The Phils swept the Braves in a 3 game series over the weekend.  They responded well after Jimmy Rollins was benched mid-game by coach Charlie Manuel in the last game of the previous series for not running hard on a pop up. Rollins accepted blame and the situation has turned into a non-issue with the team.

Game 1 ended in dramatic fashion. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs, the Braves were trailing by 2.  Yunel Escobar singled up the middle and Phils CF Shane Victorino threw out Gregor Blanco trying to score from second.

HR’s from Carlos Ruiz, Pat Burrell and Jimmy Rollins helped the Phils take Game 2. Adam Eaton pitched his 4th quality start in his last 5 games to keep the Phils in Game 3, where they won it in the 9th.

In the series against the Marlins, it will be interesting to see how much Jayson Werth plays. He was just activated from the DL and was getting a lot of playing time even with CF Victorino and RF Geoff Jenkins healthy. The Phils stand 3.5 games ahead of the Marlins and taking 2 of 3 would be an great way to head into St Louis and finish up the road trip.

 

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