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The Phils sweep the Brewers as they perform one more come from behind win, winning in extra-innings, 7-6.
For the fourth day in a row, the Phils would score the winning run in their last at-bat, as they come from behind for the third straight day, as they once again defeat the Bewers, this time in extra-innings, 7-6.
The Brewers took the lead in the second as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Martin Maldonardo hits an RBI single, scoring Corey Hart, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at second base on Rickie Weeks’ single, giving the Brew Crew a 1-0 lead, while sending Weeks, who had just singled, over to thrid base. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in their half of the second as, with a runner on second base, and with two men out, Erik Kratz hits an RBI single, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had just doubled. The Phils took the lead in the third as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits an RBI double, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had started the inning off with a single, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils increased their lead two batters later as, with a man on third, as Utley moved up to third base on Ryan Howard’s soft ground out, 1-3, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Phils then took a 5-1 lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, via a Kratz lead-off double, who is then moved up to third on a Vance Worley sacrifice bunt, 1-3, and a walk to Victorino, and with two men out, Utley hits a two-run double, knocking in both Kratz and Victorino. The Brewers got a run back in the sixth as Weeks hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the year, making it a 5-2 Phils’ lead. The Brew Crew made it a 5-3 Phils’ lead four batters later as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Carlos Gomez hits an RBI double, knocking in Cody Ransom, who had earlier doubled, then stopped at third base on pinch hitter Travis Ishikawa’s single, while sending Ishikawa, who had earlier singled, on to third base. The Brewers then tied the game up at five-all in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Braun hits a two-run home run, his twenty-eighth home run of the season, knocking in Gomez, who had earlier singled. The Brewers took the lead in the tenth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Aramis Ramirez hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Gomez, who had earlier reached base on Ty Wigginton’s fielding error of his pop up, as he did not catch the ball, stopping at second base, and then moved up to third base on pinch hitter Cesar Izturis’ sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Brewers a 6-5 lead. The Phils then tied the game back up at six-all in their half of the tenth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Kratz’s double. The Phils then won the game as Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, his second walk-off hit in the last four days, scoring pinch runner Mike Fontenot, who was pinch running for Kratz, as he beat the late throw to the plate, giving the Phils a 7-6 walk-off win.
Vance Worley received a no-decision as he went five and a third innings, giving up three runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out six. Kyle Kendrick collected his second hold of the season as he pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a hit and a walk. Antonio Bastardo was tagged with his third blown save of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Michael Schwimer (2-1, 3.86) got the win, his second in two days, as he pitched an inning, giving up an unearned run on a walk. Marco Estrado also received a no-decision as he pitched four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and three walks, striking out four. Tyler Thornburg, Livan Hernandez and John Axford combined for five scoreless innings, giving up four hits (Thornburg (2), Hernandez (2)) between them, while striking out three (Axford). Francisco Rodriguez was tagged with his sixth blown save of the season before taking the loss (2-6, 4.80) as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Single, 2 Doubles, 3 RBIs) and Eric Kratz (Single, 2 Doubles, RBI) leading the team with two hits apiece, followed by Juan Pierre (Doubles) with two hits. Jimmy Rollins (Single, RBI), Shane Victorino (Single), Ryan Howard, (Single), Hunter Pence (Single, RBI), Ty Wigginton (Single) and Vance Worley (Single) had the other six Phils’ hits. Pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz knocked in the other Phil run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had four walks and a stolen base (Utley (3)) in the game.
The Phils (45-54, 5th) will have the day off today, before starting a three game series with the Braves (54-44, 2nd) in Atlanta.
The Phils win their third game in a row as they hang on to win a squeaker in LA, beating the Dodgers, 3-2.
The Phils hang on to win a close one in LA, as they beat the Dodgers, 3-2.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Juan Pierre hits an RBI single, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier doubled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils took a 2-0 lead in the third as, with one man out, Jimmy Rollins hits a solo home run, his ninth home run of the season. The Phils then made it a 3-0 lead as Ryan Howard hits a lead-off solo home run, his first home run of the year. The Dodgers would get a run back in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Matt Kemp hits into a double play, 5-4-3, scoring Jerry Hairston, who had started the inning off with a double, then reached third base on first baseman Howard’s missed catch error of second baseman’s Chase Utley throw to first of Mark Ellis’ grounder, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead, while Ellis, who had reached first base on Howard’s error, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s first out. The Dodgers then made it a 3-2 Phils’ lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Juan Rivera, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on James Loney’s single, then stopped at third base on Luis Cruz’s force out, 1-6, as Loney, who had just singled, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s first out, as Cruz reaches first base, would score on pitcher’s Joe Blanton’s wild pitch, while Cruz, who had been safe at first on the force out, would move up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twentieth save of the season by throwing a scoreless ninth.
Joe Blanton (8-8, 4.79) got the win as he went eight innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a wild pitch, while striking out seven. Jonathan Papelbon collected his twentieth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Nathan Eovaldi (1-6, 4.33) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out three Phils. Shawn Tolleson, Scott Elbert and Ronald Belisario combined for four scoreless innings, giving up a run (Elbert) and a walk (Elbert) between them, while striking out six (Tolleson (3), Belisario (3)).
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (Singles, Triple) leading the team with three hits. Jimmy Rollins (Home Run, RBI), Ryan Howard (Home Run, RBI), Carlos Ruiz (Double), Juan Pierre (Single, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks in the ballgame.
The Phils (40-51, 5th East) will continue their series with the Dodgers (48-43, 2nd West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Dodgers Stadium, and is supposed to start at 10:10 pm EDT (7:10 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (4-5. 3.98), who is coming off the disabled list. His last start was on May 27 against the Cardinals, where he had received a lost, going just two innings, giving up four runs on four hits and a walk, in the Phils’ 8-3 lost. He hopes that he will have improved over the way he was pitching before the injury. The Dodgers, as of the present moment, have not announced their starter. The Phils will be looking to increase their winning streak to four games, while hoping that Halladay will have returned to form.
The Phils win the series from the Rockies as they defeat Colorado by the scores of 8-5 and 5-1.
The Phils took the series from the Rockies, their first series win in about a month, as they defeat Colorado by the scores of 8-5 and 5-1.
On Saturday, the Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, after a walk to Ryan Howard, moving Utley up to second base, and with still one man out, the Phils took a 4-0 lead as Carlos Ruiz hits a three-run home run, his fourteenth home run of the season, scoring both Utley and Howard. The Rockies got a run back in the third as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Dexter Fowler hits an RBI single, knocking in Josh Rutledge, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Jeremy Guthrie’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead. The Rockies cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-2 two batters later as, with a runner on second, as Fowler moved up to second base on Marco Scutaro’s ground out, 5-3, and now with two men out, Carlos Gonzalez hits an RBI double, scoring Fowler. The Phils added to their lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Vance Worley helped his own cause with a two-run double, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, and Mark Fontenot, who had been intentionally walked, giving the Phils a 6-2 lead. The Rockies would cut the Phils’ lead down to 6-5 in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Wilin Rosario hits a three-run home run, his fifteenth home run of the season, scoring Tyler Colvin, who had been hit by a pitch, and Jordan Pacheco, who had just walked, moving Colvin up to second base. The Phils got a run back in the ninth as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Victorino hits an RBI triple, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had just reached base with a ground-rule double, giving the Phils a 7-5 lead. The Phils then made it an 8-5 lead as Utley hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his nineteenth save of the season by completing a five-out save, getting Gonzalez to strike out, swinging, for the game’s final out.
Vance Worley (5-5, 3.47) got the win as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out two. Jake Diekman pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on a walk and a hit batter. Brian Sanches pitched to a batter, giving up a hit and a run. Jonathan Papelbon received his nineteenth save of the year as he pitched an inning and two-thirds, striking out two batters. Jeremy Guthrie (3-9, 6.14) took the lost as he pitched four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out three. Matt Reynolds pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Adam Ottavino pitched two innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk, while striking out three. Mike Ekstrom pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Matt Belisle pitched a third of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits. Rex Brothers pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one.
The Phils had thirteen hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Singles, 2 RBIs) and Juan Pierre (Singles) both leading the team with three hits apiece, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double), Shane Victorino (Single, Triple, RBI) and Vance Worley (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) with two hits each. Carlos Ruiz (Home Run, 3 RBIs) had the final Phil’s hit and RBIs, as the offense was able to keep scoring enough runs to win the game. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Pierre (21)) in the game.
On Sunday, the Phils took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier tripled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead in the fourth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Placido Polanco hits a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Ruiz, who had started the inning off with a double, then moving up to third base on Ty Wigginton’s ground out, 3-1. The Phils then made it a 5-0 lead in the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Hunter Pence hits a three-run home run, his seventeenth home run of the season, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, then went to second base on pitcher Drew Pomeranz’s throwing error on a pick-off attempt, and Victorino, who had just walked. The Rockies would get on the scoreboard in the sixth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Carlos Gonzalez hits an RBI triple, scoring Marco Scutaro, who had just walked, making it a 5-1 Phils’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Antonio Bastardo pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cole Hamels (11-4, 3.07) got the win as he pitched eight strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Antonio Bastardo threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Drew Pomeranz (1-4, 3.79) took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out five. Carlos Torres, Mike Ekstrom and Rafael Betancourt combined for four scoreless innings, giving up just a hit (Betancourt) between them, while striking out two (Torres (1), Ekstrom (1)).
The Phils had just six hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz leading the ballclub with two hits, a single and a double, knocking in a run. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Shane Victorino (Triple), Hunter Pence (Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Mike Fontenot (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits. Placido Polanco knocked in the other Phil’s run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had four walks in the game.
The Phils (39-51, 5th East) will start a three games series with the Dodgers (48-42, 2nd West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Dodgers Stadium and will start at 10:10 pm EDT (7:10 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Joe Blanton (7-8, 4.98), who is coming off a lost to the Braves on July 7, as he pitched six and one-thirds innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 6-3 lost. He will be trying to lead the Phils to their third straight win. The Dodgers will counter with Nathan Eovaldi (1-5, 4.21), who is coming off a win against the D-backs on July 5, as he pitched six innings, giving up a run on five hits and three walks, while striking out three, in the Dodgers’ 4-1 win. He will be shooting for his second straight win. The Phils will be trying to increase their winning streak to three games.
The Phils’ 2012 season keeps getting worst as they enter the All-Star being swept by the Braves as they lose the last two games of the series, by the scores of 6-3 and 4-3.
The Phils enter the All-Star as they are swept at home by the Braves, losing the last two games of the series by the scores of 6-3 and 4-3.
On Saturday, the Braves took the lead in the second as, with two men out, Brian McCann hits a solo home run, his twelfth home run of the season, and his second home run of the series, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead. The Phils tried to tie the game up at one-all in their half of the second as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Carlos Ruiz, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third base on Hunter Pence’s single, is thrown out at home plate on a fielder’s choice ground ball hit to third baseman Chipper Jones by Placido Polanco, 5-2, as McCann applied the tag, while Pence, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base, while Polanco is safe at first. The Phils then tied the game up at one-all one batter later as Juan Pierre hits an RBI double, scoring Pence, while sending Polanco to third base. Two batters later, after John Mayberry, Jr. is intentionally walked to load the bases, the Phils take the lead as Joe Blanton helps his own cause by hitting an RBI single, knocking in Polanco, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while moving up a base both Pierre and Mayberry. The Phils increased their lead as Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI force out, 4-6, wiping out Blanton at second base for the inning’s second out, while Pierre scores, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead, as Mayberry moved up to second base, while Rollins reaches first base. The Braves got a run back in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Martin Prado hits an RBI double, scoring Michael Bourn, who had just singled, making it a 3-2 Phils’ lead. The Braves tied the game up at three-all in the fourth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, McCann hits an RBI single, knocking in Jones, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Freddie Freeman’s single, while sending Freeman, who had just singled, up to second base, before going on to third base on Pence’s fielding error. Two batters later the Braves took the lead as, with runners still on the corners, and now with one man out, Andrelton Simmons hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Freeman, giving the Braves a 4-3 lead. The Braves increased their lead in the seventh as, with two men on, and with one man out, Prado hits an RBI single, scoring Simmons, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Tommy Hanson’s sacrifice bunt, 3-unassisted, for the inning’s first out, giving the Braves a 5-3 lead, while sending Bourn, who had just walked, up to second base. One batter latter, after Bourn and Prado were involved in a double steal, Bourn would score as Jason Heyward strikes out, swinging, going to the plate as Ruiz was throwing to first to complete the strikeout, giving the Braves a 6-3 lead. That would be the final score as Craig Kimbrel collected his twenty-fourth save of the year with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Joe Blanton (7-8, 4.98) took the lost as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up six runs, only five of which were earned, on nine hits and a walk, while striking out six. Jake Diekman pitched an inning and a third, walking a batter, while striking out one. Jeremy Horst pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Tommy Hanson (10-5, 3.71) got the win as he pitched seven innings, plus one batter, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out six. Eric O’Flaherty received his fifteenth hold of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning. Craig Kimbrel converted his twenty-fourth save of the season throwing a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two batters.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Hunter Pence leading the team with two hits, both singles. Carlos Ruiz (Double), Juan Pierre (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and Joe Blanton (Single, RBI) had the other six Phils’ hits. Jimmy Rollins had the other Phil RBI on a force out. The Phils also had a walk in the ballgame.
In Sunday’s game, the Phils took a quick 2-0 lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Jason Pridie hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the season, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had started the inning off with a single. The Braves tied the game up at two-all in the fourth as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Dan Uggla hits a two-run home run of his own, his twelfth home run of the year, knocking in Freddie Freeman, who had just doubled. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Pridie hits an RBI double, knocking in Hunter Pence, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Braves would retied the game at three-all in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Brian McCann hits an RBI single, scoring Martin Prado, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Jason Heyward’s single, while sending Heyward, who had just singled, up to second base. The Braves took the lead in the seventh as, with two men out, McCann hits a solo home run, his thirteenth home run of the year, and his third home run of the series, giving the Braves a 4-3 lead. That would end up being the final score as Craig Kimbrel recorded his twenty-fifth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Vance Worley got a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and four walks, while striking out five. Raul Valdes (2-2, 3.80) took the lost as he went two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Michael Schwimer pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter that he would face. Jeremy Horst and Jonathan Papelbon would combine for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Papelbon), while striking out two batters (Papelbon) between them. Jair Jurrjens (3-2, 4.97) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out four. Kris Medlin collected his fifth hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Craig Kimbrel collected his twenty-fifth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two.
The Phils had only six hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (Singles) and Jason Pridie (Double, Home Run, 3 RBIs) both leading the ballclub with two hits each. Chase Utley (Single) and Mike Fontenot (Single), had the other two Phils’ hits. The Phils also had a walk in the game.
The Phils enter the All-Star break with a 37-50 record, in fifth place in the NL East, fourteen games behind the Nats. The team will be off until Friday night.
Tuesday: The Phils suffer their biggest lost of 2012 as they get crushed by the Mets, 11-1.
The Phils suffer their worst defeat of the 2012 season are they are crushed by the Mets, 11-1.
The Mets took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, David Wright hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, knocking in Daniel Murphy, who had just tripled, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at one-all in the second as Carlos Ruiz hits a lead-off home run, his twelfth home run of the season. The Mets retook the lead for good in their half of the second as, with the bases loaded, via a Lucas Duda walk, leading off the inning, and singles by Andres Torres and Josh Thole, and with one man out, Jon Niese helped his own cause with a two-run single, knocking in Duda and Torres, giving the Mets a 3-1 lead, before Thole is thrown out at third base, 8-5, as he tried to move up to third base, for the inning’s second out. Two batters later as, now with two men on, after Ruben Tejada had gotten on base with a single, sending Niese up to second base, and with two men out, Murphy hits an RBI double, scoring Niese, giving the Mets a 4-1 lead, before Tejada is thrown out at the plate trying to score, 7-6-2, ending the inning. The Mets added to their lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second base, and with two men out, Tejada hits an RBI single, knocking in Thole, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Niese’s sacrifice bunt, 2-4, giving the Mets a 5-1 lead, while Tejada would move up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Mets then made it a 6-1 lead as Murphy hits an RBI single, scoring Tejada. The Mets increased their lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Wright hits a three-run home run, his tenth home run of the year, knocking in Niese, who had earlier walked, then stopped at second base on Tejada’s single, and Tejada, who had just singled, giving the Mets a 9-1 lead. The Mets then made it an 11-1 lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Murphy hits a two-run double, knocking in Thole, who had earlier singled, then reached second base on third baseman’s Placido Polanco’s force attempt throwing error, and pinch hitter Justin Turner, who had reached first base on Polanco’s error. That would end up being the final score as Jon Rauch threw a scoreless ninth.
Vance Worley (4-5, 3.46) took the lost as he pitched only four innings, giving up six runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out three. Raul Valdes pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk, striking out two Mets. Brian Sanches pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on one hit, striking out a batter. Jake Diekman pitched an inning, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on two hits, as he struck out two. Jon Niese (7-3, 3.35) got the win as he pitched eight innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out three. Jon Rauch pitched a scoreless ninth, hitting a batter, while striking out one.
The Phils had only three hits in the game, a home run by Carlos Ruiz, knocking in a run, a single by Hunter Pence and a single by Ty Wigginton. The Phils also had two walks and a hit batter in the game, as Jon Niese smothered the offense for eight innings, while the pitching staff got blown up for eleven runs in the lost
The Phils’ bullpen ruin Chase Utley’s return, as the Phils lose to the Pirates, 11-7.
The Phils’ bullpen spoil Chase Utley’s return to the club as they can not hold down the Pirates, as the Phils lose to the Bucos, 11-7.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men out, Chase Utley hits a dramatic solo home run, his first home run of the season, as well as his first hit of the year, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead as Carlos Ruiz followed with a solo home run of his own, his eleventh home run of the year. The Pirates took the lead in the second as, with two men on, and with two men out, Michael McKenry hits a three-run home run, knocking in Neil Walker, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Jose Tabata’s single, and Tabata, who had just singled, giving the Pirates a 3-2 lead. The Pirates added to their lead in the fourth as Casey McGehee hits a lead-off home run, his fourth home run of the season, giving the Pirates a 4-2 lead. The Pirates then took a 5-2 lead as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, James McDonald hits an RBI single, scoring Walker, who had earlier doubled, then reached third base on Pedro Alvarez’s ground out, 4-3, while moving McKenry, who had just been intentionally walked, on to third base. The Pirates increased their lead in the fifth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Walker hits an RBI single, knocking in Drew Sutton, who had lead-off the inning with a walk, then moved up to second base on Andrew McCutchen’s single, giving the Pirates a 6-2 lead, while sending McCutchen, who had earlier singled, up to third base. The Pirates then made a 7-2 lead as Tabata hits an RBI single, scoring McCutchen, while sending Walker on to third base. The Pirates then took an 8-2 lead as McKendry hits an RBI single, scoring Walker, while sending Tabata up to third base. The Phils started a comeback in the sixth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI double, knocking in Ruiz, who had been safe at first as Utley, who had reached first base on an infield single, is wiped out at second base on a 6-4 force out, cutting the Pirates’ lead down to 8-3. The Phils then made it an 8-4 Pirates’ lead as Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Pence. The Phils cut the Pirates’ lead down to 8-5 in the seventh as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI triple, knocking in Hector Luna, who had started the inning off by reaching base on third baseman’s Alvarez’s fielding error. The Phils then made it an 8-6 Pirates’ lead as Juan Pierre hits an RBI single, scoring Rollins. Two batters later, with runners on the corners, as Utley send Pierre to third base with a single to right, and with still nobody out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, scoring Pierre, cutting the Pirates’ lead down to 8-7, while sending Utley up to second base. The Pirates then increased their lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Sutton hits an RBI double, scoring pinch hitter Alex Presley, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Pirates a 9-7 lead. The Pirates then made it an 11-7 lead as McCutchen hits a two-run home run, his fourteenth home run of the year, knocking in Sutton. That would end up being the final score as Joel Hanrahan pitched a scoreless ninth.
Raul Valdes (2-1, 3.24) took the lost as he only pitched two innings, giving up three runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out two. Joe Savery pitched two and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out two. Michael Schwimer pitched an inning and a third, giving up four hits, while striking out three. Jake Diekman pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Chad Qualls pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk. Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. James McDonald (7-3, 2.44) got the win as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out three. Jared Hughes pitched a third of an inning, plus two batters, giving up two runs, one of which was earned, on a hit and a walk. Tony Watson pitched to three batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up a run on three hits. Brad Lincoln collected his first hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning. Jason Grilli pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Joel Hanrahan pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Chase Utley (2 Singles, Home Run, RBI), leading the team as he played in his first game after coming off the dl, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Triple, RBI) and Carlos Ruiz (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single, RBI), Hunter Pence (Double, RBI) and Shane Victorino (Single, RBI) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had four walks and two stolen bases (Pierre (17), Victorino (19)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (36-41, 4th East) conclude their series with the Pirates (39-35, 2nd Central) with an afternoon game at Citizens Bank Park, already in progress.
A two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth leads to a walk-off win on a bases loaded error, as the Phils defeated the Rockies, 7-6.
A Rockies’ error with the bases loaded caps a two-run rally by the Phils as they come from behind in the ninth to defeat the Rockies in walk-off fashion, 7-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits into an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Juan Pierre, who had just tripled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Rockies took the lead in the second as, with two men on, and with one man out, Wilin Rosario hits a three-run home run, his tenth home run of the season, knocking in Jordan Pacheco, who had earlier singled, and then stopped at second base on Chris Nelson’s single, and Nelson, who had just singled, giving the Rockies a 3-1 lead. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the second as, with two men on, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits a three-run home run of his own, his first home run of the year, scoring Placido Polanco, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on John Mayberry Jr’s walk, and Mayberry, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. The Rockies tied it up at four-all in the third as, with two men out, Michael Cuddyer hits a solo home run, his eleventh home run of the season. The Rockies retook the lead in the fourth as, with one man out, Nelson hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season, giving the Rockies a 5-4 lead. The Phils would tie it up at five-all in their half of the fourth as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Mayberry, who had started the inning off with a double, then went to third on Martinez’s ground out, three-unassisted. The Rockies took the lead again in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Dexter Fowler hits an RBI single, scoring Rosario, who had earlier doubled, giving the Rockies a 6-5 lead, while sending pinch runner Josh Outman, who was pinch running for pinch hitter Jason Giambi, who had been intentionally walked, over to third base. The Phils would once more tie the game up, this time at six-all, in their half of the ninth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Pence hits an RBI double, scoring Ty Wigginton, who had just singled. Three batters later, after Carlos Ruiz had been intentionally walked, and Shane Victorino had beat out a grounder hit to shortstop Marco Scutaro for an infield single, moving up a base both Pence and Ruiz, to load up the bases, and with still two men out, Pence would score the winning run on a missed catch error by first baseman Todd Helton on shortstop Scutaro’s throw to first on Polanco’s grounder to short, giving the Phils a 7-6, walk-off win.
Joe Blanton received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up five runs on six hits, while striking out six. Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon (1-2, 2.28) got the win as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Alex White also received a no-decision as he went three and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks. Matt Reynolds pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Jeremy Guthrie and Matt Belisle combined for four scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Belisle), while striking out three (Guthrie (2), Belisle (1) between them. Rafael Betancourt blew his third save opportunity before taking the lost (1-3, 3.28), as he pitched two thirds of an inning, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on three hits and a walk.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Shane Victorino leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Double, RBI), Juan Pierre (Triple), Ty Wigginton (Single), Hunter Pence (Double, 2 RBIs), Placido Polanco (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double) and Michael Martinez (Home Run, 3 RBIs) had the other seven Phils’ hits. The final Phil run came in on a bases loaded error. The Phils also had four walks in the game.
The Phils (33-37, 5th East) will conclude their series with the Rockies (25-42, 4th West) with a night game later today. 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 (3-3, 2.80), who is coming off a lost to the Blue Jays on June 15, as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on five hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 3-0 lost. He will be looking for his first win since coming off the disabled list, while trying to lead the Phils to a series sweep. The Rockies will counter with Jeff Francis (0-1, 12.46), who is coming off a no-decision against the Tigers on June 15, as he went five and a third innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and three walks, while striking out only two, in the Rockies’ 12-4 rout. He will be looking to keep the Rockies in the ballgame. The Phils will be trying to sweep the series.
A defensive miscue help to defeat the Phils as they are blanked by the Blue Jays, 3-0.
An error by third baseman Mike Fontenot help lead to the Phils losing to the Blue Jays, 3-0.
The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the second as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Brett Lawrie hits an RBI double, knocking in Rajai Davis, who had just doubled. The Blue Jays added to their lead in the third as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Jose Bautista, who had started the inning off with a single, would score on a force attempt throwing error by third baseman Mike Fontenot on a sharp groundball hit by Edwin Encarncion as Fontenot threw away what was a sure double play ball into right field, allowing Bautista to reach first second base, then third, before finally crossing the plate, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead, while allowing Encarnacion, who was safe at first base, to reach third base. Two batters later, the Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead as Yunel Escobar hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Encarnacion. That would be the final score as Casey Janssen recorded his sixth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth.
Vance Worley (3-3, 2.80) took the lost as he threw seven innings, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on five hits and two walks, while striking out five. Michael Schwimer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Drew Hutchison received a no-decision as he went two-thirds of an inning, striking out a batter, before being taken out with an elbow injury as he was facing his third batter of the game. Aaron Laffey also received a no-decision as he pitched an inning and a third in relief, giving up just a hit and a walk. Carlos Villanueva (2-0, 3.48) got the win as he threw four scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and two walks, while he struck out five. Jason Frasor collected his eighth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Darren Oliver received his sixth hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Casey Janssen collected his sixth save of the season with a scoreless inning, as he gave up a hit.
The Phils had just five hits in the game, a double by Jimmy Rollins, a single by Juan Pierre, a double by Hunter Pence, a single by Carlos Ruiz (who later leaves the game with an injury) and a single by Mike Fontenot, as the Phils are unable to do anything against the Blue Jays’ bullpen. The Phils also had three stolen bases (Pierre (12 & 13) and Shane Victorino (14)) and five walks in the ballgame.
The Phils (31-35, 5th NL East) continues their three-game Interleague Play series with the Blue Jays (32-32, 4th AL East) with a game already in progress.
Joe Blanton has his third straight bad outing, as the Phils lose to the Mets, 6-3.
Joe Blanton has his third staright bad start, giving up six runs this time, as the Phils drop one to the Mets, 6-3.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Jimmy Rollins, who had started the ballgame off with a double, then went to third on Juan Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, would score on Jeremy Hefner’s wild pitch, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Mets would tie the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, David Wright hits an RBI single, scoring Mike Baxter, who had started the inning off by being hit by a pitch, then going to third on Kirk Nieuwenhuis’ single, while sending Nieuwenhuis, who had just singled, up to third base. The Mets then took the lead three batters later as, with runners on the corners, and now with two men out, Ike Davis hits an RBI single, knocking in Nieuwenhuis, who had reached third base on Daniel Murphy’s force out, 4-6, as Wright is wiped out at second base on Murphy’s grounder, giving the Mets a 2-1 lead, while sending Murphy, who was safe at first on the force out, up to second base. The Phils would tie the score up at two-all in the second as, with two men out, Brian Schneider hits a solo home run, his second home run of the season. The Mets retook the lead in their half of the second as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Baxter hits an RBI double, knocking in Omar Quintanilla, who had started the inning off with a double, then went to third base on Hefner’s sacrifice bunt, 5-4, giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. The Mets added to their lead in the fourth as, with two men out, Hefner hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season and of his career, as well as his first major league hit. The Phils would get a run back in the sixth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Hunter Pence hits a double to left, sending Pierre, who had started the inning off with a single, to third base, before he would head home on left fielder Baxter’s fielding error, making it a 4-3 Mets’ lead, while Pence would go on to third on the error. The Mets would increase their lead in their half of the sixth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, pinch hitter Scott Hairston hits a two-run home run, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Quintanilla, who had started off the inning with a double, giving the Mets a 6-3 lead. That would end up being the final score as Frank Francisco recorded his fourteenth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth, striking out Schneider on a called third strike.
Joe Blanton (4-5, 5.05) took the lost as he pitched five innings, plus two batters, giving up six runs on nine hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out four. Raul Valdes threw a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. Jake Diekman and Joe Savery combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Savery) between them, while striking out three (Diekman (2), Savery (1)). Jeremy Hefner (1-2, 5.60) got the win, the first of his career, as he went six innings, giving up three runs on six hits, as he struck out four. Bobby Parnell collected his eleventh hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jon Rauch received his fifth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Frank Francisco collected his fourteenth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out two.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double) and Placido Polanco (Singles) both leading the team with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single), Hunter Pence (Double), Ty Wigginton (Single) and Brian Schneider (Home Run, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The 0ther two Phils’ runs came in on a wild pitch and an error.
The Phils (26-25, 5th) will conclude their series with the Mets (28-22, T-2nd) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citi Field, and will start at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (0-2, 2.82), who is coming off a no-decision against the Cardinals on May 25, as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 5-3 extra-innings win. He is still looking for his first win of the 2012 season. The Mets will counter with Dillon Gee (4-3, 4.92), who is coming off a win against the Padres on May 25, as he threw seven innings, giving up a run on four hits and three walks, while striking out nine, in the Mets’ 6-1 win. He will be trying to lead the Mets to a series win. The Phils will be going for the series win, while trying to give Lee his first victory of 2012.
The Phils win in extra-innings on Hunter Pence’s two-run home run as they defeat the Cards, 4-3.
The Phils increased their winning streak to three games thanks to Hunter Pence’s two-run shot in the top of the tenth inning as they defeat the Cards, 4-3.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with two men on, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, scoring Placido Polanco, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Freddy Galvis’ single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Galvis, who had earlier singled, over to third base. The Phils then added to their lead as Galvis scores on first baseman Matt Adams’ fielding error of Juan Pierre’s grounder, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while sending Rollins up to second base as Pierre was safe at first. The Cards got a run back in their half of the second as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Shane Robinson hits an RBI double, knocking in Adams, who had just doubled, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 2-1. The Cards then tied the game up at two-all in the third as Rafael Furcal hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the season, after the play was first reviewed by the umpires and upheld. The Cards then took the lead in the fourth as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Yadier Molina hits an RBI single, knocking in David Freese, who had started the inning off with a triple, on a ball that Shane Victorino had lost sight of in the twilight sky, giving the Cards a 3-2 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at three-all in the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Pierre hits an RBI double, scoring Cliff Lee, who had started the inning off with a single. The Cards tried to retake the lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Molina, who had just singled, tried to score on Adams’ double to center field, but is thrown out at the plate on a strong throw by Victorino to Galvis, who then threw the ball to Ruiz, who then applied the tag for an 8-6-2 third out of the inning. The Phils would take the lead in the tenth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Hunter Pence hits a two-run home run, his eleventh home run of the season, knocking in Pierre, who had started the inning off with a single, giving the Phils a 5-3 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fourteenth save of the season as he threw a 1-2-3 tenth inning.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he threw seven strong innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks, while he struck out seven. Jose Contreras and Jake Diekman combined for a scoreless inning, giving up two hits (one hit each) between them, while striking out a batter (Contreras). Raul Valdes (2-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fourteenth save of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. Kyle Lohse also received a no-decision as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on six hits. Mitchell Boggs received his second blown save of the year as he pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Jason Motte (3-2, 2.70) took the lost as he went two innings, giving up two runs on two hits, as he struck out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (Single, Double, RBI) and Cliff Lee (Singles) both leading the team with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins (Single, RBI), Hunter Pence (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Carlos Ruiz (Double), Placido Polanco (Single) and Freddy Galvis (Singel) had the other five Phils’ hits. The final Phil run scored on an error. The Phils also had a walk in the ballgame.
The Phils (24-23, 5th East) will continue their visit with the Cardinals (25-21, 2nd Central). The game will be played at Busch Stadium (III) and is to start at 7:15 pm EDT (6:15 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (0-4, 5.23), who is coming off a lost against the Nationals on May 21, as he went seven innings, giving up just two runs on six hits and two walks, while he struck out four, in the Phils’ 2-1 lost. He will be going for his first winning start, while trying to continue the Phils’ present winning streak. The Cards will counter with Jaime Garcia (3-2, 3.55), who is coming off a no-decision against the Padres on May 21, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, while he struck out seven, in the Cards’ 4-3 win. He will be trying to end the Phils’ present winning streak. The Phils will be out to increase their winning streak to four straight, while trying to win the four-game series.
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