That sound you heard coming from South Philly today was an entire baseball team exhaling. Not only did the Phillies snap a six-game losing streak with an 8-5 win over the Devil Rays, but Ryan Howard escaped a near-devastating injury.
Howard, trying to score in the seventh inning on David Dellucci's single, looked to be out by nearly 30 feet. But catcher Josh Paul bobbled a throw from right fielder Russell Branyan and stuck out his left leg, tripping Howard as he crossed the plate. Howard came down on his left wrist, wrenching it against the ground. It looked painful, but Howard stayed in the game and said afterward that his wrist is OK.
"It's just a little sore," he said. "But it should be fine.
Also, there was no retailiation against D-Rays shortstop Julio Lugo, who angered several Phillies on Saturday night when he tried to bunt for a hit with Tampa Bay leading by four runs in the eighth inning. Evidently, Ryan Madson thought it was more important to win the game than teach Lugo a lesson.
The way things have gone for the Phillies lately, it's hard to argue.
Talk to you tomorrow when the Yankees get to town.
2 comments:
May be lucky to finish 3rd in division. No way Atlanta will continue to sink.
Joe, it looks like the Braves' run may (finally) be over. They're in last place, worse than even the Marlins, and I've been told by someone who'd know that they may start shopping Tim Hudson and maybe even John Smoltz.
That would be the white flag.
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