What happened?

The Phillies took game one of the double header behind an offensive outburst and a solid start from Joe Blanton, while the Marlins shut them out to hand Jamie Moyer his first career loss in Florida in game two.

Who did what? (Game 1)

Joe Blanton (W, 11-7) tossed seven scoreless innings in game one, allowing only two hits and two walks, while striking out nine.

Jimmy Rollins went 1 for 5 with an RBI.

Shane Victorino went 2 for 3 with two runs and a stolen base (24).

Chase Utley went 1 for 4 with a run.

Ryan Howard went 2 for 5 with three RBIs.

Jayson Werth went 1 for 3 with two RBIs.

Raul Ibanez went 1 for 5 with a homer (32) and an RBI.

Miguel Cairo went 2 for 5 with a double (2) and an RBI.

Paul Bako went 1 for 4 with a run.

Oh no.

Could it be?

I think it is.

Yes, my friends.

EVERYBODY HITS!

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Josh Johnson (L, 15-5) gave up four runs on seven hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out ten.

Chris Coghlan went 2 for 5 with a run.

Hanley Ramirez went 1 for 4 with a double (40) and a run.

Dan Uggla went 1 for 3 with two RBIs.

Who did what? (Game 2)

Jamie Moyer (L, 12-10) allowed three runs on nine hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out five.

Chase Utley went 2 for 4 with a double (28).

Anibal Sanchez (W, 3-7) pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only two hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Hanley Ramirez went 2 for 4 with a double (41) and an RBI.

Dan Uggla went 1 for 4 with a homer (30) and an RBI.

Cody Ross went 1 for 4 with a homer (23) and an RBI.

Leo Nunez (S, 24) pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn the save.

What does this mean?

With just over a week remaining in the regular season, the Philadelphia Phillies are getting ever closer to clinching the National League east title for the third year in a row. Despite getting shutout in game two of the double-dip with the Florida Marlins, the Phillies took one step closer to realizing that goal once again, as they split the double header against the Fish.

The Phillies cruised to an easy win in game one, as Joe Blanton K’ed nine over seven shutout innings to lead the Phillies past the Fish. The offense tagged Josh Johnson for four runs in five innings, with the big blow coming in the top of the fifth, when Jayson Werth lifted a two-out, two-run single to center field to plate Shane Victorino and Chase Utley.

They would add on five more runs in the top of the eighth, courtesy a solo shot from Raul Ibanez, a sac fly from Jimmy Rollins, and a two run single from Ryan Howard that capped the scoring for the Phillies.

The Marlins put three on the board in the bottom of the frame, but it was too little, too late, as the Phillies had all but wrapped up game one of the double-dip.

Game two proved to be  different story altogether, as the offense was shut down by Anibal Sanchez, who allowed only four base runners over eight shutout innings en route to the win and the split. He allowed two hits, both to Chase Utley, who was also the only the second (and last) Phillie to reach second base when he doubled to lead off the seventh inning.

Jamie Moyer, who has never lost a game in Florida, was tagged for the loss, but certainly not for lack of effort. He was solid over seven innings, allowing one three runs and striking out five.

With the split against the Marlins, combined with Atlanta’s win over the Mets, the Phillies see their magic number drop to five games. The Fish stayed at eight games back, with the Braves picked up a half-game and are 7.5 back in the division.

What’s next for our heroes?

The Phillies and the Fish face off in Florida for the last time in 2009, with Cole Hamels (10-9, 4.07) taking on Rick VandenHurk (2-2, 4.24).