And since Bowa's vote is the only one that counts, Person found himself walking to the dugout while Cormier came in from the bullpen. It didn't make Bowa feel any better when Mike Lansing led off the seventh with another double against Cormier, eventually scoring the deciding run in the Red Sox's 5-4 victory yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park. The Phillies have lost six of their last eight games and been beaten in consecutive series for the first time since April 13 to 18, when they lost two of three each to the Braves and Cubs. The lead over Atlanta, which stood at eight games just over a week ago, is now three. Their last three losses have all been by one run.
All losses are ugly.
You could say this one was Rheal-ly ugly, though. Person understood that. I wanted to stay in the game for a number of reasons. I was kind of surprised when I saw that he was coming to get me. But he's the kind of manager who goes with his gut.