, the Mets move within four games of the Phillies and even the season series at two games a piece.

Good Night in the Minors
While the Phillies couldn't get anything going offensivley in Flushing, the IronPigs and R-Phils didn't need to. At Lehigh Valley, Drew Carpenter (5-4) pitched 6.2 innings allowing only one run while striking out seven in what ended in a 2-1 IronPigs win. In Reading, Drew Naylor pitched a complete game shutout in the R-Phils 6-0 win over Portland. Domonic Brown had two triples. Lakewood also won with the red hot 1B Jonathan Singleton getting four more hits, another homer, and four more RBIs. Clearwater lost.

-The first round of NL All-Star votes are in. Chase Utley leads all NL vote getters with 687,724 votes, more than 500,000 ahead of Rickie Weeks for the second base position. Polanco, Rollins, Werth, and Victorino would also be in if voting ended today. Howard and Ruiz are near the top at their positions.

-Minnesota must really be enjoying outdoor baseball. Before their game with the Yankees was suspended after five innings due to rain, a squirrel delayed the game as it ran around the field during A-Rod's AB in the 4th. Watch video of the squirrel here.

Today's Games
Suns at BlueClaws, 11:05
Sea Dogs at R-Phils, 6:35
Blue Jays at Threshers, 7:00
Phillies at Mets, 7:10