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The bullpen is unable to hold onto the lead, as the Phils lose to the Mets in extra-innings, 9-5.
The Phils’ bullpen loses the lead before losing the game in the tenth inning, as the Phils lose to the Mets, 9-5.
The Mets took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with nobody out, David Wright hits an RBI single, knocking in Ruben Tejada, who had started the game off with a single, then stopped at second base on Daniel Murphy’s single, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead, while sending Murphy, who had just singled, up to second base. The Phils took the lead in their half of the first as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Jimmy Rollins, Kevin Frandsen being hit by a pitch, sending Rollins up to second base, and a walk to Chase Utley, moving up both runners, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits a grand-slam home run, his ninth home run of the year, knocking in Rollins, Frandsen and Utley, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Mets cut the Phils’ lead down to 3-2 in the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Mike Baxter hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the season, knocking in Lucas Duda, who had started the inning off with a walk. The Mets would tie the game up at four-all in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Wright hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Tejada, who had started the inning off with a ground-rule double, as a fan interfered with the ball, then went to third on Murphy’s single. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the fifth as with one man out, Utley hits a solo home run, his ninth home run of the season. The Mets retied the game at five-all in the eighth as, with a man on first, and with two men out, Kelly Shoppach hits an RBI double, scoring Wright, who had started the inning off with a walk. The Mets would take the lead in the tenth as, with a man on base, and with one man out, Ike Davis hits an RBI double, scoring Murphy, who had earlier singled, giving the Mets a 6-5 lead. The Mets then took a 7-5 lead as Duda hits an RBI single, scoring Davis, before moving up to second base on the late throw. The Mets then made it a 9-5 lead as Shoppach hits a two-run home run, his seventh home run of the season, knocking in Duda. That would end up being the final score as Bobby Parnell threw a scoreless inning.
Vance Worley received a no-decision as he went just four and one-third innings, giving up four runs on nine hits, as he struck out four. Raul Valdes piched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out two batters. Josh Lindblom received his nineteenth hold of the season as he pitched an inning, plus a batter, giving up a run on a walk, while striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo committed his four blown save of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a 1-2-3 inning. B.J. Rosenberg (0-2, 12.66) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up four runs on four hits. Chris Young also received a no-decision as he also lasted just four and a third innings, giving up five runs on four hits, three walks and a hit batter, while striking out two. Robert Carson, Ramon Ramirez, Josh Edgin, and Jon Rauch combined for three and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Edgin) and two walks (Ramirez (1), Edgin (1)) between them, while striking out three batters (Carson (1), Ramirez (1), Edgin (1)). Bobby Parnell (4-3, 3.02) got the win as he threw two scoreless innings, giving up a hit, while striking out two.
The Phils had just six hits in the game, with Chase Utley leading the team with two hits, a single and a home run, knocking in a run. Ryan Howard (Home Run, 4 RBIs), John Maybery, Jr. (Single), Laynce Nix (Single) and Erik Kratz (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits, as Mets’ pitching, especially the bullpen, kept them in check. The Phils also had five walks in the game.
The Phils (61-68, 3rd), will continue their three-game series with the Mets (60-69, 4th) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Tyler Cloyd (0-0, -.–) who will be making his first major league start as he’ll be pitching in place of Cole Hamels, who is sick. He will be out to prove that he’s ready to become part of the Phils’ plans for 2013. The Mets will counter with Matt Harvey (2-3, 3.75), who is coming off a no-decision against the Rockies on August 22, as he went six innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out nine, in the Mets’ 5-2 lost. He will be trying to give the Phils fits. The Phils will be trying to even up the series.
The Phils take the series from the Nats as they win once again by the score of 4-2.
The Phils defeat the Nats once again by the score of 4-2, taking the series.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with no one out, Chase Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Kevin Frandsen’s single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while moving Frandsen, who had just singled, up to second base. Two batters later, after Ryan Howard had moved up both runners to third (Frandsen) and Utley (second) on a ground out, 3-unassisted, the Phils took a 2-0 lead as John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, scoring Frandsen, while sending Utley to third base. The Nats would tie the game up at two-all in the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Roger Beradina, who then stole second base, an infield single by Danny Espinosa, a single by Kurt Suzuki, moving up both runners, and then a force out at the plate on a ball hit by Gio Gonzalez, 4-2, as Erik Kratz touched home plate for the inning’s second out, putting out Beradina, while Espinosa and Suzuki both moved up a base, and with two men out, Steve Lombardozzi hits a two-run single, knocking in Espinosa and Suzuki, while sending Gonzalez up to second base. The Phils retook the lead in the sixth as Mayberry hits a lead-off home run, his twelfth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Phils added an insurance run in the eighth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Mayberry hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Utley, who had started the inning off being hit by a pitch, then stole first second base, then third, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twenty-ninth save of the year, pitching a 1-2-3 ninth.
Roy Halladay (8-7, 3.88) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six. Antonio Bastardo collected his twentieth hold of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out the side. Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-ninth save of the season by pitching a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Gio Gonzalez (16-7, 3.28) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Ryan Mattheus pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Sean Burnett pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a hit batter, striking out two.
The Phils had six hits in the game, with John Mayberry, Jr. leading the team with two hits, a single and a solo home run, knocking in three runs. Jimmy Rollins, Kevin Frandsen, Chase Utley (RBI) and Erik Kratz had the other four Phils’ hits, all singles. The Phils also had two walks and three stolen bases (Jimmy Rollins (23), Chase Utley (2, 5 & 6)).
The Phils (60-67, 3rd) will conclude their series with the Nats (77-49, 1st) with a game now in progress.
The Phils come from behind before finally winning on a bases-loaded walk-off single as they defeat the Reds in extra-innings, 4-3.
The Phils split the series with the Reds as they win in extra-innings in walk-off fashion as they come from behind to win 4-3.
The Reds took the lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by lead-off man Zack Cozart and Drew Stubbs, with Cozart stopping at second base, and a walk to Ryan Ludwick, moving up both runners, and with one man out, Todd Frazier hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, knocking in Cozart, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead, while Stubbs would move up to third base. The Reds added to their lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Frazier hits a two-run double, knocking in Jay Bruce, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Ludwick’s single, and Ludwick, who had just singled, giving the Reds a 3-0 lead, before he moved up to third base on center fielder Laynce Nix’s fielding error. The Phils would get a run back in their half of the sixth as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Nix hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Dom Brown’s double, cutting the Reds’ lead down to 3-1, while sending Brown, who had just doubled, up to third base. One batter later, the Phils made it a 3-2 lead as, with a man now on third, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown. The Phils then tied the game up at three-all in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Brown, pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr., sending Brown up to second base, and Kratz, sending Brown to third base, and moving Mayberry up to second base, and with one man out, pinch hitter Jimmy Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown, who crossed the plate sliding face first, as he beat the throw to the plate. After being turned back in both the ninth and tenth innings, the Phils would finally win the game in the eleventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles to Kevin Frandsen, a double by Chase Utley, sending Frandsen up to third base, an intentional walk to Howard, and then a force out by Brown, as Frandsen is forced out at the plate, 3-2, for the inning’s first out, while Utley would move up to third base, and Howard would stop at second base, and with one man out, Mayberry would hits an RBI single to left, knocking in Utley with the winning run, giving the Phils a 4-3 walk-off win.
Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. B.J. Rosenberg, Phillippe Aumont (who was making his major league debut), Jonathan Papelbon and Jeremy Horst would combine for four scoreless innings, giving up just two walks (Aumont (1), Papelbon (1)) between them, while striking out three (Papelbon (1), Horst (2)). Raul Valdes (3-2, 3.14) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Johnny Cueto also received a no-decision as he pitched five innings plus two batters, as he gave up two runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out four. Jose Arredondo collected his eleventh hold of the season as he pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Sean Marshall collected his sixteenth hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two. Sam LeCure blew his first save attempt of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. J.J. Hoover pitched two scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Alfredo Simon (2-2, 2.49) took the lost as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Erik Kratz leading the team with three hits, all singles, knocking in a run, followed by Chase Utley (Single, Double), Dom Brown (Single, Double) and pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr. (Singles, RBI) with two hits each. Kevin Frandsen (Single), Ryan Howard (Single), Laynce Nix (Single, RBI), Cole Hamels (Single) and Jimmy Rollins (Double, RBI) had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils also had six walks in the game.
The Phils (58-67, 3rd) will start a three-games series with the Nats (77-47, 1st) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (6-9, 4.20), who is coming off a win against the Brewers on August 19, as he threw eight scoreless innings, giving up three scattered hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 8-0 shutout. He will be going for his third straight win. The Nats will counter with Edwin Jackson (7-8, 3.69), who is coming off a lost to the Mets on August 18, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk, while striking out eleven, in the Nats’ 2-0 lost. He will be trying to start off the series for the Nats with a win. The Phils will be trying to get a little of payback against the Nats.
The bullpen once again let the Phils down as they lose to the Reds, 5-4.
The Phils’ bullpen is once again unable to hold down the opposition in the late innings, as the Phils drop one to the Reds, 5-4.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off by reaching first base on second baseman Brandon Phillips’ fielding error, then stopping at third base on Chase Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Utley, who had just singled, over to third base. The Reds would tied the game up at one-all in the seventh as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Ryan Hanigan hits an RBI single, scoring Scott Rolen, who had started the inning off with a double, while sending Todd Frazier, who had just walked, up to second base, before he moved on to third base on Howard’s missed catch error, while Hanigan would move up to second base. Two batters later, with one man out, the Reds took the lead as Zack Cozart hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Frazier, giving the Reds a 2-1 lead. The Reds then took a 3-1 lead as Drew Stubbs hits an RBI single, knocking in Hanigan. The Phils tied the game up at three-all in their half of the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Kevin Frandsen, a double by Erik Kratz, sending Frandsen up to third base, and a walk to pinch hitter Ty Wigginton, and with one man out, Rollins hits a two-run double, knocking in Frandsen and Kratz, and sending Wigginton up to third base. The Phils then tried to retake the lead as Juan Pierre attempted a suicide squeeze bunt up the first base line, which is quickly scooped up by pitcher Sean Marshall, who then threw home to force out Wigginton for a fielder’s choice out, 1-2, as catcher Hanigan applied the tag, for the inning’s second out, as Rollins moved up to third base, and Pierre was safe at first. The Red retook the lead in the eighth as, with two men out, Frazier hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, giving the Reds a 4-3 lead. The Phils retied the game at four-all in their half of the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Frandsen hits an RBI triple, knocking in Dom Brown, who had just singled. The Reds regain the lead in the ninth as Cozart hits a lead-off home run, his fourteenth home run of the season, giving the Reds a 5-4 lead. That would end up being the final score as Aroldis Chapman collected his thirtieth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth, striking out Utley, swinging, for the game’s final out, with the tying run on third base.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on nine hits and a walk, while striking out nine. B.J. Rosenberg pitched a third of an inning, striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon (3-5, 2.86) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out one. Homer Bailey also received a no-decision as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on seven hits, while he struck out six. Sean Marshall blew his fourth save attempt of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Jonathan Broxton blew his sixth save attempt of the season before getting the win (3-3, 3.02) as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Aroldis Chapman received his thirtieth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two.
The Phils had eleven hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen (2 Singles, Triple, RBI) leading the team with three hits, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) and Chase Utley (Singles) with two hits apiece. Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), Dom Brown (Single), Erik Kratz (Double) and pinch hitter Placido Polanco (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks and two stolen bases (Rollins (21 & 22)) in the game.
The Phils (57-66, T-3rd East) continue their series with the Reds (75-49, 1st Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and is to start at 7:05 pm. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (6-8, 4.11), who is coming off a lost to the Brewers on August 17, as he pitched just four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out three, in the Phils’ 6-2 lost. Worley will be trying to get back to his winning form. The Reds will counter with Bronson Arroyo (9-7. 3.96), who will be coming off a win against the Cubs on August 17, as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and three walks, while striking out three, in the Reds’ 7-3 win. He will be gunning for his tenth win of the season. The Phils will be trying to win their fourth game in five days.
The Phils’ bats come out to support Roy Halladay as they beat the first-place Reds, 12-5.
The Phils’ offense refuse to let up as they defeated the Reds, 12-5.
The Reds took the lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Zack Cozart, Chris Heisey and Brandon Phillips, and with noone out, Jay Bruce hits an RBI double, knocking in Cozart, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead, before Heisey is thrown out at the plate on a good throw by second baseman Chase Utley, after first catching right fielder’s Dom Brown throw into the infield, with Erik Kratz applying the tag, for the inning’s first out, while Phillips stops at third base. The Red then made it a 2-0 lead as Scott Rolen hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Phillips. The Phils got a run back in their half of the first as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base, cutting the Reds’ lead down to 2-1. The Phils tied the game up at two-all in the third as, with two men out, Howard hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the season. The Phils took the lead in the fourth as, with two men out, Kratz hits a solo home run, his seventh home run of the year, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Reds tied the game up at three-all in the fifth as, with a runner on third and with two men out, Heisey hits an RBI double, scoring Devin Mesoraco, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Mike Leake’s sacrifice bunt, 5-4. Two batters later, after Heisey moved up to third base on Phillips’ single, the Reds retook the lead as Bruce hits an RBI single, knocking in Heisey, giving the Reds a 4-3 lead, while sending Philips on to third base. The Reds then took a 5-3 lead as, with Rolen batting, Bruce got picked off first base, and was soon caught in a run down, 2-3-4-3-6, before finally being tagged out by shortstop Jimmy Rollins, caught stealing, but not before Philips scored from third base. The Phils got a run back in their half of the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Utley hits an RBI double, knocking in Pierre, who had earlier singled, making it a 5-4 Reds’ lead. Two batters later, after Howard is intentionally walked, the Phils tied up the ballgame at five-all as John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, while sending Howard on to third base. The Phils then took the lead for good as Brown followed with an RBI double, knocking in both Howard and Mayberry, giving the Phils a 7-5 lead. The Phils then added to their lead in the sixth as, with a man on third, and with nobody out, Utley hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Rollins, who had earlier doubled, then went to third base on Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, on which Pierre would reach first safely, giving the Phils an 8-5 lead. The Phils then took a 10-5 lead two batters later as Mayberry hits a two-run home run, his eleventh home run of the year, knocking in Pierre, who had earlier stole second base. The Phils then made it an 11-5 lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Pierre hits an RBI single, scoring Placido Polanco, who had started the inning off with a walk, moved up to second base when Kratz was hit by a pitch, then went to third base when Rollins hits into a force out, 5-4, as Kratz is wiped out st second base for the inning’s second out, while Rollins, who was safe at first on the force out, would stop at second base. The Phils then took a 12-5 lead in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Mayberry, a walk by Brown, moving Mayberry up to second base, and a single by Polanco, and with one man out, Kratz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Mayberry, while sending Brown on to third base. That would be the final score as Josh Lindblom pitched a scoreless ninth.
Roy Halladay (7-7, 3.95) gets the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out just three Reds. B.J. Rosenberg, Antonio Bastardo and Josh Lindblom combined for two scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Rosenberg (1), Bastardo (1)) and a walk (Lindblom) between them, while striking out three (Bastardo (2), Lindblom (1)). Mike Leake (5-8, 4.50) took the lost as he went four and a third innings, giving up seven runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out four. Sam LeCure pitched two-thirds of an inning, plus two batters, as he gave up two runs on a hit and a walk. Jose Arredondo pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two. Logan Ondrusek pitched two innings, giving up two runs on three hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out two.
The Phils collected fifteen hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (2 Singles, Double, RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (2 Singles, Home Run, 3 RBIs) both leading the ballclub with three hits apiece, followed by Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs), Placido Polanco (Singles) and Erik Kratz (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Chase Utley (Double, 2 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Double, 2 RBIs) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had four walks, a hit batter (Kratz) and two stolen bases (Pierre (30 & 31)) in the game.
The Phils (57-65, T-3rd East) will continue their series with the Reds (74-49, 1st Central) with a game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (2-7, 3.83), who is coming off a no-decision against the Brewers on August 16, when he went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on five hits, as he struck out twelve, in the Phils’ 7-4 lost. He will be once again trying for his first win at home since last September. The Reds will counter with Homer Bailey (10-8, 4.16), as he is coming off a lost to the Mets on August 16, as he threw five and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and three walks, while striking out six, in the Reds’ 8-4 lost. He will be trying to even up the series. The Phils will be trying to record their fourth straight win.
The Phils spilt their four-game series with the Brewers by winning the last two games of the series, winning by the scores of 4-3 and 8-0.
The Phils leave Milwaukee with a series split as they defeat the Brewers by the scores of 4-3 and 8-0.
On Saturday, the Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with nobody out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run home run, his tenth home run of the season, knocking in Laynce Nix, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. Erik Kratz gave the Phils a 3-0 lead as he followed with a solo home run of his own, his sixth home run of the season. The Brewers would get a run back in their half of the second as Aramis Ramirez hits a lead-off home run, his seventeenth home run of the year, and his second in three days, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Chase Utley, who had started the inning off with a single, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Brewers made it a 4-3 Phils’ lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Braun hits a two-run home run, his thirty-third home run of the season, and his fourth home run in three games, knocking in Jonathan Lucroy, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon would come in and pitched a four-out save, his twenty-seventh save of the season, getting Cody Ranson to strike out, swinging, for the game’s final out.
Cole Hamels (14-6, 2.94) got the win as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out ten. Johnathan Papelbon collected his twenty-seventh save of the season as he pitched an inning and a third, striking out three. Mike Fiers (6-6, 2.90) took the lost as he lasted five innings, giving up four runs on five hits, four walks and a hit batter, while striking out five. Kameron Loe, Francisco Rodriguez and Jim Henderson combined for four scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Loe (1), Henderson (1)), while striking out six (Loe (1), Rodriguez (3), Henderson (2)).
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Singles) and Ryan Howard (Single, Double, RBI) leading the team with two hits apiece. John Mayberry, Jr. (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Erik Kratz (Home Run, RBI) and Juan Pierre (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had four walks and a hit batter (Kevin Frandsen) in the game.
On Sunday, the Brewers tried to take a 1-0 lead in the first as, with a runner on third, via a triple by Nyjer Morgan, and with nobody out, Morgan broke for home on a grounder that Rickie Week had hit directly to Phils’ starter Kyle Kendrick, who then made Morgan run back to third base, before finally tagging him out, 1-unassisted, for the inning’s first out. The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, scoring Dom Brown, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Kevin Frandsen and Ryan Howard, with Frandsen stopping at second base, and a walk by Ty Wigginton, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Brown hits a bases clearing double, knocking in Frandsen, Howard and Wigginton, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Phils tried to make it a 6-0 lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Laynce Nix, who had earlier reached base on Ryan Braun’s fielding error, then went to third base on Brown’s single, is thrown out at home plate on a fielder’s choice grounder, on a good play by first baseman Travis Ishikawa, after he had caught Martinez’s sharp grounder to first, 3-2, as catcher Jonathan Lucroy applied the tag, for the inning’s second out, while Brown would move up to second base on the play. The Phils then took a 7-0 lead as Brian Schneider hits a two-run double, knocking in both Brown and Martinez. The Phils then make it an 8-0 lead in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Mayberry, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on John Axford’s wild pitch, while sending Nix, who had just walked, on to second base. That would end up being the final score as Michael Schwimer would get Cody Ransom to strike out, swinging, with runners on the corners, for the game’s final out.
Kyle Kendrick (6-9, 4.20) would get the win as he pitched eight shutout innings, giving up just three hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Michael Schwimer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out two. Randy Wolf (3-10, 5.69) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and two walks, while striking out four. Mike McClendon pitched an inning, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on two hits. John Axford pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen (Singles) and Dom Brown (2 Singles, Double, 4 RBIs) both leading the team with three hits apiece, followed by John Mayberry, Jr. (Singles), Ryan Howard (Singles), Michael Martinez (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Brian Schneider (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) with two hits each. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (56-65, 4th East) start a four-game series with the Reds (74-48, 1st Central) with the game already in progress.
Home runs once again hurt the Phils as they lose the series opener to the Brew Crew, 7-4.
The Phils’ bullpen allows another game to get away in the eighth inning, via a grand slam home run, as the Phils lose to the Brew Crew, 7-4.
The Brewers took the lead in the first as, with two men out, Ryan Braun hits a solo home run, his thirtieth home run of the season, giving the Brewers a 1-0 lead. The Brewers then made it a 2-0 lead as Aramis Ramirez followed with a solo home run of his own, his sixteenth home run of the year. The Phils got a run back in the third as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a double, then stole first second base, and then third base, would score on Ryan Howard’s grounder to second baseman Rickie Weeks, who threw to second base in an attempt to start a double play, except that shortstop Jean Segura would make a missed catch error on the force attempt, allowing Chase Utley, who had earlier walked, to be safe at second base, while Howard would reach first base, making it a 2-1 Brewers’ lead. The Brewers added to their lead in the fourth as Braun hits a lead-off home run, his thirty-first home run of the season, and his second of the ballgame, giving the Brewers a 3-1 lead. The Phils took the lead in the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Howard, a walk by Dom Brown, moving Howard up to second base, and a single by Laynce Nix, moving Howard to third base, and Brown to second base, and with two men out, Kevin Frandsen hits a bases clearing double, scoring Howard, Brown and Nix, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. The Brewers retook the lead in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via Weeks reaching first base on Frandsen’s throwing error, an intentional walk to Braun, moving Weeks up to second base and a walk to Aramis, moving up both runners, and with two men out, Corey Hart hits a grand slam home run, his twenty-third home run of the year, scoring Weeks, Braun and Aramis, giving the Brew Crew a 7-4 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jim Henderson picked up his third save of the year as he got Erik Kratz to hit into a 5-3 ground out with the bases loaded, ending the game.
Cliff Lee got a no-decision as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, only three of which were earned, on five hits, while striking out twelve. Josh Lindblom blew his third save attempt of the season, before taking the lost (2-3, 3.76) as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs on a hit and two walks. Marco Estrada also received a no-decision as he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and three walks, while striking out a batter. Jose Veras pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks, while striking out four. Livan Hernandez (4-1, 5.06) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Manny Parra received his sixth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Jim Henderson collected his third save of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Ryan Howard (Singles, RBI) and Kevin Frandsen (2 Singles, Double, 3 RBIs) both leading the team with three hits apiece, followed by Juan Pierre (Singles) with two hits. Jimmy Rollins, Dom Brown, Laynce Nix and Cliff Lee had the other four Phils’ hits, all singles. The Phils also had five walks and three stolen bases (Rollins (2, 19 and 20) and Pierre (29)) in the game, as they left too many men on base.
The Phils (54-64, 4th East) will continue their series with the Brewers (53-64, 4th Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Miller Park and is to start at 8:10 pm EDT (7:10 CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (6-7, 3.97), who is coming off a no-decision against the Cardinals on August 12, as he went five and a third innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and two walks, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 8-7 extra-innings win. He will be trying to improve on his last start. The Brewers will counter with Yovani Gallardo (11-8, 3.78), who is coming off a win against the Astros on August 12, as he threw seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Brewers’ 5-3 win. He will be trying to trying to give the Phils’ some fits. The Phils will be trying to even up the series.
The Phils are unable to sweep the fish as they lose to the Marlins, 9-2.
A bullpen meltdown in the eighth inning ends the Phils chances to sweep the fish before they lose to the Marlins, 9-2.
The Marlins took the lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Greg Dobbs hits an RBI single, knocking in Carlos Lee, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Giancarlo Stanton’s double, giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead, while sending Stanton, who had just doubled, up to third base. The Marlins then made it a 2-0 lead as Donovan Solano hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Stanton. The Phils got a run back in the fifth as Ty Wigginton hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the season, cutting the Marlins’ lead down to 2-1. The Phils tied the game up at two-all in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Wigginton hits an RBI single, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Chase Utley’s walk, while sending Utley, who had just walked, up to third base. The Marlins retook the lead in their half of the sixth as, with two men out, Dobbs hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season, giving the Marlins a 3-2 lead. The Marlins added to their lead in the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Stanton hits an RBI single, knocking in Jose Reyes, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Lee’s single, giving the Marlins a 4-2 lead, while sending Lee, who had just singled, up to second base. Four batters later, with the bases loaded, after both Lee and Stanton had moved up a base on Dobbs fly out to center field for the inning’s first out, and an intentional walk to Solano, and with two men out, the Marlins bust the game wide open as Austin Kearns hits a two-run single, knocking in both Lee and Stanton, giving the Marlins a 6-2 lead, while sending Solano up to second base. The Marlins then took an 8-2 lead as Bryan Pattersen hits a two-run double, scoring both Solano and Kearns. The Marlins then made it a 9-2 lead as Gorkys Hernandez hits an RBI single, knocking in Kearns. That would end up being the final score as Ryan Webb pitched a scoreless ninth.
Roy Halladay (6-7, 3.80) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. B.J. Rosenberg pitched to three batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up three runs, on two hits and a walk. Raul Valdes pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a walk. Michael Schwimer pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on three hits, while striking out a batter. Mark Buehrle (10-11, 3.74) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk, while he struck out three. Mike Dunn collected his fourteenth hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Ryan Webb pitched a scoreless inning.
The Phils had only five hits in the game, with Ty Wigginton leading the team with two hits, a single and a home run, knocking in both Phils’ runs. Jimmy Rollins, Kevin Frandsen and John Mayberry, Jr. had the other three Phils’ hits, all singles, as the offense is once again shut down by Buehrle.
The Phils (54-63, 4th East) will start a four-game series with the Brewers (52-64, 4th Central) starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Miller Park and is supposed to start at 8:10 pm EDT (7:10 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (2-7, 3.85), who is coming off a lost to the Cardinals on August 11, as he pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on ten hits, while he struck out six, in the Phils’ 4-1 lost. He will be trying for his third win of the season. The Brewers will counter with Marco Estrado (0-5, 4.36), who is coming off a no-decision against the Astros on August 11, as he went four innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, while striking out three, in the Brewers’ 6-5 extra-innings lost. He will be trying to get his first win of the year. The Phils will be trying to start off the series with a win.
The bullpen allows one to get away as the Phils fall to the Braves, 12-6.
The Phils bullpen comes apart in the late innings, at the Phils lose to the Braves, 12-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his thirteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Braves tied the game up at one-all in the second as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, David Ross hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Freddie Freeman, who had earlier walked, stopped at second base on Dan Uggla’s single, then moved up to third base on Kyle Kendrick’s wild pitch, while sending Uggla, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on the wild pitch, to reach third base. The Braves took the lead two batters later as, now with runners on the corners, after Paul Janish’s walk, and with still two men out, Tim Hudson helped his own cause by hitting a two-run double, knocking in both Uggla and Janish, giving the Braves a 3-1 lead. The Braves then took a 4-1 lead two batters later, after Michael Bourn had walked, as Martin Prado hits an RBI single, scoring Hudson, while Bourn would go on to third base on the late throw to the plate. The Braves then made it a 6-1 lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Bourne hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, knocking in Janish, who had started the inning off with a single. The Phils started a comeback in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, making it a 6-2 Braves’ lead. The Phils then cut it down to a 6-3 Braves’ lead as Dom Brown followed with a double of his own, scoring Rollins. Two batters later, after Chase Utley is hit by a pitch, the Phils’ tied the score at six-all as Ryan Howard hits a three-run blast, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Brown and Utley. The Braves regain the lead in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Jason Heyward, an intentional walk to Chipper Jones and a walk to Freeman, moving up the runners, and with two men out, Uggla hits a bases clearing double, scoring Heyward, Jones and Freeman, giving the Braves a 9-6 lead. The Braves then made it a 10-6 lead as Uggla scored on third baseman Frandsen’s throwing error to first of Ross’ grounder. The Braves increased their lead in the eighth as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Bourn hits an RBI double, knocking in pinch hitter Tyler Pastornicky, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Braves an 11-6 lead. The Braves then took a 12-6 lead three batters later as, with the bases loaded, after Prado walks, Bourn then moving up to third on Heyward’s fly out to center field for the inning’s first out and Jones intentionally walked for the second time in the game, and with one man out, Freeman hits an RBI ground out, 1-3, scoring Bourn, on a ball that pitcher Jeremy Horst could have turned into a 1-2-3 doubleplay if he had caught the ball cleanly. That would end up being the final score as Craig Kimbrel threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he pitched only three and a third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, three walks, and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes pitched one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Michael Schwimer recorded a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Antonio Bastardo (2-4, 5.45) took the lost as he lasted just two-thirds of an inning, giving up three runs on a hit and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Josh Linblom pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on two hits and two walks. Jeremy Horst pitched an inning, giving up two walks, while striking out two. Tim Hudson also received a no-decision as he went four and one-third innings, giving up six runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. Luis Avilan pitched a third of an inning, getting out the one man whom he would face. Cory Gearrin also pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter whom he would face. Chad Durbin (4-1, 3.07) would get the win as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jonny Venters, Eric O’Flaherty and Craig Kimbrel combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (O’Flaherty) and a walk (O’Flaherty), while striking out five (Venters (1), O’Flaherty (2), Kimbrel (2)).
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Double, Home Run, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Dom Brown had the other Phils’ hit, a double, knocking in their sixth and final run. The Phils also had four walks and a hit batter (Chase Utley) in the game.
The Phils (50-61, 5th) have the day off.
The Phils take the series as they defeat the D-backs on Saturday and Sunday by the scores of 3-0 and 5-4.
The Phils take the weekend series from Arizona by defeating the D-backs by the scores of 3-0 and 5-4.
On Saturday, the Phils took the lead in the third as Erik Kratz hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then increased their lead in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Ryan Howard, a double by John Mayberry, Jr., with Howard stopping at third base, and a walk to Dom Brown, and with two men out, Kratz forced in a run as he took a walk, bringing home Howard, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while moving up a base both Mayberry and Brown. The Phils added an insurance run in the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on Mike Zagurski’s wild pitch, then went to third base on Howard’s single, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, while sending Howard, who had just singled, up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twenty-fourth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth.
Roy Halladay (5-6, 4.02) got the win as he threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and a walk, while striking out five. Josh Lindblom collected his seventeenth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-fourth save of the year by throwing a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Joe Saunders (5-8, 3.57) took the lost as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out three. Brad Ziegler pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face. Mike Zagurski pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. Matt Albers pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ryan Howard leading the ballclub with two hits, both singles. Kevin Frandsen (Single), Chase Utley (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), Dom Brown (Single, RBI), Erik Kratz (Single, 2 RBIs) Nate Schierholtz (Single) and pinch hitter Ty Wigginton (Single), had the other seven Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks in the game.
In Sunday’s game, the D-backs took the lead in the second as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Chris Johnson hits a two-run home run, his eleventh home run of the season, knocking in Justin Upton, who had started the inning off with a single, giving the D-backs a 2-0 lead. The D-backs then took a 3-0 lead as Stephen Drew followed with a solo home run, his first home run of the year. The Phils got a run back in their half of the first as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Dom Brown’s double, would score on Trevor Cahill’s wild pitch, cutting the D-backs’ lead down to 3-1, while Brown would move up to third. The Phils then made it a 3-2 lead as Erik Kratz hits an RBI double, knocking in Brown. The Phils would tie the game up at three-all in the fifth as, with one man out, Chase Utley hits a solo home run, his seventh home run of the season. The D-backs retook the lead in the sixth as Paul Goldschmidt hits a solo home run, his sixteenth home run of the season, giving the D-backs a 4-3 lead. The Phils would retie the game at four-all in the eighth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Brown hits a line drive towards the mound that would bounce off of David Hernandez, and then heads towards the first base line, which Dom would then beat out for an infield single, as Hernandez’s throw to first would hit Brown’s left hand. As this was going on, Mayberry, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on a wild pitch by Hernandez, would move up to third base on the play, slowing down as he touched the bag, before running home to score on Hernandez’s throwing error, beating catcher Henry Blanco’s tag. The Phils then won the game in the bottom of the ninth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by pinch hitter Juan Pierre, who moved up to second base on Nate Schierholtz’s sacrifice bunt, 5-3, a single by pinch hitter Laynce Nix, which sent Pierre to third base, an intentional walk to Utley, moving Nix up to second base, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single to right, knocking in Pierre, giving the Phils a 5-4 walk-off win.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he went eight innings, giving up four runs on eight hits, while he struck out five. Jonathan Papelbon (3-4, 3.00) got the win as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Trevor Cahill also received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits, two walks and a wild pitch, while striking out six. David Hernandez committed his fifth blown save of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a wild pitch, while striking out one. Takashi Saito pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man whom he would face. Josh Collmentor (3-3, 4.23) took the lost as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Single, Home Run, RBI), Dom Brown (Single, Double) and Erik Kratz (Single, Double, RBI) all leading the team with two hits apiece. Kevin Frandsen, Ryan Howard (RBI), John Mayberry, Jr, Cliff Lee, pinch hitter Juan Pierre and pinch hitter Laynce Nix had the other six Phils’ hits, all singles. The other two Phils’ runs came in on a wild pitch and an error. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (49-59, 4th) will start a three-game series with the Braves (62-46, 2nd), starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (6-6, 3.63), who is coming off a win against the Nats on August 1, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two unearned runs on six hits and a walk, in the Phils’ 3-2 win. He will be trying to start off the series with the Braves with a win. The Braves will counter with Ben Sheets (3-1, 1.46) who is coming off a lost against the Marlins on August 1, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on eleven hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Braves’ 4-2 lost. He will be trying to improve his record. The Phils will be trying to continue their present winning ways at the Bank.
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