I have to be honest, it has been a very long time since we have done an update on the Phillies. With all the hype and excitement surrounding the Eagles and Mike Vick, I've definitely gotten a little side tracked and have regrettably put the Phillies on the back burner. But even without my full attention, the Phillies have continued to play great baseball. After the weird weekend in Philadelphia in which the Phils' series against the Marlins was cut short due to the hurricane, the Phils headed out to Cincinnati on Monday.
The Phils completely took care of business against the Reds, 4 game sweeping them behind solid pitching performances from Hamels, Halladay, Lee, and Vance Worley. The offense also did it's job as Shane Victorino, Ryan Howard, Hunter Pence, Michael Martinez, and Roy Halladay led the way. That's right Halladay had a key bases clearing double on Tuesday to help out his cause. Ryan Howard really came alive as expected as late August and September is usually his time to shine.
Overall it was a great series win for the Phillies. They now have a comfortable 7.5 game lead over the Braves in the NL East and have a 16 game lead in the Wild Card standings [not that they will need it].
The key for the Phillies now is to not take their foot off the gas. Even though the end is clearly in their sights, they have to remain persistent and keep battling and winning series after series.
The Phils remain baseball's best team, and tonight will head down to Florida to take on the Marlins in a three game series. Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels, and Roy Halladay will all start this weekend.
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