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Roy Halladay becomes the NL’s first 14-game winner as the Phils sweep the Rox in a wierd game, 8-6.
The Phils sweep the Rockies as Roy Halladay becomes the NL’s first fourteen game winner, as they win a wierd game, 8-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via walks by Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Chase Utley, and with one man out, as Ryan Howard struck out, Hunter Pence hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Rollins, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Victorino to third base. The Rockies tied the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with a man on second, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard first committed a fielding error on a Dexter Fowler grounder, allowing Eric Young, who had earlier reached base on a bunt single, then stole second base, to reach third, before he would score as Howard committed a throwing error, as he threw the ball past Roy Halladay, who was trying to cover first base, allowing Fowler to be safe at first, before heading off to second base on Howard’s second error of the play. Two batters later, after Todd Helton had moved Fowler over to third base with a ground out, 4-3, the Rockies took the lead as Troy Tulowitzki hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Fowler. The Phils tied it up at two-all in the second as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Rollins hits an RBI single, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Halladay’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, before he would move up to second base on the throw home. The Phils then retook the lead as Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. Two batters later, after Utley had been hit by the pitch, sending Victorino to second base, the Phils took a 5-2 lead as Howard hits a two-run double, scoring both Victorino and Utley. The Rockies got a run back in their half of the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Eliezer Alfonso hits an RBI single, scoring Ian Steward, who had earlier doubled, making it a 5-3 Phils’ lead. The Rox then made it a 5-4 Phils’ lead in the third as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Helton hits an RBI single, knocking in Fowler, who had earlier walked, then stole second base. The Phils got the run back in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a Halladay single, who then moved up to second base on Rollins’ ground out, 4-3, an Utley single, with Halladay stopping at third base, and a walk to Howard, which sent Utley up to second base, and with two men out, Halladay scored on a Jason Hammel’s wild pitch, just getting his foot under Hammel’s tag, giving the Phils a 6-4 lead, while Utley would stop at third base, and Howard would stop at second. The Rox then made it a 6-5 Phils’ lead in the fifith as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Helton hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, scoring Fowler, who had just tripled. The Phils then added to their lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Howard hits a two-run home run, his twenty-fourth home run of the year, and his third home run in two days, knocking in Utley, who had just singled, giving the Phils an 8-5 lead. The Rockies got a run back in the eighth as, with one man out, Helton hits a solo home run, his twelfth home run of the season. That would end up being the final score as Brad Lidge pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, recording his first save of the season.
Roy Halladay (14-4, 2.55) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up five run, four of which were earned, on eight hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Antonio Bastardo received his ninth hold of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out two. Brad Lidge collected his first save of the year by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out a batter. Jason Hammel (6-11, 4.88) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up six runs on eight hits, a hit batter, a wild pitch and four walks, while striking out four. Rex Brothers pitched an inning, giving up two runs on three hits, while he struck out two. Matt Belisle pitched three scoreless innings, giving up a hit, while striking out three.
The Phils had twelve hits in the ballgame, with all of the starters having at least one hit. Chase Utley (Singles), Ryan Howard (Double, Home Run, 4 RBIs) and Wilson Valdez (Single, Triple), all led the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (RBI), Shane Victorino (RBI), Hunter Pence (RBI), Raul Ibanez, Carlos Ruiz and Roy Halladay had the other six Phils’ hits, all singles. The final Phil run scored on a wild pitch.
The Phils (71-39, 1st East) continue their road trip with a four-game series with the Giants (62-49, 1st West) that will begin with a night game tomorrow night. The game will be played at AT&T Park and will begin at 10:15 EDT (7:15 PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (10-7, 3.14), who is coming off a win against the Pirates on July 30, as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks, while he struck out eleven, in the Phils’ 7-4 win. He will be trying to continue the Phils’ present winning streak. The Giants will counter with Madison Bumgarner (6-10, 3.80), who is coming off a lost against the Reds on July 30, as he went just four innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out four, in the Giants’ 7-2 lost. He will be trying to end the Phils present winning streak. The Phils will be trying to make it a seven-game winning streak.
The Phils come from behind to win their second straight extra-inning game as they defeat the Rockies in 10 innings, 4-3.
A Shane Victorino homer in the top of the tenth lead the Phils to their second straight extra-inning victory as they defeat the Rockies, 4-3.
The Rockies took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Seth Smith hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, knocking in Ty Wigginton, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, giving the Rox a 2-0 lead. The Phils tried to get onto the scoreboard in the third as, with a man on first, and with two men out, Chase Utley hits a ball deep to right field which just missed being a home run, and instead hit against the wall for a double, as Shane Victorino, who was on first. after being safe on a force out, 1-6-4, as Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier been hit by a pitch, was wiped out as second base as shortstop Troy Tulowitzki made a barehanded catch on a ball deflected by Rockies’ starter Jhoulys Chacin, before throwing to second base, for the inning’s second out, did not get a good jump from first as he thought that the ball was going to leave the park, before being sent home, and was tagged out at the plate on a strong throw by Smith to second baseman Mark Ellis, who then threw the ball home to catcher Chris Iannetta, who then tagged out Victorino for the inning’s final out, 9-4-2. The Phils finally got on the board in the seventh as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double, scoring Hunter Pence, who had just singled, cutting the Rockies’ lead down to 2-1. The Rockies got the run back in their half of the seventh as Iannetta hits a lead-off home run, his eleventh home run of the season, giving the Rox a 3-1 lead. The Phils tied the game up at three-all in the ninth as, with one man on, and with two men out, pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr. hits a pinch hit two-run home run, his seventh home run of the season, and his first pinch hit home run of his career, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier doubled. The Phils then took the lead in the tenth as Victorino hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. That would end up being the final score as Ryan Madson collected his nineteenth save of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 tenth, getting Tulowitzki to pop out to Utley for the final out.
Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while he struck out five. Michael Stutes pitched two innings, giving up a run on a hit and two walks, while he struck out a batter. Antonio Bastardo (5-0, 1.31) got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Ryan Madson recorded his nineteenth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 tenth. Jhoulys Chacin also received a no-decision as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on six hits and two walks, while striking out two. Matt Reynolds recorded his fifteenth hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Rafael Betancourt recorded his nineteenth hold of the year as he also pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face. Hudson Street blew his third save opportunity of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, as he struck out one. Rex Brothers (1-2, 3.74) to0k the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while he struck out two.
The Phils had ten hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino (Single, Home Run, RBI), Chase Utley (Single, Double) and Carlos Ruiz (Doubles) all leading the team with two hits each. Hunter Pence (Single), Raul Ibanez (Double, RBI), Placido Polanco (Single) and pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr. (Home Run, 2 RBIs) had the other four Phils’ hits.
The Phils (69-39, 1st East) will continue their series with the Rockies (51-58, 3rd West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Coors Field and will start at 8:40 pm EDT (6:40 CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (5-5, 3.52), who is coming off a lost against the Giants on July 28, as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 4-1 lost. He will be out to end his possible final start of the season on a high note before going back to the bullpen as Roy Oswalt prepare to return to the starting rotation. The Rockies will counter with Aaron Cook (2-5, 5.05), who is coming off a win against the Dodgers on July 27, as he pitched seven shut out innings, giving up just six hits and two walks, as he struck out two, in the Rockies’ 3-1 win. He will be out to even the series. The Phils will be out to win their latest series.
The Phils swept the Pirates in extra-innings off of a walk-off double by Raul Ibanez, as they win in ten innings, 6-5.
A walk-off double by Raul Ibanez, knocking in Hunter Pence, gives the Phils a three-game sweep as they defeat the Pirates in ten innings, 6-5.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man out, Raul Ibanez hits a solo home run, his fifteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Pirates took the lead in the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Xavier Paul hits a two-run single, knocking in Brandon Wood, who had earlier singled, stopped at second base on Eric Fryer’s single, then went to third on Jeff Karstens’ sacrifice bunt, 1-4, and Fryer, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Karstens’ sac bunt, giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead. The Phils regained the lead in their half of the fifth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, knocking in Brian Schneider, who had earlier doubled, then stopped at third base on Michael Martinez’s single, and Martinez, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Vance Worley’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Pirates retook the lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Lyle Overbay hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the year, scoring Neil Walker, who had earlier singled, giving the Pirates a 4-3 lead. The Pirates added to their lead in the seventh as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Garrett Jones hits an RBI double, scoring Fryer, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Karstens’ second sac bunt of the game, giving the Pirates a 5-3 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at five-all in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ibanez hits a two-run home run, his sixteenth home run of the season, and his second of the game, scoring Hunter Pence, who was safe at first on a grounder that he had hit deep into hole at shortstop, that was grabbed by shortstop Wood, who then threw to third, where third baseman Pedro Alvarez tagged out Ryan Howard, who had earlier doubled, as he made a base running blunder, as he thought the ball would get through, for the inning’s second out, 6-5. The Phils then won the game in the tenth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Ibanez hits an RBI double, knocking in Pence, who had just doubled, giving the Phils the 6-5 walk-off extra-inning win.
Vance Worley pitched six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, as he struck out seven. Brad Lidge pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out one. Juan Perez pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one. David Herndon pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face. Ryan Madson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one. Antonio Bastardo (4-0, 1.34) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 tenth, striking out a batter. Jeff Karstens also received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks, while he struck out five. Joe Beimel received his seventh hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Jose Veras blew his fifth save opportunity of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on one hit. Chris Resop pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out the two batters that he would face. Tony Watson (0-2, 1.99) took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits.
The Phils had eleven hits in the game, with Raul Ibanez leading the team with three hits, two home runs and a double, as he knocked in four runs. Jimmy Rollins followed with two hits, both singles, knocking in two runs. Chase Utley (Single), Ryan Howard (Double), Hunter Pence (Double), Brian Schneider (Double), Michael Martinez (Single) and Vance Worley (Single), had the other six Phils’ hits.
The Phils (68-39, 1st East) will start a three-game series with the Rockies (51-56, 3rd West) tomorrow night. The game will be played at Coors Field and will start at 6:40 pm MDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (12-6, 2.61), who is coming off a lost to the Giants on July 27, as he went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while he struck out six, in the Phils’ 2-1 lost. He will be trying to win his thirteenth start. The Rockies will try to counter with Jhoulys Chacin (8-8, 3.50), who is coming off a lost against the Dodgers on July 2. as he went six innings, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on three hits and a walk, while striking out two, in the Rockies’ 3-2 lost. He hopes to end the Phils’ present winning streak. The Phils will be out to start off their latest road trip on a good note.
Cliff Lee finally gets win number ten, his only win in the month of July, as the Phils’ offense welcome Hunter Pence with a sixteen-hit attack against the Bucos as they win, 7-4.
A sixteen-hit attack, including four from Ryan Howard, welcomes Hunter Pence’s arrival to the line-up as the Phils’ defeat the Pirates, 7-4.
The Phils took the lead in the second as Ryan Howard lead-off the inning with a home run, his twenty-first home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then made it a 2-0 lead in the third as, with one man out, Jimmy Rollins hits a solo home run, his thirteenth home run of the year. The Phils then added to their lead three batters later as, with two men on, and with still one man out, Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, while sending Chase Utley, who had just walked, on to third. The Pirates cut down the Phils’ lead to 3-2 in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Pedro Alvarez hits a two-run home run, his third home run of the year, knocking in Brendon Wood, who had just singled. The Phils got a run back in their half of the fourth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Utley hits a single, that allowed Cliff Lee, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Rollins’ single, to reach third, while Rollins, who had just singled, would stop at second base, before Lee would score when right fielder Steve Pearce committed a fielding error, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Phils then made it a 5-2 lead as Howard hits an RBI single, scoring Rollins, while sending Utley on to third. The Phils then added to their lead in the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI double, scoring Placido Polanco, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 6-2 lead. The Pirates then tried to rally in the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Neil Walker hits an RBI single, knocking in Pedro Ciriaco, who had earlier gotten on base with a bunt single, moved up to second base on Matt Diaz’s walk, then went to third on Andrew McCutchen’s force out grounder, 6-4, as Diaz is wiped out at second for the inning’s first out, making it a 6-3 Phils’ lead. Two batters later, after Pearce had hit into a force out, 5-4, wiping out Walker at second base for the inning’s second out, while sending McCutchen on to third, Wood made it a 6-4 Phils’ lead as he hits an RBI single, scoring Wood, while Pearce would stop at second base. The Phils got a run back in their half of the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, who had earlier hit a lead-off triple, while sending Howard, who had just been intentionally walked, on to second base, giving the Phils a 7-4 lead. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson recorded his eighteenth save of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out the side.
Cliff Lee (10-7, 3.14) finally got his tenth win of the year, as he went seven and one-third innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out eleven. Antonio Bastardo would received his eighth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, striking outn the only man that he would face. Ryan Madson recorded his eighteenth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out the side. James McDonald (7-5, 4.17) took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and two walks, while striking out five. Daniel McCutchen pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Chris Resop pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out one. Jose Veras pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.
The Phils had sixteen hits in the ballgame, with Ryan Howard leading the team with four hits, a single, two doubles, and a solo home run, being a triple short of hitting the cycle, as he knocked in three runs, while raising his batting average up to .254. Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, RBI), Shane Victorino (Single, Triple), Placido Polanco (Singles), Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double, RBI) and Cliff Lee (Singles), all followed with two hits apiece. Chase Utley (Single) and Hunter Pence (Single, RBI) had the other two Phils’ hits. The seventh Phil run scored on a Pirates error.
The Phils (67-39, 1st East) will conclude their series with the Pirates (54-51, 3rd Central) with an afternoon game at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 1:35 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (7-1, 2.02), who is coming off a complete game win against the Giants on July 26, as he gave up just two runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 7-2 win. He will be trying to give the Phils a sweep. The Pirates will counter with Jeff Karstens (8-5, 2.41), who is coming off a no-decision against the Braves on July 26, as he went five innings, giving upm three runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out three in the Pirates’ 4-3 extra-innings lost. He will be out to keep the Pirates from being swept. The Phils will be out to end their successful home stand with a sweep.
The Phils’ bats are once again silent as they again fall to the Giants, 4-1.
For the second straight game the Phils’ bats are kept under control by Giants’ pitching as they lose 4-1.
The Giants took a quick 1-0 lead in the second as Pablo Sandoval hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the season. The Giants added to their lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Nate Schierholtz hits an RBI single, scoring Aubrey Huff, who had just doubled, giving the Giants a 2-0 lead. The Giants then increased their lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Aaron Rowand hits a grounder to third baseman Michael Martinez, who then bobbled the ball, allowing Shierholtz, who had earlier walked, then went to third on Chris Steward’s single, to score, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead, before throwing the ball away, allowing Rowand to be safe at first on the throwing error, while allowing Steward, who had earlier singled, to go around first second, and then third, before scoring, giving the Giants a 4-0 lead, before Rowand would move up to second base on the error. The Phils would finally get on the scoreboard in their half of the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Chase Utley, after ruining three previous opportunities to knock in a run, hits an RBI double, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on pitcher Ramon Ramirez’s fielding error of a Martinez’s grounder, cutting the Giants’ lead down to 4-1, while sending Martinez, who had reached base on an error, on to third base. That would end up being the final score as Brian Wilson recorded his thirty-third save of the season by shutting down the Phils in the ninth.
Kyle Kendrick (5-5, 3.52) took the lost as he went six and a third innings, giving up four runs, only three of which were earned, on six hits and two walks, while he struck out four. Juan Perez pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Brad Lidge also pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Michael Stutes and David Herndon combined to pitch a pair of 1-2-3 innings. Tim Lincecum (9-8, 2.78) got the win as he threw six scoreless innings, giving up only three hits and four walks, while striking out six. Ramon Ramirez pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit, while striking out one. Jeremy Affeldt received his eleventh hold of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit. Sergio Romo collected his eighteenth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man who he would face. Brian Wilson received his thirty-third save of the season by pitching a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, while striking out two batters.
The Phils had just six hits in the game, a double by Jimmy Rollins, an RBI double by Chase Utley, a single by Shane Victorino, a double by Carlos Ruiz, a single by Kyle Kendrick and a pinch hit double by pinch hitter Ross Gload, as the Phils were kept off the scoreboard for most of the game by constantly going after Tim Lincecum’s bad pitches out of the strike zone, getting themselves out in the process.
The Phils (65-39, 1st East) will start a three-game series with the Pirates (54-49, 2nd Central), starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will begin at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (12-4, 2.55), who is coming off a win against the Padres on July 24, as he went eight innings, giving up just two runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Phils’ 5-3 win. He will be out to stop the Phils’ present losing streak. The Pirates will counter with Charlie Morton (8-5, 3.69), who is coming off a no-decision against the Cardinals, as he pitched five and one-third innings, giving up three runs on six hits and five walks, in the Pirates’ 4-3 extra-innings win. He will be trying to keep the Phils’ bats cool. The Phils will be out to give Doc some runs support tonight, to end their present losing streak.
The Phils lose a close one to the Giants, 2-1.
The Phils end up losing a close one to the Giants, 2-1.
The Giants took the lead in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Aaron Rowand hits an RBI triple, scoring Eli Whiteside, who had earlier singled, giving the Giants a 1-0 lead. The Giants added to their lead in the seventh as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Nate Schierholtz hits an RBI double that right fielder Dom Brown was unable to catch, knocking in Jeff Keppinger, who had earlier doubled, giving the Giants a 2-0 lead, while sending to third Cody Ross, who had just walked. The Phils then cut the Giants’ lead in their half of the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Brown hits an RBI single, on a ball that got past first baseman Aubrey Huff, scoring Shane Victorino, who had earlier reached second base on a fielding error as catcher Whiteside is unable to catch his pop up in front of home plate, although the error should have been given to pitcher Matt Cain, making it a 2-1 Giants’ lead. That would be the final score as Brian Wilson collected his thirty-second save of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cole Hamels (12-6. 2.61) took the lost as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out six. Brad Lidge pitched a third of an inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Antonio Bastardo pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Matt Cain (9-6, 2.81) got the win as he pitched eight innings, plus one batter, as he gave up an unearned run on four hits and a walk, while striking out one. Javier Lopez received his sixteenth hold of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning. Brian Wilson converted his thirty-second save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Phils had only four hits in the game, singles by Shane Victorino, Raul Ibanez and Dom Brown (RBI) and a double by Michael Martinez, as the Giants’ pitching staff held them off .
The Phils (65-38, 1st East) will conclude their three-game series with the Giants (60-44, 1st West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and it will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will start Kyle Kendrick (5-4, 3.45), who is coming off a n0-decision against the Padress on July 23, as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out one, in the Phils’ 8-6 win. He will be trying to give the Phils a shot at another series win. The Giants plan to counter with their ace Tim Lincecum (8-8, 2.90), who is coming off a lost against the Dodgers on July 20, as he went seven innings, giving up a run on five hits and four walks, while striking out seven, in the Giants’ 1-0 lost. He will also be trying to give the Giants a shot at the series win. The Phils wil be trying to see if they can take advantage of Lincecum as he comes back from a stomach flu.
The Phils start the second half where they have left off as they routed the Mets, 7-2.
The Phils start off the second half in the same manner that they had ended the first half as they proceed to rout the Mets, 7-2.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz, with Ibanez stopping at third base, and a walk to Dom Brown, which moved Ruiz up to second base, and with one man out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run singles, scoring both Ibanez and Ruiz, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while sending Brown on to third. The Phils then took a 3-o lead as Vance Worley hits into an RBI ground out, 5-3, his first career RBI, knocking in Brown, while sending Mayberry up to second base. The Phils then added to their lead in the sixth as, with one man out, Ibanez hits a solo home run, his thirteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. The Mets got onto the scoreboard in their half od the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Carlos Beltran, a single by Daniel Murphy, sending Beltran on to second base, and a walk by Jason Bay, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Juan Perez, who was pitching for Worley, struck out pinch hitter Scott Hairston for the inning’s second out, but uncorking a wild pitch, which allowed Beltran to score, cutting the Phils’ lead to 4-1, and allowing both Murphy and Bay to move up a base. But Perez then ended the threat by getting pinch hitter Ronny Paulino to ground out, 5-3. The Phils then put the game out of reach in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Ryan Howard, who then moved up to second base on an Ibanez ground out, 4-3, an intentional walk to Ruiz, and then a force attempt fielding error by shortstop Ruben Tejada on a ground ball by Brown, allowing Howard to reach third, and Ruiz to be safe at second base, while Brown reached first base, and with two men out, Mayberry, Jr. hits a bases clearing double, knocking in Howard, Ruiz and Brown, giving the Phils a 7-1 lead. The Mets then made it a 7-2 Phils’ lead in their half of the eighth as, with one man out, Beltran hits a solo home run, his fourteenth home run of the year. That would end up being the final score as Antonio Bastardo pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Vance Worley (5-1, 2.15) got the win as he pitched five and a third innings, giving up a run on three hits and four walks, while striking out four. Juan Perez collected his first hold of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out a batter. Ryan Madson, who had just come off the disabled list, collected his third hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two batters. Michael Stutes pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out one. Antonio Bastardo pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. R.A. Dickey (4-8, 3.70) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out five. Tim Byrdak pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up three runs on two walks. Ryota Igarashi pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. D.J. Carrasco pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Raul Ibanez (Single, Home Run, RBI), Carlos Ruiz (Singles) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Double, 5 RBIs), all leading the team with two-hits apiece, with Mayberry, Jr. knocking in a career high 5 RBIs. Chase Utley had the other Phil hit, a double, while Vance Worley brought in the other Phil run, with an RBI ground out, his first RBI as a major leaguer.
The Phils (58-34, 1st) will continue their series with the Mets (46-46, 3rd), with an afternoon game at Citi Field, that will be nationally televised on Fox. Game time will be 4:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (11-4. 2.32), who is coming off a win against the Braves on July 10, who pitched eight innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks, as he struck out six, in the Phils’ 14-1 rout. He will be going for win no. 12. The Mets will counter with Jon Niese (8-7, 3.88), who is coming off a relief appearance against the Giants on July 10, as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, in the Mets’ 4-2 win. He will be trying to even the series. The Phils will be going out to win the present series.
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