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The Phils’ bats gets hot in the Chicago afternoon heat as they crush the Cubs, 9-1.
The Phils’ offense gets hot in the Chicago heat as they pound the Cubs into submission, 9-1.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Michael Martinez, who had earlier hit an infield single, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Chase Utley, who had earlier walked, on to third base. The Phils then made it a 2-0 lead as Shane Victorino hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Utley, while Howard would move up to second base. The Phils added to their lead in the second as. with a runner on second, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hit an RBI double, knocking in Worley, who had earlier doubled, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils then took a 4-0 lead as Martinez hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins. After Martinez stole second base, his second steal of the game, he scored on an RBI double by Utley, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Phils then made it a 6-0 lead in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Brian Schneider hits an RBI double, knocking in Dom Brown, who had just walked. The Phils added to their lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Utley hits an RBI double, his second double of the ballgame, scoring Rollins, who had earlier reached first base on Carlos Pena’s fielding error before going to second on Pena’s throwing error to first. The Phils then made it an 8-0 lead in the sixth as, with one man out, Rollins hit a solo home run, his tenth home run of the season. The Phils then tried to increase their lead in the seventh as they loaded up the bases, via singles by Raul Ibanez and Brown, with Ibanez stopping at second base, and a walk to Schneider, moving both runners up a base, with two men out, before Worley ended the inning by grounding out, 3-1. The Cubs finally got on the scoreboard in their half of the seventh as they loaded up the bases, via a double by Aramis Ramirez, a walk by Pena, and a single by Marlon Byrd, sending Ramirez to third, and Pena up to second base, with no one out, as Geovany Soto hits into an RBI force out, 5-6-4, wiping out Byrd at second base for the inning’s first out, as Ramirez scored, making it an 8-1 Phils’ lead, while Pena would be safe at third, as Soto reached first base. Worley would then end the inning by getting Alfonso Soriano to hit into a 6-4-3 double play, wiping out Soto at second base. The Phils would get the run back in the eighth as Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his eleventh home run of the season, and his second home run of the game, as he hit the ball righthanded, after having earlier hit a home run from the left side, the second time that he has done it in his career (against the Reds, August 12, 2006) and the third Phil to do it (Steve Jeltz (1989), Tomas Perez (2001)), giving the Phils a 9-1 lead. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson came in and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Vance Worley (6-1, 2.02) got the win as he pitched eight strong innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks, as he struck out seven. Ryan Madson pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Ryan Dempster (7-7, 5.00) took the lost as he pitched three innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out five. Ramos Ortiz pitched three innings, giving up two runs, one of which was earned, on two hits, as he struck out three. John Grabow went two innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk, as he struck out two. Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
The Phils had twelve hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with three hits, a double and two home runs, one hit from both side of the plate, as he knocked in three runs, as he raised his average to .277. Michael Martinez (Singles, RBI) and Chase Utley (Doubles, 2 RBIs) both followed with two hits each. Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), Raul Ibanez (Single), Dom Brown (Single), Brian Schneider (Double, RBI) and Vance Worley (Double) had the other five Phils’ hit. Shane Victorino knocked in the last Phil run with a ground out.
The Phils (61-36, 1st East) will have tomorrow off, before they come home for a ten-game home stand, starting with four against the Padres (42-55, T-4 West) this upcoming weekend.
After a wild eighth inning, the Phils hold on to defeat the Mets, 8-5.
After getting through a very wild eighth inning, the Phils hold on to leave New York with a series win, as they defeat the Mets, 8-5.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, scoring Chase Utley, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 4-0 lead in the fifth as, with two men on, via singles by Kyle Kendrick and Jimmy Rollins, with Kendrick stopping at second base, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits a three-run home run, his first home run of the season, and of his career, knocking in both Kendrick and Rollins. The Phils then added to their lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Martinez hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Brian Schneider, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Kendrick’s sacrifice bunt, 2-4, and then stopped at third on Rollins’ single, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Mets finally got on the scoreboard in their half of the seventh as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, pinch hitter Scott Hairston hits an RBI single, knocking in Ronny Paulino, who had earlier doubled, making it a 5-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils then took advantage of a defensive mistake by the Mets in the top of the eighth as left fielder Jason Bay committed a fielding error on Howard’s fly ball as it hit his glove, allowing Howard to reach first base safely. After Raul Ibanez popped out to the first baseman in foul territory for the inning’s first out, Dom Brown walked, sending Howard to second base. Then, after John Mayberry, Jr., popped out to the first baseman in foul territory for the second out of the inning, Schneider walked, loading up the bases, moving up a base both Howard and Brown, with two men out, while bringing up to the plate pinch hitter Ross Gload. Gload proceeded to walk, forcing in Howard to make it a 6-1 Phils’ lead, while sending Brown on to third base and Schnieder up to second base, as the bases remained loaded. The next batter, Rollins, then hits a two-run single, scoring both Brown and Schneider, giving the Phils an 8-1 lead, while sending Gload all the way to third. Martinez then ended the inning by striking out, swinging. The Mets then started to make things close in their half of the eighth as Phils’ reliever Juan Perez would load up the bases by walking Willie Harris, Daniel Murphy and Bay, with nobody out. Charlie Manuel then came out, and replaced Perez with Ryan Madson. Madson then proceeded to get Lucas Duda to hit into a 4-6-3 doubleplay, wiping out Bay at second base, as Harris scored, making it an 8-2 Phils’ lead, while Murphy would reach third base. Paulino then followed with an RBI single, knocking in Murphy, making it an 8-3 Phils’ lead. After Madson hits Ruben Tejada with a pitch, sending Paulino up to second base, he reloaded the bases as he walked pinch hitter Nick Evans, moving up a base both Paulino and Tejada. The Mets then made it an 8-4 Phils’ lead as Angel Pagan hits an RBI single, scoring Paulino, while sending Tejada to third, and Evans to second, leaving the bases loaded. Manuel then came out, and called in Antonio Bastardo to attempt a four-out save. Bastardo finally ended the inning by striking out Justin Turner, swinging, as the Mets batted around in the inning. In the ninth, the Mets cut the Phils’ lead down to 8-5 as, with one man on, and with two men out, Luca hits an RBI triple, scoring Murphy, who had earlier doubled. But that would be the final score as Bastardo recorded his sixth save of the year by getting Paulino to ground out, 5-3, for the game’s final out.
Kyle Kendrick (5-4, 3.34), got the win as he pitched seven strong innings, pitching his way out of a couple of early jams, as he gave up just one run on six hits and three walks. Juan Perez pitched to three batters, giving up two runs, as he walked all three of the men that he would face. Ryan Madson pitched two-thirds of an inning, as he gives up a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batter. Antonio Bastardo collected his sixth save of the year as he went an inning and a third, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Mike Pelfrey (5-9, 4.67) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out two. D.J. Carrasco pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on three hits. Tim Byrdak pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face. Pedro Beato pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up three unearned runs, as he walked three batters. Ryota Igarashi pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out one. Jason Isringhausen pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two.
The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with three hits, all singles, knocking in two runs, as he raised his batting average to .271. Raul Ibanez (Singles), Brian Schneider (Singles) and Kyle Kendrick (Singles), all followed with two hits each. Michael Martinez (Home Run, 4 RBIs) and Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), had the other two Phils’ hits. Ross Gload had the other Phil RBI with a bases loaded walk.
The Phils (59-35, 1st East) will start a three-game series with the Cubs (38-58, 4th Central) with a game tonight. The game will be played at Wrigley Field and will start at 8:05 pm EST (7:05 pm CST). The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (11-3, 2.45), who is coming off a no-decision against the Braves on July 8, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 3-2 win. He will be going for win no. 12 on the season. The Cubs will counter with Rodrigo Lopez (1-2, 4.02), who is coming off a no-decision against the Pirates on July 8, as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out three, in the Cubs’ 7-4 lost. He will be trying to beat his old team. The Phils will be trying to start off the series with another opening series victory.
A defensive miscue opens up the floodgates as the Phils are thumped by the Mets, 11-2.
A defensive mess-up opens up the floodgates for the Mets as the Phils are thumped by the Mets, 11-2.
The Mets took the lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Daniel Murphy gets an RBI single on a pop up that should had been caught by Ryan Howard, but instead dropped in for a hit as Howard thought that he’d been called off by Chase Utley, who had already moved away from the play, allowing Scott Hairston, who had earlier doubled, and was running all out on the pop up, to score, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets then took a 3-0 lead in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Hairston hits a two-run double, scoring Jon Niese, who had earlier walked and had stopped at second base on Justin Turner’s single, and Turner, who had just singled. The Mets added to their lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Angel Pagan hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Nick Evans, who had earlier walked, stopped at second base on Ruben Tejada’s single, then went to third on Niese’s sacrifice bunt, giving the Mets a 4-0 lead. The Mets then broek the game wide open in the fifth as Murphy hits a lead-off home run, his sixth home run of the year, giving the Mets a 5-0 lead. Three batters later, the Mets took a 6-0 lead as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Evans hits an RBI triple, knocking in Jason Bay, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Mets then made it a 7-0 lead as Tejada hits an RBI single, scoring Evans. The Phils got on the scoreboard in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Raul Ibanez, Carlos Ruiz and Wilson Valdez, and with nobody out, pinch hitter Michael Martinez would get an RBI as Mets’ shortstop Tejada committed a force attempt fielding error on his grounder, scoring Ibanez, while Ruiz would reach third base, and Valdez would get to second base safely, making it a 7-1 Mets’ lead. The Phils then made it a 7-2 Mets’ lead as Jimmy Rollins hits into a 5-4-3 double play, scoring Ruiz, while Valdez reached third base, as Martinez was wiped out at second base. The Mets came back in their half of the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, Turner hits an RBI single, knocking in Lucas Duda, who had earlier doubled, giving the Mets an 8-2 lead, while sending Pagan, who had earlier walked, up to third, as Turner would move up to second base on the throw. The Mets then took an 11-2 lead as Hairston hits a three-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in both Pagan and Turner. That would be the final score as Manny Acosta would put down the Phils in the ninth.
Cole Hamels (11-5, 2.71) took the lost as he went four and a third innings, giving up seven runs on eight hits and four walks, while he struck out only three. David Herndon pitch one and two-thirds innings, giving up three hits, while striking out two. Danys Baez pitched an inning, giving up four runs on four hits and a walk. Andrew Carpenter pitched a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. Jon Niese (9-7, 3.73) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on six hits and a walk, while striking out six. Bobby Parnell and Manny Acosta pitched two scoreless inning, giving up a hit (Acosta) and a walk (Parnell), while striking out three (Parnell (2), Acosta (1)) between them.
The Phils had just seven hits in the game, all singles, with Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez both leading the team with two hits each. Carlos Ruiz, Wilson Valdez and pinch hitter Pete Orr had the other three Phils’ hits. Pinch Hitter Michael Martinez knocked in the only Phils’ RBI on an error with the bases loaded. Rollins knocked in the other Phils’ run with a doubleplay ground ball, thus not receiving an RBI.
The Phils (58-35, 1st) will conclude their three-game series with the Mets (47-46, 3rd) with a game that is already in progress.
The Phils allow one to slip thru their grasp as they lose in extra-innings to the Marlins, 7-6.
The Phils let one slip away as they lose in extra-innings to the Marlins, 7-6.
The Phils took the lead in the second inning as, with one man on, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Dom Brown, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with two men on, and with two men, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double, scoring Chase Utey, who had earlier doubled, and Ryan Howard, who had just been intentionally walked, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. The Marlins cut the Phils’ lead in their half of the third as, with two men on, and with two men on, Gaby Sanchez hits an RBI single, scoring Anibal Sanchez, who had earlier singled, then went to second on Emilio Bonifacio’s walk, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead, before Bonifiacio, who had earlier walked, scored on Brown’s fielding error, making it a 4-2 Phils’ lead, while allowing Sanchez to reach third base. The Marlins then made it a 4-3 Phils’ lead as the next batter, Hanley Ramirez, hits an RBI single, scoring G. Sanchez. The Phils added to their lead in the fourth as, with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 5-3 lead. The Phils then took a 6-3 lead in the sixth as, with one man out, thanks to Brown’s base running blunder of missing second base on what would otherwise had been a triple, but instead would be a single as the Marlins’ pitcher, Michael Dunn threw to second base for the out, 1-6, as the shortstop touched second base, Mayberry hits a solo home run, his fifth home run of the year and his second of the game. This would later come back to bite the Phils. The Marlins would cut down the Phils’ lead again in their half of the sixth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Logan Morrison hits a two-run home run, his twelfth home run of the season, scoring Ramirez, who had led off the inning with a single, making it a 6-5 Phils’ lead. The Marlins would tie the game up at six-all in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out. Ramirez hits an RBI single, knocking in Omar Infante, who had earlier tripled, while sending G. Sanchez, who had just walked, up to second base. The Marlins then tried to take the lead as they loaded the bases as Morrison reached base on a fielding error by Mayberry in center as he did not catch a ball that was catchable, as both G. Sanchez and Ramirez moved up a base. But, Andrew Carpenter got out of the jam by getting Mike Stanton to hit into a 5-4-3 doubleplay, wiping out Morrison at second base. The game stayed tied until the bottom of the tenth as, with one man out, Stanton hits a walk-off solo home run, his seventeenth home run of the season, giving the Marlins a 7-6 walk-off win.
Kyle Kendrick got a no-decision as he pitched only five innings, as he gave up three runs, only one of which was earned, on seven hits and two walks, while striking out two. David Herndon received his second hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on three hits, while he struck out one. Andrew Carpenter received his first blown save of the year as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while he struck out one. Michael Stutes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Danys Baez (2-4, 5.40) took the lost as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on one hit, while he struck out two. Anibal Sanchez also got a no-decision as he went only four innings, giving up five runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out six. Michael Dunn pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits. Randy Choate, Steve Cishek and Leo Nunez combined for three scoreless innings, giving up just two walks (Nunez) between them. Edward Mujica (6-2, 3.05) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, RBI), Chase Utley (Single, Double) and John Mayberry, Jr. (2 Home Runs, 3 RBIs) all leading the team with two hits each. Ryan Howard (Single), Raul Ibanez (Double, 2 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Single), had the other three Phils’ hits.
The Phils (55-33, 1st) have the day off today.
Roy Halladay pitches a complete game win as he returns to Toronto, as the Phils come from behind again to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-3.
Roy Halladay pitches a complete game in his return to Toronto, getting his eleventh win of the year as the Phils come from behind again to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-3.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier walked, then stole second, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Placido Polanco, who had also earlier walked, up to second base. The Blue Jays would tie the game up at one-all in the fourth as Jose Bautista hits a lead-off home run, his twenty-sixth home run of the year. The Phils retook the lead in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Rollins hits an RBI ground-rule double, scoring Ross Gload, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third on Carlos Ruiz’s single, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while Ruiz, who had just singled, would stop at third. The Blue Jays would tied the game again, this time at two-all, in their half of the fifth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, John McDonald hits an RBI single, knocking in Corey Patterson, who had earlier singled, then went to third on Chase Utley’s throwing error as the ball hit one of Patterson’s legs. The Blue Jays then took the lead two batters later as, with a man on second, and with two men out, as McDonald had reached second base on Aaron Hill’s ground out, 5-3, Eric Thames hits an RBI single, scoring McDonald, giving the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. The Phils regain the lead in the seventh as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Utley redeemed himself by hitting a two-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Ruiz, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Rollins’ fly out to center, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. The Phils added an insurance run in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, who was earlier safe at first on a force out, 1-6, forcing out Rollins, who had earlier singled, at second base, while he beat out the throw to first, then went to second on Howard’s walk, giving the Phils a 5-3 lead, while moving Howard, who had just walked, up to second base. That would be the final score, as Halladay would end the game by getting Patterson to hit into a 6-3 doubleplay, as Edwin Encarnacion, who had started the inning off with a single, is wiped out at second base.
Roy Halladay (11-3, 2.44) got the win as he pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Carlos Villanueva received a no-decision as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks, while he struck out three. Luis Perez received his first blown save of the year, before taking the loss (1-1, 3.71), as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, while he struck out one. Octavio Dotel pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Jon Rauch pitched two-thirds of an inning, as he gave up a run on two hits and a walk, before being thrown out of the game because he was still mad over the home plate umpire not calling Ryan Howard out earlier in the ninth inning. Shawn Camp pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man whom he would face.
The Phils had ten hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double, RBI), Shane Victorino (Singles, RBI) and Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double), all leading the team with two hits each. Chase Utley (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), Dom Brown (Single) and Ross Gload (Single), had the other four Phils’ hits.
The Phils (53-31, 1st NL East) will conclude their interleague series with the Blue Jays (40-44, 3rd AL East) tomorrow with an afternoon at the Rogers Centre. The game will start at 1:07 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (9-5, 2.66), who is coming off a complete game shutout win against the Red Sox on June 28, as he gave up two hits and two walks, while striking out five. He will be going for his fourth straight complete game shutout, while trying to give the Phils a sweep of the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays will try to counter with Jo-Jo Reyes (3-7, 4.77), who is coming off a lost against the Pirates on June 28, as he went three and two-thirds innings, giving up six runs on nine hits and a walk, while he struck out five, in the Blue Jays’ 7-6 lost. He will be trying to keep the Blue Jays from being swept. The Phils will be going for the sweep, while hoping to end interleague play winning seven of their last nine games against American League teams.
The Phils finally get a win at PNC Park as they defeat the Pirates, 7-3.
The Phils leave PNC Park with a win as they defeat the Pirates, 7-3.
The Pirates take a quick 2-0 lead in the first as, with one man on, and with two men out, Neil Walker hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, knocking in Xavier Paul, who had earlier singled, moved up to second on Josh Harrison’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, then went to third on Andrew McCutchen’s ground out, 6-3. The Phils got a run back in the fourth as, with runners on second and third, thanks to a pair of walks to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, and a wild pitch by Pirates’ starter James McDonald that had allowed Utley to move up to second as Howard was batting, and then a passed ball by Pirates’ catcher Dusty Brown while Raul Ibanez was batting, that allowed Utley and Howard to both move up a base, and with nobody out, Ibanez hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Utley, making it a 2-1 Pirates’ lead, while Howard would move up to third. Two batters later, after Carlos Ruiz is hit by the pitch to put runners on the corners, the Phils tried to tie up the game as Dom Brown hit a ball up the middle, which hits the umpire, becoming a dead ball, giving Brown a single, and putting Ruiz on second base, but sending Howard back to third, loading up the bases, which would come back to haunt the Phils as Wilson Valdez hit into a 4-3 double play, wiping out Brown at second base, to end the inning. The Phils threaten to tie the game once again in the fifth as they loaded up the bases via walks to Roy Halladay, Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco, and with nobody out, Utley hits a grounder to first baseman Lyle Overbay, who then threw home, forcing out Halladay at the plate, 3-2, for the inning’s first out, as Utley is safe at first, while Victorino and Polanco both moved up a base. The Phils then finally tied it up at two-all as, with the bases still loaded, and now with one man out, after a long battle, Howard hits a sacrifice fly to deep center field, just missing a home run, scoring Victorino, while both Polanco and Utley would move up a base. Two batters later, after Ibanez was intentionally walked to reload the bases, and now with two men out, Ruiz forced in a run as he is hit by the pitch for the second time in the game, scoring Polanco, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while both Utley and Ibanez would move up a base. The Phils then took a 4-2 lead in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Polanco hits an RBI single, scoring Halladay, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second on Victorino’s ground out, 1-3. The Pirates tried to cut the Phils’ lead in the seventh as, with two men on, via a single by Brandon Wood, and a single by pinch hitter Matt Diaz, while Wood would go on to third on a fielding error by Howard on Polanco’s throw to first, with two men out. But, Halladay would get out of the inning as pinch hitter Jose Tabata hits a liner that was caught by Utley for the inning’s final out. The Phils added a run in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Polanco, who had earlier singled, than stopped at second on Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead, while sending Utley, who had just singled, up to second base. The Pirates got a run back in their half of the eighth as, with one man on, and with one man out, McCutchen hits an RBI single, knocking in Harrison, who had earlier doubled, making it a 5-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils then made it a 6-3 lead in the ninth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Valdez, who had earlier singled, then went on to third on pinch hitter Ben Francisco’s single, while sending Francisco, who had just singled, on to second base. Three batters later, with now two men out, Howard hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, giving the Phils a 7-3 lead, while sending Francisco on to third. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson put down the Pirates in the ninth.
Roy Halladay (8-3, 2.56) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out six. Jose Contreras collected his third hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on two hits. Antonio Bastardo collected his fourth hold of the year, as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Ryan Madson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. James McDonald (3-4, 4.97) took the lost as he went four innings, plus three batters, giving up three runs on three hits, five walks, two hit batters, a wild pitch and a passed ball, while striking out three. Chris Resop pitched an inning, giving up a walk. Evan Meek pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Daniel Moskos pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jose Ascanio pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Jose Veras pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out a batter. Daniel McCutchen pitched an inning, giving up two runs on four hits.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the ballgame, with Chase Utley leading the team with three hits, all singles, as he raised his batting average to .239. Shane Victorino (Singles, RBI), Placido Polanco (Singles, RBI), Ryan Howard (Singles, 3 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Single, Double), all followed with two hits each. Wilson Valdez (Single), Roy Halladay (Single) and pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Single), had the other three Phils’ hits. Raul Ibanez knocked in one Phil run with a sacrifice fly, while Carlos Ruiz would have the other Phil RBI, as he got hit by the pitch with the bases loaded.
The Phils (35-24, 1st East) will go home to start a three-game series with the Dodgers (28-32, 3rd West) at Citizens Bank Park with a ballgame tomorrow night. The game will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (4-5, 3.94), who is coming off a lost to the Nats on May 31, as he went five and one-third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks, as he struck out four, in the Phils’ 10-2 lost. He will be trying to get the home stand off on a winning start. The Dodgers will counter with Ted Lilly (4-4, 4.22), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on May 31, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits, as he struck out eight, in the Dodgers’ 8-2 win. He’ll be trying to give the Phils some fits. The Phils will be trying to start off their long home stand on a good note with a win.
Four runs in the last two innings give the Phils their third straight win as they defeat the Mets, 6-4.
Scoring four runs in the last two innings give the Phils their third straight victory as they hang on to beat the Mets, 6-4.
The Phils took the lead in the third as, with a man on second base, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier walked, then went to second on Roy Oswalt’s sacrifice bunt, 3-4, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the fifth as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Oswalt hits an RBI single, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier reached base on a bloop single, moved up to second base on center fielder Angel Pagan’s missed catch error, before going on to third on left fielder Jason Bay’s throwing error to second base, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Mets got a run back in their half of the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Carlos Beltran hits an RBI single, scoring Jose Reyes, who had earlier reached base on an error by Chase Utley, who had run into Rollins as Rollins tried to catch a pop up, causing him to miss the ball, then moved up to second base on Justin Turner’s single, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead, while sending Turner, who had just singled, on to third base. The Mets then tied the game up at two-all in the sixth as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Ronny Paulino hits an RBI single, knocking in Pagan, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Mets took the lead in the seventh as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Turner hits an RBI single, scoring Reyes, who had earlier doubled, then went to third when Michael Stutes tried to pick him off at second base, except that there was no one covering the bag, giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. The Phils then tied the game up at three-all in the eighth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Rollins hits an RBI single, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier hit a pinch hit single, then stole second base. The Phils then took the lead in the ninth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Brown hits an RBI single knocking in Ruiz, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on pinch hitter Ross Gload’s single, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead, while sending Michael Martinez, who was pinch running for Gload, who had just singled, over to third. The Phils then took a 5-3 lead as, now with runners on the corners, Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Martinez. The Phils then made it a 6-3 lead two batters later as, once again with runners on the corners, and now with two men out, Placido Polanco hits an RBI infield single as Utley, who had earlier singled, sending Brown on to third, beat second baseman Ruben Tejada’s throw to second base, allowing Brown to score. The Mets made it a 6-4 Phils’ lead in the bottom of the ninth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Reyes, who had earlier singled, then reached second on defensive indifference, scored on a Beltran single, after Martinez had committed a fielding error in center field. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson would record his tenth save of the year by getting Daniel Murphy to hit into a 6-4-3 double play, wiping out Bay, who had just singled, sending Beltran to third base, at second base for the final out.
Roy Oswalt received a no-decision, as he went six innings, giving up two runs, one of which was unearned, on nine hits, while striking out two. Michael Stutes pitched an inning, as he gave up a run on two hits and a walk. Antonio Bastardo (3-0, 1.42) got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, as he gave up a walk, while striking out one. Ryan Madson recorded his tenth save of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Chris Capuano also received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Pedro Beato pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jason Isringhausen blew his first save attmept of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Francisco Rodriguez (1-1, 1.80) took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up three runs on five hits. Tim Byrdak pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face.
The Phils had eleven hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double, 3 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Singles, RBI) both leading the team with two hits each. Chase Utley (Single), Placido Polanco (Single, RBI), Ben Francisco (Single), Carlos Ruiz (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Roy Oswalt (Single, RBI) and pinch hitter Ross Gload (Single), had the other seven Phils’ hits.
The Phils (32-19, 1st) continue their visit against the Mets (23-27, 4th) later today at Citi Field. The game will begin at 7:10 pm. The Phils will start Cole Hamels (6-2, 3.06), who is coming off a win against the Reds on May 23, as he went six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 10-3 rout. He will be going for his seventh win of the year. The Mets will send to the mound Mike Pelfrey (3-4, 5.37), who is coming off a lost against the Yanks on May 22, as he pitched six innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out four, in the Mets’ 9-3 lost. He will be trying to even his record. The Phils will be going for their fourth straight win.
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