MILWAUKEE – I didn’t post anything last inning because I accidentally deleted before I could put it out there.
Yes, that is very infuriating.
It must be equally infuriating watching the Phillies play tonight, too. After all, they continued their penchant for stranding runners in scoring position during the fourth inning and left Pedro Feliz on first after a leadoff single.
All told, that’s 21 runners left on base during the series and 14 left in scoring position. As a result, the Phils are 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position tonight.
The night is over for lefty Jamie Moyer, who was lifted for a pinch hitter with one out in the fourth. Moyer’s line:
4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K, WP – 90 pitches, 55 strikes
Clay Condrey entered in the bottom of the fifth and promptly plunked Mike Cameron and allowed a single to Bill Hall to give the Brewers runners on the corners with no outs.
That set the table for a sacrifice fly for Ryan Braun to score Cameron and make the Phillies’ inability to score that much more significant.
From there, Condrey intentionally walked Prince Fielder and then unintentionally walked Corey Hart to load the bases, but he whiffed Craig Counsell to escape more damage.
Despite the pitches and failed rallies, the game seems to be moving along at a decent clip. At least that’s the way it feels… I still haven’t gotten used to this pesky Central Time Zone. Yeah, I know it’s just an hour difference, but that one measly hour can really throw a monkey wrench into a day.
End of 5: Brewers 3, Phillies 0