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The Phillies ends Interleague Play with a series win, as they defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4.
The Phillies end Interleague Play on a high note as they leave Toronto with a series win and a two-game winning streak, as they defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4. The win, the 252nd in Jamie Moyer’s long career, pushes him into 43rd place on the all-time wins list, going past Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. But it was not easy.
The Blue Jays took a quick lead in the first as, with one man out, Aaron Hill hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, making it 1-0 Blue Jays. Toronto increased their lead in the second, as, with one man on, and two men out, Jose Bautista hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the year, knocking in Lyle Overbay, who had just walked, to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. In the third, the Phils made it 3-1 Blue Jays, as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, scoring Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, moved over to second on Jayson Werth’s walk, and then went to third when Chase Utley struck out, but the ball got passed Blue Jays’s catcher Raul Chavez for a passed ball, while sending Werth, who had earlier walked, and had moved up to second on the pass ball, would go on to third base. It then became a 4-1 Blue Jays’ lead as Hill hits a lead-off home run, his ninteenth home run of the year, and his second of the game. Later in the inning, the Blue Jays threathen to add more runs to their lead, as they had two men on base, Scott Rolen via a double, and Adam Lind via a walk, with only one out. But Phils’ starter Jamie Moyer would get out of the jam by striking out first Alex Rios, and then Overbay, with both man swinging. The Phils would then take over the lead in the fourth. The Phils would load the bases on a Pedro Feliz single, a Chris Coste walk, which would move Feliz up to second base, and then a bunt single by Eric Bruntlett, which moved both Feliz and Coste up a base, with nobody out. Carlos Ruiz then hits a grounder to Blue Jays’ third baseman, Rolen, which could have been a doubleplay ball, if the play wasn’t broken up by Bruntlett’s slide, knocking down Blue Jays’ second baseman, Hill. The play instead becomes a force out, 5-4, allowing Feliz to score from third, making the score 4-2 Blue Jays, while Coste would move to third, and Ruiz would be safe first, with only one out. Victorino then followed with a sacrifice fly for the inning’s second out, scoring Coste from third, making it a 4-3 Blue Jays’ lead. Two batters later, with two men on, and still two men out, Utley hits a two-run triple, knocking in Ruiz, who had gone to second on Werth’s single, and Werth, who had just singled, to give the Phils’ a 5-4 lead. That would be the score until the ninth, as Moyer would handle the Blue Jays for the fourth-fifth innings, Chan Ho Park would shut them down for two innings, and Ryan Madson would keep the Blue Jays in check in the eighth inning. In the ninth, the Phils would hand the ball over to Brad Lidge, back from the 15-games disabled list, to record the save. At first, he ran into trouble, as he allowed two men on base, a single to Chavez and a walk to Marco Scutaro, moving John McDonald, who was pinch running for Chavez, to second base with the tying run. After getting Hill to pop out to Utley, with the Infield Fly Rule in effect, for the first out, Lidge would pick McDonald off of second base. After missing McDonald, he threw the ball to Feliz, who would eventually tag McDonald out, 1-5-6-5, for the inning’s second out, killing the threat as the batter, Vernon Wells, then proceeded to ground out 6-3, for the final out.
Jamie Moyer won the game, pitching five innings, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks, while striking four. His record for the year is now 6-6, the Phils’ first six game winner, with an ERA of 6.05. Chan Ho Park recorded his fourth hold as he pitched two scoreless innings, striking out a batter. Ryan Madson recorded his fourteenth hold of the season, as he gave up only a hit and a walk. Brad Lidge recorded his fourteenth save of the year, as he gave up only a hit and a walk. Brian Tallet got the lost, as he pitched six inning, giving up five runs, only four of which were earned, on eight hits and six walks, while striking out six. His record is now 5-5 with a 4.47 ERA. Brandon League, Jeremy Accardo and Jason Frasor combined for three shut out innings, giving up only two hits (League (1), Frasor (1)) and three walks (Accardo (2) Frasor (1)) between them, while they stuck out only three batters (League (2), Accardo (1)).
The Phillies collected ten hits in the game, with Chase Utley leading the team with two hits, a double and a triple, knocking in two runs, as he raised his average to .302. Shane Victornio, Jayson Werth, Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz, Chris Coste, Eric Bruntlett, Carlos Ruiz and Matt Stairs got the other eight Phils’ hits, all singles, with Stairs’ being a pinch hit single. Besides Utley’s two RBIs, Howard, Victorino and Ruiz each knocked in a run, with Victorino’s being a sacrifice fly. With Interleague Play now behind them, as well as a series win, the Phils will resume playing fellow National League teams, as they hope to increase their lead in the NL East.
The Phillies (39-34, 1st) have the day off today. They will resume play tomorrow night with their first visit to Atlanta as they face the Braves, hoping to continue their road winning ways as they at the moment stand at .500 for the present road trip. They are presently leading the Mets by two and a half games, as they were swept this weekend by the Yankees.
Werth, Park, Phillies steal a win from the Dodgers.
Jayson Werth ties a franchise record with four stolen bases, including home plate, while Chan Ho Park gains his first victory as a Phil while pitching his second straight quality start as the Phils once again come from behind to defeat the Dodgers, 5-3.
The Dodgers took the lead in the first, as, with a runner on second, and one out, Orlando Hudson hits an RBI single, scoring Juan Pierre, who had earlier doubled, to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. But, on that same play, Hudson, after rounding second, as the ball went home, fell down, and was soon caught in a run down between first and second, before finally being tagged out for the inning’s second out by Raul Ibanez, the play going, 9-2-6-4-7. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the third, as, with runners on second and third, and one out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Pedro Feliz, who had earlier walked, moved to second on Carlos Ruiz’s walk, and had gone over to third on Phillies’ starter Chan Ho Park’s sacrifice bunt. The Dodgers regained the lead in the fourth, as, with runners on the corners, and two men out, Matt Kemp hits an RBI single, knocking in Hudson, who had earlier singled, had moved up to second on Russell Martin’s single, and had gone to third on James Loney’s force out, 4-6, which wiped out Martin at second base, while sending Loney up to second. The Phillies tied the game up in their half of the fourth, as, with runners on second and third, and nobody out, Jimmy Rollins, who is now batting fifth, hits an RBI single, scoring Jayson Werth, who had earlier singled, moved up to second on Ryan Howard’s walk, and had stole third as part of a double steal with Howard, making it a 2-2 tie, while Howard, who had earlier walked, and had stole second, had moved up to third. The Phils took a 4-2 lead as Ibanez hits a two-run double, scoring both Howard and Rollins. The Phillies would increase their lead to 5-2 in the seventh, as, with the bases loaded, and two men out, Werth steals home, his third steal of the inning, and his fourth in the game, after originally getting on base with an one-out single, then stealing first second, and then third, as part of the Phils’ second double steal of the night, as Rollins, who had earlier been intentionally walked, stole second, before stealing home after a 2-2 pitch to Ruiz, catching the Dodgers’ catcher Martin napping as he was concentrating too much on getting Ruiz out. The Dodgers made it 5-3 in the ninth as, with two men on, and two outs, pinch hitter Mark Loretta hits an RBI single, knocking in Loney, who had earlier singled, and had moved up to second on Casey Blake’s single, while sending Blake, who had earlier singled, up to second. But that would be the ballgame as Brad Lidge recorded his fifth save of the season by getting Pierre to fly out to center for the final out.
Chan Ho Park got the win, recording his first win as a Phil, while he pitched his second straight quality start, going six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, while striking out three. His record is now 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA. Chad Durbin recorded his first hold of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face, one by strikeout. Scott Eyre would record his fourth hold as he got out the only man he would face. Ryan Madson recorded his fifth hold as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a hit, as he struck out a batter. Brad Lidge recorded his fifth save of the season, as he gave up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Clayton Kershaw took the lost as he pitched five innings plus one batter, giving up four runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out five. His record is now 1-3 with an ERA of 5.21. James McDonald pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk. Will Ohman pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on one hit and two walks, while striking out one. Ronald Belisario pitched one and one-third innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
The Phillies collected just six hits in the game, with Jayson Werth leading the way with two hits, both singles, as he stole four bases, tying the team record for the most steal in one game, while tying the major league record for the most steals in one inning. Shane Victorino, Jimmy Rollins, Raul Ibanez and Matt Stairs had the other four hits, with Ibanez’s hit being a double. Rollins and Ryan Howard would also steal a base, with Howard’s occurring as part of a double steal.
The Phillies (16-14, 2nd) continue their three-games home stand with the Dodgers (22-12, 1st National League West). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phillies starter will be the veteran Jamie Moyer (3-2, 7.26), who is still looking for his 250th career victory after getting bombed in his previous start by the Mets on May 7, as he gave up seven runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out only one batter, in the Phils’ 7-5 lost. Moyer will be looking to make a comeback, and gain his fourth win of the season and the 250th win of his career. The Dodgers will counter with former Phil Randy Wolf (1-1, 2.95), who is coming off a no-decision against the Nationals on May 7, when he went five innings, giving up a run on five hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Dodgers’ 11-9 lost. He will be going for his second win of the season. The Phils are hoping that the third time will be the charm as they go out to win Moyer’s 250th career victory while trying to win the series with the Dodgers.
Werth, Park, Phillies steal a win from the Dodgers.
Jayson Werth ties a franchise record with four stolen bases, including home plate, while Chan Ho Park gains his first victory as a Phil while pitching his second straight quality start as the Phils once again come from behind to defeat the Dodgers, 5-3.
The Dodgers took the lead in the first, as, with a runner on second, and one out, Orlando Hudson hits an RBI single, scoring Juan Pierre, who had earlier doubled, to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. But, on that same play, Hudson, after rounding second, as the ball went home, fell down, and was soon caught in a run down between first and second, before finally being tagged out for the inning’s second out by Raul Ibanez, the play going, 9-2-6-4-7. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the third, as, with runners on second and third, and one out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Pedro Feliz, who had earlier walked, moved to second on Carlos Ruiz’s walk, and had gone over to third on Phillies’ starter Chan Ho Park’s sacrifice bunt. The Dodgers regained the lead in the fourth, as, with runners on the corners, and two men out, Matt Kemp hits an RBI single, knocking in Hudson, who had earlier singled, had moved up to second on Russell Martin’s single, and had gone to third on James Loney’s force out, 4-6, which wiped out Martin at second base, while sending Loney up to second. The Phillies tied the game up in their half of the fourth, as, with runners on second and third, and nobody out, Jimmy Rollins, who is now batting fifth, hits an RBI single, scoring Jayson Werth, who had earlier singled, moved up to second on Ryan Howard’s walk, and had stole third as part of a double steal with Howard, making it a 2-2 tie, while Howard, who had earlier walked, and had stole second, had moved up to third. The Phils took a 4-2 lead as Ibanez hits a two-run double, scoring both Howard and Rollins. The Phillies would increase their lead to 5-2 in the seventh, as, with the bases loaded, and two men out, Werth steals home, his third steal of the inning, and his fourth in the game, after originally getting on base with an one-out single, then stealing first second, and then third, as part of the Phils’ second double steal of the night, as Rollins, who had earlier been intentionally walked, stole second, before stealing home after a 2-2 pitch to Ruiz, catching the Dodgers’ catcher Martin napping as he was concentrating too much on getting Ruiz out. The Dodgers made it 5-3 in the ninth as, with two men on, and two outs, pinch hitter Mark Loretta hits an RBI single, knocking in Loney, who had earlier singled, and had moved up to second on Casey Blake’s single, while sending Blake, who had earlier singled, up to second. But that would be the ballgame as Brad Lidge recorded his fifth save of the season by getting Pierre to fly out to center for the final out.
Chan Ho Park got the win, recording his first win as a Phil, while he pitched his second straight quality start, going six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, while striking out three. His record is now 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA. Chad Durbin recorded his first hold of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face, one by strikeout. Scott Eyre would record his fourth hold as he got out the only man he would face. Ryan Madson recorded his fifth hold as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a hit, as he struck out a batter. Brad Lidge recorded his fifth save of the season, as he gave up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Clayton Kershaw took the lost as he pitched five innings plus one batter, giving up four runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out five. His record is now 1-3 with an ERA of 5.21. James McDonald pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk. Will Ohman pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on one hit and two walks, while striking out one. Ronald Belisario pitched one and one-third innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
The Phillies collected just six hits in the game, with Jayson Werth leading the way with two hits, both singles, as he stole four bases, tying the team record for the most steal in one game, while tying the major league record for the most steals in one inning. Shane Victorino, Jimmy Rollins, Raul Ibanez and Matt Stairs had the other four hits, with Ibanez’s hit being a double. Rollins and Ryan Howard would also steal a base, with Howard’s occurring as part of a double steal.
The Phillies (16-14, 2nd) continue their three-games home stand with the Dodgers (22-12, 1st National League West). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phillies starter will be the veteran Jamie Moyer (3-2, 7.26), who is still looking for his 250th career victory after getting bombed in his previous start by the Mets on May 7, as he gave up seven runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out only one batter, in the Phils’ 7-5 lost. Moyer will be looking to make a comeback, and gain his fourth win of the season and the 250th win of his career. The Dodgers will counter with former Phil Randy Wolf (1-1, 2.95), who is coming off a no-decision against the Nationals on May 7, when he went five innings, giving up a run on five hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Dodgers’ 11-9 lost. He will be going for his second win of the season. The Phils are hoping that the third time will be the charm as they go out to win Moyer’s 250th career victory while trying to win the series with the Dodgers.
We now know where Pat Burrell has landed…
Free agent Pat Burrell, the former left fielder for the 2008 World Champions Philadelphia Phillies, has just finished signing a two-year, $16 million contract with the 2008 American League Champions Tampa Bay Rays. Burrell, who, until signing with the Rays, has spent all nine years of his major league career with the Phillies, having a career batting average of .257, while hitting 251 home runs (3rd place in team history) and 827 RBIs (7th place) for the red pinstripes. Burrell will more than likely be acting as the Rays’ designated hitter, although he has said at one time that he would prefer playing in the field, thus keeping his mind in the game.
We’re going to miss you here in Philly, Pat, and I, for one, wish you success in Tampa, as long as it isn’t against the Phils.
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