Even though the Phils stretched their losing streak to 9 games this week, they also managed to win 3 of 7, making this week much better than last week.  The season is winding down, which is a good thing for the ’08 Reading Phillies.  They are still playing rather poorly, and they just lost another excellent performer in Carpenter to the big league team.  For Reading, the season cannot end soon enough.

Lets start off with some good news.  Antonio Bastardo continued his impressive comeback this week by pitching very well in 2 starts.  His first start against Bowie lasted 4.2 innings, and he gave up just 2 hits, 2 walks, and 1 earned while striking out 2.  While this start was excellent, his following start was even better.  Bastardo lasted 4.1 innings, giving up 2 earned on 4 hits and 3 walks, but Bastardo struck out a very impressive 8 batters.  Good stuff.  Bastardo is in line for one more appearance on the season.

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