Another dominant pitching performance by the Braves silenced the Phillies bats, as the Braves topped the Phillies 4-0.  The Phillies now find themselves two games out of first place at 0-2.  No need to panic Fightins’ fans, the team also started the 2008 campaign 0-2, and finished the year up with a parade down Broad Street.

The Good:

- Chase Utley and Ryan Howard both went 2 for 4, each with a pair of singles.

- The bullpen was strong, throwing a combine four hitless innings.  Jack Taschner (who pitched his second consecutive game), threw two, while Chan Ho Park (making his Phillies debut), and Clay Condrey each pitched a perfect frame.  Condrey also picked up two strikeouts.

- Raul Ibanez went 1 for 4 with a double.  He also picked up his first outfield assist in a Phillies uniform throwing out Casey Kotchman at home in the fourth.

The Bad:

-  Jamie Moyer’s season debut looked more like he did in this spring then he did last season when he won 16 games.  The first pitch of the game never touched a glove as Kelly Johnson deposited in the right field stands.  Chipper Jones added another home run in the fifth.  Although he got of to a rocky start, Moyer kept the Phillies in the game, allowing four runs in five innings, but was unable to receive any run support, picking up the loss.

- Utley made a costly error in the first inning, which led to the Braves second run, when he was unable to get his glove down on a ball off the bat of Brian McCann.

The Ugly:

-  The Phillies offense was still unable to get it going.  Braves starter Jair Jurrjens had a good outing, but wasn’t nearly as dominant as Sunday’s starter, Derek Lowe.  The Phillies had chances, leaving 11 men on base, but were never able to take advantage of a bad pitches or runners in scoring position with less than two outs.

- The long ball might be a concern.  Through two games the Phillies have allowed five home runs.

The Phillies will try and salvage the final game of the series against the Braves this afternoon.  They might have a little extra insentive, as they will receive their World Series Championship rings.  Joe Blanton takes the mound for the Phillies.  Javier Vazquez makes the start for the Braves, marking his return to the NL East.  Gametime is 3:05pm and can be seen locally on CSN.