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The Phils’ nine-game winning streak ends as they are once again unable to handle Lincecum as they lose the series’ finale to the Giants, 3-1.
The Phils present winning streak ends at nine-game as they are unable to defeat Lincecum as they drop the finale to the Giants, 3-1.
The Phils took the lead in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Chase Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Roy Oswalt, who had earlier singled, then reached second base on Jimmy Rollins’ grounder, beating out first baseman’s Aubrey Huff”s throw to second base, after he had tagged first base, beating out Rollins to the bag, for the inning’s first out, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Giants tied the game up at one-all in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a ground-rule double by Pablo Sandoval, a pop single by Huff, with Sandoval staying at second base, and a single by Nate Schierholtz, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Chris Stewart hits an RBI single, knocking in Sandoval, while moving both Huff and Schierholtz up a base, leaving the bases loaded. The Giants then tried to take the lead as Tim Linececum attempted a sucide squeeze sacrifice bunt, which dropped in front of home plate. But the attempt backfired as Carlos Ruiz grabbed the ball with his bare hand and then tagged out Huff before he could cross home plate for the inning’s second out, 2-unassisted, while Schierholtz and Stewart both moved up a base, and Lincecum was safe at first on the force out. The Giants tried to take the lead again in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Jeff Keppinger, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Carlos Beltran’s single, tried to score on Sandoval’s grounder to Ryan Howard, who threw the ball home, which was caught by Ruiz, who was soon forcing Keppinger back to third base, before tagging him out for the inning’s first out on the fielder’s choice grounder, 3-2, while Beltran would stop at second base, and Sandoval would be safe at first. Two batters later, after Huff had walked, moving both Beltran and Sandoval up a base, to load the bases, Orlando Carbera hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Beltran, giving the Giants a 2-1 lead. The Giants then added to their lead in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Keppinger hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Stewart, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Lincecum’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, then stopped at third on Andres Torres’ single, giving the Giants a 3-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Brian Wilson recorded his thirty-fourth save of the year by pitching a scoreless ninth.
Roy Oswalt (4-7, 3.84) took the loss as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on twelve hits, tying a career high, and two walks, while striking out four. Brad Lidge and Michael Stutes combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Stutes) and two walks (Lidge), while striking out two (one batter each) between them. Tim Lincecum (10-9, 2.69) got the win as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out five. Javier Lopez recorded his seventeenth hold of the year as he got out the only man that he would face. Brian Wilson recorded his thirty-fourth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit.
The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with both Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz leading the team with two hits apiece, all singles, with Utley knocking in the lone Phil run. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Michael Martinez (Single), pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Double) and Roy Oswalt (Single), had the other four Phils’ hits, as the offense is once again unable to adjust to Lincecum.
The Phils (74-40, 1st East) will conclude their ten-game road trip with a three-game series against the Dodgers (52-61, 4th West), starting tonight. The game will be played at Dodgers Stadium and will begin at 10:10 pm EDT (7:10 pm PDT). The Phils will send their ace Roy Halladay (14-4, 2.55), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on August 3, as he pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 8-6 win. He will be trying to become the NL’s first fifteen game winner, while also trying to do better than his last start. The Dodgers will counter with Hiroki Kuroda (7-13, 2.96), who is coming off a win against the Padres on August 2, as he went seven innings, giving up four hits and two walks, while striking out eight, in the Dodgers’ 1-0 win. He will be trying to continue being a pain to the Phils. The Phils will be out to start a new winning streak.
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’ bats come back to life as they rout the Pirates, 10-3, while waiting for new member Hunter Pence to arrive.
During the night that they acquire Hunter Pence from the Astros, the Phillies’ bats decided to come out as they routed the Pirates, 10-3.
The Phils took a 1-0 lead in the first as, with a man on first, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI triple, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier singled. The Phils then made it a 2-0 lead as Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Utley. Two batters later, with runners on the corners, as Howard stopped at third base on a Shane Victorino single, and with still one man out, the Phils increased their lead as Raul Ibanez hits an RBI single, scoring Howard, to give the Phils a 3-0 lead, while sending Victorino on to third base. The Phils then broke the game wide open in the second as they batted around. The Phils started the inning as Wilson Valdez struck out, but reached first base as Pirates’ starter Charlie Morton threw a wild pitch. After Roy Halladay made the inning’s first out as he struck out failing to bunt Vladez over to second base, Jimmy Rollins singled, sending Valdez on to third. Now with runners on the corners and with one man out, Brown hits a grounder to second baseman Neil Walker who committed a fielding error, allowing Valdez to score, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead, while allowing Rollins to reach third base on the play. The Phils then took a 7-0 lead as Utley followed with a three-run home run, his eighth home run of the year, knocking in both Rollins and Brown. Four batters later, after Howard had flown out to left, for the inning’s second out, the Phils loaded up the base on a Victorino triple, an Ibanez walk, and Carlos Ruiz being hit by the pitch, sending Ibanez up to second base, before Valdez forced in a run with a walk, bringing in Victorino, giving the Phils an 8-0 lead, while moving both Ibanez and Ruiz up a base. The Phils then made it a 10-0 lead in the seventh as, with one man on, and with two men out, Rollins hits a two-run home run, his twelfth home run of the season, knocking in Ruiz, who had earlier walked. The Pirates finally got on the board in the eighth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Pedro Ciriaco hits a two-run double, knocking in Lyle Overbay, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third on Michael McKenry’s double and McKenry, who had just doubled, making it a 10-2 Phils’ lead. One batter later, the Pirates cut down the Phils’ lead to 10-3 as Xavier Paul hits an RBI single, scoring Ciriaco. That would be the final score as David Herndon pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Roy Halladay (13-4, 2.44) got the win as he pitched seven shut out innings, as he gave up just one hit, while he struck out five, as he became the first NL thirteen game winner. Drew Carpenter pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk, striking out a batter. David Herndon pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two batters. Charlie Morton (8-6, 4.04) took the lost as he pitched only four innings, giving up eight runs, only six of which were earned, on nine hits, four walks, and a wild pitch, while he struck out four. Tony Watson pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out four. Jason Grilli also pitched two innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out four.
The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Chase Utley (Single, Triple, Home Run, 4 RBIs) and Shane Victorino (Single, Double, Triple) both leading the team with three hits each, each being a hit short of hitting for the cycle. Jimmy Rollins followed with two hits (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs). Dom Brown (Single, RBI), Ryan Howard (Double, RBI) and Raul Ibanez (Single, RBI), had the other three Phils’ hits. Wilson Valdez had the other Phil RBI, forcing in a run with a bases loaded walk, as the bats’ exploded after being kept silence for two straight nights by Giants’ pitching.
The Phils (66-39, 1st East) will continue their series with the Pirates (54-50, 3rd Central) with a game later today. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (9-7, 3.05), who is coming off a lost against the Padres on July 25, as he went only four innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 5-4 lost. He will once more go for his tenth win of the seasonl, while trying to come back from his last start. The Pirates will counter with James McDonald (7-4, 3.95), who is coming off a win against the Braves on July 25, as he went five and a third innings, giving up eight hits, while striking out nine, in the Pirates’ 3-1 win. He will be trying to cool down the Phils’ bats. The Phils will be trying to finally give Cliff Lee his tenth win of the year.
A defensive miscue opens up the floodgates as the Phils are thumped by the Mets, 11-2.
A defensive mess-up opens up the floodgates for the Mets as the Phils are thumped by the Mets, 11-2.
The Mets took the lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Daniel Murphy gets an RBI single on a pop up that should had been caught by Ryan Howard, but instead dropped in for a hit as Howard thought that he’d been called off by Chase Utley, who had already moved away from the play, allowing Scott Hairston, who had earlier doubled, and was running all out on the pop up, to score, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets then took a 3-0 lead in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Hairston hits a two-run double, scoring Jon Niese, who had earlier walked and had stopped at second base on Justin Turner’s single, and Turner, who had just singled. The Mets added to their lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Angel Pagan hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Nick Evans, who had earlier walked, stopped at second base on Ruben Tejada’s single, then went to third on Niese’s sacrifice bunt, giving the Mets a 4-0 lead. The Mets then broek the game wide open in the fifth as Murphy hits a lead-off home run, his sixth home run of the year, giving the Mets a 5-0 lead. Three batters later, the Mets took a 6-0 lead as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Evans hits an RBI triple, knocking in Jason Bay, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Mets then made it a 7-0 lead as Tejada hits an RBI single, scoring Evans. The Phils got on the scoreboard in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Raul Ibanez, Carlos Ruiz and Wilson Valdez, and with nobody out, pinch hitter Michael Martinez would get an RBI as Mets’ shortstop Tejada committed a force attempt fielding error on his grounder, scoring Ibanez, while Ruiz would reach third base, and Valdez would get to second base safely, making it a 7-1 Mets’ lead. The Phils then made it a 7-2 Mets’ lead as Jimmy Rollins hits into a 5-4-3 double play, scoring Ruiz, while Valdez reached third base, as Martinez was wiped out at second base. The Mets came back in their half of the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, Turner hits an RBI single, knocking in Lucas Duda, who had earlier doubled, giving the Mets an 8-2 lead, while sending Pagan, who had earlier walked, up to third, as Turner would move up to second base on the throw. The Mets then took an 11-2 lead as Hairston hits a three-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in both Pagan and Turner. That would be the final score as Manny Acosta would put down the Phils in the ninth.
Cole Hamels (11-5, 2.71) took the lost as he went four and a third innings, giving up seven runs on eight hits and four walks, while he struck out only three. David Herndon pitch one and two-thirds innings, giving up three hits, while striking out two. Danys Baez pitched an inning, giving up four runs on four hits and a walk. Andrew Carpenter pitched a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. Jon Niese (9-7, 3.73) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on six hits and a walk, while striking out six. Bobby Parnell and Manny Acosta pitched two scoreless inning, giving up a hit (Acosta) and a walk (Parnell), while striking out three (Parnell (2), Acosta (1)) between them.
The Phils had just seven hits in the game, all singles, with Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez both leading the team with two hits each. Carlos Ruiz, Wilson Valdez and pinch hitter Pete Orr had the other three Phils’ hits. Pinch Hitter Michael Martinez knocked in the only Phils’ RBI on an error with the bases loaded. Rollins knocked in the other Phils’ run with a doubleplay ground ball, thus not receiving an RBI.
The Phils (58-35, 1st) will conclude their three-game series with the Mets (47-46, 3rd) with a game that is already in progress.
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.
The Phils finally get a win at PNC Park as they defeat the Pirates, 7-3.
The Phils leave PNC Park with a win as they defeat the Pirates, 7-3.
The Pirates take a quick 2-0 lead in the first as, with one man on, and with two men out, Neil Walker hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, knocking in Xavier Paul, who had earlier singled, moved up to second on Josh Harrison’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, then went to third on Andrew McCutchen’s ground out, 6-3. The Phils got a run back in the fourth as, with runners on second and third, thanks to a pair of walks to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, and a wild pitch by Pirates’ starter James McDonald that had allowed Utley to move up to second as Howard was batting, and then a passed ball by Pirates’ catcher Dusty Brown while Raul Ibanez was batting, that allowed Utley and Howard to both move up a base, and with nobody out, Ibanez hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Utley, making it a 2-1 Pirates’ lead, while Howard would move up to third. Two batters later, after Carlos Ruiz is hit by the pitch to put runners on the corners, the Phils tried to tie up the game as Dom Brown hit a ball up the middle, which hits the umpire, becoming a dead ball, giving Brown a single, and putting Ruiz on second base, but sending Howard back to third, loading up the bases, which would come back to haunt the Phils as Wilson Valdez hit into a 4-3 double play, wiping out Brown at second base, to end the inning. The Phils threaten to tie the game once again in the fifth as they loaded up the bases via walks to Roy Halladay, Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco, and with nobody out, Utley hits a grounder to first baseman Lyle Overbay, who then threw home, forcing out Halladay at the plate, 3-2, for the inning’s first out, as Utley is safe at first, while Victorino and Polanco both moved up a base. The Phils then finally tied it up at two-all as, with the bases still loaded, and now with one man out, after a long battle, Howard hits a sacrifice fly to deep center field, just missing a home run, scoring Victorino, while both Polanco and Utley would move up a base. Two batters later, after Ibanez was intentionally walked to reload the bases, and now with two men out, Ruiz forced in a run as he is hit by the pitch for the second time in the game, scoring Polanco, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while both Utley and Ibanez would move up a base. The Phils then took a 4-2 lead in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Polanco hits an RBI single, scoring Halladay, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second on Victorino’s ground out, 1-3. The Pirates tried to cut the Phils’ lead in the seventh as, with two men on, via a single by Brandon Wood, and a single by pinch hitter Matt Diaz, while Wood would go on to third on a fielding error by Howard on Polanco’s throw to first, with two men out. But, Halladay would get out of the inning as pinch hitter Jose Tabata hits a liner that was caught by Utley for the inning’s final out. The Phils added a run in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Polanco, who had earlier singled, than stopped at second on Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead, while sending Utley, who had just singled, up to second base. The Pirates got a run back in their half of the eighth as, with one man on, and with one man out, McCutchen hits an RBI single, knocking in Harrison, who had earlier doubled, making it a 5-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils then made it a 6-3 lead in the ninth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Valdez, who had earlier singled, then went on to third on pinch hitter Ben Francisco’s single, while sending Francisco, who had just singled, on to second base. Three batters later, with now two men out, Howard hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, giving the Phils a 7-3 lead, while sending Francisco on to third. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson put down the Pirates in the ninth.
Roy Halladay (8-3, 2.56) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out six. Jose Contreras collected his third hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on two hits. Antonio Bastardo collected his fourth hold of the year, as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Ryan Madson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. James McDonald (3-4, 4.97) took the lost as he went four innings, plus three batters, giving up three runs on three hits, five walks, two hit batters, a wild pitch and a passed ball, while striking out three. Chris Resop pitched an inning, giving up a walk. Evan Meek pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Daniel Moskos pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jose Ascanio pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Jose Veras pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out a batter. Daniel McCutchen pitched an inning, giving up two runs on four hits.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the ballgame, with Chase Utley leading the team with three hits, all singles, as he raised his batting average to .239. Shane Victorino (Singles, RBI), Placido Polanco (Singles, RBI), Ryan Howard (Singles, 3 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Single, Double), all followed with two hits each. Wilson Valdez (Single), Roy Halladay (Single) and pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Single), had the other three Phils’ hits. Raul Ibanez knocked in one Phil run with a sacrifice fly, while Carlos Ruiz would have the other Phil RBI, as he got hit by the pitch with the bases loaded.
The Phils (35-24, 1st East) will go home to start a three-game series with the Dodgers (28-32, 3rd West) at Citizens Bank Park with a ballgame tomorrow night. The game will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (4-5, 3.94), who is coming off a lost to the Nats on May 31, as he went five and one-third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks, as he struck out four, in the Phils’ 10-2 lost. He will be trying to get the home stand off on a winning start. The Dodgers will counter with Ted Lilly (4-4, 4.22), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on May 31, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits, as he struck out eight, in the Dodgers’ 8-2 win. He’ll be trying to give the Phils some fits. The Phils will be trying to start off their long home stand on a good note with a win.
The Phils come up short as they lose to the Nats, 2-1.
The Phils come up a little short as they drop the series to the Nats as they lose, 2-1.
The Nats took a 1-0 lead in the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Jayson Werth hits an RBI single, knocking in Roger Bernadina, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Ian Desmond’s sacrifice bunt, 5-3, giving the Nats a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the second as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard, who had earlier doubled, would score on a Alex Cora fielding error of a Carlos Ruiz grounder, while Ben Francisco, who had earlier walked, would stop at second base, while Ruiz would be safe at first. The Phils tried to take the lead in the third as, with John Mayberry, Jr., who was earlier hit by the pitch, and then stole second base, and with two men out, tried to score on a grounder hit into right center field by Howard against the infield shift for an infield single, but was thrown out at home plate by second baseman Danny Espinosa, 4-2, for the inning’s final out. The Nats then retook the lead in their half of the third as, with two men out, Laynce Nix hits a solo home run, his ninth home run of the season, giving the Nats a 2-1 lead. The Phils tried to retied the game in the sixth, as they loaded the bases, via a walk by Francisco, a single by Raul Ibanez, sending Francisco up to second base, and a walk by pinch hitter Jimmy Rollins, and with two men out, but ended up being denied as pinch hitter Dom Brown flied out to left for the final out. That would be the last threat the Phils would mustard before Drew Storen would come in and collect his tenth save with a scoreless ninth.
Roy Oswalt (3-3, 2.70) took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out three. Michael Stutes and Antonio Bastardo combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Bastardo), while striking out three (Stutes (2), Bastardo (1)) between them. John Lannan (3-5, 4.05) gets the win, his first against the Phils, as he pitched five and one-third innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits, a hit batter and three walks, while striking out a batter. Todd Coffey received his first hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, as he walked a better. Doug Slaten also collected his first hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Tyler Clippard collected his twelfth hold of the year as he pitched two 1-2-3 innings. Drew Storen picked up his tenth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had only five hits in the game, with Ryan Howard leading the team with two hits, an infield single and a double. Placido Polanco (Single), Raul Ibanez (Single) and Jimmy Rollins (Bunt Single), had the other three Phils’ hits, as the offense could not get a key hit, as their only run came in on a Nats’s error.
The Phils (34-22, 1st) have the day off tomorrow, before starting a three-game series with the Pirates (25-28, 4th Central) in Pittsburgh.
The Phils make the Doc a seven game winner as they come from behind to beat the Nats, 5-4.
The Phils once again come from behind, giving Doc Halladay his seventh win of the season, as they defeat the Nats, 5-4.
The Nats took the lead in the second as Michael Morse hits a lead-off home run, his seventh home run of the season, giving the Nats a 1-0 lead. Four batters later, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Livan Hernandez performed a sucide squeeze bunt RBI out, 3-unassisted, scoring Jerry Hairston, who was earlier safe at first on a force out, 5-4, wiping out at second base Wilson Ramos, who had earlier singled, then went to third on Alex Cora’s single, giving the Nats a 2-0 lead, while sending Cora, who had just singled, up to second base. The Phils cut the Nats’ lead in half in the fourth as, with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a solo home run, his twelfth home run of the season, making it a 2-1 Nats’ lead. The Phils then tied it up at two-all as Ryan Ibanez hits a solo home run of his own, his eighth home run of the season. The Phils then took the lead two batters later as, with a man on second, and with still one man out, Dom Brown hits an RBI single, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Nats tied it up at three-all in the fifth as, with two men out, Danny Espinosa hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the year. The Nats then retook the lead in the sixth as Laynce Nix hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the season. The Phils retied the game at four-all in the seventh as, with two men on, and with one man out, Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Placido Polanco, who had earlier singled, then went to second base on Chase Utley’s walk, while sending Utley, who had just walked, to third base. The Phils then took a 5-4 lead as Ibanez hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Utley. The Nats tried to retie the game in their half of the seventh as they put runners on the corners, via a double by Cora, and a single by Ian Desmond, which sent Cora to third base, with no one out. Roy Halladay then got out of the inning by first getting Rick Ankiel to hit a grounder to him, before he threw home, catching Cora in a rundown before he is tagged out at third, 1-2-5, for the inning’s first out, while Desmond moved up to second base and Ankiel was safe at first, then getting Espinosa to fly out to left for the inning’s second out, before striking out Jayson Werth for the final out. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson would record his twelfth save in twelve tries as he pitched a strong 1-2-3 ninth.
Roy Halladay (7-3, 2.56) gets the win as he goes seven innings, giving up four runs on ten hits, as he struck out five. Antonio Bastardo recorded his third hold of the year as he gets out the only man that he would face in a third of an inning. Jose Contreras received his second hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, hitting a batter. Ryan Madson recorded his twelfth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. Livan Hernandez received a no-decision as he went six and one-third innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out four. Sean Burnett blew his fourth save before taking the lost (0-2, 5.59) as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Todd Coffey pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Henry Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
The Phils had ten hits in the ballgame, with Placido Polanco (Singles), Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs), Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Double) all leading the team with two hits apiece. Raul Ibanez (Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Single, RBI) had the other two Phils’ hits, as the offense continue to roll.
The Phils (34-20, 1st) will continue their series with the Nats (22-31, 5th) with a night game tomorrow night. The game will be played at Nationals Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (4-4, 3.50), who is coming off a win against the Reds on May 26, as he went eight innings, giving up four runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Phils’ 10-4 rout. He’ll be trying for his fifth win of the year. The Nats will counter with Jason Marquis (5-2, 4.26), who is coming off a lost against the Brewers on May 25, as he pitched six innings, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out only one, in the Nats’ 6-4 lost. He will be trying to do better than his last start against the Phils. The Phils will be going for their third straight series win.
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