Brett buries the Marlins

Things weren't looking so hot in the 1st inning tonight. Brett Myers was pitching poorly, a fly ball was misplayed by Pat Burrell, all balls in the air were carrying strangely because of the wind.

So what did the Phillies do? Have a seven-run 2nd inning en route to a 12-3 win over the Marlins. Chris Coste, Chase Utely and Ryan Howard all had home runs. Myers settled down nicely after a sloppy start to the game and ended up pitching eight innings with 11 strikeouts.

I know everyone is saying it and writing about it, but this team is just on right now. It's not often that good pitching and good hitting align for the Phils. This week has been fun baseball, and now the team stands in first place, with the opportunity to do some real damage in the division this weekend.

Manny Ramirez doesn't care about sending me to bed on time; Red Sox and Orioles tied at two in the 13th. Daisuke Matsuzaka was DL'd today; sucks losing an 8-0 pitcher, but we've got Justin Masterson (1-0, 1.46 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP) ready to fill in.

As soon as I finished that graf, the Red Sox scored after a certain player with 499 career homers started a rally with a double. They're now up 5-2. Here's hoping they can hold the lead.