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Cole Hamels received his tenth win of the year as the offense went wild on the fish as the Phils crush the Marlins, 14-2.
Cole Hamels finally receive his tenth win of the season as the bats go wild on the Marlins as the Phils end up routing Florida, 14-2.
The Phils took the lead in the third as, with the bases loaded via singles by Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley, with Rollins stopping at third, and an intentional walk to Ryan Howard, moving Utley up to second base, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits a two-run single, knocking in both Rollins and Utley, and sending Howard on to second base, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. Two batters later, the Phils took a 3-0 lead as, after Carlos Ruiz had reloaded the bases with a single, moving Howard to third base and sending Ibanez up to second base, Dom Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Howard, while moving both Ibanez and Ruiz up a base, leaving the bases loaded. The Phils then made it a 5-0 lead as Wilson Valdez hits a two-run single, knocking in both Ibanez and Ruiz, while sending Brown on to second base. The Phils then made it a 7-0 lead in the fourth as, with a man on, and with two men out, Howard hits a two-run home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, knocking in Michael Martinez, who had earlier hit into a force out, 6-4, wiping out at second Rollins, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Utley’s ground out, 4-3. The Marlins would get onto the scoreboard in their half of the fourth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, John Buck hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the year, scoring Mike Stanton, who had just tripled, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 7-2. The Phils got a run back in the sixth as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Howard hits an RBI infield single, beating out second baseman Omar Infante’s throw to pitcher Jose Ceda, scoring Rollins, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Martinez’s ground out, 4-3, giving the Phils an 8-0 lead. The Phils then proceeded to put the game out of reach in the ninth. Brown started the inning off with a single. After Valdez lined out to center for the inning’s first out, pinch hitter Ben Francisco put men on second and third with a pinch hit double, as Brown stopped at third. Rollins is then intentionally walked to load the bases. This move backfired as Martinez hits a three-run triple, knocking in Brown, Francisco and Rollins, giving the Phils an 11-2 lead. After John Mayberry, Jr. strikeouts, swinging, for the inning’s second out, Howard give the Phils a 12-2 lead with an RBI double, knocking in Martinez. Ibanez then ended the Phils’ scoring as he hits a two-run home run, his tenth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 14-2 lead. That would be the final score as Scott Mathieson pitched a scoreless ninth, although loading the bases via singles to pinch hitter Greg Dobbs and Bryan Pattersen, sending Dobbs to third, and hitting Infante with a pitch, sending Patterson up to second base, and with two men out, by getting Gaby Sanches to pop out to Rollins for the final out.
Cole Hamels (10-4, 2.40) gets the win by pitching eight strong innings, giving up just two runs on eight hits and a walk, while he struck out five. Scott Mathieson pitched a scoreless inning as he gave up two hits and hit a batter, while striking out two. Chris Volstad (4-8, 5.46) took the lost as he went only four innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits and a walk, while striking out four. Jose Ceda pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits and two walks, while striking out four. Brian Sanches pitched three innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks, as he struck out one.
The Phils exploded for eighteen hits, the most hits for the season, so far, with Jimmy Rollins (3 Singles, Double) and Ryan Howard (2 Singles, Double, Home Run, 4 RBIs) both leading the team with four hits each. Raul Ibanez (2 Singles, Home Run, 4 RBIs) followed with three hits, while Dom Brown (Singles, RBI) had two hits. Michael Martinez (Triple, 3 RBIs), Chase Utley (Single), Carlos Ruiz (Single), Wilson Valdez (Single, 2 RBIs) and pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Double) had the other five Phils’ hits, as the offense produced 12 singles, three doubles, a triple and two home runs against Marlins’ pitching.
The Phils (55-32, 1st) will conclude their three-game set with the Marlins (38-48, 5th) with a night game tonight at Sun Life Stadium. The game will start at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (4-4, 3.81), who is coming off a no-decision against the Blue Jays on July 1, as he went seven innings, giving up six runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 7-6 come from behind win. He will be trying to pitch the Phils to a series sweep against the fish. The Marlins will counter with Anibal Sanchez (6-2, 3.30), who is coming off a lost to the Rangers on July 1, as he pitched only three and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits and four walks, while striking out four, in the Marlins’ 15-5 lost. He will be trying to help the fish avoid the sweep. The Phils will be trying to sweep the Marlins before heading back to Philadelphia.
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.
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.
Cliff Lee throws his second straight complete game shutout as he six-hit the Cards in the 4-0 Phils win.
Two home runs support a six-hit complete game shutout thrown by Cliff Lee, his second in two straight starts, as the Phils defeat the Cards, 4-0.
The Phils took the lead in the fourth as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his seventh home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. Three batters later, with one man on, and with one man out, the Phils took a 3-0 lead as Ryan Howard hits a two-run home run, his sixteenth home run of the season, scoring Chase Utley, who had just singled. The Phils then took a 4-0 lead in the ninth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Utley hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier tripled. That would be all the runs support that Cliff Lee would need as he proceeded to pitch a six-hit complete game shut out, his second straight complete game shutout.
Cliff Lee (8-5, 2.87) got the win as he pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just six hits and a walk, while striking out only three batters. Kyle Lohse (7-4, 2.91) took the lost as he pitched eight innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. Mitchell Boggs pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, as he struck out one.
The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy R0llins (Single, Home Run, RBI) and Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) both leading the team with two hits each. Shane Victorino (Triple), Chase Utley (Single, RBI), Placido Polanco (Single) and Carlos Ruiz (Single) had the other four Phils’ hits.
The Phils (47-28, 1st East) will conclude their three-game series with the Cards (40-35, 2nd Central) with a night game at Busch Stadium (III). The game will start at 8:15 pm EDT (7:15 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Roy Oswalt (4-5, 3.38) , who is coming off a lost against the Mariners on June 17, as he went six and a third innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out just three, in the Phils’ 4-2 lost. He will be trying to even up his record, while also trying to pitch the Phils to their second sweep in their last three series. The Cards will counter with Chris Carpenter (1-7, 4.47), who is coming off a lost against the Royals on June 17, as he pitched eight innings, giving up five runs, four of which were earned, on ten hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Cards’ 5-4 lost. He will be trying to keep the Cards from being swept by the Phils. The Phils will be going for the series sweep, before coming home to face the Athletics during the weekend.
The Phils sweep the doubleheader with a walk-off win in the bottom of the tenth as they defeat the Marlins, 5-4.
The Phils sweep the day-night twinbill from the fish as they take a walk-off win in the nightcap as they defeat the Marlins in ten innings, 5-4.
The Marlins took the lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Logan Morrison hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, knocking in Hanley Ramirez, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Chris Coghlan’s ground out, 4-3, giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead. The Marlins then took a 2-0 lead as the next batter, Gaby Sanchez hits a solo home run, his twelfth home run of the season. The Phils got a run back in their half of the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI double, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier walked, and just beat the throw to the plate, making it a 2-1 Marlins’ lead, before moving up to third on the throw to the plate. The Marlins then added to their lead in the fourth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, John Buck hits a two-run single, scoring Greg Dobbs, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double on a ball that was interferred with by a fan, then stopped at third on Jose Lopez’s double, and Lopez, who had just doubled, giving the fish a 4-1 lead. The Phils cut the Marlins’ lead down to 4-2 in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Utley hits an RBI triple, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Phils then tied it up at four-all in the ninth as, with runners on second and third, and with two men out, Victorino hits a two-run single, scoring both Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on pinch hitter’s Ross Gload’s single, then went to third on Rollins’ ground out, 1-3, off of reliver Leo Nunez’s leg, and pinch runner Michael Martinez, who was running for Gload, who had moved up to second on Rollins’ ground out. The Phils then won the game in the tenth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had earlier been hit by a pitch, then moved up to second on Dom Brown’s walk, giving the Phils a 5-4 walk-off extra-innings win.
Roy Halladay received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on six hits, while he struck out eight. Antonio Bastardo and Michael Stutes combine for two scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Stutes) between them. Ryan Madson (3-1, 2.10) picked up the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks, while striking out a batter. Anibal Sanchez also received a no-decision as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out six. Randy Choate received his ninth hold of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Leo Nunez received his third blown save of the season as he gave up two runs on three hits. Michael Dunn (4-5, 4.15) took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, a walk and a hit batter, as he struck out one.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (Singles, 2 RBIs), Chase Utley (Double, Triple, 2 RBIs) and Carlos Ruiz (Singles, RBI), all leading the team with two hits each. Ryan Howard (Single), Placido Polanco (Double) and pinch hitter Ross Gload (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits.
The Phils (43-26, 1st) will conclude their four-game set with the Marlins (32-36, T-4th) with an afternoon game, already in progress, as they go for the series sweep.
The Phils come from behind to beat the Mets, 5-2.
The Phils come from behind, scoring five unanswered runs, as they defeated the Mets, 5-2.
The Mets took a quick lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Justin Turner hits an RBI single, knocking in Jose Reyes, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets then added to their lead in the third as, once again, with Reyes on third, via a single, a steal of second base as Turner struck out, and then moving on to third base on a Carlos Beltran fly out, and with two men out, Jason Bay hits an RBI single, scoring Reyes, making it a 2-0 Mets’ lead. The Phils got on the board in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double, scoring Chase Utley, who had earlier doubled, cutting the Mets’ lead to 2-1. The Phils then tied the game up at two-all in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Phils then took a 4-2 lead as, with runners on the corners, and with still two men out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run double, scoring Utley, who had earlier stole second base, then went to third on Ronny Paulino’s throwing error and Placido Polanco, who had just walked. The Phils then made it a 5-2 lead in the ninth as, with one man on, and with two men out, pinch hitter Ben Francisco hits an RBI double, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier doubled. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, recording his eleventh save of the season.
Cole Hamels (7-2, 3.01) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out ten. Jose Contreras received his first hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out one. Ryan Madson then recorded his eleventh save of the year with a 1-2-3 inning. Mike Pelfrey received a no-decision as he pitched seven and two-third innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks. Michael O’Connor committed his first blown save of the year, before taking the lost (0-1, 1.35) as he pitched to one batter, giving up a run on a hit to the only man that he faced. Jason Isringhausen also pitched to one batter, giving up a run, as the batter that he faced walked. Tim Byrdak pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Dale Thayer pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Single, Double, RBI) and Dom Brown (Single, Double) both leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Ryan Howard (Double, 2 RBIs), Raul Ibanez (Double, RBI) and pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Double, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits, as the offense seems to be getting into a grove since Utley’s return to the line-up.
The Phils (33-19, 1st) will conclude their three-games series with the Mets (23-28, 4th ) tomorrow with an afternoon game. The game will be played at Citi Field and will begin at 1:10 pm EDT. Vance Worley (2-0, 2.14) will start for the Phils, coming off a no-decision against the Reds on May 24, as he went five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and four walks, while striking out three, in the Phils’ 6-3 lost. He will once again try for his third win. The Mets will counter with Jon Niese (3-5, 4.33), who is coming off a lost against the Cubs on May 24, as he pitched five innings, giving up six runs, only two of which were earned, on seven hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Mets’ 11-1 lost. He will be trying to keep the Mets from being swept. The Phils will be out to finish the series with a sweep.
After a long night, the Phils’ offense decide to send the Reds packing as they beat Cincinnati, 10-4.
After spending over six hours before finally winning last night’s game, the bats decided to win within half that time as they defeat the Reds, 10-4.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Michael Martinez, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Chase Utley’s ground out, 6-3, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead as, with two men on, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits a three-run home run, his sixth home run of the year, knocking in Dom Brown, who had earlier doubled, and Howard, wh0 had just been intentionally walked. The Reds cut the Phils’ lead in half in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Miguel Cairo, a single by Jay Bruce, sending Cairo on to third base, and a walk to Ryan Hanigan, moving Bruce up to second base, and with two men out, Paul Janish hits a two-run single, knocking in Cairo and Bruce, making it a 4-2 Phils’ lead, while sending Hanigan up to second base. The Reds then tied the game up at four-all in the sixth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Bruce hits a two-run home run, his fourteenth home run of the year, knocking in Cairo, who had earlier doubled. The Phils then retook the lead in their half of the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to John Mayberry, Jr., a single by Wilson Valdez, sending Mayberry to third, and a walk to Dane Sardinha, sending Vladez up to second base, and with nobody out, Cliff Lee helped his own cause by hitting a two-run ground-rule double, scoring Mayberry and Valdez, giving the Phils a 6-4 lead, while sending Sardinha over to third base. The Phils then took a 7-4 lead as Martinez hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Sardinha. The Phils then increased their lead in the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, Lee hits an RBI single, scoring Mayberry, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Valdez’s ground out, 1-3, giving the Phils an 8-4 lead, while sending Sardinha, who had just walked, over to third. The Phils then made it a 9-4 lead as Martinez hits an RBI single, scoring Sardinha, while sending Lee up to second base. The Phils then took a 10-4 lead in the eighth as Utley hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the year, as he knocked in his first RBI of the season. That would be the final score as a returning Jose Contreras would pitch a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cliff Lee (4-4, 3.50) got the win as he pitched eight innings, giving up four runs on ten hits and a walk, while he struck out eight. Jose Contreras pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter, as he returned from the disabled list. Home Bailey received a no-decision as he pitched only four innings, giving up four runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out two. Daryl Thompson (0-1, 15.00) took the lost as he pitched three innings, giving up five runs on six hits and five walks. Jose Arredondo pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. After the bullpen got used up in the previous game, Lee gave it a rest by pitching eight innings before handing it over to Contreras, who was just activated.
The Phils had thirteen hits in the game, with Michael Martinez (Single, Double, 2 RBIs), Dom Brown (Single, Double), Raul Ibanez (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Cliff Lee (Single, Double, 3 RBIs), each led the team with two hits apiece. Chase Utley (Home Run, RBI), Ryan Howard (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Wilson Valdez (Single), and Dane Sardinha (Single), had the other five Phils’ hits, as the offense didn’t have a let down from last night’s extra-innings game.
The Phils (31-19, 1st) will now start a three city road trip, with their first stop being a three-game series at Citi Field with the Mets (23-26, 4th). The game will begin at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Roy Oswalt (3-2, 2.77), who is coming off a lost against the Rangers on May 22, as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out three, in the Phils’ 2-0 lost, his first lost as a starter at the Bank. He will be going for his fourth win, while trying to build on his previous two starts. The Mets will counter with Chris Capuano (3-5, 5.36), who is coming off a lost to the Yankees on May 21, as he went five and one-third innings, giving up six runs on six hits, while striking out five, in the Mets’ 7-3 lost. Capuano will be trying to stop the Phils suddenly potent offense. The Phils will be trying to continue the momentum that they have gained from their 6-3 home stand against the weak Mets.
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