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The Phils spilt their four-game series with the Brewers by winning the last two games of the series, winning by the scores of 4-3 and 8-0.
The Phils leave Milwaukee with a series split as they defeat the Brewers by the scores of 4-3 and 8-0.
On Saturday, the Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with nobody out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run home run, his tenth home run of the season, knocking in Laynce Nix, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. Erik Kratz gave the Phils a 3-0 lead as he followed with a solo home run of his own, his sixth home run of the season. The Brewers would get a run back in their half of the second as Aramis Ramirez hits a lead-off home run, his seventeenth home run of the year, and his second in three days, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Chase Utley, who had started the inning off with a single, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Brewers made it a 4-3 Phils’ lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Braun hits a two-run home run, his thirty-third home run of the season, and his fourth home run in three games, knocking in Jonathan Lucroy, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon would come in and pitched a four-out save, his twenty-seventh save of the season, getting Cody Ranson to strike out, swinging, for the game’s final out.
Cole Hamels (14-6, 2.94) got the win as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out ten. Johnathan Papelbon collected his twenty-seventh save of the season as he pitched an inning and a third, striking out three. Mike Fiers (6-6, 2.90) took the lost as he lasted five innings, giving up four runs on five hits, four walks and a hit batter, while striking out five. Kameron Loe, Francisco Rodriguez and Jim Henderson combined for four scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Loe (1), Henderson (1)), while striking out six (Loe (1), Rodriguez (3), Henderson (2)).
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Singles) and Ryan Howard (Single, Double, RBI) leading the team with two hits apiece. John Mayberry, Jr. (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Erik Kratz (Home Run, RBI) and Juan Pierre (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had four walks and a hit batter (Kevin Frandsen) in the game.
On Sunday, the Brewers tried to take a 1-0 lead in the first as, with a runner on third, via a triple by Nyjer Morgan, and with nobody out, Morgan broke for home on a grounder that Rickie Week had hit directly to Phils’ starter Kyle Kendrick, who then made Morgan run back to third base, before finally tagging him out, 1-unassisted, for the inning’s first out. The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, scoring Dom Brown, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Kevin Frandsen and Ryan Howard, with Frandsen stopping at second base, and a walk by Ty Wigginton, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Brown hits a bases clearing double, knocking in Frandsen, Howard and Wigginton, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Phils tried to make it a 6-0 lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Laynce Nix, who had earlier reached base on Ryan Braun’s fielding error, then went to third base on Brown’s single, is thrown out at home plate on a fielder’s choice grounder, on a good play by first baseman Travis Ishikawa, after he had caught Martinez’s sharp grounder to first, 3-2, as catcher Jonathan Lucroy applied the tag, for the inning’s second out, while Brown would move up to second base on the play. The Phils then took a 7-0 lead as Brian Schneider hits a two-run double, knocking in both Brown and Martinez. The Phils then make it an 8-0 lead in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Mayberry, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on John Axford’s wild pitch, while sending Nix, who had just walked, on to second base. That would end up being the final score as Michael Schwimer would get Cody Ransom to strike out, swinging, with runners on the corners, for the game’s final out.
Kyle Kendrick (6-9, 4.20) would get the win as he pitched eight shutout innings, giving up just three hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Michael Schwimer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out two. Randy Wolf (3-10, 5.69) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and two walks, while striking out four. Mike McClendon pitched an inning, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on two hits. John Axford pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen (Singles) and Dom Brown (2 Singles, Double, 4 RBIs) both leading the team with three hits apiece, followed by John Mayberry, Jr. (Singles), Ryan Howard (Singles), Michael Martinez (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Brian Schneider (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) with two hits each. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (56-65, 4th East) start a four-game series with the Reds (74-48, 1st Central) with the game already in progress.
Cole Hamels throws his second straight shutout as the Phils defeat the Marlins, 4-0.
Cole Hamels throws his second straight shutout against an NL Eastern Division opponent as the Phils beat the Marlins, 4-0.
The Phils took the lead in the third as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI double, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Juan Pierre’s single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Pierre, who had just singled, on to third base. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead three batters later, after loading up the bases on Ryan Howard’s walk, sending Utley to second base, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. reached base on a fielding error by Greg Dobbs, which allowed Pierre to score, as Utley reached third base, and Howard stopped at second base. The Phils increased their lead in the third as, with a man on first, and with two men out, Pierre hits an RBI triple, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier reach base on a force out, 4-6, as Cole Hamels, who had earlier singled, was wiped out at second base for the inning’s second out, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils made it a 4-0 lead in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Dom Brown, a single by Mayberry, sending Brown up to second base, and a single by Kevin Frandsen, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown, while sending Mayberry up to third base. That would be more than enough runs support for Hamels as he would throw a complete game shutout, his second shutout in as many starts, as he would get Austin Kearns to ground out, 4-3, for the game’s final out.
Cole Hamels (13-6, 2.91) would get the win as he threw a complete game shutout, giving up seven scattered hits and a walk, while striking out five. Nathan Eovaldi (3-8, 4.28) would get the lost as he went only five innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on eight hits and three walks, while he struck out two. Carlos Zambrano pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits and two walks, while striking out a batter. Mike Dunn and Ryan Webb combined for two scoreless innings, giving up two hits (one hit each) between them, while striking out three (Dunn (1), Webb (2)).
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Juan Pierre (2 Singles, Triple, RBI) leading the team with three hits, followed by Dom Brown (Singles), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Double) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Chase Utley (Double, RBI) and Cole Hamels (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits. The final Phil run came in on an error. The Phils also had five walks in the game.
The Phils (53-62, 4th) continue their series with the Marlins (52-64, 5th) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Marlins Park and will begin at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (4-9, 4.86), who is coming off a no-decision against the Braves on August 8, as he went just three and one-third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out a batter, in the Phils’ 12-6 lost. He will be trying to recover from that pitching fiasco. The Marlins plan to counter with Josh Johnson (7-8, 3.88), who is coming off a lost against the Mets on August 9, as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out four, in the Marlins’ 6-1 lost. He will be trying to even up his record. The Phils will be trying to increase their present winning streak to three games.
The bullpen allows one to get away as the Phils fall to the Braves, 12-6.
The Phils bullpen comes apart in the late innings, at the Phils lose to the Braves, 12-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his thirteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Braves tied the game up at one-all in the second as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, David Ross hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Freddie Freeman, who had earlier walked, stopped at second base on Dan Uggla’s single, then moved up to third base on Kyle Kendrick’s wild pitch, while sending Uggla, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on the wild pitch, to reach third base. The Braves took the lead two batters later as, now with runners on the corners, after Paul Janish’s walk, and with still two men out, Tim Hudson helped his own cause by hitting a two-run double, knocking in both Uggla and Janish, giving the Braves a 3-1 lead. The Braves then took a 4-1 lead two batters later, after Michael Bourn had walked, as Martin Prado hits an RBI single, scoring Hudson, while Bourn would go on to third base on the late throw to the plate. The Braves then made it a 6-1 lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Bourne hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, knocking in Janish, who had started the inning off with a single. The Phils started a comeback in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, making it a 6-2 Braves’ lead. The Phils then cut it down to a 6-3 Braves’ lead as Dom Brown followed with a double of his own, scoring Rollins. Two batters later, after Chase Utley is hit by a pitch, the Phils’ tied the score at six-all as Ryan Howard hits a three-run blast, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Brown and Utley. The Braves regain the lead in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Jason Heyward, an intentional walk to Chipper Jones and a walk to Freeman, moving up the runners, and with two men out, Uggla hits a bases clearing double, scoring Heyward, Jones and Freeman, giving the Braves a 9-6 lead. The Braves then made it a 10-6 lead as Uggla scored on third baseman Frandsen’s throwing error to first of Ross’ grounder. The Braves increased their lead in the eighth as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Bourn hits an RBI double, knocking in pinch hitter Tyler Pastornicky, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Braves an 11-6 lead. The Braves then took a 12-6 lead three batters later as, with the bases loaded, after Prado walks, Bourn then moving up to third on Heyward’s fly out to center field for the inning’s first out and Jones intentionally walked for the second time in the game, and with one man out, Freeman hits an RBI ground out, 1-3, scoring Bourn, on a ball that pitcher Jeremy Horst could have turned into a 1-2-3 doubleplay if he had caught the ball cleanly. That would end up being the final score as Craig Kimbrel threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he pitched only three and a third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, three walks, and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes pitched one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Michael Schwimer recorded a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Antonio Bastardo (2-4, 5.45) took the lost as he lasted just two-thirds of an inning, giving up three runs on a hit and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Josh Linblom pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on two hits and two walks. Jeremy Horst pitched an inning, giving up two walks, while striking out two. Tim Hudson also received a no-decision as he went four and one-third innings, giving up six runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. Luis Avilan pitched a third of an inning, getting out the one man whom he would face. Cory Gearrin also pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter whom he would face. Chad Durbin (4-1, 3.07) would get the win as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jonny Venters, Eric O’Flaherty and Craig Kimbrel combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (O’Flaherty) and a walk (O’Flaherty), while striking out five (Venters (1), O’Flaherty (2), Kimbrel (2)).
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Double, Home Run, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Dom Brown had the other Phils’ hit, a double, knocking in their sixth and final run. The Phils also had four walks and a hit batter (Chase Utley) in the game.
The Phils (50-61, 5th) have the day off.
The Phils take the series as they defeat the D-backs on Saturday and Sunday by the scores of 3-0 and 5-4.
The Phils take the weekend series from Arizona by defeating the D-backs by the scores of 3-0 and 5-4.
On Saturday, the Phils took the lead in the third as Erik Kratz hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then increased their lead in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Ryan Howard, a double by John Mayberry, Jr., with Howard stopping at third base, and a walk to Dom Brown, and with two men out, Kratz forced in a run as he took a walk, bringing home Howard, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while moving up a base both Mayberry and Brown. The Phils added an insurance run in the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on Mike Zagurski’s wild pitch, then went to third base on Howard’s single, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, while sending Howard, who had just singled, up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twenty-fourth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth.
Roy Halladay (5-6, 4.02) got the win as he threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and a walk, while striking out five. Josh Lindblom collected his seventeenth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-fourth save of the year by throwing a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Joe Saunders (5-8, 3.57) took the lost as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out three. Brad Ziegler pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face. Mike Zagurski pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. Matt Albers pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ryan Howard leading the ballclub with two hits, both singles. Kevin Frandsen (Single), Chase Utley (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), Dom Brown (Single, RBI), Erik Kratz (Single, 2 RBIs) Nate Schierholtz (Single) and pinch hitter Ty Wigginton (Single), had the other seven Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks in the game.
In Sunday’s game, the D-backs took the lead in the second as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Chris Johnson hits a two-run home run, his eleventh home run of the season, knocking in Justin Upton, who had started the inning off with a single, giving the D-backs a 2-0 lead. The D-backs then took a 3-0 lead as Stephen Drew followed with a solo home run, his first home run of the year. The Phils got a run back in their half of the first as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Dom Brown’s double, would score on Trevor Cahill’s wild pitch, cutting the D-backs’ lead down to 3-1, while Brown would move up to third. The Phils then made it a 3-2 lead as Erik Kratz hits an RBI double, knocking in Brown. The Phils would tie the game up at three-all in the fifth as, with one man out, Chase Utley hits a solo home run, his seventh home run of the season. The D-backs retook the lead in the sixth as Paul Goldschmidt hits a solo home run, his sixteenth home run of the season, giving the D-backs a 4-3 lead. The Phils would retie the game at four-all in the eighth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Brown hits a line drive towards the mound that would bounce off of David Hernandez, and then heads towards the first base line, which Dom would then beat out for an infield single, as Hernandez’s throw to first would hit Brown’s left hand. As this was going on, Mayberry, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on a wild pitch by Hernandez, would move up to third base on the play, slowing down as he touched the bag, before running home to score on Hernandez’s throwing error, beating catcher Henry Blanco’s tag. The Phils then won the game in the bottom of the ninth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by pinch hitter Juan Pierre, who moved up to second base on Nate Schierholtz’s sacrifice bunt, 5-3, a single by pinch hitter Laynce Nix, which sent Pierre to third base, an intentional walk to Utley, moving Nix up to second base, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single to right, knocking in Pierre, giving the Phils a 5-4 walk-off win.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he went eight innings, giving up four runs on eight hits, while he struck out five. Jonathan Papelbon (3-4, 3.00) got the win as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Trevor Cahill also received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits, two walks and a wild pitch, while striking out six. David Hernandez committed his fifth blown save of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a wild pitch, while striking out one. Takashi Saito pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man whom he would face. Josh Collmentor (3-3, 4.23) took the lost as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Single, Home Run, RBI), Dom Brown (Single, Double) and Erik Kratz (Single, Double, RBI) all leading the team with two hits apiece. Kevin Frandsen, Ryan Howard (RBI), John Mayberry, Jr, Cliff Lee, pinch hitter Juan Pierre and pinch hitter Laynce Nix had the other six Phils’ hits, all singles. The other two Phils’ runs came in on a wild pitch and an error. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (49-59, 4th) will start a three-game series with the Braves (62-46, 2nd), starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (6-6, 3.63), who is coming off a win against the Nats on August 1, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two unearned runs on six hits and a walk, in the Phils’ 3-2 win. He will be trying to start off the series with the Braves with a win. The Braves will counter with Ben Sheets (3-1, 1.46) who is coming off a lost against the Marlins on August 1, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on eleven hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Braves’ 4-2 lost. He will be trying to improve his record. The Phils will be trying to continue their present winning ways at the Bank.
The Phils are once again unable to find ways to win at home, as they drop one to the D-backs, 4-2.
The Phils lose another game at home, as they drop one to the D-backs, 4-2.
The D-backs took the lead in the second as, with one man out, Justin Upton hits a solo home run, his ninth home run of the season, giving the D-backs a 1-0 lead. The D-backs increased their lead in the fourth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Paul Goldschmidt hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Aaron Hill, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Jason Kubel’s fly out to center field, giving the D-backs a 2-0 lead. Three batters later, the D-backs made it a 3-0 lead as, with runners on the corners, and with still two men out, Chris Johnson hits an RBI single, knocking in Upton, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Miguel Montero’s infield single, before moving up to third on shortstop Jimmy Rollins’ fielding error on the play, while sending Montero, who had reached base on an infield single, would move up to second base. The Phils would get a run back in their half of the fourth as, with one man out, Chase Utley hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the year, making it a 3-1 D-backs’ lead. The Phils then cut it to a 3-2 D-backs’ lead in the fifth as, with the bases loaded, and with one man out, Nate Schierholtz hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had begun the inning by being hit by a pitch, moved up to second base on Brian Schneider’s walk, then went to third base on pinch hitter Michael Martinez’s sacrifice bunt. The Phils tried to tied the game up at three-all in the sixth as, with a man on second base, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. who had earlier doubled, tried to score on Frandsen’s single to right, but is called out at the plate on a throw by right fielder Upton, with catcher Montero applying the tag, although instant replay would show that Mayberry was actually safe at home. The D-backs added to their lead in the ninth as Kubel hits a lead-off home run, his twenty-third home run of the year, giving the D-backs a 4-2 lead. That would be the final score as J.J. Putz picked up his twentieth save of the season as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kyle Kendrick (4-9, 4.45), who was starting in place of Joe Blanton, who had been traded to the Dodgers earlier yesterday, took the lost as he pitched four innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on five hits, while he struck out two. Jeremy Horst, B.J. Rosenberg and Antonio Bastardo combined for four scoreless innings, giving up just a walk (Horst) between them, while striking out five (Horst (1), Rosenberg (3), Bastardo (1)). Josh Lindblom pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Ian Kennedy (10-8, 4.15) got the win as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Takashi Saito collected his second h0ld of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning. David Hernandez collected his fifteenth hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. J.J Putz received his twentieth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with John Mayberry, Jr. leading the ballclub with two hits, a single and a double. Nate Schierholtz (Single, RBI), Chase Utley (Home Run, RBI), Dom Brown (Single), Kevin Frandsen (Single) and Kyle Kendrick (Single), had the other five Phils’ hits, as they did not record a hit after the sixth inning. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (47-59, 5th East) will continue their series with the D-backs (55-51, 3rd Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and it will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Roy Halladay (4-6, 4.33), who is coming off a lost to the Braves on July 29, as he went six innings, giving up six runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 6-2 lost. Halladay will be trying to improve on the last few innings of his previous start. The D-backs will counter with Joe Saunders (5-7, 3.62), who is coming off a lost to the Mets on July 29, as he went seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and three walks, while striking out five, in the D-backs’ 5-1 lost. He will be trying to give the D-backs the series win. The Phils will be trying to even up the series with a win tonight.
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 could not avoid being swept by the Braves, as they lose to Atlanta, 6-2.
After losing the first two games of their series with Atlanta, 6-1 and 2-1, the Phils could not avoid being swept by the Braves, as they lose the final game of the series by the score of 6-2.
The Braves took the lead in the first as, with two men out, Jayson Heyward hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead. The Braves added to their lead three batters later as, with two men on, and with still two men out, Dan Uggla hits an RBI double, knocking in Chipper Jones, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Freddie Freeman’s walk, making it a 2-0 Braves’ lead, while sending Freeman, who had just walked, on to third base. The Braves then took a 3-0 lead in the third as Jones hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the year. The Phils would get a run back in the fourth as Shane Victorino hits a lead-off home run, his ninth home run of the year, cutting the Braves’ lead down to 3-1. The Phils then cut the Braves’ lead down to 3-2 in the sixth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Victorino, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base. The Braves increased their lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, pinch hitter Tyler Pastomicky, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Michael Bourn’s sacrifice bunt, 2-1, then stopped at third base on Martin Prado’s single, would score on pitcher Jake Diekman’s fielding error of Heyward’s grounder back to the mound, giving the Braves a 4-2 lead, while sending Prado, who had just singled, up to second base. Two batters later, after Jones had grounded out, 4-3, for the inning’s second out, moving up a base both Prado and Heyward, the Braves took a 6-2 lead as Freeman hits a two-run singled, knocking in both Prado and Heyward. That would end up being the final score as Cristhian Martinez pitched a scoreless ninth.
Roy Halladay (4-6, 4.33) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Jake Diekman pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up three unearned runs on three hits. Kyle Kendrick pitched a third of an inning, giving up two walks. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Tim Hudson (10-4, 3.68) gets the win as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, while striking out five. Jonny Venters pitched to one batter, giving up a hit. Chad Durbin collected his tenth hold of the season as he pitched one and one-third scoreless innings, striking out a batter. Eric O’Flaherty pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Cristhian Martinez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (2 Singles, Home Run, RBI) leading the team with three hits, followed by Kevin Frandsen (Singles) and pinch hitter Hunter Pence (Singles), with two hits each. Carlos Ruiz (RBI) and Juan Pierre had the other two Phils’ hits, both singles. The Phils also had a stolen base in the game (Victorino (24)).
The Phils (45-57, 5th) have the day off.

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