Notes From Phillies’ 8-5 Win Over Atlanta

The Phillies won their second straight game on Friday, defeating the Atlanta Braves 8-5 in 10 innings. The win improves the team to 63-69 on the season.

• It was another poor start for Roy Halladay. The Doc lasted just 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. I’ve said it before, and I continue to believe that Halladay’s best days are behind him. We’ll see him occasionally recapture his old form (as he did for a couple starts several weeks back), but at age 35, he’s logged a lot of miles in his career, and its starting to catch up with him.
• Halladay has now given up 11 runs on 24 hits in his last three starts.
• Offensively, the Phils were paced by three home runs. Ryan Howard and Erik Kratz each hit solo shots, and John Mayberry came through with a three-run blast in the 10th inning that proved to be the difference in the game.
• The offense had been struggling to pick up hits and generate scoring opportunities in the series against the Mets, but tonight they managed 13 hits and went 3-8 with runners in scoring position.
• Every starting position player, except Michael Martinez, picked up at least one base hit.
• Kevin Frandsen continued his hot play, going 2-5.
• Erik Kratz had a three-hit night.
• Mayberry picked up another hit and walked twice to go with his game-winning home run. This was the kind of effort the Phillies imagined from him at the beginning of the season. Its a shame he’s not good enough to sustain these efforts.
• After Halladay left the game, the bullpen did a nice job of picking up the slack, allowing just one run through the final 5.1 innings.
• Phillipe Aumont made yet another scoreless appearance.
• Antonio Bastardo even threw a scoreless inning.