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The Phillies took two of three from the Blue Jays this weekend and seem to have turned things around for the moment.
J.A. Happ ran his record to 5-0 with a complete game shutout on Saturday, while Chase Utley’s double and triple propelled the team to victory on Sunday.
In a battle for Florida, the Marlins ran into a red hot Tampa Bay squad and promptly got swept by the Rays.
Florida managed just seven runs in the three game series.
In Atlanta, the Braves scored just three runs in three days against the Red Sox. Josh Beckett and Tim Wakefield shut down the Braves offense before Tommy Hanson helped salvage the finale for Atlanta with six shutout innings on Sunday.
Finally, the Orioles won two of three from the Nationals in the Battle of the Beltways. Washington scored just nine times in three games, five of which came on Sunday.
…for those of you scoring at home, if you discount the Phillies and their 16 runs this weekend, the rest of the National League East scored a total of 22 runs in 12 combined games…
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keith hernandez said on the telecast on Friday
“i think the phillies are going to be swept by the Jays”
he mustve ticked them off or something because we were the losers of the weekend.