Usually, a West Coast trip for the Phillies saddens Christine because she stays up late and still can't see the end of the game. Tonight, however, as the Phils make the trip to Arizona, everything was OK because she got to watch the Red Sox play the Tigers on ESPN. (Alright, she couldn't care less and watched VH1 reality TV until the Phillies started.)
I got to see Daisuke Matsuzaka flirt with a no-hitter and set a personal best ... with eight walks. Jeesh, can't John Farrell or Jason Varitek learn to say "suro-suto?" OK, I just kind of winged that from "throw" and "strike" on this site, but you get the point. In 40 2/3 innings this year, he's allowed only 22 hits, but 27 frickin' walks, which has limited him to 5.8 innings per start after tonight's five innings. He improved to 5-0.
In Phillies news, they're up 5-1 in the fourth. Jaime Moyer is 2-2 with a single and double. "Halfway to the cycle," one of the announcers pointed out. Hope we don't miss a historic night. (People toss around historic loosely, but I feel safe saying a cycle from a 45-year-old pitcher would qualify.)
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