Oswalt Strong -10th Win In A Row For Phillies

    The addition of Roy Oswalt has been nothing short of spectacular. Since arriving on the Phillies scene, Oswalt has done nothing but win ballgames. In 11 starts for the Phillies, Oswalt has 7 wins. Last night, Oswalt pitched 7 innings and only gave up 1 hit. The Phillies couldn't score before 'The Wizard of Os' as Oswalt is nicknamed, was lifted, though the Phillies went on to score 1 run in the game to win 1-0.

    Here is Roy's pitching ledger as a Phillie prior to last night's start:

Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date ▾	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R
1	313	148	Sep 17	PHI		WSN	W,9-1	GS-6	W(13-13)	4	6.0	6	1
2	312	144	Sep 12	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-0	SHO	W(12-13)	5	9.0	4	0
3	311	139	Sep 6(2)	PHI		FLA	W,7-4	GS-7	W(11-13)	4	7.0	6	4
4	310	133	Sep 1	PHI	@	LAD	W,5-1	GS-7	W(10-13)	4	6.1	1	0
5	309	128	Aug 27	PHI	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-8		4	8.0	5	1
6	308	123	Aug 22	PHI		WSN	W,6-0	GS-7	W(9-13)	4	7.0	5	0
7	307	118	Aug 17	PHI		SFG	W,9-3	GS-7	W(8-13)	5	7.0	6	3
8	306	113	Aug 11	PHI		LAD	W,2-0	GS-7	W(7-13)	5	7.0	5	0
9	305	108	Aug 5	PHI	@	FLA	W,5-4	GS-7		5	6.1	3	2
10	304	103	Jul 30	PHI	@	WSN	L,1-8	GS-6	L(6-13)	5	6.0	7	5
				TOT							198.2	157	68

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/23/2010.

It was the 10th win in a row by the Phillies which is also their longest winning streak on the season. It couldn't have happened at a better time. The Braves were swept at home in Philadelphia for the first time since 2001.

An off day on Thursday for the Phillies, then the NY Mets are in for the weekend series. The Phillies are now 6 games up on the Braves and it appears that they will win their 4th NL East crown in a row. The Braves have stumbled so badly in this series, they may find themselves out of the playoffs all together, they are only a 1/2 game up on the Giants for the Wild Card spot now.