Phillies Closing In On Mets & Brewers

PHILLIES 7

BREWERS 3

The Phillies are not dead yet! In fact, they are very much alive in both the NL East race and the NL Wild Card race. Tonight the Phillies destroyed the Brewers to take game two of a four game series at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The Phillies wasted no time in this one. With Jimmy Rollins on base with a lead-off single; Chase Utley doubled to right field to drive home Rollins to give Philadelphia a quick 1-0 lead. Later in the innning, Shane Victorino drove home Jason Werth, as he punched a single to left. 2-0 Phillies.

The Phillies added on in the second. Rollins lead off with a double and Utley hit an infield single to the pitcher's mound. Werth walked, and Ryan Howard broke it open with a single to left. Driving home both Rollins and Utley.

Fast forward to the sixth inning, and Rollins delivered again. This time Rollins blasted a two-run homerun to right field givng the the Phillies a 7-2 lead, all but ending the game.

The Phillies now trail the Brewers by exactly two games for the Wild Card. They also trail the Mets by two games in the NL East. The Phillies and Brewers will play a day/night double-headertomorrow, becuase of Friday's turential rainstorms that ravaged the country.