Despite not having his best stuff, Joe Blanton battled the Diamondbacks and got some run support in the meantime. Blanton was able to keep his pitch count relatively low even though he allowed a lot of base runners. His counterpart, Doug Davis, was not as fortunate as the Phillies tagged him all night long. By the end of a long, humid night, the Phillies had swept out the Diamondbacks with a 12-3 win.
Early in the game, Joe Blanton (8-6) was not as sharp as he has been in recent starts. It ended up being a moot point as he finally received some run support from the offense. Blanton ran into trouble a few times, falling victim of some dinks and dunks from Arizona. But he battled all night and kept the team in the game until they could really go to work. All in all, Blanton went eight solid innings, allowing three earned runs while striking out four. He did allow 10 hits but did not walk a batter.
Doug Davis (7-11) struggled from the first pitch he threw on the night. In the first inning, Ben Francisco came through with a clutch two-out two-run single. After that, the Philies offense exploded as Carlos Ruiz homered for his second straight game, Jayson Werth homered for the fifth time in the last five games, and Ryan Howard absolutely crushed a three-run homer to center field. Joe Blanton even got in on the hit parade as he compiled his first career multi-hit game. All in all, the Phillies offense is alive and well once again.
This was an important series win for the Phillies. The sweep puts the Phillies three games over .500 at home and are now 20 games over the .500 mark overall. They won't have much time to bask in the glory of the victory, as they immediately head out for a seven-game trip to New York and Pittsburgh. There's no reason why the Phillies can't be 25 games over .500 by the time they return home.
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