A masterful pitching performance this afternoon has improved my mood after the embarrassing Phillies loss on Friday night. The Phils beat the Blue Jays 10-0 today, as J.A. Happ pitched his first career complete game shutout.The win accomplished several things:
- It's got to improve Happ's confidence and hopefully it gives him some momentum going into his next start.
- It rests an overtaxed bullpen.
- It makes Charlie Manuel look like a managing mastermind since he called a closed-door 20-minute meeting following Friday night's loss. Whatever he said worked.
Jayson Werth was the offensive star of the game, going 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and knocking in 3. Ryan Howard also went 3 for 4 in the winning effort. Jimmy Rollins continues his sabbatical on the bench.
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