Weekly Wrap

The Phillies had a mediocre 4-3 record this week. The offense was pretty much non-existent for the first half of the week, however the bats came alive and they were able the finish the week on a 3 game winning streak. 1B Ryan Howard is finally hitting again and the rest of the offense appears to be finally clicking. The starting pitching continues to be hit or miss but both Cole Hamels and Jamie Moyer gave strong performances on the week. Both Adam Eaton and Kyle Kendrick were hammered in their starts with Myers performing somewhat in the middle. A strong bench and excellent bullpen continue to carry the club. That said, its time for the Weekly Awards:

Player of the Week - 1B Ryan Howard/SS Jimmy Rollins: In a tight race, I decided to award a tie as both players had great offensive weeks. Howard batted .321 with 4 HRs and 9 RBI on the week while Rollins batted .367 with 6 2Bs, 17 total bases, and 2 SBs.

Pitcher of the Week - SP Jamie Moyer: Moyer went 2-0 on the week while posting a 2.13 ERA. He provided pretty much the only quality starting pitching the Phillies had all week outside of Ace Cole Hamels. Without his two strong starts the Phillies easily could have gone 2-5 instead of 4-3.

Goat of the Week - SP Kyle Kendrick: It didn't take much for Kendrick to clinch the award for the week. In 2 starts, he went 6 innings and posted a 7.50 ERA. He gets a little bit of a break because his stats are slightly skewed by a 1 inning outing due to a rain delay against Toronto.