Phillies win 7th in a row

After a dismal 9-14 start, the Philadelphia Phillies are finally starting to come alive. They won their 7th straight on Saturday night with a 4-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Despite their hot streak, the Phillies are still in 2nd place in the NL East, 5 games behind the New York Mets.

Ryan Madson went 6 strong innings for the Phils allowing 1 run and improved to 3-1 on the year despite a 6.82 ERA. Jamey Wright took the loss despite the quality start, allowing 3 runs in 6 IP. He's 2-3 on the year with a 4.61 ERA.

Chase Utely went 2-3, scoring 1 run, and knocking in 2. Utley has been absolutely on fire in the month of May with a .500/.556/.958 line in 24 AB's and is batting .321/.379/.589 on the year with 7 homers and 23 RBI. The young second baseman is showing that last year was not a fluke and with the struggles of Jeff Kent he is beginning to take his place as baseball's top offensive second baseman.

Tom Gordon notched his 10th save of the year.

Date
Sat 05/06/06, 9:30 pm EST

Source

 * mlb.com