Phils making their opponents earn their runs, but nobody is having much of a problem with that
July 11 2007

Here's a look at the number of runs allowed, earned runs allowed, unearned runs allowed and the percentage of runs allowed that were unearned for each of the National League teams so far this season:

Only about 6.05% of the runs the Phillies have allowed this season have been unearned.  Only three NL teams, the Astros, Rockies and Nationals, have had a lower percentage of the runs that they've allowed be charged as unearned.  In 2006, 65 of the 812 runs the Phils allowed were unearned, or 8.0%.  That year eight NL teams had a lower percentage of their runs charged as unearned.  In 2005, 54 of the 726 runs the Phillies allowed were unearned, 7.44% and sixth-lowest percentage in the NL. 

The Phils have made 53 errors in 88 games so far this season, putting them on a pace to make about 98 this year.  They were charged with 104 in 2006 and 90 in 2005. 

The unearned runs haven't been distributed evenly across the Phillies' pitchers.  Geary and Mesa have allowed 16 of the 28 unearned runs that the Phils have given up and have combined to pitch just 52 1/3 innings.  By comparison, Eaton, Moyer and Hamels have combined to allow seven unearned runs in 336 2/3 innings.  Geary gave up the 11 unearned runs he allowed in three appearances, giving up  three in two different games and five on May 29.  If the 11 unearned runs that Geary has allowed with the Phils had been earned his ERA would be 7.85 instead of 5.31. 

The AL beat the NL 5-4 in the All-Star game.  Utley hit eighth and went 0-for-2.  Rowand was also 0-for-2 and flew out with the bases loaded in the ninth to end the game.  Hamels pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two singles. 

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