MILWAUKEE – Joe Blanton struck out for the third time to lead off the seventh. That’s a good thing because it means manager Charlie Manuel wants the right-hander to gobble up some innings.
However, Ryan Madson and Chad Durbin got up in the ‘pen shortly before Prince Fielder pounded a long home run over the bullpen in right field. J.J. Hardy followed with a single to right a pitch later which brought Manuel to the mound to summon Madson with one on and no outs.
Then those damn thunder sticks started up again…
Between the wieners, the Fonz, arresting Charles Barkley, fried cheese, and those damn thundr sticks, these people are nuts.
Sinker baller that he is, Madson got two grounders and a pop up to right to end the threat.
The Phillies are six outs away from winning their first playoff series in 15 years.
Blanton’s line:
6+ IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HR – 107 pitches, 72 strikes
Not bad… not bad at all.
End of 7: Phillies 5, Brewers 0