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A bad first inning does in Cliff Lee as the Phils lose to the Mets, 5-2.
Cliff Lee gives up three runs in the first inning, including a two-run home run, to the Mets, which would lead to the Phils losing to the Mets, 5-2.
The Mets took an early lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Daniel Murphy hits an RBI double, knocking in Ruben Tejada, who had started the game off with a double, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. Three batters later, with a runner on third, as Tejada moved up to third base on Ike Davis’ ground out, and with two men out, Jason Bays hits a two-run home run, knocking in Tejada, giving the Mets a 3-0 lead. The Phils would get a run back in the third as Freddy Galvis hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the season, and of his career, cutting the Mets’ lead down to 3-1. The Mets would get that run back in the fifth as Scott Hairston hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the season, giving the Mets a 4-1 lead. The Mets added to their lead in the ninth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Murphy, a fielding error by Jimmy Rollins on Justin Turner’s grounder, with Murphy being safe at second base, a walk to Davis, with both Murphy and Turner moving up a base, and then a force out at home on a grounder hit by Bay, 5-2, with Murphy being out at home, and with the other runners both moving up a base, and with one man out, Lucas Duda hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Turner, giving the Mets a 5-1 lead. The Phils would get a run back in their half of the ninth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier doubled, would score on second baseman Murphy’s fielding error of pinch hitter Juan Pierre’s grounder as the balls went between his legs, making it a 5-2 Mets’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Shane Victorino ended the game by striking out, swinging.
Cliff Lee (0-1, 3.46) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up four runs on five hits, while he struck out seven. Kyle Kendrick went an inning and a third, giving up an unearned run, while walking two. Joe Savery went two-thirds of an inning, giving up a walk. R.A. Dickey (2-0, 2.08) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up a run on nine hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Bobby Parnell pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one. Frank Francisco pitched an inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit, as he struck out the side.
The Phils had eleven hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with three hits, two singles and a double, followed by Freddy Galvis (Single, Home Run, RBI) and Cliff Lee (Singles) following with two hits apiece. Shane Victorino (Single), Jim Thome (Single, his first hit since rejoining the Phils), John Mayberry, Jr, (Single) and Carlos Ruiz (Double) had the other four Phils’ hit. The Phil second run came in on a Daniel Murphy error as the ball went between his legs. The Phils had only one walk in the game. as the offense, which had outhit the Mets, was keep off the scoreboard by Dickey.
The Phils (3-4, 3rd) will continue their three-game series with the Mets (5-2, 2nd), with an afternoon game tomorrow afternoon. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and will start at 4:05 pm EDT, as one of the games to be televised nationally by Fox Sports. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (0-0, 1.50), who received a no-decision in his start against the Pirates on April 8, as he went six innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 5-4 ninth-inning lost. He will be trying to even up the series for the Phils as he look for his first win of 2012. The Mets plan to counter with Jon Niese (1-0, 4.50) who is coming off a win against the Braves on April 8, as he pitched six innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on two hits and four walks, while he struck out seven, in the Mets’ 7-5 win. He will be trying to give the Mets the series win. The Phils will be out to even up the series with the Mets at a game apiece.
A bad start by Cole Hamels, combined with a nowhere in sight offense, leads to the Phils losing their home opener to the Marlins, 6-2.
A bad start by Cole Hamels, the first Phil starter to falter in his first regular season start, combined with a presently non-existent offense, leads to the Phils dropping their home opener to the Marlins, 6-2.
The Marlins took the lead in the first as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Hanley Ramirez hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, scoring Jose Reyes, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Emilio Bonifacio’s single, before stealing third as the lead runner on a double steal, giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead, while sending Bonifacio, who had earlier singled, then was the trailing man on the double steal, on to third base. The Marlins added to their lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Gaby Sanchez hits an RBI single, scoring Ramirez, who had started the inning off with a double, giving the Marlins a 2-0 lead. The Marlins then took a 3-0 lead in the fifth as Omar Infante hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the season. The Marlins increased their lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with one man out, G. Sanchez hits an RBI double, knocking in Bonifacio, who had earlier singled, giving the Marlins a 4-0 lead. The Marlins then made it a 5-0 lead in the seventh as Infante hits his second lead-off home run of the ball game, his third home run of the season. The Phils finally got on the scoreboard in their half of the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits a two-run double, collecting his first major league hit, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, stopped at second base on John Mayberry Jr’s single, then went to third base on Carlos Ruiz’s force out, 3-6, forcing out Mayberry at second base for the inning’s first out, and Ruiz, who was safe at first on the force out, making it a 5-2 Marlins’ lead. The Marlins got one of the runs back in the ninth as Austin Kearns hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the season. That would end up being the final score as Steve Cishek pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Ruiz to strike out, swinging, for the game’s final out.
Cole Hamels (0-1, 5.06) took the lost as he went five and one-third innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on eight hits, while he struck out nine Marlins. Joe Savery pitched one and two-thirds innings in his major league debut, as he gave up a run on a hit. David Herndon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while he struck out one. Anibal Sanchez (1-0, 2.84) got the win as he went six and one-third innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out four. Randy Choate recorded his first hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face, as he struck out a batter. Edward Mujica collected his second hold of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Steve Cishek pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two.
The Phils had only six hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with two hits, both singles. Hunter Pence (Single), Shane Victorino (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and Freddy Galvis (Double, 2 RBIs), had the Phils’ other four hits. The Phils also had a steal (Rollins) in the game, as the offense continues with its early woes.
The Phils (1-3, 4th) have the day off tomorrow.
Lack of offense comes back to haunt the Phils as they lose to the Pirates on an extra-innings walk-off infield single, losing 2-1.
The Phils lack of offense would come back to haunt them late in the ballgame, before they finally lose to the Pirates in extra-innings on a walk-off infield single, as they lose to Pittsburgh 2-1.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI infield single to the shortstop, scoring in Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Placido Polanco’s single, then stopped at third on Jimmy Rollins’ sacrifice bunt, 4-3, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Polanco, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Rollins’ sacrifice bunt, to third. The Pirates would tie the game up at one-all in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Yamaico Navarro, who had earlier walked, would stop at second base on Jose Tabata’s single, then stopped at third on Alex Presley’s force out, 4-6, wiping out Tabata at second base for the inning’s second out, would score on Cliff Lee’s wild pitch, crossing the plate after Lee misses Carlos Ruiz throw back to him as he tried to cover home plate, while Presley, who was safe on the force out, would move up to second base. The game then became a duel between both teams’ bullpens until the bottom of the tenth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Presley hits an RBI infield single, knocking in Michael McKenry, who was pinch running for Rod Barajas, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third base on Clint Barmes’ sacrifice bunt, 5-4, as Presley beat out Rollins’ throw to first, giving the Pirates a 2-1 walk-off win.
Cliff Lee got a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up a run on two hits, two walks and a costly wild pitch, while striking out four batters. Kyle Kendrick, Chad Qualls, Michael Stutes and Antonio Bastardo combined f0r three scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Qualls (1), Stutes (1)) and a walk (Bastardo) between them. Joe Blanton (0-1, 13.50) took the lost as he went two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a hit batter. Jeff Karstens also received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out two. Tony Watson, Jason Grilli and Joel Hanrahan combined for three scoreless innings, giving up just two walks (Hanrahan), while striking out three (Grilli (1), Hanrahan (2)) between them. Juan Cruz (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had seven hits in the game with Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco both leading the team with two hits apiece, all singles. Jimmy Rollins, Hunter Pence and Carlos Ruiz had the other three Phils’ hits, all singles. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Pence) in the game.
The Phils (1-1, 3 NL East) will conclude their three-game series with the Pirates (1-1, T-2 NL Central) with an afternoon game tomorrow afternoon at PNC Park. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (0-0, -.–), who is coming off a rookie season in which he ended up with a record of 11-3, with a 3.01 ERA and a WHIP of 1.23, as he appeared in 25 games, 21 of which were starts, as he pitched a total of 131.2 innings, striking out 119 batters, while walking only 50. Worley will be trying to help the Phils leave Pittsburgh with a series win, while out to prove that the previous season was not a fluke. The Pirates will counter with James McDonald (0-0, -.–), who last season had a record of 9-9 with a 4.21 ERA, as he started in 31 games, totaling 171 innings pitched, as he struck out 142 batters, while walking 78. He will be trying to give the Pirates the series win. The Phils will be out to win the series while trying to see if they can establish some kind of offense before coming back to Philly for their home opener.
Spring Training: The Phils end spring training in Florida with their fourth tie of the spring.
The Phils end their grapefruit league schedule as the Braves scored six unanswered runs as the two teams end up in a 7-7 tie.
The Braves took the lead in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Brian McCann hits an RBI single, scoring Julio Teheran, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Tyler Pastornicky’s single, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Placido Polanco, and then walks by Jimmy Rollins, sending Polanco up to second base, and Jim Thome, moving up both runners, and with no one out, Polanco scored as Hunter Pence hits an RBI force out, wiping out Thome at second for the inning’s first out, while Rollins would move up to third base. The Phils then took the lead as Shane Victorino hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Pence on to third base. The Phils then made it a 3-1 lead as Pence would score on a missed catch error by McCann on a fielder’s choice attempt throw to the plate by third baseman Drew Sutton on a grounder by Carlos Ruiz, as Victorino would move up to third base, before Ruiz would move up to second base on the error. The Phils then made it a 4-1 lead as Freddy Galvis followed with an RBI single, scoring Victorino, while Ruiz would stop at third base. The Phils then added to their lead as, with runners on the corners, and with still one man out, Cliff Lee hits an RBI single, scoring Ruiz, making it a 5-1 Phils’ lead, while sending Galvis on to third base. The Phils then batted around, as Juan Pierre brought home Galvis with a suicide squeeze sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 6-1 lead, while sending Lee up to second base. The Phils than made it a 7-1 lead in the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Pence, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Victorino’s walk, while sending Victorino on to third base. The Braves got a run back in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, J.C. Boscan hits an RBI double, scoring Matt Diaz, who had earlier doubled, making it a 7-2 Phils’ lead. The Braves made it a 7-3 Phils’ lead in the eighth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Jordan Parraz hits into an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Jose Yepez, who was pitch running for Freddie Freeman, who had earlier doubled, before moving up to third on pitch hitter Eric Hinske’s ground out, 4-3. The Braves then cut the Phils’ lead down to 7-5 in their half of the ninth as, with one man on, and with no one out, Josh Wilson hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the spring, scoring Boscan, who had started the inning off with a walk. The Braves then made it a 7-6 Phils’ lead as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Pastornicky, a fielding error by shortstop Galvis on a Luis Durango grounder, sending Pastornicky up to second base, and a fielding error by pitcher Frank Gailey on pinch hitter Jose Peraza’s sacrifice bunt, moving up a base both Pastornicky and Durango, and with still nobody out, Yepez hits into a double play, 6-4-3, wiping out at second base Peraza for the inning’s first out, scoring Pastornicky, while sending Durango on to third base. The Braves then tied it up at seven-all as Hinske hits an RBI double, knocking in Durango. The game would finally end as a seven-seven tie as Boscan popped out to first for the final out.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as pitched four strong innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Joe Savery pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks. Jeremy Horst pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Brian Sanches pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Frank Gailey pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up four runs, only two of which were earned, on two hits and two waks. Ryan Duke pitched a third of an innings, walking two batters. Julio Teheran also received a no-decision as he pitched three and one-third innings, giving up five runs, four of which were earned, on three hits and two walks. Yohan Flande pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on three hits and two walks. Jonny Venters, Cory Gearrin, Dusty Hughes and Adam Russell combined for four scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Venters (1), Gearrin (2)), while striking out three (Venters (1), Gearrin (1), Russell (1)).
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Placino Polanco (Single, Double) leading the ballclub with two hits. Juan Pierre (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Shane Victorino (Double, RBI), Carlos Ruiz (Single, RBI), Freddy Galvis (Single, RBI), Cliff Lee (Single, RBI) and pinch hitter Lou Montanez (Single) had the other seven Phils’ hits. Hunter Pence brought in the other Phil RBI on a force out, while the final Phil run came in on a missed catch error to the plate. The Phils also had four walks in the game.
The next Phils game with be the first of two games with the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park for the on-deck series. The game is to start at 7:05 EDT.
Spring Training: An early offensive explosion leads the Phils to a 10-5 victory over the Red Sox.
The Phils’ offense explodes early before they defeat the Red Sox, 10-5.
The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Shane Victorino, who had started the game off with a walk, and then went to third on Juan Pierre’s ground-rule double, would score on Alfredo Aceves’ wild pitch, while Pierre, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double, would move up to third base on the wild pitch. Two batters later, after Laynce Nix is safe at first on a fielder’s choice force out, 3-2-6, as Pierre is tagged out, before moving up to second base on the rundown, the Phils’ took a 2-0 lead as John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, scoring Nix. The Phils then made it a 3-0 lead in the second as, with no one out, Pete Orr hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the spring. Freddy Galvis then followed with a solo home run of his own, his second home run of the spring, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. Three batters later, with a man on second, and with two men out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, who had been hit by the pitch, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Phils then took a 6-0 lead as Nix hits an RBI single, scoring Pence. The Red Sox got two of the runs back in their half of the second as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Jacoby Ellsbury hits a two-run triple, knocking in Kelly Shoppach, who had earlier walked, moved up to second base on Nick Punto’s single, then went to third on Josh Kroeger’s force out, 6-4, wiping out Punto at second base for the inning’s second out, and Kroeger, who was safe at first on the force out, making it a 6-2 Phils’ lead. The Phils got a run back in the third as, with no one out, Carlos Ruiz hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the spring, giving the Phils a 7-2 lead. Four batters latter, the Phils made it an 8-2 lead as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Miguel Abreu, who had earlier tripled. The Phils then took a 9-2 lead as, with one man on, and with still two men out, Pierre hits a single that went deep to right, with Victorino stopping at third base, before heading home when Pierre went to second base, beating the throw. The Phils then added to their lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Orr hits an RBI single, knocking in Nix, who had earlier singled, the stopped at third on Ruiz’s double, giving the Phils a 10-2 lead. The Red Sox got a run back in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Kroeger hits an RBI single, knocking in pinch runner Jonathan Hee, who was pinch running for Mike Aviles, who had just singled, then went to second base on Punto’s single, making it a 10-3 Phils’ lead. The BoSox then made it a 10-5 Phils’ lead in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Daniel Nava, and singles to Hee and Punto, and with two men out, Peter Hissey hits a two-run single, scoring both Nava and Hee, while sending Punto on to third. That would be the final score as Jake Diekman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Nava to fly out to center for the final out.
Cole Hamels (1-1, 4.00) pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks, striking out three. Chad Qualls pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Brian Sanches pitched an inning, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Jake Diekman pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Alfredo Aceves (0-1, 7.50) took the lost as he went three innings, giving up nine runs on ten hits, a walk, a hit batter and a wild pitch, while striking out three. Michael Bowden pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Franklin Morales, Andrew Bailey, Vicente Padilla and Garrett Mock combine for four scoreless innings, giving up two walks (Bailey (1), Mock (1)) and a hit batter (Mock) between them, while striking out a batter (Bailey).
The Phils’ offense exploded for thirteen hits in the game, with Juan Pierre (Single, Double), Laynce Nix (Singles, RBI), Carlos Ruiz (Double, Home Run, RBI) and Pete Orr (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) all leading the team with two hits each. Shane Victorino (Single, RBI), Hunter Pence (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, RBI), Freddy Galvis (Home Run, RBI) and Miguel Abreu (Triple) had the other five Phils’ hits. The other two Phils’ runs came in on a wild pitch and with Victorino taking advantage of a throw to second base when Pierre went to take a second base. The Phils also had four walks, two hit batters (Victorino, Albert Cartwright) and two stolen bases (Cartwright, Victorino).
The Phils (10-11) will be involved in a pair of split squad games tomorrow afternoon, one at Bright House Field in Clearwater against the Orioles and the other against the Tigers in Lakeland. Both games are to start at 1:05 pm EDT.
Spring Training: The Phils drop one to the Yanks, 5-3.
The Phils lose to the Yankees, 5-3.
The Yanks took a quick 2-0 lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Robinson Cano hits a two-run double, knocking in Brett Gardner, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Francisco Cervelli’s single, and Cervelli, who had just singled. The Yanks then took a 3-0 lead as Eric Chavez hits an RBI single, scoring Cano. The Phils cut the Yanks lead in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, scoring Hunter Pence, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, making it a 3-1 Yanks’ lead. The Yanks got the run back in the seventh as, with one man on, and with two men out, Doug Bernier hits an RBI double, knocking in Colin Curtis, who had earlier been safe at first on a 1-6 force out, wiping out at second base Dewayne Wise, who had earlier singled, giving the Yanks a 4-1 lead. The Phils made it a 4-2 Yanks’ lead in their half of the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Miguel Abreu hits an RBI double, knocking in Scott Podsednik, who had earlier singled. The Yanks got the run back in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Brandon Laird hits an RBI single, scoring pinch runner Jose Pirela, who was pinch running for Cano, who had earlier doubled. The Phils got the run back in their half of the eighth as, with two men out, Erik Kratz hits a solo home run, his second home run of the spring, making it a 5-3 Yanks’ lead. That would be the final score as David Phelps converted his first save of the spring, as he got pinch hitter Tuffy Gosewisch to ground out, 1-3, for the game’s final out.
Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 3.07) got the win as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while striking out three. David Phelps received his first save of the spring as he went three and a third innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk. Vance Worley (1-2, 2.81) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out seven. David Herndon pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits. Michael Stutes pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, striking out three. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two.
The Phils had nine hits in the ballgame, a single by Jimmy Rollins, an RBI double by Michael Abreu, a single by Shane Victorino, a single by Ty Wigginton, a single by Hunter Pence, an RBI single by John Mayberry, Jr., a home run by Erik Kratz, a single by Vance Worley and a single by Scott Podsednik. The Phils also had two walks in the game and a stolen base (Pence).
The Phils (9-11) next spring training game will be against the Red Sox (9-8) in Fort Myers tomorrow afternoon. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EDT.
Spring Training: The Phils finished their split squad game with the Tigers in an extra-innings, 4-4 tie.
The Phils second split squad game end up as an extra-innings 4-4 tie with the Tigers, after 10 innings of play.
Detroit took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Ryan Raburn hits a two-run home run, knocking in Ramon Santiago, who had started the game off with a double, giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead. The Phils cut the Tigers’ lead in half in the third as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Freddy Galvis hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Pete Orr, who had earlier singled, then went to third on Brian Schneider’s single, making it a 2-1 Tigers’ lead. The Tigers then increased their lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Clete Thomas hits an RBI force out, 6-4, wiping out Don Kelly, who had just singled, at second out, scoring Andy Dirks, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third on Kelly’s single, giving the Tigers a 3-1 lead. The Phils would get that run back in their half of the fourth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, knocking in Hunter Pence, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Jim Thome’s ground out, 6-3, making it a 3-2 Tigers’ lead. The Tigers got that run back in the fifth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Raburn hits an RBI double, knocking in Santiago, who had just singled, giving the Tigers a 4-2 lead. The Phils got the run back in their half of the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Thome hits an RBI single, scoring Galvis, who had earlier been hit by the pitch, then moved up to second base on Jimmy Rollins’ walk, cutting the Tigers’ lead down to 4-3, while sending Rollins, who had earlier walked, up to second base. The Phils then tied the game up at four-all in the sixth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Galvis hits an RBI single, scoring Laynce Nix, who had earlier walked, then stopped at second base on Orr’s single, while sending Orr, who had just singled, on to second base. It would remain at 4-4 as neither team would be able to score from that point, before the game was called after ten innings.
Cliff Lee pitched three innings, giving up two runs on six hits, while striking out three. Chad Qualls pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and walk. Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning, also giving up a run on two hits. Phillippe Aumont, J.C. Ramirez, Jake Diekman, B.J. Rosenberg and Tyson Brummentt combined for five scoreless innings, as they gave up four walks (Aumont (2), Ramirez (1), Rosenberg (1)) between them, while striking out two (Diekman). Rick Porcello pitched four innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out two. Daniel Schlereth collected his third save of the spring as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, a hit batter and a walk, as he struck out a batter. Jose Ortega blew his first save opportunity of the spring as he went an inning and a third, giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Chris Bootcheck, Brayan Villarreal and Robbie Weinhardt combined for four scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Bootcheck (2), Villarreal (1)), while striking out one (Villarreal).
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Pete Orr (Singles) leading the team with three hits, followed by Laynce Nix with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Hunter Pence (Double), Derek Mitchell (Single), Jim Thome (Single, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, RBI), Brian Schneider (Single) and Freddy Galvis (Single, 2 RBIs) had the other seven Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (4-5-1) will continue their grapefruit league schedule with an afternoon game with the Pirates (3-6) at Bradenton, Florida. The game will begin at 1:05 pm EDT.
Spring Training: Phils drop their second straight game to the Yanks, 7-4.
The Phils lost their second spring training game, losing once more to the Yanks, 7.4.
The Phils started the game off by taking the lead in the first inning as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the spring, scoring Scott Podsednik, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Yankees got a run back in their half of the first as, with two men out, Alex Rodriguez hits a solo home run, his first home run of the spring, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead. The Yanks then tied the game up at two-all in the third as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Robinson Cano and Rodriguez, with Cano stopping at second base, a 6-5 force out by Mark Teixeira, wiping out Cano at third, because the ball that had originally headed towards left field had been blown back by the wind to drop in front of shortstop Freddy Galvis, with Rodriguez stopping at second base on the play and Texieira reaching first, and Andruw Jones being hit by a pitch, moving both Rodriguez and Texieira up a base, and with two men out, Francisco Cervelli walked, forcing in Rodriguez, while sending Texieira up to third base, and moving Jones on to second base. The Yankees took the lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Justin Maxwell, who had earlier reached first base on a fielding error by third baseman Ty Wigginton, then went up to second base on a 4-3 ground out by Derek Jeter, scored on a fielding error by Michael Martinez on a Cano grounder, giving the Yanks a 3-2 lead. The Yanks then made it a 4-2 lead as Rodriguez hits an RBI double, knocking in Cano. The Phils cut the lead down to 4-3 in the sixth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Galvis hits an RBI double, knocking in Martinez, who had just doubled. The Yanks got the run back in the seventh as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Jose Gil hits an RBI double, knocking in Corban Joseph, who had reached base on a Dom Brown fielding error, stopping at second base, making it a 5-3 Yanks’ lead. Two batters later, with a runner on third, as Gil had moved on to third base on a Phillippe Aumont wild pitch, and with one man out, the Yanks made it a 6-3 lead as JR Murphy hits an RBI single, knocking in Gil. Two batters later, after Zoilo Almote had sent Murphy to third with a single, and with two men out, the Yanks made it a 7-3 lead as pinch hitter Jayson Nix hits an RBI single, scoring Murphy, while sending Almonte on to third. The Phils got a run back in the eighth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Hector Luna hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, knocking in Lou Martinez, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double, then went to third on Dom Brown’s ground out, 3-1, making it a 7-4 Yanks’ lead. That would be the final score as Chase Whitley ended the game by striking out Pete Orr, swinging.
Roy Halladay got a no-decision as he pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out three. Joel Pineiro (0-1, 4.50) took the lost as he went two innings, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk. David Purcey and Antonio Bastardo combined for two scoreless innings, walking a batter (Purcey) between them. Phillippe Aumont pitched an inning, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on four hits, while striking out two. Joe Savery pitched a scoreless inning, walking two batters, while striking out two. Freddy Garcia also received a no-decision as he went two innings, giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out two. D.J. Mitchell (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Boone Logan recorded his first hold of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out two. Cory Wade received his first hold of the spring as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, striking out a batter. Clay Rapada recorded his first hold of the spring as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Kevin Whelan pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit, while striking out a batter. Chase Whitley recorded his first save of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Dom Brown (Single, Triple) and Freddy Galvis (Single, Double, RBI) leading the team with two hits each. Tyson Gillies (Single), Hunter Pence (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Scott Podsednik (Single), John Mayberry Jr. (Double), Michael Martinez (Double), Tuffy Gosewisch (Single), Juan Pierre (Single) and Lou Montanez (Double), had the other ten Phils’ hits, while Hector Luna knocked in the other Phils’ run with an infield ground out.
The Phils (0-2) next grapefruit league game will be against the Yankees tomorrow afternoon at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. The game will start at 1:05 pm EST.
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