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Friday, June 13, 2008

Phenomenal Phillies

Tonight the Phillies scored 20 runs in a game for the second time this season. In fact, they did it for the second time in a 17-game span, with the first time being on May 26. Throw in the 15-run game they had on May 25, and the Phillies have scored a whopping 128 runs in 18 games. That's an incredible average of 7.11 runs per game (and they've only given up 3.33 runs per game), and they've gone 14-4 in that span.

Prior to May 25, the Phils averaged 4.80 runs per game. They now average 5.41 runs per game. That's an amazing increase of .61 runs per game.

If you only take the 4 double-digit run games over this 18 game span (15, 20, 12, 20), the Phils would average 3.72 runs per game. That's still more than the 3.33 runs per game they've given up!

I'm curious to know the last time a team scored 20 or more runs twice in one season. During the telecast, they informed us the last time the Phillies performed this feat was in 1900, when they actually did it 3 times.

Truly a Friday the 13th to remember!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Oakland A's scored 20 runs twice in a season in the year 2000.

Regardless, the Phils do look good right now, although it would be nicer if they actually scored the 7 runs per game each game instead of 20 runs one game against random NL teams like Colorado and St. Louis rather than 0 runs against the 2nd place division rivals Florida Marlins.

-DZR

Anonymous said...

Let's see if they can beat Boston again. The Phils do well at the start of a series, score a truck load of runs, then falter and barely cross the plate once or twice per game. Will this problem persist or can they scrape more runs tonight?

-DZR

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately the Phillies still give off that "choking" odor. Whenever they face a good pitcher, the choking occurs. They strike out, hit into numerous double plays, and strike out some more. If lucky, they'll put a scare into the opposing team by hitting a few pop-ups. What will they face if they do make it to the playoffs? Good pitchers. Additionally, the Phils have two playoff-caliber starting pitchers. That's not going to get it done. I see a repeat of last year's playoff performance if they fail to trade for some help and do make it that far.

-Poot