Ryan Howard also appeared to be back in prime hitting form last night as he went two for four with a double amd two RBI.
Utley who was the third cog of the Philadephia offensive blackout, had an RBI last night as well. Utley was struggling mightily before last night's game. In his last ten games, Utley has gone four for 37 with only one RBI.
So it was encouraging to see many of the Phillies get involved in the hitting last night, as the Phils had jammed out 10 hits.
Moyer had to be relieved to see some run support last night because he wasn't getting much lately, as he had lost three of his previous five decisions even though he only had an ERA of 2.97.
Moyer improved to 6-5 on the season and with his performance last night, he lowered his ERA under 4 on the season to 3.98. It's the first time since 2006 that Moyer has thrown two complete games in the same season.
The 47-year-old Moyer became the third pitcher to win 100 games after hitting the age of 40. He also moved into a tie for 38th on the all-time wins list with 264 wins for his career.
Not many people expected Moyer to pitch this well going into the season as many people were clamoring for Kyle Kendrick in spring training to win the fifth spot in the rotation that ultimately went to Moyer. Looks like Moyer has proven to everybody that he still has a lot of gas left in the tank.
The Phils are still kicking as well, they remain two games back in the NL East but they've beaten the best team in the National League two straight games and they roughed up Jon Garland last night. Garland had Cy Young like numbers this season but gave up six runs over seven innings.
Today, the Phillies will go for three straight as Joe Blanton will toe the mound for the Phils against the Padres' Kevin Correia.
First pitch of Phillies/Padres Game 3 is set for 1:35 pm today down at the Bank.
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