The Phillies' Pursuit of the NL Pennant

This weblog chronicles the Philadelphia Phillies' pursuit of the National League pennant, either by winning the NL East Division or by capturing the NL wild card berth. Hence the title is "The Phillies' Pursuit of the NL Pennant", and for short on the URL, "Phillies Pursuit". The Phillies have not qualified for postseason play since 1993. Due to the dozen-year, decade-plus drought, a day-by-day September weblog of the Phillies' pursuit of the pennant is worthwhile.

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Monday, September 12, 2005

Saturday, September 10, 2005 Games - Phillies Edged by Florida, 7-6, Lose Ground to Fish, Astros

The Phillies' bullpen has been one of the club's pillars this season. However, staked to a 6-4 lead after six innings, Ryan Madson allowed a three-run Florida rally in the 7th, keyed by a two-run pinch-single by Paul LoDuca. Four rookie Florida pitchers and venerable Todd Jones were able to pitch just well enough to give the Marlins the critical victory.

The news from the rest of the league was mixed. Houston beat Milwaukee at Miller Park, 7-5, and so the Phillies once again trail the front-running Astros by 2 1/2 games. Atlanta shut out Washington, 4-0. The Mets continued to free-fall with another loss at St. Louis, 4-2.

A new club appears at the tail end - Chicago beat San Francisco and is now in a three-way tie at 70-72 at the back end of the pack.

At the end of Saturday, September 10, 2005

NL East

Atlanta 82-60 ---
Florida 76-66 6
Philadelphia 74-68 8

NL Wild Card

Houston 76-65 ---
Florida 76-66 0.5
Philadelphia 74-68 2.5
Washington 73-70 4
New York 70-72 6.5
Milwaukee 70-72 6.5
Chicago 70-72 6.5

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