The second round of the baseball version of the “Battle of Pa,” between the Phillies and Pirates kicked off on Monday night. The Pirates took the first round beating the Phillies 2 out of 3 in Pittsburgh, now the Phillies are looking to win the season series if they can win this series. It got off to a good start with the Phillies jumping out to a 4-0 lead after one, and never looked back on their way to a 8-3 win. The game was just a little bit sloppy with both teams combining for six errors, Pirates 4, Phillies 2. Joe Blanton went 7 innings giving up just 2 earned runs on 7 hits and striking out 8 to pick up the win, and improved his record to 7-6, he did however give up his 18th home run. The Phillies improved to 35-40, while the Pirates drop to 38-34.

Star of the Game:

Jimmy Rollins, Phillies –  2/5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI’S   

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