Philadelphia Phillies' starting pitcher Brett Myers came into game two of the NLCS batting 4 for 58 on the season at the plate. As a pitcher a stat line like that is not all that surprising. Myers himself would be the first to tell you that he is a bad hitter, but its not his job to hit, right?
That all changed on Friday night as Myers made up for his shaky performance on the mound by nearly doubling his hit total for the season. He finished the night 3 for 3 with three runs batted in en route to a 8-5 Phillies victory in game two of the NLCS.
"I'm not a very good hitter," said Myers in his post game interview. "I just get lucky occasionally. I'm baffled by it. I would've rather pitched better."
At this point in the season it is better to be lucky than good. We will see if the luck for the Phillies can continue Sunday as the series shifts to Los Angeles for three games.
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