4-2 road trip

DENVER -- Brett Myers made history at Coors Field today. Sort of.

Myers was magnificent, holding the Colorado Rockies to seven hits and pitching the Phillies to a road-trip-ending 1-0 win. It was only the second 1-0 game ever played in the 12-year history of Coors Field. The other one came last year when Rockies starter Jason Jennings beat the San Diego Padres.

Overall, the Phillies have to be happy with a 4-2 trip. They head back to Philly for a 10-game homestand, and the first six games are against NL East patsies Washington and Florida. Anything less than four wins -- and really, they should win more than that -- has to be looked at as a disappointment.

Ryan Howard hit his first homer (and drove in his first run) since Opening Day. It's a good sign, for sure, but I don't think anyone was really worried that Howard had lost his power stroke.

Here's something to look for this week: Arthur Rhodes' velocity seemed to drop in the eighth inning today. I don't think there's anything wrong with Rhodes' left arm, but the Phillies have taken care with how they've used him. Not sure there's any connection to the velocity drop. I'll look into it more Tuesday at the Bank.

OK, time to catch my flight. See you back home.