Ryan Howard knocked his first homerun of the season yesterday in a loss against the New York Mets. His 1-4 performance didn’t help raise his average though. Howard is still only batting .222 through the first 7 games of the 2007 season.

The Phillies have the day off today, but will continue their 3 game series against the Mets tomorrow.

The Phillies have faced some tough NL East pitching so far, so I wouldn’t be too concerned about Howard’s performance. I would be more concerns about the Phillies 1-6 record. Once they start winning, Howard will start clicking and crushing the ball.