It was a heck of a day for Young James.
After the Phillies were being absolutely stifled by Josh Johnson (and the sun, let's be honest), Jimmy Rollins finally broke up his no-hit bid in the sixth inning, would go on to score the tying run later in the inning, and gave the Phillies their seventh straight win with a home run on a rope in the seventh
Just when you think Cliff Lee is going to get another no-decision, Jimmy goes and does something like that. You sonofabitch, Jimmy!
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[watch video of J-Roll's homer here]
Props to Cliff Lee, Phillippe Aumont, and Jonathan Papelbon for pitching a real solid game.
To add another cherry to the Phillies fantastic perfect 7-game homestand, the San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday night.
That means the Phillies are currently 3 games out of the final wild card spot with 19 games left to play.
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Charlie Manuel was asked after the game if he thought they were now in the race for the final spot.
"Yeah, we in it. I say we dead in it. We're in it pretty good."
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