Happ sparkles again

In Miami, the Phillies were looking for a sweep in what was originally slated to be a four game set against the Marlins.  They sent the undefeated J.A. Happ to the mound, looking for his seventh win without a loss and the team’s eighth straight win.  Happ(7-0) continued to be great, as he went seven innings only allowing five hits and walking one while giving up zero runs, lowering his season ERA to 2.68.  He got all the runs he needed in the second inning as the Phillies took a three to nothing lead on an Utley HBP and a Raul Ibanez two run double.  The Phillies added two more insurance runs throughout the game en route to a 5-0 win. Phillies Phandom has all your Phillies info.

The Marlins offense once again sputtered against the Phillies as they fell seven games back of them in the National League East.  Starter Andrew Miller(3-5) couldn’t get through three innings as he gave up six hits and four runs and walking four while also hitting a batter.  As mentioned earlier, the offense managed no runs, but Bonifacio and Cantu both had two hits each.  Check out FishGuts for more information regarding the Marlins.

Nieve decides to join the OTHER Mets team

The Mets went into Sunday’s game off a solid team effort on Saturday afternoon and with a shot to split the four game set with the rival Braves in Atlanta.  Things didn’t start well for the Mets as starter Fernando Nieve went down with what looks to be a serious right leg injury in the second inning while trying to leg out an infield hit.  Tim Redding(1-4) came in and worked three innings while giving up five runs, but only two were earned, as the Mets went on to lose 7-1.  New Met and former Brave Jeff Francouer got the only RBI for the Mets with a third inning RBI single.  The Mets offense again was silent against the Braves pitching staff.  The Mets are now nine games back of first place, and be sure to check out The Real Dirty Mets Blog for all your Mets information.

The Braves got another solid start from Javier Vazquez and a break out game from Yunel Escobar.  Vazquez(7-7) went seven strong innings only giving up the single run in the third inning while allowing a total of six hits and five strike outs.  Yunel Escobar went three for four with four rbi and a run scored to lead the Braves to the three of four series victory over the Mets.  Check out The Braves Baseball Blog for more information on the Bravos.

Its rough, eh Zimm?

The last place Nationals wish they could have a streak like the first place Phils have.  The Nationals have now lost five straight and nine of their last ten, even while making many roster moves and getting a new manager.  Yesterday, the Cubs completed a four game sweep by winning 11-3 in Washington, fueled by a seven run fourth inning.  Garret Mock(0-3) who got the start for the Nats only lasted 3.1 innings but gave up eight hits and seven runs(four earned) in taking the loss.  A bright spot for the Nationals was another home run for Adam Dunn, his 24th of the season, but there wasn’t much else in this game.  Check out Centerfieldgate for more commentary on the Nats.

Rookie Jake Fox had a great game for the Cubs, going 3-5 with four RBI, two runs scored including a home run.  Soriano added another home run for the Cubs in support of starter Kevin Hart.  Kevin Hart(1-1) went five innings giving up two earned runs and five hits to get the victory.