Results tagged ‘ Citizens Bank Park ’
The Phils lose once again to the Reds, losing by the score of 3-2.
Kept under control for most of the game, the Phils end up losing their second straight game to the Reds, losing 3-2.
The Reds take the lead in the fifth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Drew Stubbs hits an RBI single, scoring Ryan Hanigan, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Bronson Arroyo’s sacrifice bunt, 2-4, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead. The Reds added to their lead two batters later as, after Stubbs had moved up to second base on Brandon Phillips’ single, Ryan Ludwick hits an RBI single, knocking in Stubbs, giving the Reds a 2-0 lead, while Phillips, who had just singled, would stop at second base. The Phils got a run back in their half of the fifth as, with two men out, Dom Brown hits a solo home run, his first home run of the year, cutting the Reds’ lead down to 2-1. The Reds added an insurance run in the eighth as Jay Bruce hits a lead-off home run, his twenty-sixth home run of the year, giving the Reds a 3-1 lead. The Phils got a run back in the ninth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, pinch hitter Ty Wigginton hits an RBI single, knocking in pinch hitter Kevin Frandsen, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Aroldis Chapman’s wild pitch, making it a 3-2 Reds’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Chapman recorded his thirty-first save of the year by getting Ryan Howard to line out to left field for the game’s final out.
Vance Worley (6-9, 4.09) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out three. Josh Lindblom pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Bronson Arroyo (10-7, 3.87) got the win as he pitched eight innings, plus a batter, giving up two runs on three hits, while striking out four. Aroldis Chapman collected his thirty-first save of the season, as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit and a wild pitch.
The Phils had just four hits in the game, with Dom Brown leading the team with two hits, a double and a home run, knocking in a run. Pinch Hitters Kevin Frandsen and Ty Wigginton (RBI) had the other two Phils’ hits, both singles, as the offense was keep under control by a pitcher they would normally beat up.
The Phils (57-67, T-3rd East) will conclude their four-game series with the Reds (76-49, 1st Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. Cole Hamels (14-6, 2.94), will start for the Phils, as he is coming off a win against the Brewers on August 18, as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while he struck out ten, in the Phils’ 4-3 win. He will be going for his four straight win. The Reds will counter with Johnny Cueto (16-6, 2.44), who is coming off a win against the Cubs on August 18, as he pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on three hits, while striking out eight, in the Reds’ 5-3 win. He will be trying to pitch the Reds into a series win. The Phils will be trying to end the series with a split.
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.
Chase Utley’s two-run shot gives the Phils the win over the World Champs as they defeat the Cardinals, 3-1.
Chase Utley’s two-run home run in the eighth inning helps lead the Phils over the World Champs as they down the Cards, 3-1.
The Cards took a 1-0 lead in the second as Carlos Beltran hits a lead-off home run, his twenty-eighth home run of the year. The Phils would tie the game up at one-all in their half of the second as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Dom Brown hits an RBI single that was able to get past Cards’ second baseman Daniel Descalso, scoring Ryan Howard, who had started off the inning with a double, and just kept on running after making sure that the ball would get past Descalso. The game then became a pitchers’ duel between Phils’ starter Roy Halladay, who would go eight innings, giving up a total of two hits, the other hit being a two-out single by Jon Jay in the third, as well as hitting a batter (Yadier Molina in the fifth), and Cards’ starter Kyle Lohse, who gave up a total of four hits, with the other two hits being a one-out single in the fifth by Kevin Frandsen and a two-out single by Frandsen in the seventh, along with two walks. The Phils took the lead for good in the eighth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits a two-run home run, his eighth home-run of the season, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on a balk by pitcher Barret Browning, then stopped at third base on Juan Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 2-4, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twenty-fifth save of the season as he ended the game by catching Beltran trying to steal second base, 1-6, with Rollins applying the tag for the game’s final out.
Roy Halladay (6-6, 3.80) got the win as he went eight innings, giving up a run on two hits and a hit batter, while striking out eight. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twenty-fifth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth, giving up two hits. Kyle Lohse received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Brett Browning (0-1, 4.11) took the lost as he gave up two runs on two hits and a balk, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had six hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Chase Utley (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Double) and Dom Brown (Single, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks and a stolen base (Juan Pierre (28)) in the game.
The Phils (51-61, 4th East) will continue their three-game series with the World Champions Cardinals (61-52, 3rd Central). The game wiill be played at Citizens Bank Park will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send out Cliff Lee (2-6, 3.78), who is coming off a no-decision against the Diamondbacks on August 5, as he went eight innings, giving up four runs on eight hits, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 5-4 walk-off win. He will be trying to pitch the Phils into a series win. The Cards will try to counter with Jake Westbrook (11-8, 3,76), who is coming off a win against the Giants on August 6, as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, as he struck out four, in the Cards’ 8-2 rout. He will be trying to even up the series. The Phils will be trying to take another series from the world champs.
The Phils finally end their losing streak with the Braves, as Hamels five-hits Atlanta, leading to a 3-0 win.
Cole Hamels five-hit the Braves as the Phils finally end their losing streak with Atlanta, winning 3-0.
The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as Dom Brown hits an RBI double, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a double. Two batters later, with Brown still on second base, and now with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in Brown, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. That would turn out to be more than enough for Cole Hamels, as he threw a complete game shutout, the fifth of his career, allowing only five hits, all singles, to the Braves: a lead-off single to Chipper Jones in the second, who is, two batters latter, wiped out at second base for the inning’s second out, on a 4-6-3 doubleplay ball hit by Brian McCann; a two-out single in the fifth by McCann, who is thrown out at second base, 8-4, trying to stretch it into a double, by a strong throw by left fielder Brown as second baseman Chase Utley applies the tag; a lead-off bunt single in the seventh by Michael Bourn, who is then left stranded at first base; a lead-off single in the eighth by Freddie Freeman , who is, two batters later, wiped out at second base for the inning’s second out, on a 6-4-3 doubleplay ball hit by Reed Johnson and a one-out single in the ninth by pinch hitter Tyler Pastornicky, before Hamels ended the game two batters later by getting Martin Prado to ground out, 6-3, for the final out.
Cole Hamels (12-6, 3.14) got the win, his first since signing his new contract, as he threw a complete game shutout, giving up just five hits, which striking out six. Mike Minor (6-8, 4.95) took the lost as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out five. Luis Avilan and Cory Gearnin combined for a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter (Avilan).
The Phils had seven hits in the ballgame, with Erik Kratz (Single, Double) and Nate Schierholtz (Singles) both leading the club with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Dom Brown (Double, RBI) and Ryan Howard (Home Run, 2 RBIs) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks in the game.
The Phils (50-60, T-4th) will conclude their series with the Braves (63-47, 2nd) 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 Kyle Kendrick (4-9, 4.45), who is coming off a lost to the D-backs on August 3, after replacing Joe Blanton, who had been traded to the Dodgers, as he went four innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on five hits, as he struck out two, in the Phils’ 4-2 lost. He will be trying to pitched the Phils to their third straight series win. The Braves plan to counter with their ace Tim Hudson (11-4, 3.45), who is coming off a win against the Astros on August 3, as he went seven and a third innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and two walks, while striking out three, in the Braves’ 4-1 win. He will be going for his twelfth win of the season. The Phils will be going for the series win tonight.
The Phils are still unable to defeat the Braves, as they lose to Atlanta, 6-1.
The Phils still can’t find ways to beat the Braves, as they once again fall to Atlanta, 6-1.
The Braves took the lead in the third as, with two men on, and with two men out, Freddie Freeman hits a two-run double, knocking in Michael Bourn, who had earlier walked, then stopped at second base on Martin Prado’s single, and Prado, who had just singled, giving the Braves a 2-0 lead, before stopping at third on the throw to the plate. The Braves then took a 3-0 lead as Freeman scored on Vance Worley’s wild pitch. The Braves added to their lead in the fourth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Bourn hits an RBI single, scoring Paul Janish, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Ben Sheets’ sacrifice bunt, giving the Braves a 4-0 lead. The Phils got a run back in their half of the fourth as John Mayberry, Jr. hits a lead-off home run, his ninth home run of the season, cutting the Braves’ lead down to 4-1. The Braves got the run back in the seventh as, with a man on first, and with one man out, Brian McCann hits an RBI single on a ball that right fielder Nate Schierholtz was unable to catch as he dived for it, allowing Jason Heyward, who had earlier singled, to score, giving the Braves a 5-1 lead. The Braves added to their lead in the ninth as, with one man out, Heyward hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, giving the Braves a 6-1 lead. That would be the final score as Cristhian Martinez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Vance Worley (6-7, 3.83) took the lost as he went only three and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on six hits, three walks and a wild pitch, while striking out two. Raul Valdes pitched an inning and a third, striking out three. B.J. Rosenberg pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jeremy Horst pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Michael Schwimer pitched two innings, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two. Ben Sheets (4-1, 1.41) got the win as he pitched seven and a third innings, giving up a run on seven hits and a walk. Eric O’Flaherty pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face. Cristhian Martinez threw a 1-2-3 inning.
The Phils had only seven hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Dom Brown (Single), Chase Utley (Double), John Mayberry, Jr. (Home Run, RBI) and Nate Schierholtz (Double) had the other five Phils’ hits, as the offense was kept in check by Braves’ pitching. The Phils also had a walk in the game.
The Phils (49-60, T-4th) will continue their series with the Braves (63-46, 2nd) 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 Cole Hamels (11-6, 3.34), who is coming off a lost against the Nats on August 2, as he pitched seven inning, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out nine, in the Phils’ 3-0 lost. He will be once again trying to win his first start since signing his new contract. The Braves will counter with Mike Minor (6-7, 5.01), as he is coming off a no-decision against the Marlins on August 2, as he went only three and two-thirds innings, giving up no runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out one, in the Braves’ 6-1 win. He will be trying to help continue the Braves current winning streak against the Phils. The Phils will be trying to give Hamels his first win since signing his contract extension.
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.
The Phils are unable to complete the sweep as they are blanked by the Nats, 3-0.
The Phils are prevented from completing the sweep as they get blanked by the Nats, 3-0.
The Phils tried to take the lead in the second as, with two men on, and with one man out, John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier reached base on a force out, 5-4, as Ty Wigginton, who had lead-off the inning reaching base on third baseman Ryan Zimmerman’s fielding error, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s first out, then moved up to second base on Dom Brown’s walk, is sent home on Michael Martinez’s single to right, but is instead thrown out at the plate by a strong throw from right fielder Bryce Harper, as catcher Sandy Leon applies the tag for the inning’s second out, while Brown, who had just walked, would stop at second base on the play. The Nats took the lead in their half of the second as Adam LaRoche hits a lead-off home run, his twentieth home run of the season, giving the Nats a 1-0 lead. The Nats increased their lead in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, LaRoche hits an RBI single, knocking in Zimmerman, who had earlier reached base on an infield single, then stopped at second base on Michael Morse’s single, giving the Nats a 2-0 lead, while sending Morse, who had just singled, up to third base, before moving up to second base on the throw to the plate. The Nats then took a 3-0 lead as Jayson Werth hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, scoring Morse, while moving Zimmerman up to third base. That would end up being the final score as Tyler Clippard recorded his twenty-first save of the season by striking out Ryan Howard on a third called strike, with two men on base, for the final out.
Cole Hamels (11-6, 3.34) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Michael Schwimer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks, while striking out two. Ross Detwiler (6-4, 3.02) got the win as he pitched seven shutout innings, giving up just three hits and two walks, while striking out three. Sean Burnett collected his twenty-fourth hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Tyler Clippard received his twenty-first save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking two batters, while striking out one.
The Phils had only three hits in the game, singles by Kevin Frandsen, Chase Utley and Michael Martinez, as they kept on helping the Nats’ pitching staff by going after bad pitches. They also had four walks in ballgame.
The Phils (47-58, 5th East) will come home to start a three-game series with the D-backs (54-51, 3rd West) starting 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 Joe Blanton (8-9, 4.59), who is coming off a lost to the Braves on July 28, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on fours hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 2-1 lost. He will be trying to once again even up his record. The D-backs plan to counter with Ian Kennedy (9-8, 4.20), who is coming off a win against the Mets on July 28, as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out nine, in the D-backs’ 6-3 win. He will be going for win no. 10. The Phils will be trying to start off the new homestand on a winning note.
The Phils scored four runs in their last at-bat to defeat the Brewers, 7-6.
The Phils score four times in their last at-bat to come back from behind to beat the Brew Crew, 7-6.
The Brewers took the lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Aramis Ramirez hits an RBI double, knocking in Carlos Gomez, who was earlier hit by a pitch, then stole second base, giving the Brewers a 1-0 lead. The Brewers then made it a 2-0 lead as Corey Hart hits an RBI single, scoring Ramirez. The Phils got a run back in their half of the first as, with two men out, Chase Utley hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season, and his second home run in two days, making it a 2-1 Brewers’ lead. The Phils then tied it up at two-all as Ryan Howard’s long fly to left center field, originally called a double, is called a home run by the umpires after seeing that it had cleared the home run line along the fence, giving Howard his fourth home run of the season, and his third home run in the last four games. The Brewers regain the lead in the third as, with a man on second, and with nobody out, Ryan Braun hits an RBI single on a ball that bounces off of Howard’s glove, knocking in Gomez, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base, for his second steal of the night, giving the Brew Crew a 3-2 lead. The Brewers then made it a 6-2 lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Gomez hits a three-run home run, on a ball that hits the left field foul pole, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Randy Wolf, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Norichika Aoki’s single, and Aoki, who had just singled. The Phils would get a run back in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via walks to Jimmy Rollins and Juan Pierre, who then perform a double steal, moving up to third and second base respectively, and a walk to Utley and with one man out, Rollins would score on catcher George Kottaras’ passed ball, cutting the Brewers’ lead down to 6-3, while allowing Pierre to move up to third base, and Utley to go to second base. The Phils then began a rally in the ninth as, after pinch hitter Laynce Nix struck out for the inning’s first out, Rollins would get on base with a walk. Pierre followed with a single to right, sending Rollins all the way to third, putting runners on the corners. While Utley was batting, Pierre stole second base, his second steal of the game. Utley then walked, loading up the bases. Howard then came to the plate, and after falling behind in the count, 0-2, hits a single up the middle, knocking in Rollins and Pierre, cutting the Brewers’ lead down to 6-5, while sending Utley to third base. The Phils then tied the game up at six-all as Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, while moving Howard up to second base. Hunter Pence then worked a walk, reloading the bases, as Howard and Ruiz both moved up a base. Erik Kratz is then sent in to pinch run for Howard. Ty Wigginton then comes to the plate and hits a fly ball to left, that would score Kratz from third, beating the off-line throw to the plate, for the walk-off 7-6 win.
Roy Halladay received a no-decision as he threw six innings, giving up six runs on eight hits, a hit batter and a walk, while striking out three. Michael Schwimer and Jake Diekman would combine for two scoreless innings, walking two batters (one each) between them, while striking out four (two batters each). Joe Savery (1-2, 5.63) gets the win, his first career win, as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Randy Wolf also got a no-decision as he also went six innings, as he gave up two runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out five. Manny Parra pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up an unearned run on three walks and a passed ball. John Axford received his first hold of the season as he threw one and one-third scoreless innings, striking out a batter. Francisco Rodriguez received his fifth blown save of the year before taking the lost (2-5, 4.47), as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up four runs on three hits and three walks, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Ryan Howard leading the team with three hits (Single, Double, Home Runs, 3 RBIs), followed by John Mayberry, Jr. who had two hits (Single, Double). Chase Utley (Home Run, RBI), Juan Pierre (Single) and Carlos Ruiz (Single, RBI) had the other three Phils’ hit. Ty Wigginton had the final Phil RBI, via a sacrifice fly, while the final run came in on a passed ball. The Phils also had nine walks and three stolen bases (Rollins (16) & Pierre (22 & 23)) in the game.
The Phils (43-54, 5th East) will continue their series with the Brew Crew (44-51, 4th Central) 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 Cliff Lee (1-6, 3.72), who is coming off a no-decision against the Dodgers on July 18, as he went eight strong innings, giving up just a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 5-3 extra-innings lost. He will once more be trying to record his second win of the season. The Brewers will counter with Zack Greinke (9-3, 3.57), who is coming off a no-decision against the Pirates on July 13, as he pitched five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out six, in the Brewers’ 10-7 win. He will be going for his tenth win of the season. The Phils will be going for their third straight win at home.
Antonio Bastardo’s eighth-inning meltdown leads to the Phils losing the series opener as they lose to the Braves, 5-0.
Ryan Howard’s return to the Phils’ line-up is spoiled by Antonio Bastardo’s eighth inning meltdown, as the Phils are blanked by the Braves, 5-0.
The game’s first seven innings saw a pitchers’ duel between Phils’ starter Kyle Kendrick, who gave up only four hits, one walk and a hit batter, while striking out five, as he kept out of trouble, and Braves’ starter Tim Hudson, who only allowed four hits, a walk and a hit batter to reach base, while he struck out none, before they both gave the game over to the bullpens, with Kendrick being taken out at the start of the eighth inning when the Braves brought in a pitch hitter for Hudson. The Braves ended the 0-0 scoreless tie in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by pinch hitter Matt Diaz, and walks by Michael Bourn and Chipper Jones, and with two men out, Freddie Freeman walked, forcing in Diaz, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead, while moving up a base both Bourn and Jones, leaving the bases loaded. The Braves then took a 5-0 lead as Brian McCann followed up with a grand-slam home run, his eleventh home run of the season, knocking in Bourn, Jones and Freeman. That would end up being the final score as Chad Durbin threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just four hits, a walk and a hit batter, while he struck out five. Antonio Bastardo (2-3, 5.34) took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up five runs on two hits and three walks. Michael Schwimer pitched a third of an inning, striking out a batter. Jeremy Horst pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Tim Hudson (7-4, 3.56) got the win as he pitched seven scoreless inning, giving up four hits, a walk, and hitting a batter. Eric O’Flaherty and Chad Durbin combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (O’Flaherty) and a walk (O’Flaherty) between them, while striking out two (O’Flaherty).
The Phils had only five hits in the game, with Ryan Howard (Single, Double), as he made his first appearance in the line-up for 2012, leading the team with two hits. Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr. had the other three Phils’ hits, all singles. The Phils also had two walks, and a hit batter (Chase Utley), as they were unable to produce any offense, while going 0-8 with runners in scoring position.
The Phils (37-48, 5th) will continue their series with the Braves (44-39, 4th) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:15 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Joe Blanton (7-7, 4.85), who is coming off a lost to the Marlins on July 1. as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while he struck out seven, in the Phils’ 5-2 lost. He will be trying to even up the series. The Braves will counter with Tommy Hanson (9-5, 3.70) , who is coming off a lost to the Cubs on July 2, as he went seven innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk, while he struck out eight, in the Braves’ 4-1 lost. Hanson will be trying to pitch the Braves to a series win. The Phils will be trying to even up the series.
mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes
Recent Comments