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The Phils increased their winning streak to six games as they beat the BoSox, 6-4.
The Phils increased their winning streak to six games as they outlast the Red Sox, 6-4.
The Phils took a quick 2-0 lead as, with the bases loaded, via walks to Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence, and with one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits a two-run single, knocking in Rollins and Victorino, while sending Pence to third base. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead as Ty Wigginton hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Pence. The Phils increased their lead one batter later as, with a man on second, after Ruiz had stolen second base, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI double, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. The Red Sox would get a run back in the third as, with one man out, Mike Aviles hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the season, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead. The Red Sox then cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-2 in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Daniel Nava hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Cody Ross, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third base on Will Middlebrooks’ single. The Phils got a run back in the fifth as, with one man out, Pence hits a solo home run, his tenth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead. The Red Sox would cut the Phils’ lead down to 5-3 in the sixth as, with one man out, Ross hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the year. The Red Sox then cut the Phils’ lead down to 5-4 as, with one man out, Adrian Gonzalez hits a solo home run, his third home run of the year. The Phils would get that run back in their half of the eighth as, with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits a solo home run, his second home run of the season, giving the Phils a 6-4 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his twelfth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless ninth.
Cole Hamels (6-1, 2.48) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Chad Qualls recorded his eighth hold of the year as he threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, as he struck out one. Antonio Bastardo collected his ninth hold of the season as he went a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twelfth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, as he struck out a batter. Daniel Bard (3-5, 4.85) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up five runs on three hits and five walks, while striking out three. Matt Albers pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Franklin Morales pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two.
The Phils had just six hits in the game, making them all count, with Hunter Pence (Single, Home Run, RBI) and Carlos Ruiz (Singles, 2 RBIs) both leading the ballclub with two hits apiece. John Mayberry, Jr. (Double, RBI) and Freddy Galvis (Home Run, RBI), had the other two Phils’ hits. Ty Wigginton knocked in the other Phil run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had six walks (with the first three scoring) and a stolen base (Ruiz (2)) in the game.
The Phils (21-19, T-4th National League East) will continue their Interleague Play series with the Red Sox (18-21, 5th American League East). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:15 pm EDT. The game will be nationally televised on Fox Sport. The Phils will send to the mound Joe Blanton (4-3, 2.96), who is coming off a win against the Astros on May 14, as he threw seven solid innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 5-1 win. He will be going for his fourth straight win in his last five starts, while trying to lead the Phils to their seventh straight victory. The BoSox will counter with Jon Lester (2-3, 3.71), who is coming off a complete game win against the Mariners on May 14, as he gave up just a run on eight hits, while he struck out six, in the Red Sox’s 6-1 win. He will be trying to lead the Red Sox to a series split. The Phils will be out to win their seventh straight game, while hoping for another strong start from Blanton.
The Phils increase their winning streak to five games as they stop a ninth inning rally to defeat the Cubs, 8-7.
The Phils hold off a Cubs’ rally in the ninth to win their fifth straight game, and their sixth in seven games, as they defeat the Cubs, 8-7.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the game off with a single, then moved up to second base on Juan Pierre’s slow ground out, 6-3, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Shane Victorino, who had earlier walked, up to second base. The Cubs would tie the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Starlin Castro hits a sacrifice fly, scoring David DeJesus, who had started off the inning with a double, then moved up to third on Tony Campana’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3. The Phils retook the lead in the second as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Roy Halladay, a walk by Rollins, moving Halladay up to second base, and a single by Pierre, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Victorino hits an RBI ground out on a soft grounder to first, three-unassisted, scoring Halladay, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Rollins up to third base, and Pierre on to second base. The Phils then took a 4-1 lead as Hunter Pence hits a two-run single, scoring both Rollins and Pierre. The Phils then made it a 5-1 lead in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with nobody out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, scoring Pence, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third on Cubs’ pitcher Casey Coleman’s wild pitch. The Cubs got a run back in the seventh as Castro hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the year, making it a 5-2 Phils’ lead. The Phils increased their lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Halladay, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on Rollins’ walk, then move over to third base on Cubs’ catcher Wellington Castillo’s passed ball, and Rollins, who had earlier walked, then moved to second base on Castillo’s passed ball, would both score on Cubs’ pitcher Blake Parker’s throwing error of Pence’s grounder back to the mound, giving the Phils a 7-2 lead, while Pence would end up on second base on the costly error. The Phils then took an 8-2 lead as Ruiz hits an RBI double, scoring Pence. The Cubs would get a run back in their half of the eighth as Castillo would hit a lead-off home run, his first home run of the season, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 8-3. The Cubs then made it an 8-6 Phils’ lead as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to lead-off man Campana, Campana moving up to second base on defensive indifference, a walk to pinch hitter Jeff Baker, and Ian Stewart being hit by a pitch, moving both men up a base, and with two men out, Castillo hits a three-run double, knocking in Campana, Baker and Stewart. The Cubs then cut the Phils’ lead down to 8-7 as Darwin Barney hits an RBI single, scoring Castillo. That would end up being the final score as Johnathan Papelbon recorded his eleventh save of the season by getting Reed Johnson to ground out, 5-3, for the game’s final out.
Roy Halladay (4-3, 3.22) got the win as he went eight innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, while striking out four. Jake Diekman pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up four runs on a hit, two walks, and a hit batter. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his eleventh save of the year as he went a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Chris Volsatd (0-6, 7.46) took the loss as he pitched just two innings, as he gave up four runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out just two batters. Casey Coleman pitched four innings, giving up a run on four hits, a wild pitch and a walk, while striking out two. Blake Parker pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up three unearned runs on two hits and a passed ball, along with a very costly throwing error, while he struck out two. Michael Bowden pitched an inning and a third, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (3 Singles, Double, 3 RBIs) leading the team with four hits, as he raised his average to .363. Juan Pierre (Singles), Hunter Pence (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) and Roy Halladay (Singles) followed with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins, Hector Luna, Freddy Galvis and pinch hitter Mike Fontenot had the other four Phils’ hit, all singles. Shane Victorino knocked in the final Phil RBI with a ground out, while the last two Phils’ runs came in on a two-base throwing error. The Phils also collected five walks in the game, along with two stolen bases as part of a double steal in the first inning by Victorino (12) and Ruiz (1).
The Phils (20-19, 5th National League East) will begin their first Interleague Play series with a night game tonight against the Red Sox (18-20, 5th American League East). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (5-1, 2.28), who is coming off a win against the Padres on May 13, as he threw seven strong innings, giving up a run on five hits and three walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 3-2 win. He will be going out to win his sixth start while trying to continue his early season dominance. The BoSox will counter with Daniel Bard (3-4, 4.30), who is coming off a win against the Indians on May 13, as he threw six strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and four walks, while striking out two, in the Red Sox’s 12-1 rout. He will be trying to start off the series for the Red Sox with a win. The Phils will be looking for their sixth straight victory since their fiasco series with the Mets.
Three eighth inning home runs do in Cliff Lee as the Phils drop one to the Blue Jays, 7-4.
Three home runs in the bottom of the eight inning ruins Cliff Lee’s day as the Phils lose to the Blue Jays, 7-4.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Ben Francisco hits an RBI single, knocking in Shane Victorin0, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, the Phils took a 2-0 lead as, with two men on, Dom Brown got on base with a single, sending Francisco on to second base, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI ground-rule double, scoring Francisco, while sending Brown, who had just singled, on to third. Two batters later, with men still on second and third, and now with two men out, the Phils took a 4-0 lead as Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, scoring both Brown and Ruiz. It would then go down hill for the Phils. The Blue Jays got on the scoreboard in the third, ending Phils’ starter Cliff Lee’s scoreless innings streak at 34 innings as, with a man on third, and with nobody out, John McDonald hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Rajai Davis, who had earlier tripled, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 4-1. The Blue Jays then made it a 4-2 Phils’ lead in the fifth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Aaron Hill hits an RBI single, knocking in Davis, who had earlier singled, then proceeded to steal first second, and then third base. The Blue Jays then cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-3 in the sixth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Juan Rivera hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Jose Bautista, who had earlier singled, went to third on Adam Lind’s pop fly single, that was then bobbled by Francisco for a fielding error, allowing Lind to reach second base, as Victorino’s feet got caught in the outfield turf as he was deciding whether to throw either to home or to second base, as Lind was almost to third in a base running blunder that was avoided because of what had happened to Victorino when he finally decided to throw the ball and fell down as he was getting ready to throw it. The Phils then tried to add to their lead in the eighth as, with one man out, Victorino got on base as he hits a ground-rule double, his second of the ballgame. But, with pinch hitter Raul Ibanez batting, he would get picked off heading for third, before being tagged out at second base, 1-6-5-4, for the inning’s second out. That would be costly as Ibanez would then hit a double that would’d easily scored Victorino. The Blue Jays would then pound on Lee in their half of the eighth. Eric Thames would lead-off the inning with a solo home run, his third home run of the season, tying the game up at four-all. The Blue Jays would then take the lead as Bautista followed with a solo home run of his own, his twenty-seventh home run of the year, giving the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead. Three batters later, with a runner on base, and with one man out, the Blue Jays took a 7-4 lead as Eric Encarnacion hits a two-run bomb, his sixth home run of the year, knocking in Lind, who had earlier singled. That would end up being the final score as Octavio Dotel picked up the win by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cliff Lee (9-6, 2.92) took the lost as he pitched seven and a third innings, giving up seven runs, six of which were earned, on ten hits, as he struck out nine. Michael Stutes pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jo-Jo Reyes received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks. Marc Rzepczynski pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit. Octavio Dotel (2-1, 3.86) got the win as he pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a hit.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (Doubles) and Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double, RBI) both leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single, 2 RBIs), Chase Utley (Single), Ryan Howard (Single), Ben Francisco (Single, RBI), Dom Brown (Single) and pinch hitter Raul Ibanez (Double), had the other six Phils’ hits.
The Phils (53-32, 1st), after ending interleague play with a successful 9-6 record, will start a three-game series with the Marlins (38-46, 5th), with an early night game tonight. The game will be played at Sun Life Stadium, and will start at 6:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (3-1, 2.57), who is coming off a stunning win over the Red Sox on June 29, as he gave up a run on five hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 2-1 win. He will be going for his fourth win of the year, while trying to give the Phils a chance against the Marlins. The Marlins will try to counter with Ricky Nolasco (5-4, 4.08), who is coming off a win against the Athletics on June 29 as he threw a complete game shutout, giving up just five hits and two walks, while striking out three, in the Marlins’ 3-0 win. He will be trying to keep the Marlins from falling any further behind the Phils. The Phils will be out to make sure that the Marlins stay at the bottom of the NL East, while keeping the Braves from getting any closer before the weekend series and the All-Star break.
Roy Halladay pitches a complete game win as he returns to Toronto, as the Phils come from behind again to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-3.
Roy Halladay pitches a complete game in his return to Toronto, getting his eleventh win of the year as the Phils come from behind again to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-3.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier walked, then stole second, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Placido Polanco, who had also earlier walked, up to second base. The Blue Jays would tie the game up at one-all in the fourth as Jose Bautista hits a lead-off home run, his twenty-sixth home run of the year. The Phils retook the lead in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Rollins hits an RBI ground-rule double, scoring Ross Gload, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third on Carlos Ruiz’s single, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while Ruiz, who had just singled, would stop at third. The Blue Jays would tied the game again, this time at two-all, in their half of the fifth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, John McDonald hits an RBI single, knocking in Corey Patterson, who had earlier singled, then went to third on Chase Utley’s throwing error as the ball hit one of Patterson’s legs. The Blue Jays then took the lead two batters later as, with a man on second, and with two men out, as McDonald had reached second base on Aaron Hill’s ground out, 5-3, Eric Thames hits an RBI single, scoring McDonald, giving the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. The Phils regain the lead in the seventh as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Utley redeemed himself by hitting a two-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Ruiz, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Rollins’ fly out to center, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. The Phils added an insurance run in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, who was earlier safe at first on a force out, 1-6, forcing out Rollins, who had earlier singled, at second base, while he beat out the throw to first, then went to second on Howard’s walk, giving the Phils a 5-3 lead, while moving Howard, who had just walked, up to second base. That would be the final score, as Halladay would end the game by getting Patterson to hit into a 6-3 doubleplay, as Edwin Encarnacion, who had started the inning off with a single, is wiped out at second base.
Roy Halladay (11-3, 2.44) got the win as he pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Carlos Villanueva received a no-decision as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks, while he struck out three. Luis Perez received his first blown save of the year, before taking the loss (1-1, 3.71), as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, while he struck out one. Octavio Dotel pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Jon Rauch pitched two-thirds of an inning, as he gave up a run on two hits and a walk, before being thrown out of the game because he was still mad over the home plate umpire not calling Ryan Howard out earlier in the ninth inning. Shawn Camp pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man whom he would face.
The Phils had ten hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double, RBI), Shane Victorino (Singles, RBI) and Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double), all leading the team with two hits each. Chase Utley (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), Dom Brown (Single) and Ross Gload (Single), had the other four Phils’ hits.
The Phils (53-31, 1st NL East) will conclude their interleague series with the Blue Jays (40-44, 3rd AL East) tomorrow with an afternoon at the Rogers Centre. The game will start at 1:07 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (9-5, 2.66), who is coming off a complete game shutout win against the Red Sox on June 28, as he gave up two hits and two walks, while striking out five. He will be going for his fourth straight complete game shutout, while trying to give the Phils a sweep of the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays will try to counter with Jo-Jo Reyes (3-7, 4.77), who is coming off a lost against the Pirates on June 28, as he went three and two-thirds innings, giving up six runs on nine hits and a walk, while he struck out five, in the Blue Jays’ 7-6 lost. He will be trying to keep the Blue Jays from being swept. The Phils will be going for the sweep, while hoping to end interleague play winning seven of their last nine games against American League teams.
A late solo home run by Raul Ibanez leads the Phils to a 2-1 victory over the BoSox.
A late solo home run by Raul Ibanez and strong pitching performances by Vance Worley, Michael Stutes and Antonio Bastardo leads to Phils to a 2-1 win over the BoSox.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI single, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Red Sox tied the score up at one-all in the fifth as, with one man on, and with two men out, John Lackey hits an RBI double, scoring Josh Reddick, who had earlier singled. The Phils then regain the lead in the seventh as Ibanez hits a lead-off home run, his ninth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. That would be the final score as Antonio Bastardo recorded his third save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Vance Worley (3-1, 2.57) gets the win as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up a run on five hits and two walks, while striking out five. Michael Stutes received his fifth hold of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Antonio Bastardo recorded his third save of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. John Lackey (5-7, 6.81) took the last as he went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out five. Franklin Morales pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Raul Ibanez leading the team with three hits, being a triple short of the cycle, with a single, a double and a home run, knocking in both Phils’ runs. Chase Utley followed with two hits, a single and a triple. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Placido Polanco (Single) and Shane Victorino (Double) had the other three Phils’ hits.
The Phils (51-30, 1st NL East) will conclude their interleague play series with the Red Sox (45-34, 2nd AL East) this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 1:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (9-4, 2.49), who is coming off a tough lost against the A’s on June 25, as he went eight innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 4-1 lost. He will once again be going for his tenth win of the season, while trying to pitch the Phils into a series sweep against the BoSox. The Red Sox will try to counter with Jon Lester (9-4, 3.66), who is coming off a lost to the Pirates on June 24, as he went six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the BoSox’s 3-1 lost. He will be trying to avoid the sweep. The Phils will be out to give Hamels his tenth win of the season, while attempting to sweep the Red Sox.
Cliff Lee throws his third straight complete game shutout as he two-hits the BoSox, leading the Phils to a 5-0 win.
Cliff Lee throws his third straight complete game shutout, the first Phils’ pitcher to do so since Robin Roberts did it in 1950, as he threw a two-hitter against Boston, as the Phils defeat the Red Sox, 5-0.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Dom Brown hits a two-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in Shane Victorino, who was safe at first on a force out, 6-4, as Ryan Howard, who had earlier singled, was forced out at second base, then moved up to second on Josh Beckett’s throwing error on a pick-off attempt, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Cliff Lee helped his own cause by hitting a sacrifice fly, knocking in Brown, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Carlos Ruiz’s fly out to right. The Phils then made it a 5-0 lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Victorino hits a two-run home run of his own, his ninth home run of the year, scoring Placido Polanco, who had earlier singled. That would end up being the final score as Lee pitched a complete game shutout on the BoSox, allowing only four men to reach base, Kevin Youkilis with a lead-off walk in the second, before going nowhere, Marco Scutaro with a lead-off single in the sixth, ending Lee’s no-hit bit, before being wiped out at second base on a Beckett’s doubleplay grounder, 6-3, Dustin Pedroia with a lead-off walk in the seventh, before being wiped out at second base on a one-out Youkilis doubleplay grounder, 6-4-3, to end the inning, and a lead-off double in the eighth by Darnell McDonald, who then stayed at second base as Lee got Jason Veritek to ground out to short, 6-3, for the inning’s first out, then struck out Mike Cameron, looking, for the inning’s second out, before ending the inning by getting Scutaro to ground out to third, 5-3. Lee then ended the game with a 1-2-3 ninth, as he got Pedroia to lined out to third for the game’s final out.
Cliff Lee (9-5, 2.66) got the win as he pitched his third straight complete game shutout, the first Phils’ pitcher to do so since Hall of Famer Robin Roberts did it back in 1950, as he gave up just two hits and two walks, while he struck out five BoSox batters. Josh Beckett (6-3, 2.20) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up five runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out one. Franklin Morales and Bobby Jenks pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Jenks) and a walk (Jenks), while striking out four (two batters apiece) between them.
The Phils had only six hits in the ballgame, with Dom Brown leading the team with two hits, a double and a home run, kn0cking in two runs. Placido Polanco (Single), Chase Utley (Single), Ryan Howard (Single) and Shane Victorino (Home Run, 2 RBIs) had the other four Phils’ hits. Cliff Lee knocked in the other Phil run with a sac fly.
The Phils (50-30, 1st NL East) will continue their interleague play series with the Red Sox (45-33, 2nd AL East) with a night game tonight at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (2-1, 2.83), who is coming off a no-decision against the A’s on June 24, as he pitched six shutout innings, giving up a hit and four walks, while striking out four, in the Phils’ walk-off, 1-0 win. He will be trying to pitched the Phils to their third straight win. The Red Sox will try to counter with John Lackey (5-6, 7.36), who is coming off a lost against the Padres on June 22, as he went only three and one-third innings, giving up five runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out four, in the BoSox’s 5-1 lost. He will be trying to come back from his last start, while trying to keep the Phils from winning the series. The Phils will be going for the series win against the BoSox.
Roy Halladay win his tenth start of the season as he threw a complete game as the Phils defeat the A’s, 3-1.
Roy Halladay wins his 63rd career complete game start, becoming the second National League starter to reach ten wins, as the Phils defeat the A’s, 3-1.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third on Placido Polanco’s double, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Polanco, who had just doubled, on to third base. One batter later, now with runners on the corners, Ryan Howard hits into a 4-6-3 doubleplay, wiping out Victorino for the inning’s first out, as Polanco scored from third, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The A’s would cut the Phils’ lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Ryan Sweeney hits an RBI single as Rollins was unable to catch his pop out to short center field, than to Wilson Valdez not giving him enough room to attempt a catch, knocking in Coco Crisp, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Hideki Matsui’s ground out, 4-3, cutting the Phils’ lead to 2-1. The Phils added to their lead in the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Rollins and Polanco, with Rollins stopping at third, a walk by Howard, sending Polanco on to second base, and with two men out, Ben Francisco hits an RBI infield single towards third base, that A’s starter Josh Outman picked up, and then looked towards third, where there was no one near the bag, before throwing to first, as Francisco beat the throw, allowing Rollins to score, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead, while both Polanco and Howard would move a base, leaving the bases still loaded. The A’s tried to rally in the seventh as, with one man out, they put runners on second and third on a Scott Sizemore double, who sent Conor Jackson, who had started the inning off with a lead-off single, to third. But Halladay got out of the inning by first getting Landon Powell to pop out to second for the inning’s second out. He then ended the inning by striking out pinch hitter David DeJesus with a called third strike. That would be the A’s only major threat as Halladay finished the game with Sweeney hitting into a 6-3 doubleplay, wiping out at second Jackson, who had earlier singled with one man out.
Roy Halladay (10-3, 2.40) received the win as he pitched a complete game, giving up a run on eight hits, while striking out four. Josh Outman (3-2, 3.10) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and two walks, while he struck out four. Brad Ziegler pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out one.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with four hits, three singles and a double, raising his average to .260. Placido Polanco followed with two hits, a single and a double. Shane Victorino (Single, RBI), Ben Francisco (Single, RBI), Raul Ibanez (Single) and Roy Halladay (Single), had the other four Phils’ hits. Ryan Howard knocked in the other Phil run when he hit into a doubleplay, receiving no RBI.
The Phils (49-30, 1st NL East) will take tomorrow off, before facing the Red Sox (45-32, 2nd AL East?) for a three game interleague play series, starting Tuesday night.
Despite a good start, Cole Hamels is once again denied win #10 as the Phils lose to the A’s, 4-1.
Despite pitching eight strong innings, Cole Hamels is once more denied a chance at getting win no. 10, as the Phils lose to the A’s, 4-1.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with two men on, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second on Shane Victorino’s walk, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. But, the A’s would do all of the scoring after that. The A’s tied it up at one-all in the third as, with one man out, Adam Rosales hits a solo home run, his second home run of the season. The A’s took the lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Scott Sizemore hits an RBI single, knocking in Coco Crisp, who had earlier walked, moved up to second base on a Hideki Matsui’s single, then went to third on Conor Jackson’s fly out to left, after Raul Ibanez made a weak throw getting the ball back into the infield, giving the A’s a 2-1 lead. The A’s added to their lead in the ninth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Mark Ellis hits an RBI single, scoring Cliff Pennington, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third on Jemile Weeks’ double, giving the A’s a 3-1 lead, while Weeks, who had just doubled, stopped at third base. The A’s then took a 4-1 lead as the next batter, Crisp hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Weeks. That would be the final score as Andrew Bailey recorded his fifth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless ninth.
Cole Hamels (9-4, 2.49) took the lost as he pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks,while striking out five. Michael Stutes pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Trevor Cahill (8-5, 3.09) got the win as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on three hits and three walks, as he struck out six. Andrew Bailey recorded his fifth save of the season as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit and a walk.
The Phils had only four hits in the ballgame, a single by Chase Utley, a double by Shane Victorino, an RBI single by Carlos Ruiz and a pinch hit double by pinch hitter Ross Gload, as A’s pitching kept the Phils’ bats silent for most of the game.
The Phils (48-30, 1st NL East) will conclude their interleague play series with the A’s (35-43, 4th AL West), with a game that is in progress.
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