Golden Phila: Phillies@Diamondbacks

Game 1: It was Cole Hamels' first start since his strong outing against the Marlins. He went six innings, 6 ER, and 4(!) homeruns. It's consistency that's needed from Cole Hamels and that's not what he's giving. This year is going to be important for Cole. He needs to be a true no.2 in this rotation. The Phillies did actually have a 2-0 lead in this game that was over in a blink of an eye as the D-bags scored 5 runs on the strength of 3 homeruns. Ouch. D-bags 7-4

Game 2: With J.A. Happ on the DL, Nelson Figueroa got the start in game 2. He pitched well in 5 innings of work, allowing 2 ER. He gave the Phillies a chance to win. The offense in three words: WERTH, IBANEZ, WERTH. Three solo shots and this is after a long homerun drought. Werth got it started with a solo shot that gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Ibanez tied the game at 2 with a line-drive shot to right field. In the top of the 9th, Werth hit a monstrous shot to give the Phils the lead and the win. Ryan Madson came in, in the bottom of the 9th. He got the first out, allowed a single, and struck out the last two batters to end the game. It was nice to the Phillies hit their share of the longball. Phils 3-2

Game 3: It started out so well. Greg Dobbs hit a 2-run homerun in the first inning (playing in place of Polanco). Also, Ross Gload was the lead off man, replacing Shane Victorino. Kyle Kendrick started off well but the wheels fell off in the 5th when he gave up a hit to the pitcher, followed by a homerun and later on in the game, a 3-run homerun. The Phillies at this point, trailing 5-3 would rally back later in the game to tie it up on a Chooch 2-run single. Dave Herndon came in and gave up the 2 go-ahead runs. It was just a game that the Phillies looked like they should have won and ended up losing. It's their second series loss this season (albeit, young season). D-bags 8-6