Rundown 8/5/09

Possible Playoff Match-Up:
Philadelphia beats Colorado, 7-0:
Although the Rockies won yesterday, the Phils got a brilliant start from emerging ace J. A. Happ (9 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 10 K). This bumped him up to 8-2 on the year. Jorge De La Rosa was terrible for the Rockies, allowing 7 ER in 5 IP and serving up 3 homers. Josh Fogg actually pitched 3 innings of scoreless ball in relief, but it wasn't enough to save them. Pedro Feliz, Jayson Werth, and Jimmy Rollins all homered for Philly (J-Roll's third in as many games). With this loss, Colorado falls a half-game back of the Giants for the NL Wild-Card lead.

Pitching Performance of the Night:
J. A. Happ, PHI, see above
Honorable Mention: Justin Lehr, CIN: 9 IP, O ER, 4 H, 4 K

Offensive Performance of the Night:
Jim Thome, CWS: 2 for 4, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI vs. Los Angeles Angels
Jim Thome had a great night against LA's pitching last night. He hit a home run in the fourth inning and another in the sixth. Of course, this homer-hitting trend is nothing new to Thome, who has 561 career round-trippers. Still, any game with 2 home runs is a big night by anyone's standards. The White Sox beat the Angels easily 6-2.
Honorable Mention: Pablo Sandoval, SF: 3 for 4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI vs. Houston

And the Red Sox lost again, unfortunately, by a score of 6-4. Six homers were hit in that game. Brad Penny continued his struggles and J.P. Howell picked up the save for Tampa Bay.