Yesterday, the Phillies beat the Reds 8-1. How much of that was an effect of their starters continuing what they left off in the regular season in 2007? Well, mlb.com seems to think so thanks to their headline on the page that links to yesterday's box scores: “Day 1 of NL East bragging rights go to Philly.”
That really is not the case though, and I am not just talking about the basic argument that Spring Training games mean nothing. When you look at their starter's batting yesterday, their bats were pretty cold for being that explosive of an offense:
Rollins 0-2
Victorino 0-2, K
Utley 0-2, K
Howard 1-2, R, 2B
Burrel 1-2
Jenkins 1-3
Feliz 2-2, R, RBI
Moyer 3.0 IP, H, 3 K
To be fair, Moyer via box looked pretty good yesterday.
In other news, the Mets take on the Cardinals today and hopefully with more 2008 players playing on the field. Anthony Reyes, who is battling for a SP start for the Red Birds, will be pitching first followed by a slew of minor leaguers, so for the Mets, how they perform during the first few innings will be important.
