"I've never been so glad to see Clay Condrey come into a game," Christine said in the 11th inning after the Phillies new long man, Adam Eaton, was warming up.
"They should have brought in Eaton," Christine said after Condrey gave up a lead-off single to Alfredo Amezago.
Condrey then walked Hanley Ramirez and hesitated on a sacrifice bunt to load the bases. Jorge Cantu then singled off the wall to end the game. For a moment, it looked like it could have duplicated the walk-off grand slam Dan Uggla had against the Phillies earlier this year. Instead, it was Marlins 3, Phillies 2.
Cole Hamels had another tough-luck outing - two runs, four hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in eight innings.
Condrey and the Phillies offense aren't the only ones getting blame around here. Christine and I are heading to Atlantic City tonight to celebrate the sixth year of officially uniting the SoxandPhils. When Hamels was up 2-1, I mentioned how quick the game was going. I then said I jinxed it and it would go into extra innings. Sure enough, Cody Ross tied it up with a home run.
The Phils have again lost their sole share of first. They're tied with the Mets, and the Marlins are just a half game out. Up next: Phillies at Mets, starting Tuesday.
Red Sox: Tim Wakefield gets the ball tonight with hopes of ending this little losing streak against the Angels, the best team in baseball. We'll miss the game because of dinner plans - we'll catch up tomorrow. The Rays, who won last night to take a 1.5 game lead, are losing today. The Red Sox-Angels game starts at 6 p.m. Eastern. This time slot for Sunday Night Baseball is an annual occurrence because the ESPYs are aired the Sunday after the All-Star game. Last year, the Phillies played in that game and notched a milestone - the first franchise with 10,000 losses - on national television.
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