David Buchanan earned his first victory of the season in his 7th start, the bullpen was perfect, and the Phillies won their 4th straight game by a 5-3 score on a steamy mid-summer night at Citizens Bank Park.
Buchanan (1-5) went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits, striking out 4 and walking 3 batters. He threw 67 of 98 pitches for strikes. After the game, the righty was demoted back down to AAA Lehigh Valley. However, that move was simply to keep him on a regular turn, and he should be returning by the end of July.