W - Blanton (11-7), L - Johnson (15-5)
The Phillies came out to play this afternoon and put together a lead on one of the league's best pitchers. After scoring four runs off of the Marlins' Josh Johnson, they had knocked him out of the game. Joe Blanton pitched a masterpiece for the Phillies, who added to their lead in support of Blanton, and took game one of the double header by a score of 9-3.
Joe Blanton turned in the performance that the Phillies were looking for, as he shut down the Marlin offense. Blanton went seven strong innings on the afternoon, allowing just two hits and two walks, while striking out nine. Blanton did not allow any runs. He was in complete control the entire game and the Marlins rarely threatened him. After exiting the game, the Phillies' bullpen decided to make the game a little more interesting, allowing a late rally, but they held on to close out the game.
For the Marlins, this was not what they hoped for from Josh Johnson. Despite being a strike out machine once again, he gave up a number of hits in big situations that led to his demise. The Phillies also worked his pitch count well. On the day, Johnson only lasted five innings, giving up four earned runs while striking out ten. The Phillies real damage came in the top of the eighth inning when they put a five-spot on the board, accented by Raul Ibanez's 32nd homer of the year. Ryan Howard added three RBI on the day, which puts him at 126 for the season.
This was what Phillies fans wanted to see. With a couple of starters getting the afternoon off, the Phillies took care of business against the ace, Johnson. Their offense seemed to be firing on all cylinders and they put up a high run total without relying on the long ball. Their base running was impeccable and they got the win to lower their magic number to 5. They will look to carry the momentum into game two tonight and sweep their second double header of the month.
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