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As the Phils get close to stablizing their roster, they crush the Rays, 10-1.
As the Phils get close to finalizing their 25 men roster before heading north, the batters support a good performance by the pitching staff, as they crush the Rays, 10-1.
The Rays scored first in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Sean Rodriguez hits an RBI double, scoring Jason Bourgeois, who had earlier singled, giving the Rays a 1-0 lead, before going on to third on the late throw to the plate. The Phils then tied the game up at one-all in the fifth as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI groundout, three-unassisted, scoring Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at third base on Dom Brown’s double, while sending Brown, who had just doubled, over to third base. The Phils then took the lead one batter later as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Pete Orr hits an RBI single, knocking in Brown, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then made it a 4-1 lead as Freddy Galvis hits a two-run home run, his third home run of the spring. The Phils increased their lead in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Brown hits an RBI double, scoring Chase Utley, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third base on Howard’s single, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead, while sending Howard, who had earlier singled, over to third base. The Phils then made it a 7-1 lead as Frandsen followed Brown with a two-run double, scoring both Howard and Brown. Two batters later, with a man still on second base, and now with one man out, Galvis hits an RBI single, scoring Frandsen, giving the Phils an 8-1 lead, before moving up to second base on the late throw home. The Phils then made it a 9-1 lead as Humberto Qunitero hits an RBI single, scoring Galvis, before moving up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Phils added to their lead in the eighth as, with a runner on second base, and with two men out, Quintero, who had earlier reached base with a double, would score on a throwing error by first baseman Shelley Duncan on a grounder hit by Ender Inciarte, giving the Phils a 10-1 lead. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Raul Valdes received a no-decision as he went three innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out five. Michael Stutes threw a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Jeremy Horst (2-1, 4.80) got the win as he threw two scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. Colby Shreve, Antonio Bastardo, Steven Inch and Jonathan Papelbon combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Shreve) between them, while striking out three Rays (Bastardo (1), Papelbon (2)). Roberto Hernandez (0-2) took the loss as he pitched six innings, giving up nine runs on eleven hits and a walk. Cesar Romos pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a run on two hits. Adam Liberatore pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man whom he would face.
The Phils collected thirteen hits in the game, with Dom Brown leading the team with three hits (Single, 2 Doubles, RBI), followed by Ryan Howard (Singles), Freddy Galvis (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Humberto Quintero (Single, Double, RBI) with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Chase Utley (Double), Kevin Frandsen (Double, 3 RBIs) and Pete Orr (Single, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The final Phil run came in on a throwing error. The Phils also had a walk (Ben Revere) in the game.
The Phils (14-15) play their next spring training game against the Tigers (18-12) at Joker Merchant Park in Jupiter, Florida. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (2-0, 1.13), who is coming off a strong start against the Red Sox on March 21, receiving a no-decision, as he went six innings, giving up just one run on four hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 6-1 lost. He will be going for one final strong start as he prepare to be the Phils’ opening day pitcher. The Tigers will counter with Justin Verlander (1-2, 4.74), who is coming off a lost against the Astros on March 21, as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on six hits, as he struck out five, in the Tigers’ 7-2 lost. He will be trying to end his spring training with a good start. The Phils will be trying to do well in their last spring training game on the road.
The Phils are done in again by the bullpen as they lose to the Twins, 12-5.
The bullpen allows 11 runs to score, doing in the Phils as they lose their third spring training game, dropping this one to the Twins, 12-5.
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 Ben Revere, who had started the game off with a single, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Dom Brown, who had just walked, on to third base. One batter later, the Phils took a 2-0 lead as Carlos Ruiz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown. The Twins got a run back in the second as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Aaron Hicks hits an RBI single to third, knocking in Chris Parmelee, who had earlier singled, had moved up to second base on Chris Colabello’s walk, then stopped at third base on Pedro Florimon’s force out, 5-4, wiping out Colabello at second base, cutting the Phils’ lead to 2-1. The Phils would get a run back in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Brown, who had reached base on first baseman Colbello’s fielding error, then moved up to second base on Howard’s walk, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead, while sending Howard, who had just walked, up to second base. The Twins cut the Phils’ lead down to 3-2 in the fourth as, with a man on third, via a three base fielding error by right fielder John Mayberry, Jr. and with nobody out, Hicks hits an RBI double, knocking in Florimon, who had gone to third on Mayberry’s error. Four batters later, with men on the corners, as Hicks stopped at third base on Josh Willingham’s single, and with two men out, the Twins took the lead as Ryan Doumit hits a three-run home run, his first home run of the spring, knocking in both Hicks and Doumit, giving the Twins a 6-3 lead. The Phils got a run back in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Brown hits an RBI double, knocking in Revere, who had started the inning off by reaching first base on second baseman Ray Olmedo’s fielding error, making it a 6-4 Twins’ lead. The Phils then made it a 6-5 Twins’ lead two batters later as, with Brown now on third base, via a Howard’s ground out, 3-unassisted, and wth two men out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, scoring Brown. The Twins increased their lead in the sixth as, with two men on, via a double by Wilkin Ramirez and a walk by pinch hitter Joe Benson, and with one man out, Drew Butera hits an RBI single, knocking in Ramirez, giving the Twins a 7-5 lead, while sending Benson all the way to third base. The Twins then took an 8-5 lead as Mark Sobolewski hits an RBI single, scoring Benson, while moving Butera up to second base. Two batters later, with runners still on first and second, and now with two men out, Jeff Clement hits an RBI single, knocking in Butera, making it a 9-5 Twins’ lead, while sending Sobolewski on to third base, before going up to second base on the late throw to third. The Twins increased their lead again in the seventh as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Ramirez hits an RBI infield single, scoring Brandon Boggs, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Olmedo’s double, giving the Twins a 10-5 lead, while sending Olmedo, who had just doubled, over to third. Three batters later, after Benson had walked to load up the bases, and Butera had hit into a 5-2 force out for the inning’s first out, as catcher Sebastian Valle touched home plate in front of Olmedo, while Ramirez and Benson both moved up a base, leaving the bases loaded, and now with one man out, Sobolewski hits a two-run infeld single to short, scoring both Ramirez and Benson, giving the Twins a 12-5 lead, while sending Butera on to second base. That would be the final score as Caleb Thielbar pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out the side.
John Lannan received a no-decision as he pitched two innings, giving up a run on four hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Adam Morgan blew his first save attempt of the spring, before taking the lost (0-1, 5.40) as he pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on five hits , while striking out four. Kyle Simon pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Antonio Bastardo pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Justin De Fratus pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk. B.J. Rosenberg also pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks. Maurice Robles pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Kevin Correia also received a no-decision as he pitched two and a third innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on five hits and two walks, as he struck out two. Brian Duensing (1-0, 10.13) got the win as he pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out a batter. Jared Burton recorded his first hold of the spring as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on three hits. Glen Perkins recorded his first hold of the spring as he went an inning and a third, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. P.J. Walters, Andrew Albers and Caleb Thielbar would combine for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Albers) and a walk (Walters) between them, while striking out six batters (Walters (1), Albers (2), Thielbar (3)).
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Singles), Carlos Ruiz (Singles, 3 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Dom Brown (Double, RBI), Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double) and Pete Orr (Single) had the other four Phils hits. The Phils also had two stolen bases (Revere (2), Orr (1)) and three walks (Brown (2), Howard (1)) in the game, along with a sacrifice fly (Ruiz).
The Phils (1-3-1) next game will be played at home at Bright House Field against the Braves (3-3) tomorrow afternoon. The game is to start at 1.05 pm EDT. The Phils starter will be Cole Hamels (0-0, 0.00), who’d pitched a couple of scoreless innings in his start against the Astros on February 23, in the Phils’ 8-3 lost. He will be trying to continue his strong showing on the mound. The Braves will send to the mound Paul Maholm (0-0, 0.00), who is also coming off a strong start on February 23, throwing a pair of 1-2-3 innings, in the Braves’ 8-3 lost to the Yankees. He will be trying to add to his previous start. The Phils will be trying to put a second win under their belts.
The Phils have just announced that they had taken Pete Orr and Steve Lerud off of their 40-man roster.
Earlier this afternoon, the Phils have announced that they had outrighted infielder Pete Orr and catcher Steve Lerud from their 40-men roster, leaving them open to possibly being picked up by another team during the 2012-13 off-season. This leaves the Phils with 37 players now on the roster, along with four players on the sixty-days disabled list.
The Phils offense give Cole Hamels his career-high 17th win as they defeat the Marlins, 4-1.
Cole Hamels wins his career-high 17th start as they Phils defeat the Marlins, 4-1.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had started the game off with a walk, then reached third base on Juan Pierre’s single, as he beat center fielder Gorkys Hernandez’s throw, while Pierre would move up to second base on the throw, just beating the throw to second base, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead as Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI double, easily scoring Pierre. The Phils then added to their lead two batters later as, with Ruiz still on second base, as he just got back to second base as shortstop Jose Reyes’ throw to second base, after he had caught Dom Brown’s line drive for the inning’s second out, went wide of the bag, and with two men out, Nate Schierholtz hits an RBI single, knocking in Ruiz, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Marlins tried to get on the scoreboard in the fourth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Bryan Petersen, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Reyes’ double, tried to score on Giancarlo Stanton’s grounder to third, but is tagged out at the plate by catcher Ruiz, thanks to an excellent throw home by third baseman Pete Orr, for a 5-2 fielder’s choice out, as Stanton reached first base on the play, while Reyes, who had earlier doubled, stayed at second base. One batter later, after Cole Hamels had committed a throwing error as he tried to pick off Reyes at second base, allowing both Reyes and Stanton to move up a base, with runners once again on second and third, and now with two men out, the Marlins finally got on the scoreboard as Carlos Lee hits an RBI single, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead as Reyes scores, but, as Stanton tries to score as well, he is thrown out at home thanks to a strong throw by right fielder Brown, 9-2, as Ruiz applies the tag, for the inning’s final out. The Phils added an insurance run in the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Brown hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Utley, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at third base on Ruiz’s single, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. That would end up being the final as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his thirty-eighth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless ninth.
Cole Hamels (17-6, 3.05) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Antonio Bastardo collected his twenty-sixth hold of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Jonathan received his thirty-eighth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out two. Nathan Eovaldi (4-13, 4.30) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Dan Jennings pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Mike Dunn pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits. Ryan Webb would pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs or hits. Heath Bell pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (RBI) leading the team with three hits, two singles and a double, followed by Nate Schierholtz (RBI) with two singles. Juan Pierre, Chase Utley (RBI), Darin Ruf and Pete Orr had the other four Phils’ hits, all singles. Dom Brown knocked in the final Phil’s run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had two walks in the ballgame.
The Phils (80-79, 3rd) will play their final series of the 2012 season against the Nats (96-63, 1st), starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Nationals Park and is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (10-12, 4.08), who is coming off a lost against the Nats on September 26, as he lasted only two innings, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out a batter, in the Phils’ 8-4 lost. He will be trying to end 2012 with a good start. The Nats will counter with John Lannan (4-0, 4.23), who is coming off a win against the Phils on September 26, as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out three, in the Nats’ 8-4 win. He’ll be going for his third straight win against the Phils. The Phils will be out to keep the Nats from winning the division tonight.
The Phils come back from an early Marlins’ lead to defeat the fish, 9-5.
The Phils overcomes an early Marlins’ lead to end up beating the fish, 9-5.
The Marlins took a quick 2-0 lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Bryan Petersen and Donovan Solano, with Petersen stopping at second base, and a walk to Jose Reyes, and with nobody out, Giancarlo Stanton hits a two-run single, knocking in Petersen and Solano, while sending Reyes up to second base. Three batters later, the Marlins added to their lead as, with runners still on first and second, and now with two men out, Rob Brantly hits an RBI single, knocking in Reyes, while sending Stanton over to third base. The Phils got two of the runs back in the second as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Pete Orr hits a two-run double, knocking in Dom Brown, who was safe at first on a force out, 3-6, as Carlos Ruiz, who had started the inning off with a single, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s first out, and then moved up to third base on Nate Schierholtz’s single, and Schierholtz, who had just singled, making it a 3-2 Marlins’ lead. The Marlins added to their lead in the third as Stanton hits a lead-off home run, his thirty-fifth home run of the year, giving the Marlins a 4-2 lead. The Phils tied the game up at four-all in the fifth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits a two-run single, knocking in Roy Halladay, who had reached first base on an infield single near home plate, then moved up to second base on Jimmy Rollins’ single, then went to third base on Juan Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, and Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Pierre’s sac bunt. The Phils then took the lead two batters later, after Utley had moved up to second base on Ruiz’s ground out, 4-3, as Brown hits an RBI triple, knocking in Utley, giving the Phils a 5-4 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the seventh as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ruiz hits a two-run double, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Pierre’s second sac bunt of the night, 2-3, and Utley, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 7-4 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Pierre’s walk, giving the Phils an 8-4 lead, while sending Pierre, who had just walked, up to second base. The Marlins got a run back in their half of the first as, with the bases loaded, via a strikeout-wildpitch that allowed Stanton to reach first base, then moved up to second base on Ruiz’s throwing error, a walk to Carlos Lee, then both runners moving up a base on Antonio Bastardo’s wild pitch, and a walk to Greg Dobbs, and with one man out, Gil Velazquez hits an RBI single, knocking in Stanton, making it an 8-5 Phils’ lead, while moving up a base both Lee and Dobbs, leaving the bases loaded. But, the Phils then gets out of the inning as pinch hitter Austin Kearns strikes out, swinging, for the inning’s second out, but the ball gets away from Ruiz, and Lee attempts to score from third, but Ruiz gets to the ball, and throws to the plate, which was covered by Bastardo, who then tagged out Lee for the inning’s final out, for a strikeout-doubleplay. The Phils got that run back in the ninth as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, knocking in Darin Ruf, who had earlier doubled, giving the Phils a 9-6 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless inning.
Roy Halladay (11-8, 4.49) got the win as he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks, while he struck out seven. Jeremy Horst collected his fifth hold of the season as he pitched one and one-third scoreless innings, striking out a batter. Justin De Fratus collected his fourth hold of the year as he threw two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face. Phillippe Aumont pitched to two batters, getting neither officially out, as he gave up a run on a walk, while striking out one, who would get on base on a wild pitch. Antonio Bastardo received his twenty-fifth hold of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out one. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up three hits, while striking out two. Ricky Nolasco (12-13, 4.48) took the lost as he pitched five innings as well, giving up five runs on nine hits, while striking out four. Dan Jennings pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Mike Dunn pitched a third of an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk. Tom Koehler pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk, striking out a batter. A.J. Ramos pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and two walks, while striking out a batter. Chad Gaudin pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only batter that he would face. Chris Hatcher pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits.
The Phils had fifteen hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the ballclub with three hits, all singles, followed by Chase Utley (Singles, 3 RBIs), Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double, 2 RBIs), Nate Schierholtz (Singles) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles, RBI) all with two hits apiece. Dom Brown (Single, RBI), Darin Ruf (Double), Pete Orr (Double, 2 RBIs) and Roy Halladay (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had four walks and three stolen bases (Pierre (2, 36 & 37), Utley (11)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (79-79, 3rd) will conclude their series with the Marlins (67-91, 5th) with a game now in progress.
The Phils winning streak ends at seven games as they are once again snakebit in Houston, as they lose to the Astros, 6-4.
The Phils are once again snakebitten at Minute Maid Park as they drop one in the late innings to the Astros, 6-4.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Erik Kratz hits an RBI double, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier walked, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Juan Pierre, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Chase Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while Utley, who had just singled, would move up to second base on the throw to the plate. The Phils then made it a 3-o lead as John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, before he moved up to second base on right fielder Jimmy Paredes’ fielding error. Two batters later, after Mayberry had moved up to third base on pitcher Lucas Harrell’s wild pitch, and Brown had walked for his second straight at bat, the Phils t0ok a 4-0 lead as Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, knocking in Mayberry, while moving Brown up to second base. The Astros cut down the Phils’ lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Matt Dominguez hits a three-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, scoring both Justin Maxwell and Jason Castro, who had both singled, with Maxwell stopping at second base on Castro’s single, making it a 4-3 Phils’ lead. The Astros took the lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with two men out, pinch hitter Jed Lowrie hits a two-run double, knocking in Dominguez, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base after Scott Moore was hit by a pitch, and pinch runner Jordan Lyles, who was pinch running for Moore, who had been hit by a pitch, giving the Astros a 5-4 lead. The Astros then made it a 6-4 lead as Brandon Barnes hits an RBI single, scoring Lowrie, before moving up to second base on the throw to the plate. That would end up being the final score as Wilton Lopez collected his fifth save of the season as he threw a scoreless ninth.
Tyler Cloyd received a no-decision as he threw three innings, plus three batters, giving up three runs on five hits, as he struck out four. B.J. Rosenberg pitched two innings, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Josh Lindblom collected his twenty-first hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out two. Antonio Bastardo also collected his twenty-first hold of the season, as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one. Phillippe Aumont collected his fourth hold of the season, but took the lost (0-1, 3.00) as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on two walks and a hit batter. Jake Diekman committed his first blown save of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Lucas Harrell also recieved a no-decision as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on seven hits, five walks and a wild pitch, while striking out four. Xavier Cedeno pitched an inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Hector Ambriz pitched tw0-thirds of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face, striking out a batter. Wesley Wright (1-2, 3.33) got the win as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Wilton Lopez collected his fifth save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Juan Pierre leading the team with two hits, both singles. Chase Utley (Single), Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, RBI), Kevin Frandsen (Single, RBI), Erik Kratz (Double, RBI), pinch hitter Pete Orr (Single), pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz (Single) had the other seven Phils’ hits, as the Phils’ lose another game in the eighth inning, as the offense is unable to knock in an extra run or two late in the game. The Phils also seven walks and two stolen bases (Orr (3), Jimmy Rollins (27, 400 of his career)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (72-72, 3rd East) continue their series with the Astros (46-98, 6th Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Minute Maid Park and is to start at 8:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (14-6, 3.03), who is coming off a no-decision against the Rockies on September 9, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 3-2 walk-off win. He will be trying to collect his fourth straight win for the fourth time. The Astros will counter with Edgar Gonzalez (2-0, 1.74), who is coming off a win against the Reds on September 9 as he went five innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Astros’ 5-1 win. He will be trying for his third straight win since being called up. The Phils will be trying to put the previous game behind them, as they try to stay in the race for the second wild card spot.
The Phils increase their present winning streak to seven straight, as they sweep their second straight three-game series as they defeat the Marlins, 3-1.
The Phils end their present home stand with a two-series sweep as they sweep the fish, 3-1.
The Marlins ended a 0-0 pitchers’ duel by taking the lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Carlos Lee hits an RBI single, knocking in Donovan Solano, who had earlier reached first base on Jimmy Rollins’ fielding error, then was safe at second base on Cliff Lee’s force attempt throwing error of Jose Reyes’ grounder, giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead, while sending Reyes, who had reached first base on C. Lee’s throwing error, moved up to third base. The Phils would tie the game up at one-all in their half of the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a single, ending pitcher Josh Johnson’s no-hit bid, then moved up to second base on Juan Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 2-3, while sending Chase Utley, who had earlier walked, over to third base, just barely beating center fielder Gorkys Hernandez’s throw to third base. The Phils took the lead in the seventh as, with one man on, and with two men out, Rollins hits a two-run home run, his nineteenth home run of the year, knocking in pinch hitter Pete Orr, who had just singled, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his thirty-fourth save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, striking out the side.
Cliff Lee (5-7, 3.36) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk, while striking out six. Phillippe Aumont recorded his third hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his thirty-fourth save of the year by pitching a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out three. Josh Johnson (8-12, 3.81) took the lost as he also pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks, while striking out six. Ryan Webb pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out one.
The Phils had only four hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with two hits, a single and a two-run home run, knocking in two runs. John Mayberry, Jr, (Single, RBI) and pinch hitter Pete Orr (Single) had the other two hits, as Josh Johnson had the Phils batters under control, before finally allowing three runs to score. The Phils also had four walks and a stolen base (Orr, (2)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (72-71, 3rd East) will start a four-game series with the Astros (45-98, 6th Central), beginning with a game tonight. The game will be played at Minute Maid Park and is to start at 8:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Tyler Cloyd (1-1, 4.24), who is coming off a no-decision against the Rockies on September 9, as he threw four innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out two, in the Phils’ 7-4 win. He will be trying to help the Phils increase their winning streak to eight games. The Astros will counter with Lucas Harrell (10-9, 3.83), who is coming off a no-decision against the Reds on September 7, as he went six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and four walks, while striking out five, in the Astros’ 5-3 win. He will be trying to end the Phils’ present winning streak. The Phils will be trying to avoid their late season troubles with the Astros as they try to stay in the race for the second wild card spot.
The Phils win in the ninth inning as they defeat the Rockies, 3-2.
The Phils come from behind before winning in the ninth on a walk-off single by pinch hitter Nate Schierholtz, as they defeat the Rockies, 3-2.
The Rockies took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Carlos Gonzalez hits an RBI double, scoring Josh Rutledge, who had earlier singled, giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead. The Rockies then made it a 2-0 lead as Wilin Rosario hits an RBI single, knocking in Gonzalez. The Phils finally tied the game up at two-all in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a single by pinch hitter Pete Orr, a single by Juan Pierre, sending Orr on to third base, and a walk to Chase Utley, moving Pierre up to second base, and with two men out, pinch hitter Laynce Nix hits a two-run double, scoring Orr and Pierre, and sending Utley on to third base. The Phils won the game in the ninth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, pinch hitter Nate Schierholtz hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a walk, moved up to second base on Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, then went to third base on Will Harris’ wild pitch, giving the Phils a 3-2 walk-off win.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he pitched six and one-third innings, giving up two runs on eighth hits, while striking out seven. Josh Lindblom pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face. Jake Diekman also pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter that he would face. Phillipe Aumont pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon (4-6, 2.61) got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Jeff Francis also received a no-decision as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Carlos Torres collected his first hold of the season as he threw an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out a batter. Matt Reynolds pitched to a batter, walking him. Josh Roenicke committed his second blown save of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit. Matt Belisle pitched an inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Will Harris (1-1, 6.57) took the lost as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit and two walks.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Juan Pierre leading the team with three hits, all singles, followed by Michael Martinez with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), pinch hitter Pete Orr (Single), pinch hitter Laynce Nix (Double, 2 RBIs) and pinch hitter Nate Schierholtz (Single, RBI) had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils also had five walks and two stolen bases (Pierre (33 & 34)) in the game.
The Phils (67-71, 3rd East) will continue their series with the Rockies (56-81, 5th West) with a night game tonight. 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 (14-6, 3.04) who is coming off a no-decision against the Braves on September 2, as he went six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 8-7 lost. Hamels will be trying for his fifteenth win for the third straight start. The Rockies will counter with Tyler Chatwood (4-4, 5.53), who is coming off a lost against the Braves on September 3, as he threw just three innings, giving up five runs on three hits and five walks, while striking out just two, in the Rockies’ 6-1 lost. He will be trying to even up the series for the Rockies. The Phils will be trying to win another series.
The Phils survive both a rain delay and a late Marlins’ rally to defeat the fish, 6-4.
Surviving both a 45 mins. rain delay and a late Marlins’ rally, the Phils defeat the pesky fish, 6-4.
The Marlins took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with two men out, Giancarlo Stanton hits an RBI double, knocking in Omar Infante, who had earlier singled, giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead. The Phils would take the lead in their half of the first as, with the bases loaded, via three straight singles by Placido Polanco, Hunter Pence and Carlos Ruiz, and with two men out, Hector Luna hits a two-run single, knocking in Polanco and Pence, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Ruiz on to third. The score would remain 2-1 through the next three innings, as Phils’ starter Kyle Kendrick continuously played Houdini, escaping several Marlins attempts to either tie the game or take the lead. Before the fifth inning would start, the game was stopped as the rain came down harder, with the rain delay lasting around 45 minutes before the game resumed. After Kendrick got through the top of the fifth, the Phils would finally add to their lead in their half of the fifth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Pence hits a two-run home run, his twelfth home run of the year, knocking in Polanco, who had started the inning off with a double, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Marlins got a run back in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jose Reyes hit into a 4-3-6 doubleplay, becoming the inning’s second out, before pinch hitter Donnie Murphy, who had earlier singled, is tagged out at second base by Jimmy Rollins, while Chris Coghlan, who had earlier singled, then went to third base on Murphy’s single, would score, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 4-2. The Phils would get the run back in their half of the sixth as, with a man on third, and with one men out, Rollins hits an RBI ground out to first, three-unassisted, knocking in Freddy Galvis, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on pitch hitter Pete Orr’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead. The Phils then added to their lead in the seventh as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Luna hits an RBI double, scoring Pence, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Chad Gaudin’s wild pitch, before going to third base on Gaudin’s balk, giving the Phils a 6-2 lead, while sending Ty Wigginton, who had just walked, on to third base. The Marlins would get a run back in the eighth as Logan Morrison hits a lead-off home run, his fourth home run of the year, cutting the Phils’ lead to 6-3. The Marlins then made it a 6-4 Phils’ lead as pinch hitter Justin Ruggiano hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season. But that would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon would pitch a five-out save, for his fifteenth save of the year, first coming in with a bases loaded, one-out situation as John Buck got on base with a walk, to be followed by singles by pinch hitter Donovan Solano and Reyes, as he got Infante to pop out to short, putting into effect the infield fly rule, then striking out Hanley Ramirez on a called third strike, followed by him throwing a scoreless ninth, getting pinch hitter Greg Dobbs to fly out to center for the game’s final out.
Kyle Kendrick (2-4, 4.02) got the win as he threw five and one-third innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and three walks, while strucking out four. Chad Qualls collected his tenth hold of the year as he threw two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face. Jose Contreras pitched to one batter, before being taken out of the game with an elbow injury. Antonio Bastardo collected his eleventh hold of the season as he pitched an inning, plus three batters, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk. Jake Diekman received his second hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon collected his fifteenth save of the year as he threw an inning and two-thirds, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Mark Buehrle (5-5, 3.53) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up four runs on eleven hits, while he struck out two. Chad Gaudin pitched two innings, giving up two runs on three hits, a walk, a wild pitch and a balk, while striking out a batter. Randy Choate and Ryan Webb combined for a 1-2-3 inning.
The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Placido Polanco (2 Singles, Double), Hunter Pence (2 Singles, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Carlos Ruiz (2 Singles, Double) all leading the ballclub with three hits each, followed by Hector Luna (Single, Double, 3 RBIs) with two hits. Jimmy Rollins (Single, RBI), Ty Wigginton (Single) and Freddy Galvis (Double) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had a walk in the game.
The Phils (28-25, 5th) will continue their series with the Marlins (29-23, T-2nd) with a game later this afternoon. The game, which will be nationally televised by Fox Sports, will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and will start at 4:05 pm EDT. Cole Hamels (8-1, 2.43) is coming off a win against the Mets on May 28, where he went eight innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 8-4 win. Hamels will be going for his ninth win of the year. The Marlins will counter with Ricky Nolasco (5-3, 4.26), who is coming off a lost to the Giants on May 27, as he threw seven innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out two, in the Marlins’ 3-2 lost. He will be trying to even up the series. The Phils will be out to make Hamels the majors’ first nine-game winner.
Sunday: The Phils winning streak ends as the Cards are all over the Phils, losing 8-3.
Three home runs do in the Phils as their winning streak ends at four straight, as they lose to the world champs, 8-3.
The Cards took a commanding lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Skip Schumaker and Matt Holliday, with Schumaker stopping at second base, with both runners then moving up to third and second base, respectively, on Carlos Beltran’s ground out, 3-1, and a walk by David Freese, and with two men out, Yadier Molina hits a grand-slam home run, his seventh home run of the year, scoring Schumaker, Holliday and Freese, giving the Cards a 4-0 lead. The Phils would get a run back in the third as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Juan Pierre hits an RBI single, scoring Mike Fontenot, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on pinch hitter Pete Orr’s sacrifice bunt, 2-3, then went to third on Jimmy Rollins’ ground out, 4-3, making it a 4-1 Cards’ lead. The Cards increased their lead in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Beltran hits a three-run home run, his fifteenth home run of the season, knocking in Rafael Furcal, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Schumaker’s single, and Schumaker, who had earlier singled, giving the Cards a 7-1 lead. The Cards then took an 8-1 lead in the seventh as Matt Adams hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the season and of his career. The Phils would make it an 8-2 Cards lead in the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Shane Victorino hits into an RBI force out, 4-6, as he knocked in Pierre, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at second base on Hunter Pence’s single, then went to third on Carlos Ruiz’s force out, 6-4, as he is robbed of a hit going up the middle by shortstop Furcal, as Pence is forced out at second base for the inning’s first out, before being in turned forced out at second base on Victorino’s grounder for the inning’s second out. The Phils then cut down the Cards’ lead to 8-3 in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Pierre hits an RBI single, knocking in Freddy Galvis, who had started off the inning with a double, while sending Fontenot, who had earlier walked, up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Mitchell Boggs got Pence to end the ballgame by grounding out, 4-3, for the final out.
Roy Halladay (4-5, 3.98 ERA) took the lost as he pitched only two innings, as he left the game with an inflammed right shoulder injury, as he gave up four runs on four hits and a walk. Joe Savery pitched two innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk, as he struck out two. Chad Qualls pitched two innings, giving up two runs on two hits, as he struck out a batter. Jose Contreras and Raul Valdes combined for two scoreless innings, giving up just one hit (Valdes) between them, while striking out one (Valdes). Adam Wainwright (4-5, 4.45) got the win as he went six innings, giving up a run on seven hits, while striking out two. Marc Rzepczynski pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Victor Marte pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits. Chuckie Fick pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Mitchell Boggs pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face.
The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre leading the team with three hits, all singles, as he knocked in two runs, as he raised his batting average to .314. He was followed by Hunter Pence (Single, Double) and Carlos Ruiz (Single, Double), both with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Hector Luna (Single), Freddy Galvis (Double) and Mike Fontenot (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits. Shane Victorino knocked in the final Phil run via a force out. The Phils also had a walk in the game.
The Phils (25-24, 5th) started a three-game series yesterday with the Mets (27-21, 2nd).
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