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The Phils continue their visit to San Diego as they go for their fourteenth straight win at Petco Park.
The Phils will be going for their fourteen straight win at Petco Park as they continue their visit with the Padres.
The Phils (7-7, 5th East) continue their trip to San Diego as they plan to go for their third straight win. They will be visting the Padres (3-12, 5th West) as they try to break both their losing straight and the Phils present overall winning streak at their home park. The game will be played at Petco Park and will be starting early at 8:35 pm EDT (5:35 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (3-0, 1.17), who is coming off a win against the Giants on April 16, where he pitched eight strong innings, giving up only two runs on seven hits and three walks, as he struck out six, in the Phils’ 5-2 win. Halladay career record against the Padres is 3-0 with a 1.90 ERA, while he struck out 29 Padres. He will be going for his fourth straight victory of the seasom, as well as his fourth victory against the Padres, while trying to help pitch the Phils to their fourteenth straight win at Petco Park. The Padres will try to counter with Cory Luebke (1-1, 3.71), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on April 16, as he threw seven strong innings of his own, as he gave up only a run on six hits and a walk, while he struck out four, in the Padres’ 7-1 blowout. Luebke has an 0-1 career record against the Phils with an ERA of 2.25, while striking out seven Phils. He will be trying to stop the Padres present losing streak, while trying to even up his career record against the Phils. The Phils will be out to win their first series on the road, while trying to increase their team record to fourteen straight win at Petco Park.
The Phils reward Cole Hamels second straight great start with a late four-run outburst as they defeat the Padres, 4-1.
The Phils reward Cole Hamels strong start by scoring four run as they beat the Padres, 4-1.
The Padres broke up a 0-0 pitchers’ duel in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Cameron Maybin, who had started off the inning with a triple, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at 1-1 in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Shane Victorino and Ty Wigginton, and then a bunt single by Freddy Galvis, as he was making a sacrifice bunt attempt, which allowed both Victorino and Wigginton to move up a base, and with nobody out, Brian Schneider hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, while sending Wigginton to third base, and Galvis up to second base, leaving the bases loaded. Two batters later, with the bases still loaded, and now with one man out, the Phils took the lead as Juan Pierre hits a two-run single, scoring both Wigginton and Galvis, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead, while sending Schneider up to second base. The Phils then added to their lead in the eighth as, with one man out, Victorino hits a solo home run, his second home run of the year, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fifth save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Orlando Hudson, looking, for the game’s final out.
Cole Hamels (2-1, 2.95) got the win as he pitched six strong innings, giving up just one run on six scattered hits and a walk, while striking out four. Jose Contreras gets his first hold of the season, as he made his first official appearance after rejoining the ballclub on Monday, as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Chad Qualls collected his fourth hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fifth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out a batter. Edinson Volquez (0-2, 4.30) took the lost as he pitched six innings plus three batters, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out five. Andrew Cashner blew his first save opportunity of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Josh Spence pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on four hits. Joe Thatcher pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up no hits.
The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino (Single, Home Run, RBI), Ty Wigginton (Singles), Freddy Galvis (Singles) and Brian Schneider (Singles, RBI) all leading the ballclub with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single, 2 RBIs), Placido Polanco (Single) and Cole Hamels (Double) had the other three Phils’ hits, as this time the team was able to get the key hits they needed in their three-run seventh. The Phils also had three walks.
The Phils (7-7, 5th East) will continue their four-game series with the Padres (3-12, 5th West) with a game later today. The game will be played at Petco Park, and will start at 8:35 pm EDT (5:35 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (3-0, 1.17), who is coming off a victory against the Giants on April 16, as he went eight strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks, while he struck out six, in the Phils’ 5-2 win. He will be going for his fourth straight victory, while trying to help pitch the Phils to their fourteenth straight win at Petco Park. The Padres will try to counter with Cory Luebke (1-1, 3.71), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on April 16, as he went seven innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while he struck out four, in the Padres’ 7-1 blowout. He will be trying to stop the Padres present losing streak. The Phils will be out to win their fourteenth straight game at Petco Park, while trying to make Doc a four game winner.
Four home runs help leads the Phils to victory as they hang on to beat the Padres, 8-6.
Four home runs, two from Chase Utley, help leads the Phils to victory as they hang on to defeat the Padres, 8-6.
The Phils took a quick 3-0 lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits a three-run shot to left, his fifth home run of the year, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had lead-off the inning with a double, then stole third base as Shane Victorino walked, and Victorino, who had just walked. The Padres would cut the Phils’ lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Cameron Maybin hits a two-run home run, his sixth home run of the year, knocking in Mat Latos, who had earlier singled, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 3-2. Two batters later, now with one man out, the Padres tied the game up at three-all as Chase Headley hits a solo home run, his third home run of the season. The Padres then took the lead in the seventh as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Maybin hits an RBI single, scoring Logan Forsythe, who had earlier tripled, giving the Padres a 4-3 lead. The Phils tied the game up at four-all in their half of the seventh as, on one pitch, pinch hitter Ryan Howard hits a solo pinch hit home run, his nineteenth home run of the season. Three batters later, with two men on, and with still nobody out, Michael Martinez hits a three-run home run of his own, his second home run of the season, knocking in pinch runner Wilson Valdez, who was running for pinch hitter Ross Gload, who had got on base with a pinch hit double, then went to third on Chad Qualls’ wild pitch, and Rollins, who had just walked, then went to second on Qualls’ wild pitch, after Martinez had earlier missed on two bunt attempts, giving the Phils a 7-4 lead. Two batters later, now with one man out, Utley hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the year, and his second home run of the game, giving the Phils an 8-4 lead. The Padres tried to come back in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Ryan Ludwick and Chris Denorfia, with Ludwick stopping at second base, and a walk to Forsythe, moving both runners up a base, and with two men out, Antonio Bastardo threw a wild pitch, allowing Ludwick to score, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 8-5, while allowing Denorfia to reach third base, and Forsythe to move up to second base. Two batters later, after Rob Johnson has walked, reloading the bases, the Padres made it an 8-6 Phils’ lead, as pinch hitter Kyle Phillips walked, forcing in Denorfia, while Forsythe and Johnson both moved up a base. The Phils then got out of the inning as, after Phillips was replaced at first base by pinch runner Cory Luebke, Maybin hit into a 1-3 ground out. That would be it as Ryan Madson recorded his seventeenth save of the season by getting Kyle Blanks to strikeout, swinging.
Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while he struck out one. Michael Stutes (5-1, 3.38) got the win as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on two hits, as he struck out one. Antonio Bastardo pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, a wild pitch and two walks. David Herndon recorded his third hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a walk. Ryan Madson received his seventeenth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out two. Mat Latos also received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, as he struck out seven. Chad Qualls blew his fourth save opportunity of the year before taking the lost (4-5, 3.51), as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up five runs on four hits and a walk. Anthony Bass pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, as he struck out a batter. Josh Spence pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while he struck out one.
The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Chase Utley leading the team with three hits, a single and two home runs, knocking in four runs, as he raised his average to .286. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Michael Martinez (Home Run, 3 RBIs), Shane Victorino (Single), Dom Brown (Double), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), pinch hitter Ryan Howard (Home Run, RBI), pinch hitter Ross Gload (Double) and pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz (Double), had the other eight Phils’ hits, as the team came out swinging late in the game to win it.
The Phils (63-36, 1st East) will continue their series with the Padres (44-57, 4th West) with an afternoon game, already in progress.
Powered by a pair of solo shots, the Phils blank the Padres, 3-0, starting their western visit with a win.
The Phils start off their western trip with a 3-0 blanking of the Padres.
The Phils took the lead in the second as Ben Francisco hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, the Phils made it a 2-0 lead as, with one man out, Brian Schneider hits a solo home run, his second home run of the year. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead in the third as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Placido Polanco, a walk by Jimmy Rollins, sending Polanco on to second base, and a walk by Raul Ibanez, with the runners both moving up a base, and with one man out, Francisco hits a sacrifice fly, that would be dropped by right fielder Chris Denorfia for a fielding error, allowing Polanco to score, while sending Rollins to third base, and Ibanez up to second base. The Phils would then miss several opportunities to bust the game open, while their starter Roy Oswalt would show that he has recovered nicely from his bad back injury as he threw six shut out innings, giving up only one hit, a two-out fifth inning single to Denorfia, and two walks, while he struck out seven. The Padres then threaten in the bottom of the seventh as, with two outs, they loaded up the bases via a single to Nick Hundley, and walks to Cameron Maybin, moving Hundley up to second base, and to pinch hitter Will Venable, sending both runners up one base, before Antonio Bastardo came in and shut the door by getting pinch hitter Alberto Gonzalez to fly out. The Padres made one last attempt in the ninth as, they put two men on, with two men out, before Jose Contreras finally ended the game as he recorded his fifth save of the year as he struck out Brad Hawpe looking.
Roy Oswalt (3-0, 1.88) got the win as he pitched six innings, giving up just one hit and two walks, while he struck out seven. David Herndon pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and two walks, as he received his first hold of the season. Antonio Bastardo recorded his first hold of the year, as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jose Contreras recorded his fifth save as he gave up a hit and a walk, while he struck out a batter. Mat Latos (0-3, 5.94) took the lost as he pitched only four and one-third innings, giving up three runs on four hits and five walks, while striking out seven. Cory Luebke, Pat Neshek and Chad Qualls followed with four and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Luebke (1), Neshek (2)) and two walks (Neshek and Qualls with one walk each), while striking out three (Luebke) between them. Oswalt showed that his back was okay, while the Phils pitching performed its fourth shut out of the season.
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Placido Polanco leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Ben Francisco (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Pete Orr (Single). Brian Schneider (Home Run, RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils offense blew several opportunities during the game to bust it wide open.
The Phils (12-6, 1st NL East) continue their four-game series with the Padres (8-11, 5th NL West) with a night game later today. The game will be played at Petco Park and will start at 10:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm PDT). Coel Hamels (1-1, 4.32), who is coming off a no-decision against the Marlins on April 17, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 3-2 win, will pitch for the Phils. He will be trying to continue the Phils’ present winning streak in Petco Park, while trying to pick up his second win of the year. The Padres will counter with Clayton Richard (1-0, 4.50), who is coming off a no-decision of his own against the Astros on April 17, as he pitched five and one-thirds innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Padres’ 8-6 win. He will also be trying for his second win of the season. The Phils will try to take a 2-0 lead in the series behind Hamels’ pitching arm.

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