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The Phils slim playoff hopes stay alive as they come from behind to defeat the Mets, 3-2.
A two-run blast in the top of the ninth by Ryan Howard keeps the Phils slim playoff hopes alive as they come from behind to defeat the Mets, 3-2.
The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins starts off the game with a lead-off home run, his twenty-second home run of the season. The Mets tied the game up at one-all in the third as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Daniel Murphy hits an RBI single, knocking in Ruben Tejada, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Mets took the lead in the sixth as David Wright hits a lead-off home run, his eighteenth home run of the year, giving the Mets a 2-1 lead. The Phils regain the lead in the ninth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run bomb into the right field seats, his eleventh home run of the season, scoring Chase Utley, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon came in and collected his thirty-sixth save of the season as he threw a scoreless ninth.
Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched sixth innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out ten. Antonio Bastardo, Justin De Fratus and Phillippe Aumont would combine for one and one-third scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Aumont) and a walk (Bastardo) between them, while striking out four (Bastardo (2), De Fratus (1), Aumont (1)). Jeremy Horst (2-0, 1.11) got the win as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a walk. Jonathan Papelbon received his thirty-sixth save of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Matt Harvey also received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on a hit and three walks, while striking out seven. Bobby Parnell collected his seventeenth hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, as he struck out two. Josh Edgin committed his second blown save of the season before taking the lost (1-2, 3.86) as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jon Rauch pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face.
The Phils had only three hits in the ballgame, a home run by Jimmy Rollins (RBI), a single by John Mayberry, Jr. and a two-run home run by Ryan Howard (2 RBIs), as they were otherwise handled by Mets’ pitching. The Phils also had four walks in the game.
The Phils (75-74, 3rd) will conclude their series with the Mets (66-82, 4th) with a nightgame tonight, the make-up game for this Tuesday’s rainout. The game will be played at Citi Field and is to start at 7:10 pm EDT. Tyler Cloyd (1-1, 4.95) will start the game for the Phils, coming off a no-decision against the Astros on September 13, as he went only three innings, giving up three runs on five hits, as he struck out four, in the Phils’ 6-4 lost. He will be trying to improve on his last two starts. The Mets will counter with Jeremy Hefner (2-6, 4.99), who last pitched, in relief, against the Brewers on September 15, as he went an inning, giving up a run on a hit, in the Mets’ 9-6 lost. He will be trying to keep the Mets from being swept. The Phils will be going for the series sweep.
The Phils scored early and often as they defeated the Astros, 12-6.
Cole Hamels gain his 15th win of the year as the Phils’ offense scored early and often to defeat the Astros, 12-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his twentieth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, the Phils took a 2-0 lead as Chase Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier walked, then stole second base. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead as, after Utley had stolen second base, Ryan Howard hits an RBI ground-rule double, scoring Utley. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead four batters later as, with Howard now on third, after moving up on Dom Brown’s ground out, 4-3, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, scoring Howard. The Astros got a run back in their half of the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jose Altuve, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Brandon Barnes’ single, would score as Justin Maxwell hits into a force out, 1-6, wiping out Barnes at second base for the inning’s second out, sending Altuve to third, before he would score on Jimmy Rollins’ throwing error, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead, while Maxwell, who was safe on the error, would move up to second base. The Phils added to their lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, knocking in Mayberry, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. The Astros cut down the Phils’ lead in their half of the fourth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Matt Downs hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the year, knocking in Matt Dominguez, who had started the inning off with a single, making it a 5-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils increased their lead in the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via walks to Utley and Howard, a force out by Carlos Ruiz, 5-4, wiping out Howard at second base for the inning’s second out, as Utley moved up to third, while Ruiz beat out the throw to first base, a stolen base by Ruiz, and then an intentional walk to Brown, and with two men out, Mayberry hits a two-run single, knocking in both Utley and Ruiz, giving the Phils a 7-3 lead, while sending Brown up to second base. The Astros got a run back in their half of the fifth as two men out, Maxwell hits a solo home run, his fifteenth home run of the season, making it a 7-4 Phils’ lead. The Phils once again increased their lead in the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Brown hit a two-run bomb into the right field seats, his third home run of the season, knocking in Ruiz, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 9-4 lead. The Phils then added to their lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Utley hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at second base on Pierre’s single, giving the Phils a 10-4 lead, while sending Pierre, who had just singled, on to third base. The Phils then made it a 12-4 lead as Howard followed with an RBI single, knocking in both Pierre and Utley. The Astros got a run back in their half of the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Dominguez, who had earlier reached first base on pitcher Justin De Fratus’ throwing error, then stopped at third base on Jed Lowrie’s single, scored on a wild pitch by De Fratus, making it a 12-5 Phils’ lead, while sending Lowrie up to second base. The Astros then made it a 12-6 Phils’ lead in the ninth as, with a man on second base, and with two men out, Barnes reached first base on Frandsen’s throwing error, which allowed Altuve, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double, to score, while Barnes would go on to second base. But that would be the final score as Jeremy Horst finally ended the game by striking out Brett Wallace, swinging, for the game’s final out
Cole Hamels (15-6, 3.06) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Justin De Fratus pitched an inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Jeremy Horst also pitched an inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit, while also striking out the side. Edgar Gonzalez (2-1, 4.40) took the lost as he lasted only four innings, giving up five runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out two. Chuckie Fick pitched a third of an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and two walks. Fernando Rodriguez pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Jose Valdez pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk, striking out two. Enerio Del Rosario pitched a third of an inning, plus four batters, giving up three runs on four hits. Rhiner Cruz pitched two innings, giving up a hit, while striking out three.
The Phils had sixteen hits, with John Mayberry, Jr. leading the ballclub with three hits, two singles and a double, knocking in three runs, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, RBI), Juan Pierre (Singles), Chase Utley (Single, Double, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Single, Double, 3 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles, RBI) with two hits each. Dom Brown (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Cole Hamels (Single) and Nate Schierholtz (Double) had the other three Phils’ hit. The Phils also had five walks and three stolen bases (Pierre (35), Utley (7), Carlos Ruiz (4)) in the game.
The Phils (73-72, 3rd East) will continue their series with the Astros (46-99, 6th Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Minute Maid Park, and will start at 7:05 pm EDT (6:05 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (9-10, 3.83), who is coming off a win against the Marlins on September 10, as he went seven innings, giving up a run on two hits and three walks, striking out a career high eight batters, in the Phils’ 3-1 win. He will be trying to even his record. The Astros will counter with Dallas Keuchel (1-7, 5.35) with a no-decision against the Cubs on September 10, as he went only four innings, giving up a run on six hits and two walks, striking out a batter, in the Astros’ 4-1 lost. He will be trying to give the Astros the series lead. The Phils will be trying to take the series lead.
The Phils reached the .500 mark as they hang on to defeat the pesky Marlins, 9-7.
The Phils win their sixth straight game as they finally reach the .500 mark as they hang on to defeat the Marlins, 9-7.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Jimmy Rollins and Juan Pierre, with Rollins stopping at second base, and a walk by Chase Utley, with both runners moving up a base, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits into a double play, 4-6-3, wiping out Utley at second base for the inning’s first out, scoring Rollins, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Pierre over to third base. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead as Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI double, scoring Pierre. The Phils then increased their lead as Dom Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Ruiz, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Marlins got a run back in the third as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Donovan Solano and Rob Brantley, a sacrifice bunt by Nathan Eovaldi, 1-4, moving both runners up a base, and a walk to Bryan Pattersen, and with one man out, Justin Ruggiano hits an RBI single, knocking in Solano, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead, while sending Brantley up to third base, and Pattersen over to second base. The Marlins then made it a 3-2 Phils’ lead as Jose Reyes hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brantley. The Phils added to their lead in their half of the third as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Pierre, who had started the inning off with a double, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Phils then made it a 5-2 lead in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with nobody out, Pierre hits an RBI single, scoring Rollins, who had started the inning off with a walk, next stole second base, then stopped at third base on catcher Brantley’s passed ball. The Marlins got the run back as Giancarlo Stanton hits a lead-off home run, his thirty-fourth home run of the season, making it a 5-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils got the run back as, with one man on, and with one man out, Roy Halladay helped his own cause by hitting an RBI single, scoring Michael Martinez, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 6-3 lead. The Phils then made it an 8-3 lead as, one batter later, after catcher Brantley had committed a foul pop error as he dropped Rollins’ foul pop behind home plate, Rollins hits a two-run home run, his eighteen home run of the season, knocking in Halladay. The Marlins then started a comeback in the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Pattersen hits an RBI double, knocking in Brantley, who had earlier doubled, making it an 8-4 Phils’ lead. After the Phils had brought in Josh Lindblom, the Marlins made it an 8-5 Phils’ lead as Ruggiano hits an RBI single, scoring Pattersen. Three batters later, after Reyes had reached base on a fielding error by Utley, allowing Ruggiano to reach third base, putting runners on the corners, and now with two men out, the Marlins cut the Phils’ lead down to 8-6 as Carlos Lee hits an RBI single, scoring Ruggiano, while sending Reyes up to second base. After Lindblom is replaced on the mound by Jeremy Horst, who had not pitched since September 3, the Marlins made it an 8-7 Phils’ lead as Greg Dobbs hits an RBI single, knocking in Reyes, while sending Lee up to second base. The Phils then made it a 9-7 lead in their half of the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, scoring John Mayberry, Jr., who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Martinez’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his thirty-third save of the season, as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Roy Halladay (10-7, 4.01) got the win as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks, while he struck out six. Josh Lindblom pitched a third of an inning, giving up two unearned runs on two hits, while striking out one. Jeremy Horst pitched to a batter, giving up a hit. B.J. Rosenberg collected his second hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Phillippe Aumont also received his second hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon received his thirty-third save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. Nathan Eovaldi (4-12, 4.71) took the lost as he went four innings, plus two batters, giving up five runs on eight hits, two walks and a passed ball, while striking out three. Dan Jennings pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Chris Hatcher pitched an inning, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on five hits, as he struck out a batter. Chad Gaudin pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Mike Dunn pitched two-thirds of an inning, walking three. Heath Bell pitched a scoreless inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had fifteen hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (2 Singles, Double, RBI) and Chase Utley (Singles, RBI) both leading the team with three hits each, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Singles, RBI) with two hits each. Ryan Howard (Single), Carlos Ruiz (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), Michael Martinez (Double) and Roy Halladay (Single, RBI) had the other five Phils’ hits. The other Phil run scored on a doubleplay ball. The Phils also had six walks and a stolen base (Rollins (26)) in the game.
The Phils (71-71, 3rd) will conclude their series with the Marlins (63-80, 5th) with an afternoon game, which will soon be in progress, as the Phils attempt to sweep the fish.
The Phils spilt the last two games of their series with the Mets, losing 3-2 before winning the final game by the same score.
The Phils lose their series with the Mets as they split the last two games of the series. losing and then winning by the score of 3-2.
On Wednesday, the Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Juan Pierre, who has earlier singled, then went to third base on Chase Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Mets tied the game up at one-all in the second as, with two men on, and with one man out, Matt Harvey hits an RBI single, knocking in Scott Hairston, who had started the inning off with a double, while sending Mike Baxter, who had earlier been hit by a pitch, on to second base. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the second as, with two men on, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Tyler Cloyd’s walk, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Cloyd over to third base. The Mets took the lead in the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Lucas Duda hits a two-run home run, his thirteenth home run of the year, knocking in Ike Davis, who had just singled, giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. That would end up being the final score as Frank Francisco collected his twenty-second save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Tyler Cloyd (0-1, 4.50) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out five. Jeremy Horst pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo pitched to a batter, giving up a hit. Phillippe Aumont pitched an inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Josh Lindblom pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Matt Harvey (3-3, 2.76) got the win as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks, striking out six batters. Josh Edgin collected his fourth hold of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both batters that he would face. Robert Carson collected his first hold of the year as he went two-third of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face. Jon Rauch received his fifteenth hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the one batter that he would face. Frank Francisco collected his twenty-second save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two.
The Phils had six hits in the game, with Juan Pierre leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Double, RBI), Chase Utley (Single, RBI), Laynce Nix (Double) and Kevin Frandsen (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks in the ballgame.
In yesterday’s game, the Mets took the lead in the first as Mike Baxter started the game off hitting a lead-off home run, his second home run of the season, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets added to their lead in the second as, with one man out, Scott Hairston hits a solo home run, his fifteenth home run of the season. The Phils cut the Mets’ lead down to 2-1 in the third as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had just doubled, before moving up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Phils tied the game up at two-all in the second as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Ty Wigginton hits an RBI double, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had started the inning off with a single. The Phile took the lead in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Frandsen, who had earier doubled, then moved up to third base on Chase Utley’s ground out, 4-3, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his thirtieth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kyle Kendrick (8-9, 4.01) got the win as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, while striking out six. Raul Valdes collected his second hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, giving out the only man that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon received his thirtieth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jon Niese (10-8, 3.55) took the loss as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk, while striking out four. Ramon Ramirez and Robert Carson pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits (Ramirez (2), Carson (1)) between them, while striking out three (Ramirez (2), Carson (1)).
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen leading the team with four hits, three singles and a double, knocking in a run, followed by John Mayberry. Jr. (2 Singles, Double) with three hits and Ty Wigginton (Single, Double, RBI) with two hits. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Steven Lerud (Single) and Kyle Kendrick (Double) had the other three Phils’ hits. Ryan Howard knocked in the final Phil’s run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had a walk and a stolen base (Rollins (24)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (62-69, 3rd) will start a three-games series with the Braves (74-57, 2nd). The first game will be played in Turner Field and will start the game at 7:35 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (8-7, 3.88) who is coming off a win against the Nationals on August 26, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 4-2 win. He’ll be going for his fifth win in his last six starts. The Braves will plan to counter with Mike Minor (7-10, 4.71), who is coming off a win against the Giants on August 26, as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on four hits, while striking out six, in the Braves’ 7-3 win. He’ll be trying to give the Braves the first win in the series. The Phils will be trying to start off the series with a win.
Cliff Lee finally wins his first start at home as the Phils complete the sweep of the Nats, 4-1.
The Phils finish the sweep of the Nats as Cliff Lee wins his first start at the Bank as the Phils defeat the Nationals, 4-1.
The Phils finally broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Cliff Lee helps his own cause by hitting an RBI double to center, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, then reached second base on catcher Jesus Flores’ passed ball, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead as Jimmy Rollins hits a two-run home run, his fifteenth home run of the year, knocking in Lee. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead in the sixth as Laynce Nix hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the season. The Nats tried to get onto the scoreboard in the seventh as, with a man on second as Jayson Werth reaches base on an infield single, before going on to second base on Lee’s throwing error to first, and with nobody out, Adam LaRoche hits a deep fly ball to right field that left the park, but then hits the top railing and bounces back into the ballpark, as the umpire declares that it was still in play. Werth stops, then goes back to third base, leaving LaRoche caught between second and third, as center fielder John Mayberry, Jr. threw the ball home to catcher Erik Kratz, who then threw it to the shortstop Rollins, who runs LaRoche towards third base, before finally tagging him out, for the inning’s first out, and then Werth, just in case. The umpires then reviewed the play and upheld the call, crediting LaRoche with a double, while Werth stays at third base. The Nats would then make it a 4-1 Phils’ lead as Tyler Moore hits an RBI double, scoring Werth. That would end up being the final score as Josh Lindblom threw a five-out save, his first save of the year, and of his career, as he got Moore to strikeout, swinging, for the game’s final out.
Cliff Lee (3-7, 3.67) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on seven hits, as he struck out five. Jeremy Horst collected his third hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Josh Lindblom collected his first save of the season, and of his career, as he pitched an inning and two-thirds, striking out three. Jordan Zimmermann (9-8, 2.63) took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up three runs on five hits, three walks and a passed ball, as he struck out three. Tom Gorzelanny pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out two. Drew Storen pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) both leading the ballclub with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Laynce Nix (Home Run, RBI) and Cliff Lee (Double, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Pierre (32)) in the game.
The Phils (61-67, 3rd) have the day off.
The Phils start their series with the 1st-place Nats with a 4-2 win.
The Phils starts off their latest series with a win as they defeat the first place Nats, 4-2.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who has started off the Phils’ half of the first with a single, then stopped at second base on Kevin Frandsen’s walk, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while Frandsen, who had just walked, would go on to third base. The Phils increased their lead in the fourth as, with runners on second and third, and with two men out, Rollins hits a two-run single, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on Laynce Nix’s walk, then went to third base on Kyle Kendrick’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, and Nix, who had earlier walked, then stopped at second base on Kendrick’s sac bunt, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Nats got on the scoreboard in the seventh as, with one man on, and with two men out, pinch hitter Tyler Moore hits a two-run home run, his seventh home run of the year, knocking in Kurt Suzuki, who had just walked, making it a 3-2 Phils’ lead. The Phils added an insurance run in the eighth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-eighth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless ninth.
Kyle Kendrick (7-9, 4.12) got the win as he pitched six and two-thirds innings. giving up two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out three. Jeremy Horst collected his second hold of the season as he went a third of an inning, getting out the only batter that he would face. Antonio Bastardo received his nineteenth hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face. Josh Lindblom pitched to one batter, walking him. Raul Valdes collected his first hold of the year as he went a third of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. B.J. Rosenberg collected his first hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon received his twenty-eighth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Edwin Jackson (7-9, 3.72) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out eight. Ryan Mattheus pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Michael Gonzalez pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Drew Storen pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Singles, 2 RBIs) and Ryan Howard (Single, Double, RBI) both leading the team with two hits each. Chase Utley (Single, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Laynce Nix (Single) and Kyle Kendrick (Double) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Utley (4)) in the game.
The Phils (59-67, 3rd) will continue their series with the Nats (77-48, 1st) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (7-7, 3.95), who is coming off a win against the Reds on August 20, as he went seven innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out just three, in the Phils’ 12-5 rout. He will be trying for his fourth win in his last five starts. The Nats will counter with Gio Gonzalez (16-6, 3.23) who is coming off a win against the Mets on August 19, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on seven hits and two walks, while striking out three, in the Nats’ 5-2 win. Gonzalez will be trying for his fourth straight win. The Phils will be going for the series win.
The Phils come from behind before finally winning on a bases-loaded walk-off single as they defeat the Reds in extra-innings, 4-3.
The Phils split the series with the Reds as they win in extra-innings in walk-off fashion as they come from behind to win 4-3.
The Reds took the lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by lead-off man Zack Cozart and Drew Stubbs, with Cozart stopping at second base, and a walk to Ryan Ludwick, moving up both runners, and with one man out, Todd Frazier hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, knocking in Cozart, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead, while Stubbs would move up to third base. The Reds added to their lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Frazier hits a two-run double, knocking in Jay Bruce, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Ludwick’s single, and Ludwick, who had just singled, giving the Reds a 3-0 lead, before he moved up to third base on center fielder Laynce Nix’s fielding error. The Phils would get a run back in their half of the sixth as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Nix hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Dom Brown’s double, cutting the Reds’ lead down to 3-1, while sending Brown, who had just doubled, up to third base. One batter later, the Phils made it a 3-2 lead as, with a man now on third, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown. The Phils then tied the game up at three-all in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Brown, pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr., sending Brown up to second base, and Kratz, sending Brown to third base, and moving Mayberry up to second base, and with one man out, pinch hitter Jimmy Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown, who crossed the plate sliding face first, as he beat the throw to the plate. After being turned back in both the ninth and tenth innings, the Phils would finally win the game in the eleventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles to Kevin Frandsen, a double by Chase Utley, sending Frandsen up to third base, an intentional walk to Howard, and then a force out by Brown, as Frandsen is forced out at the plate, 3-2, for the inning’s first out, while Utley would move up to third base, and Howard would stop at second base, and with one man out, Mayberry would hits an RBI single to left, knocking in Utley with the winning run, giving the Phils a 4-3 walk-off win.
Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. B.J. Rosenberg, Phillippe Aumont (who was making his major league debut), Jonathan Papelbon and Jeremy Horst would combine for four scoreless innings, giving up just two walks (Aumont (1), Papelbon (1)) between them, while striking out three (Papelbon (1), Horst (2)). Raul Valdes (3-2, 3.14) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Johnny Cueto also received a no-decision as he pitched five innings plus two batters, as he gave up two runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out four. Jose Arredondo collected his eleventh hold of the season as he pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Sean Marshall collected his sixteenth hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two. Sam LeCure blew his first save attempt of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. J.J. Hoover pitched two scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Alfredo Simon (2-2, 2.49) took the lost as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Erik Kratz leading the team with three hits, all singles, knocking in a run, followed by Chase Utley (Single, Double), Dom Brown (Single, Double) and pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr. (Singles, RBI) with two hits each. Kevin Frandsen (Single), Ryan Howard (Single), Laynce Nix (Single, RBI), Cole Hamels (Single) and Jimmy Rollins (Double, RBI) had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils also had six walks in the game.
The Phils (58-67, 3rd) will start a three-games series with the Nats (77-47, 1st) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (6-9, 4.20), who is coming off a win against the Brewers on August 19, as he threw eight scoreless innings, giving up three scattered hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 8-0 shutout. He will be going for his third straight win. The Nats will counter with Edwin Jackson (7-8, 3.69), who is coming off a lost to the Mets on August 18, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk, while striking out eleven, in the Nats’ 2-0 lost. He will be trying to start off the series for the Nats with a win. The Phils will be trying to get a little of payback against the Nats.
Vance Worley has yet another bad outing as the Phils lose to the Brewers, 6-2.
Vance Worley has another bad start as the Phils lose once again to the Brew Crew, 6-2.
The Phils took the lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Chase Utley, who had started the inning off with a ground-rule double, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Brewers took the lead in their half of the fourth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Nyjer Morgan hits a two-run triple, knocking in Corey Hart, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Martin Maldonado’s walk, and Maldonado, who had just walked, giving the Brewers a 2-1 lead. The Brewers then took a 4-1 lead as, now with two men on, after Jean Segura is intentionally walked, and then stole second base, and with still two men out, Yovani Gallardo helps his own cause with a two-run single, scoring both Morgan and Segura. The Brewers increased their lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Braun hits a two-run home run, his thirty-second home run of the season, and his third home run in two games, knocking in Norichika Aoki, who had earlier walked, giving the Brewers a 6-1 lead. The Phils got a run back in the ninth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, knocking in Lanyce Nix, who had just doubled, making it a 6-2 Brewers’ lead. But that would be the final score as Livan Hernandez got Brian Schneider to end the game by flying out to center field for the game’s final out.
Vance Worley (6-8, 4.11) took the lost as he lasted only four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out three. B.J Rosenberg pitched an inning and a third, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Raul Valdes and Jeremy Horst threw two scoreless innings, giving up two hits (one hit apiece) and a walk (Horst), while striking out two batters (one strikeout apiece). Yovani Gallardo (12-8, 3.67) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks, while striking out nine. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Livan Hernandez pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits.
The Phils had six hits in the game, a double by Chase Utley, an RBI double by Ryan Howard, a single by Dom Brown, a double by Laynce Nix, an RBI single by Kevin Frandsen and a single by Brian Schneider, as the offense was once again kept in check for most of the game. The Phils also had two walks in the game.
The Phils (54-65, 4th East) will continue their four-game series with the Brewers (54-64, 4th Central) with a game tonight. The game will be played at Miller Park and is to start at 7:10 pm EDT (6:10 pm CDT). The Phils will sent to the mound Cole Hamels (13-6, 2.91) as he is coming off his second straight complete game shutout, this one against the Marlins on August 13, as he gave up just seven hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 4-0 win. He’ll be out to win his third straight start. The Brewers will counter with Mike Fiers (6-5, 2.63), who is coming off a lost against the Rockies on August 13, as he went just two plus innings, giving up eight runs on nine hits, while striking out only one, in the Brewers’ 9-6 lost. He will be trying to recover from his last start. The Phils will be trying to give some help to Hamels.
The Phils defeat the World Champs in extra-innings as they defeat the Cards, 8-7.
The Phils win a wild one with the Cards as they win in extra-innings, 8-7.
The Cards took the lead in the first as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Matt Carpenter hits an RBI double, knocking in Jon Jay, who had started the ballgame off with a walk, giving the Cards a 1-0 lead. The Phils took the lead in their half of the first as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits a two-run RBI triple, just beating Cards’ third baseman Carpenter’s tag, as he knocked in Juan Pierre, who had started the Phils’ half inning off being hit by the pitch, then moved up to second base on Kevin Frandsen’s bunt single, and Frandsen, who had just reached base on a bunt single, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then took a 3-1 lead as Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, that got past Cards’ second baseman Daniel Descalso. The Cards cut the Phils’ lead down to 3-2 in the third as, with a runner on first, and with two men out, Carlos Beltran hits an RBI double, knocking in Matt Holliday, who had earlier reached base as he hit into a 5-4 force out, as Carpenter, who had earlier singled, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s second out. The Cards then tied the game up at three-all in the fourth as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Rafael Furcal, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at second base on Lance Lynn’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, would stop at third base on Jay’s single to left, as Pierre’s throw towards the plate goes past the cut off man, allowing Jay to try to reach second base, drawing the throw from Phils’ catcher Erik Kratz, who commits a throwing error, as the ball goes past Utley, allowing Jay to reach second base, while Furcal scores, before Jay would head on to third base. The Cards then took a 4-3 lead as Carpenter hits an RBI single, scoring Jay. The Phils tied the game up at four-all in their half of the fourth as Howard hits a lead-off home run, his seventh home run of the season. The Cards retook the lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jay hits a two-run double, knocking in Tony Cruz, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Frucal’s sacrifice bunt, 5-4, and pinch hitter David Freese, who had just walked, giving the Cards a 6-4 lead, before moving up to third base on the late throw to the plate. The Cards then made it a 7-4 lead as Carpenter hits an RBI single, scoring Jay. The Phils then retied the game at seven-all in their half of the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, Kratz’s hits a three-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in Utley, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Howard’s walk, and pinch runner Nate Schierholtz, who was pinch running for Howard, who had earlier walked. The Phils then won the game in the bottom of the eleventh inning as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Pierre would hit a grounder to Cards’ shortstop Furcal, who would slip while making the throw to first base, allowing Pierre to beat the throw for an infield single, as Jimmy Rollins, who had been safe at first on a fielder’s choice force out, as Kratz, who had started the inning off with a double, committed a base running blunder by trying to go to third on the grounder, 6-5, then moved up to second base on pinch hitter Brian Schneider’s ground out, 3-unassisted, then stole third base, crossed the plate with the winning run, giving the Phils an 8-7 extra-innings, walk-off win.
Vance Worley received a no-decision as he pitched five and one-third innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and two walks, while striking out four. Raul Valdes pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face, striking out one. Josh Lindblom pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Michael Schwimer pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jeremy Horst (1-0, 1.13) got the win, his first major league win, as he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits, as he struck out three. Lance Lynn also received a no-decision as he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on four hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out two. Fernando Salas and Edward Mujica combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Salas) between them, while striking out two batters (one batter each). Marc Rzepczynski pitched to two batters, walking both of them. Mitchell Boggs committed his third blown save of the season as he pitched two innings, giving up three runs on a hit, while striking out a batter. Barret Browning (0-2, 4.24) took the lost, his second in three days, as he pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a run on two hits and a walk.
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Erik Kratz (Double, Home Run, 3 RBIs) both leading the team with two hits apiece. Juan Pierre (Single, RBI), Kevin Frandsen (Single) and Chase Utley (Triple, RBI) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had six walks, a hit batter (Pierre) and a stolen base (Jimmy Rollins (18)) in the game.
The Phils (52-62, 4th) will start a three-game series with the Marlins (52-63, 5th), starting with a game tonight. The game will be played at Marlins Park, and is to start at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (12-6, 3.08), who is coming off a complete game shutout of the Braves on August 7, as he gave up only five hits, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 3-0 win. He will be trying to help the Phils put some distance between them and the Marlins. The Marlins will counter with Nathan Eovaldi (3-7, 4.33), who is coming off a win against the Mets on August 8, as he went five innings, giving up four hits and six walks, while striking out two, in the Marlins’ 13-0 rout. He will be trying to put the Marlins back into fourth place. The Phils will be trying to put some distance in the standings between them and the fish.
The bullpen allows one to get away as the Phils fall to the Braves, 12-6.
The Phils bullpen comes apart in the late innings, at the Phils lose to the Braves, 12-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his thirteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Braves tied the game up at one-all in the second as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, David Ross hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Freddie Freeman, who had earlier walked, stopped at second base on Dan Uggla’s single, then moved up to third base on Kyle Kendrick’s wild pitch, while sending Uggla, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on the wild pitch, to reach third base. The Braves took the lead two batters later as, now with runners on the corners, after Paul Janish’s walk, and with still two men out, Tim Hudson helped his own cause by hitting a two-run double, knocking in both Uggla and Janish, giving the Braves a 3-1 lead. The Braves then took a 4-1 lead two batters later, after Michael Bourn had walked, as Martin Prado hits an RBI single, scoring Hudson, while Bourn would go on to third base on the late throw to the plate. The Braves then made it a 6-1 lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Bourne hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, knocking in Janish, who had started the inning off with a single. The Phils started a comeback in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, making it a 6-2 Braves’ lead. The Phils then cut it down to a 6-3 Braves’ lead as Dom Brown followed with a double of his own, scoring Rollins. Two batters later, after Chase Utley is hit by a pitch, the Phils’ tied the score at six-all as Ryan Howard hits a three-run blast, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Brown and Utley. The Braves regain the lead in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Jason Heyward, an intentional walk to Chipper Jones and a walk to Freeman, moving up the runners, and with two men out, Uggla hits a bases clearing double, scoring Heyward, Jones and Freeman, giving the Braves a 9-6 lead. The Braves then made it a 10-6 lead as Uggla scored on third baseman Frandsen’s throwing error to first of Ross’ grounder. The Braves increased their lead in the eighth as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Bourn hits an RBI double, knocking in pinch hitter Tyler Pastornicky, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Braves an 11-6 lead. The Braves then took a 12-6 lead three batters later as, with the bases loaded, after Prado walks, Bourn then moving up to third on Heyward’s fly out to center field for the inning’s first out and Jones intentionally walked for the second time in the game, and with one man out, Freeman hits an RBI ground out, 1-3, scoring Bourn, on a ball that pitcher Jeremy Horst could have turned into a 1-2-3 doubleplay if he had caught the ball cleanly. That would end up being the final score as Craig Kimbrel threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he pitched only three and a third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, three walks, and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes pitched one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Michael Schwimer recorded a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Antonio Bastardo (2-4, 5.45) took the lost as he lasted just two-thirds of an inning, giving up three runs on a hit and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Josh Linblom pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on two hits and two walks. Jeremy Horst pitched an inning, giving up two walks, while striking out two. Tim Hudson also received a no-decision as he went four and one-third innings, giving up six runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. Luis Avilan pitched a third of an inning, getting out the one man whom he would face. Cory Gearrin also pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter whom he would face. Chad Durbin (4-1, 3.07) would get the win as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jonny Venters, Eric O’Flaherty and Craig Kimbrel combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (O’Flaherty) and a walk (O’Flaherty), while striking out five (Venters (1), O’Flaherty (2), Kimbrel (2)).
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Double, Home Run, 2 RBIs), Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Dom Brown had the other Phils’ hit, a double, knocking in their sixth and final run. The Phils also had four walks and a hit batter (Chase Utley) in the game.
The Phils (50-61, 5th) have the day off.
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