37-year old Pedro Martinez seems like he has turned back the clock for the Philadelphia Phillies. Martinez has started 7 games for the Phillies and he is 5-0 with a 2.87 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. He has allowed 35 hits in 37 2/3 innings for the Phillies while whiffing 34 batters. He also has his pinpoint control back as he has only walked 6 batters so far this season. With the Phillies behind him Pedro looks almost unbeatable and they hope he can keep up the good work.

31-year old lefty starting pitcher Cliff Lee is proving to be everything the Phillies wanted and much more. He has started 6 games for the Phillies and he is 5-1 with a 1.80 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP. He has worked 45 innings for the Phillies allowing only 34 hits while whiffing 44 batters and only walking 5 for the Phillies. Lee has been a workhorse for the Phillies as he has two complete games for them already. Lee has been very aggressive in the strike zone for the Phillies and the Indians this season and the result will be a lot of wins the rest of the season and in the future.

46-year old lefty Jamie Moyer looked like he was toast during the first three months of this season, but in July he has been outstanding. Moyer has started 5 games this month and he is 4-1 with a 3.30 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Moyer’s overall numbers however are not that impressive. He has pitched in 20 games (all starts) this season for the Phillies and he is 10-7 with a 5.32 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Moyer has been hit hard this season allowing 131 hits (21 of them homers) in 113 1/3 innings. Still, this is Moyer’s 14th season in double figures in the win column. It will be interesting to see how long Moyer wants to pitch as he does have 256 wins in his major league career. Could he win 300? I wouldn’t bet against him as I thought he was toast a long time ago.

26-year old lefty J.A. Happ has stepped up in Brett Myers’ spot in the rotation. Happ has pitched in 20 games (8 starts) for the Phillies this season and he is 5-0 with a 2.96 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. He has only allowed 60 hits in 73 innings this season showing how good his stuff has been. The Phillies need Happ to keep up the good work if they are to win the National League East because the Marlins, Braves and Mets are right there.

45-year old lefty starting pitcher Jamie Moyer won his 11th game for the Phillies last night in San Diego beating Greg Maddux and becoming the wins leader for the Phillies this season. Moyer has started 25 games for the Phillies this season and he is 11-7 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. Moyer has stated that he wants to pitch until he’s 50 which means he probably has his eyes on winning 300 games which is amazing. I wouldn’t bet against Moyer getting there either as he is 77-60 since turning 40 years old after the 2002 season. Moyer has now pitched in 629 games (576 starts) in his major league career and he is 241-185 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP which is amazing when you consider that his fastball couldn’t dent a couch.