Phillies' young All Star Cole Hamels and Atlanta's Chuck James each gave up 4 runs in the 1st inning before they both recovered to battle each other for the next 5 innings, neither giving up another hit for the duration of their outing, before Hamels narrowly won the battle of lefties on points as the Phillies edged the Braves on Friday in their series opener by a 5-4 score.
Phillies starter Adam Eaton has proven a huge disappointment being pounded in yet another start, this time failing to get an out in the 4th inning.
But after getting to Braves starter Lance Cormier for a solo homer by shortstop Jimmy Rollins in the 3rd inning, and 3 no-out runs in the 5th, the Phillies' bats went to sleep for the remainder of the game, except for centerfielder Aaron Rowand's solo shot in 8th inning as Atlanta slipped by the Phillies by a 7-5 score.
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Phillies starter Adam Eaton has proven a huge disappointment being pounded in yet another start, this time failing to get an out in the 4th inning.
But after getting to Braves starter Lance Cormier for a solo homer by shortstop Jimmy Rollins in the 3rd inning, and 3 no-out runs in the 5th, the Phillies' bats went to sleep for the remainder of the game, except for centerfielder Aaron Rowand's solo shot in 8th inning as Atlanta slipped by the Phillies by a 7-5 score.
Original Story:
http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2007/08....
