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Cliff Lee finally records his first victory of 2012 as the Phils crush the Mets 9-2.
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liff Lee finally wins his first start of 2012 as the Phils’ bats decide to come to life as they crush the Mets, 9-2.
The Mets took the lead in the fourth as Scott Hairston hits a solo home run, his eleventh home run of the season, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets added to their lead in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, David Wright hits an RBI single, knocking in Ruben Tejada, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Daniel Murphy’s single, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead, while sending Murphy, who had just singled, on to third base. The Phils tied the game at two-all in the seventh as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the year, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had started the inning off with a single. The Phils then took the lead on batter later as Carlos Ruiz hits a solo home run, his thirteenth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the eighth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI ground-rule double, scoring John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Cliff Lee’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. Three batters later, with two men on, and now with two men out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead, while sending pinch hitter Ty Wigginton, who had earlier been intentionally walked, up to second base. The Phils then made it a 6-2 lead as Hunter Pence hits an RBI infield single, beating shortstop Tejada’s throw to first, as Wigginton ran all the way from second base to score, while Ruiz would stop at second base. The Phils increased their lead in the ninth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Rollins hits into an RBI force out, 4-6, forcing out at second base pinch hitter Jason Pridie, who had earlier singled, as Mayberry, who had earlier been safe at first on an earlier force out, 5-4, as Placido Polanco, who had started the inning off with a single, is wiped out at second base, giving the Phils a 7-2 lead. The Phils then took a 9-2 lead as Wigginton hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, scoring Rollins. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cliff Lee (1-5, 3.98) got the win as he threw eight strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Jonathan Papelbon threw a 1-2-3 inning. Chris Young (2-2, 3.41) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on five hits, while striking out three. Miguel Batista pitched to one batter, giving up a run on a hit. Tim Brydak pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk. Jeremy Hefner pitched an inning and a third, giving up three runs on five hits.
The Phils had twelve hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (Singles), Carlos Ruiz (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Hunter Pence (Singles, RBI) all leading the team with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins (Double, 2 RBIs), Chase Utley (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Placido Polanco (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Ty Wigginton (Home Run, 2 RBIs) and pinch hitter Jason Pridie (Single), had the other six Phils’ hits, as the offense came alive in their last three at-bats. The Phils also had a walk and a stolen base (Pierre (20)) in the game.
The Phils (37-46, 5th) will conclude their series with the Mets (44-38, 2nd) with a night game later today. The game will be played at Citi Field and will start at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (10-4, 3.08), who is coming off a lost to the Marlins on June 30, as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 3-2 lost. He will be going for his eleventh win of the season, while trying to help the Phils win the series. The Mets will counter with R.A. Dickey (12-1, 2.15), who is coming off a win against the Dodgers on June 29, as he pitched eight innings, giving up just three hits and a walk, while striking out ten, in the Mets’ 9-0 shutout. He will be trying for his thirteenth win of the season. The Phils will be going for the series win, while trying to keep from being contained by Dickey.
The Phils leave Miami being swept by the fish, as they lose the getaway game, 5-2.
The Phils leave Miami having been swept by the Marlins, losing 5-2.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Juan Pierre, who had earlier tripled, would score on a fielder’s choice grounder hit to third by Hunter Pence, beating third baseman’s Hanley Ramirez’s throw to the plate, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while Pence would be safe at first on the play. The Marlins would tie the game up at one-all in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Omar Infante hits an RBI double, knocking in Justin Ruggiano, who had earlier singled, then would move up to second base on Greg Dobb’s ground out, 1-3. The Marlins then took the lead as John Buck followed with a double, scoring Infante, giving the fish a 2-1 lead. The Marlins increased their lead in the third as, with two men out, Giancarlo Stanton hits a solo home run, his nineteenth home run of the year, giving the Marlins a 3-1 lead. The Phils would get a run back in the sixth as, with runners on second and third, and with two men out, Pierre, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Pence’s single, then went to third on Ricky Nolasco’s wild pitch, would score on Nolacso’s second wild pitch of the inning, making it a 3-2 Marlins’ lead, while Pence, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on the first wild pitch, would stop at third base. The Marlins increased their lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with nobody out. Ramirez hits a two-run home run, his twelfth home run of the season, knocking in Jose Reyes, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, giving the Marlins a 5-2 lead. That would be the final score as Heath Bell collected his seventeenth save of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning.
Joe Blanton (7-7, 4.85) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Michael Schwimer pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, striking out two. Ricky Nolasco (7-6, 4.62) got the win as he threw seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits, while striking out six. Mike Dunn collected his fifth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man who he would face. Steve Cishek received his ninth hold of the year as he threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out one. Heath Bell received his seventeenth save of the year by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Juan Pierre (Single, Triple) and Mike Fontenot (Singles), both leading the team with two hits each. Hunter Pence, Carlos Ruiz, Shane Victorino and pinch hitter John Mayberry, Jr. had the other four Phils’ hits, all singles.
The Phils (36-45, 5th) have the day off today.
The Phils increase their winning streak to two games as they hold on in a close game to defeat the Pirates, 5-4.
The Phils hold on to win a close game with the Pirates as they increase their winning streak to two game, winning 5-4.
The Pirates tried to take the lead in the first as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Vance Worley, after catching Garrett Jones’ grounder back to the mound, threw the ball home for a fielder’s choice out, as Jose Tabata, who had started the game by being hit by a pitch, then moved up to second base on Neil Walker’s walk, before going to third on Andrew McCutchen’s ground out, 6-3, is tagged out by Carlos Ruiz for the inning’s second out, while Walker, who had earlier walked, and went to second base on McCutchen’s ground out, would move up to third, while Jones would be safe at first on the play. Worley then got out of trouble by getting Casey McGehee to hit into a force out, 6-4, wiping out Jones at first base. The Phils then took the lead in their half of the first as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, scoring Hunter Pence, who had just tripled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Pirates would tie the game up at one-all in the second as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Michael McKenry hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Pedro Alvarez, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third on Clint Barmes’ ground out, 6-3. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the second as, with two men on, and with two men out, Placido Polanco hits an RBI single, knocking in Mike Fontenot, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Worley’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, before Jimmy Rollins, who had just walked, is thrown out trying to go to third base, 7-5-3, for the inning’s final out. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ty Wigginton hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, knocking in Ruiz, who had earlier singled, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Pirates would get a run back in the sixth as, with a man on third, and with two men out, McGehee hits an RBI single, knocking in McCutchen, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third on Jones’ ground out, 3-unassisted, making it a 4-2 Phils’ lead. The Pirates then cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-3 in the seventh as, with two men on, and with nobody out, pinch hitter Drew Sutton hits an RBI double, knocking in Barmes, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at second base on McKenry’s single, while McKenry, who had just singled, would stop at third base. After Michael Schwimer replaces Worley on the mound, the Phils would get out of further trouble as Tabata grounds out to the pitcher, 1-3, after Schwimer looks McKenry back to third, for the inning’s first out, then Walker flies out to left for the inning’s second out, before John Mayberry, Jr. throws a strike to home plate, as McKenry tries to score on the fly out, but is tagged out by Ruiz for the inning’s third out on a fly out-doubleplay, keeping the score 4-3 Phils. The Phils added to their lead in the eighth as Ruiz hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the season, a career high, as he gives the Phils a 5-3 lead. The Pirates would get a run back in the ninth as, with one man out, McHenry hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the year, making it a 5-4 Phils’ lead. But that would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon would record his eighteenth save of the season by getting out the next two batter, as he got Tabata to end the game by striking out, swinging.
Vance Worley (4-4, 2.92) gets the win as he pitched six inning, plus three batters, as he gives up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out five. Michael Schwimer collected his first hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, getting out the two men that he would face, thanks to a fly out-doubleplay. Antonio Bastardo collected his fifteenth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon received his eighteen save of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two. Erik Bedard (4-8, 4.27) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out three. Juan Cruz pitched an inning, plus three batters, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Tony Watson pitched an inning, getting out all three men whom he would face, striking out one.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (2 Singles, Home Run, 2 RBIs) leading the team with three hits, followed by Placido Polanco (Singles, RBI) and Ty Wigginton (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) with two hits apiece. Hunter Pence (Triple), Shane Victorino (Single) and Mike Fontenot (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Victorino (18)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (36-40, 4th East) will continue their series with the Pirates (38-35, 3rd Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:05 pm. The Phils will send to the mound Raul Valdes (2-0, 1.84) who will be making a spot start, as the Phils plan to use the bullpen tonight. Valdes last pitched on June 23, throwing two innings in relief against the Rays, giving up no runs on a hit, while striking out four. Valdes hopes to keep the Phils in the game. The Pirates will counter with James McDonald (6-3, 2.19), who is coming off a complete game win against the Twins on June 21, as he gave up a run on six hits, while striking out five, in the Pirates’ 9-1 blow out. He will be trying to stop the Pirates’ present losing streak. The Phils will be going for the series win, while hoping that Chase Utley will be ready to go both on the field and at the plate.
A four-run first starts the ball rolling as the Phils sink the Pirates, 8-3.
A four-run first inning, helped along by several Pirates’ errors, starts the ball rolling for the Phils as they crush the Bucos, 8-3.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits a single to right, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Juan Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, as he beat the throw to the plate, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead as, with Pence on first, and with still one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits a single to right, which would send Pence to third base, beating out right fielder Jose Tabata’s throw to third, which would allow Ruiz to move up to second base, as third baseman Pedro Alvarez throw the ball into right field for an error, which would allow Pence to score, and Ruiz to reach third base, as Tabata committed his own throwing error. The Phils then made it a 3-0 lead as Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, scoring Ruiz. The Phils then added to their lead as, with one man on, and with still only one man out, Placido Polanco hits a single to right, sending Victorino to third, before scoring on Tabata’s throwing error to third, his second error of the inning, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead, while Polanco would move up to second base. The Pirates got a run back in the third as, with one man out, Tabata hits a solo home run, his third home run of the year, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils would get that run back in their half of the third as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Polanco hits an RBI single, knocking in Ruiz, who had earlier singled, stole second base, then went to third on Victorino’s ground out, 4-3, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. The Pirates would cut the Phils’ lead to 5-2 as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Clint Barmes hits an RBI single, knocking in Neil Walker, who had started the inning off with a double. The Phils increased their lead in their half of the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Rollins hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, and his fourth home run in five games, knocking in Mike Fontenot, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Jeff Karstens’ wild pitch, giving the Phils a 7-2 lead. The Pirates would get a run back in the fifth as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Andrew McCutchen hits an RBI single, knocking in Tabata, who had earlier reached base on Polanco’s throwing error, ending up on second base, making it a 7-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils got that run back in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Ruiz, followed by walks to Victorino and Polanco, and with nobody out, Ty Wigginton forced in a run with a walk, forcing in Ruiz, giving the Phils an 8-3 lead, while moving both Victorino and Polanco up a base, leaving the bases loaded. That would be the final score as Chad Qualls pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Joe Blanton (7-6, 4.87) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on seven hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Jake Diekman pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Chad Qualls pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jeff Karstens (0-2, 6.35) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up seven runs, only six of which were earned, on eleven hits and a wild pitch, while striking out four. Doug Slaten pitched two innings, giving up a run on a hit and three walks, while striking out three. Jared Hughes pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz leading the ballclub with three hits, all singles, raising his average back to .354. Jimmy Rollins (Double, Home Run, 2 RBIs), Hunter Pence (Singles, RBI), Placido Polanco (Singles, RBI), and Mike Fontenot (Singles) all followed with two hits each. Shane Victorino had the final Phil hit, a single, knocking in a run. Ty Wigginton had the other Phil RBI, via a walk, as the other two runs came in on a pair of Pirates’ errors. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Ruiz (3)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (35-40, 4th East) will continue their series with the Pirates (38-34, 2nd Central) 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 Vance Worley (3-4, 2.78), who is coming off a lost to the Rockies on June 21, as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out two, in the Phils’ 4-1 lost. He is still looking for his first win since coming off the DL. The Pirates will counter with Erik Bedard (4-7, 4.13), who is coming off a no-decision against the Twins on June 20, as he went six innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks, while striking out seven, in the Pirates’ 2-1 lost. He will be trying for his fifth win of the season. The Phils will be trying to gain some momentum from last night’s win as they get ready to reactive Chase Utley.
Cole Hamels captures his tenth win of the season as the Phils defeat the Rockies, 7-2.
Cole Hamels, with some help from the offense, wins his tenth start of the season, as the Phils begin their ten-game home stand on a good note as they defeated the Rockies, 7-2.
The Rockies took the lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Tyler Colvin hits an RBI single, knocking in Eric Young, who had started the game off with a single, then stole second base, giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Placido Polanco hits an RBI double, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had just walked. The Phils took the lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run home run, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Phils made it a 4-1 lead in the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Josh Outman’s wild pitch, while sending Polanco, who had earlier walked, up to third base. The Rockies got a run back in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Chris Nelson hits an RBI single, scoring Todd Helton, who had earlier walked, then stopped at second base on Jordan Pacheco’s single, making it a 4-2 Phils’ lead, while sending Pacheco, who had just singled, over to third base, before being tagged out at second base, 8-4, as he tried to move up to second base on the play. The Phils got that run back in the seventh as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits into an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Cole Hamels, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Rollins’ single, then moved over to third on Polanco’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead, while sending Rollins, who had earlier singled, then went to second base on Polanco’s bunt, over to third base. The Phils then took a 7-2 lead as, with one man on, and now with two men out, Ruiz hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, knocking in Rollins. That would end up being the final score as Chad Qualls threw a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cole Hamels (10-3, 3.25) got the win as he threw eight strong innings, giving up just two runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out seven. Chad Qualls pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Josh Outman (0-3, 8.41) took the lost as he pitched four and a third innings, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out three. Guillermo Moscoso pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Adam Ottavino pitched an inning, giving up three runs on two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Matt Reynolds pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double), Carlos Ruiz (Double, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Double, Home Run, 2 RBIs) all leading the ballclub with two hits each. Placido Polanco (Double, RBI), Shane Victorino (Single) and Cole Hamels (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits. Hunter Pence knocked in the final Phil run on a ground out. The Phils also had three walks in the game.
The Phils (32-37, 5th East) continue their series with the Rockies (25-41, 4th West) with a 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 Joe Blanton (6-6, 4.93), who is coming off a complete-game win agauinst the Twins on June 14, as he gave up just a run on seven hits, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 6-1 win. Blanton will be going for his third straight win, while trying to build on his last start. The Rockies will counter with Alex White (2-5, 5.56), who is coming off a lost against the Athletics on June 14, as he went four innings, giving up four runs, two of which were earned, on seven hits and four walks, while striking out five, in the Rockies’ 8-2 lost. He will be trying to even up the series. The Phils will be out to build on their previous win.
A seven-run outburst in the first two innings lead to the Phils finally ending their six-game losing streak, as they defeat the Orioles, 9-6.
The Phils’ six runs outburst in the second inning leads to them ending their six-game losing streak, as they hang on to beat the Orioles, 9-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with two men out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Hunter Pence, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Jim Thome’s infield single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Thome, who had earlier reached base on an infield single, up to second base. The Phils added to their lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Mike Fontenot hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the year, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier reached base on a fielder’s choice ground out as Ty Wigginton, who had started the inning off with a double, is thrown out at third base, 6-5, for the inning’s first out, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils then took a 4-0 lead four batters later as, with runners on the corners, and now with two men out, Thome hits a ground-rule double, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier tripled, while sending Pence, who had just been hit by the pitch, on to third base. The Phils then made it a 6-0 lead as Victorino hits a two-run double, knocking in both Pence and Thome. The Phils then made it a 7-0 lead as Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino. The Orioles got on the scoreboard in their half of the second as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Chris Davis hits an RBI single, knocking in Matt Wieters, who had started the inning off with a double, making it a 7-1 Phils’ lead. The Orioles then cut the Phils’ lead down to 7-3 four batters later as, with two men on, and now with two men out, Robert Andino hits a two-run double, knocking in Davis, who had moved up to second base on Mark Reynolds’ walk, and Reynolds, who had earlier walked. The Phils increased their lead again in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Victorino hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, knocking in Thome, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 9-3 lead. The Orioles would get a run back in their half of the fourth as Davis hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the year, making it a 9-4 Phils’ lead. The Orioles would make it a 9-6 Phils’ lead in the seventh as, with one man on, and with two men out, J.J. Hardy hits a two-run home run, his eleventh home run of the year, scoring Endy Chavez, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon received his sixteenth save of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, getting Hardy to popped out to the second baseman for the game’s final out.
Joe Blanton (5-6, 5.40) got the win as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Michael Schwimmer pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Antonio Bastardo collected his twelfth hold of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out the side. Jonathan Papelbon collected his sixteenth save of the season as he threw a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jake Arietta (2-8, 6.32) took the lost as he went only four innings, giving up nine runs on eleven hits, while striking out five. Dana Eveland, Kevin Gregg and Luis Ayala threw five scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Gregg) between them, while striking out six (Eveland (4), Ayala (2)).
The Phils had twelve hits in the ballgame, with Jim Thome (Single, 2 Doubles, RBI) and Shane Victorino (Single, Double, Home Run, 5 RBIs) leading the Phils with three hits each. Juan Pierre (Triple), Hunter Pence (Single), Carlos Ruiz (Single, RBI), Ty Wigginton (Double), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and Mike Fontenot (Home Run, 2 RBIs) had the other six Phils’ hits. The Phils also had a stolen base (Mayberry) in the game.
The Phils (29-31, 5th NL East) continue their interleague play series with the Orioles (32-26, 3rd AL East) with an afternoon game later today. The game will start at 4:05 pm EDT and will be played at Orioles Park at Camden Yards. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (3-2, 3.38), who is coming off a no-decision against the Dodgers on June 4, as he went four innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 4-3 lost. He will be trying for his first win since coming off the disabled list. The Orioles will counter with Tommy Hunter (2-3, 5.59), who is coming off a lost to the Blue Jays on May 28, as he went just three innings, giving up five runs on nine hits, in the Orioles’ 6-2 lost. He will be trying to even up his record. The Phils will be trying to expand on their win yesterday to start a new winning streak.
The Phils begin their four-game series with the Dodgers with a lose as Papelbon is unable to keep the Dodgers from scoring in the top of the ninth, as the Phils lose, 4-3.
The Phils lose their third straight game, as Papelbon is unable to secure the ninth inning, as the Phils drop one to the Dodgers, 4-3.
The Dodgers took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Juan Rivera hits an RBI single, scoring Elian Herrera, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead, while sending Andre Ethier, who had just walked, on to third base. The Dodgers then took a 2-0 lead as Bobby Abreu hits an RBI single, knocking in Ethier, while moving Rivera up to second base. The Dodgers added to their lead in the second as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Dee Gordon hits an RBI single, scoring Adam Kennedy, who had started the inning off with a double, then went to third base on Clayton Kershaw’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. The Phils would get a run back in the third as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI single, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had started the inning off with a double, making it a 3-1 Dodgers lead. The Phils then tied up the ballgame at three-all three batters later, after Vance Worley moves Galvis up to second base on a sacrifice bunt, 1-4, and with two men out, Placido Polanco hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, scoring Galvis. The game would remain tied until the ninth inning as the Dodgers retake the lead as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Herrera hits an RBI single, knocking in Gordon, who had started the inning off with a triple, giving the Dodgers a 4-3 lead. That would end up being the final score as Kenley Jensen converted his seventh save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Vance Worley received a no-decision as he went four innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out four. Joe Savery and Antonio Bastardo combined for four scoreless innings, giving up two hits ( one hit each) between them, while striking out six (three each). Jonathan Papelbon (0-2, 2.31) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out two. Clayton Kershaw also received a no-decision as he threw seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits, while striking out five. Ronald Belisario (1-0, 1.26) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Kenley Jensen collected his seventh save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two Phils.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Triple), Placido Polanco (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Freddy Galvis (Singles, RBI) all leading the Phils with two hits each. Carlos Ruiz (Single) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Double) had the other two Phils’ hits.
The Phils (28-28, 5th East) continue their series with the Dodgers (34-21, 1st West) with a game now in progress.
The Phils lose their third game in a row, thanks in part to a baserunning blunder, as they fall to the Nationals, 2-1.
A baserunning mistake comes back to bite the Phils before they drop one to the Nats, 2-1.
The Nats took the lead in the second as, with one man out, Ian Desmond hits a solo home run, his seventh home run of the season, giving the Nats a 1-0 lead. The Nats then increased their lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Desmond hits an RBI single, knocking in Bryce Harper, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base, giving the Nats a 2-0 lead, which sending Adam LaRoche, who had just walked, up to second base. The Phils tried to get on the board in the sixth as they put two men on base, via a walk to Placido Polanco, and then a double by Shane Victorino, and with nobody out. But then, as Hunter Pence lined out to center field for the inning’s first out, with center fielder Rick Ankiel having to jump into the air to be able to catch the ball, Polanco made a base running blunder by not going back to third base to tag up and score, instead staying at third. That would hurt even more as the next batter, Carlos Ruiz, hits a ball sharply to first baseman LaRoche, who caught the ball and then threw it home for the fielder’s choice out, as catcher Jesus Flores tagged out Polanco for the inning’s second out, while Ruiz reached first base safely. To add further insult, Victorino stayed at second base on the play. John Mayberry, Jr. then flew out to right to end the inning, leaving the score 2-0 Nats. The Phils would finally get on the scoreboard in the ninth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, pinch hitter Ty Wigginton hits a sacrifice fly to right, knocking in Mayberry, who had started the inning off with a walk, moved up to second base on pitcher Henry Rodriguez’s wild pitch, then stopped at third base on Mike Fontenot’s single, making it a 2-1 Nats’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Sean Burnett recorded his second save of the year by getting Polanco to lined out to second base, with the tying run on second base, as Fontenot had moved up to second on Rodriguez’s second wild pitch of the inning, for the game’s final out
Kyle Kendrick (0-4, 5.23) took the lost as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out four. Raul Valdes pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out two batters. Gio Gonzalez (6-1, 1.98) got the win as he threw six scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and three walks, while striking out nine. Craig Stemmen collected his second hold of the year as he threw two scoreless innings, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Henry Rodriguez collected his second hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, a walk and two wild pitches. Sean Burnett received his second save of the year as he pitch two-thirds of an inning, walking a batter.
The Phils had only six hits in the game with Placido Polanco (Singles) and Shane Victorino (Single, Double) both leading the ballclub with two hits apiece. Juan Pierre and Mike Fontenot had the other two Phils’ hits, both singles, as the Phils’ offense was kept quiet during most of the game. Pinch hitter Ty Wigginton knocked in the only Phil run with a sacrifice fly, as a baserunning mistake by Polanco kept them from scoring earlier in the game, becoming real big in the ninth inning as they attempted a late rally. The Phils also had five walks in the game.
The Phils (21-22, 5th) will continue their series with the Nats (25-17, 2nd) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and is set to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (4-3, 3.22), who is coming off a win against the Cubs on May 17, as he threw eight strong innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, as he struck out four, in the Phils’ 8-7 win. He will be trying to end the Phils’ latest losing streak. The Nats will counter with Jordan Zimmermann (2-4, 2.58), who is coming off a lost against the Pirates on May 17, as he went six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Nats’ 5-3 lost. He will be out to add to the Phils’ present woes. The Phils will be trying to get back to .500 with a win tonight.
The Phils increased their winning streak to six games as they beat the BoSox, 6-4.
The Phils increased their winning streak to six games as they outlast the Red Sox, 6-4.
The Phils took a quick 2-0 lead as, with the bases loaded, via walks to Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence, and with one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits a two-run single, knocking in Rollins and Victorino, while sending Pence to third base. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead as Ty Wigginton hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Pence. The Phils increased their lead one batter later as, with a man on second, after Ruiz had stolen second base, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI double, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. The Red Sox would get a run back in the third as, with one man out, Mike Aviles hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the season, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead. The Red Sox then cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-2 in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Daniel Nava hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Cody Ross, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third base on Will Middlebrooks’ single. The Phils got a run back in the fifth as, with one man out, Pence hits a solo home run, his tenth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead. The Red Sox would cut the Phils’ lead down to 5-3 in the sixth as, with one man out, Ross hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the year. The Red Sox then cut the Phils’ lead down to 5-4 as, with one man out, Adrian Gonzalez hits a solo home run, his third home run of the year. The Phils would get that run back in their half of the eighth as, with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits a solo home run, his second home run of the season, giving the Phils a 6-4 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his twelfth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless ninth.
Cole Hamels (6-1, 2.48) got the win as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Chad Qualls recorded his eighth hold of the year as he threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, as he struck out one. Antonio Bastardo collected his ninth hold of the season as he went a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his twelfth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, as he struck out a batter. Daniel Bard (3-5, 4.85) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up five runs on three hits and five walks, while striking out three. Matt Albers pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Franklin Morales pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out two.
The Phils had just six hits in the game, making them all count, with Hunter Pence (Single, Home Run, RBI) and Carlos Ruiz (Singles, 2 RBIs) both leading the ballclub with two hits apiece. John Mayberry, Jr. (Double, RBI) and Freddy Galvis (Home Run, RBI), had the other two Phils’ hits. Ty Wigginton knocked in the other Phil run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had six walks (with the first three scoring) and a stolen base (Ruiz (2)) in the game.
The Phils (21-19, T-4th National League East) will continue their Interleague Play series with the Red Sox (18-21, 5th American League East). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:15 pm EDT. The game will be nationally televised on Fox Sport. The Phils will send to the mound Joe Blanton (4-3, 2.96), who is coming off a win against the Astros on May 14, as he threw seven solid innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 5-1 win. He will be going for his fourth straight win in his last five starts, while trying to lead the Phils to their seventh straight victory. The BoSox will counter with Jon Lester (2-3, 3.71), who is coming off a complete game win against the Mariners on May 14, as he gave up just a run on eight hits, while he struck out six, in the Red Sox’s 6-1 win. He will be trying to lead the Red Sox to a series split. The Phils will be out to win their seventh straight game, while hoping for another strong start from Blanton.
The Phils win both of their games at home with the Astros, with the bats winning yesterday’s game 5-1, before winning’s this afternoon’s game on a extra-inning walk-off home run by Hunter Pence, 4-3.
The Phils go onto the road with their first three-game winning streak as they win both of their games against the Astros, winning yesterday’s ballgame behind Joe Blanton’s excellent pitching, 5-1, before taking this afternoon’s game in extra-innings on Hunter Pence’s walk-off home run, defeating the Astros, 4-3.
In Monday night’s game, the Phils took the lead in the fifth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI single, knocking in Placido Polanco, who was earlier safe at first on a 1-6 force out, as Carlos Ruiz, who had started off the inning by being hit by the pitch, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s first out, then reaching second base on shortstop Jed Lowrie’s force attempt fielding error on John Mayberry Jr’s grounder, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Mayberry, who had been safe at first on Lowrie’s error, over to third. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead in the sixth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had earlier started the inning off with a triple. Three batters later, after Polanco had hit into a 6-3 force out, wiping out Ruiz at second base for the inning’s second out, then going to third base on Mayberry’s double, and now with two men out, Galvis hits an RBI single, scoring Polanco, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, before Mayberry, who had just doubled, is thrown out at the plate trying to score, 7-2, for the inning’s final out. The Astros would get a run back in the eighth as Marwin Gonzalez hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils increased their lead in their half of the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Polanco hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the year, and the 2000th hit of his career, as he knocked in Ruiz, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon threw a scoreless ninth, getting Chris Snyder to strikeout, swinging, for the game’s final out.
Joe Blanton (4-3, 2.96) got the win as he went seven strong innings, plus two batters, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while he struck out seven. Antonio Bastardo collected his seventh hold of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out two batters. Chad Qualls collected his seventh hold of the season as he went a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out the side. Lucas Harrell (2-3, 4.40) took the lost as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out three. Wilton Lopez pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Fernando Abad pitched a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. David Carpenter pitched an inning, giving up two runs on four hits, as he struck out two.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Freddy Galvis leading the team with three hits, all singles, as he knocked in two runs, followed by Carlos Ruiz (Singles, RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Double) with two hits apiece. Shane Victorino (Triple), Hunter Pence (Single) and Placido Polanco (Home Run, 2 RBIs), had the other three Phils’ hits, with Polanco’s hit being his 2000th career hit. The Phils also had two walks in the game.
In this afternoon’s game, the Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Brian Schneider hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the year, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr. who had earlier reached base on second baseman Jose Altuve’s throwing error, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the sixth as, with one man out, Hunter Pence hits a solo home run, his eighth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Astros would get a run back in the seventh as Matt Downs hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the year, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead. The Astros made it a 3-2 Phils’ lead in the ninth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Carlos Lee hits an RBI single, scoring Jordan Schafer, who had started the inning off with a double, then went to third on Downs’ ground out, 4-3. The Astros then tied the score up at three-all two batters later, after pinch runner Brian Bogusevic, who was pinch running for Lee, had stolen second base, and now with two men out, J. D. Martinez hits a single to right, moving Bogusevic up to third, before being sent home as right fielder Pence committed a fielding error as he was trying to pick up the ball. The Phils would win the ballgame in the tenth as, win one man out, Pence hits a walk-off solo home run, his ninth home run of the season, and his second home run of the game, giving the Phils a 4-3 walk-off win.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he pitched eight strong innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out ten. Chad Qualls blew his fourth save attempt of the year as he threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on four hits. Jake Diekman, who was making his major league debut, received the win, (1-0, 0.00), the first win of his career, as he threw one and one-thirds scoreless innings, while striking out three. Jordan Lyles also received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on six hits and a walk, while he struck out four. Fernando Abad, Fernando Rodriguez and Brandon Lyon combined for three scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Abad (1), Lyon (2)) between them, while striking out two batters (Abad (1), Lyon (1)). Brett Myers (0-1, 2.08) took the lost as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Hunter Pence leading the team with three hits (Single, 2 Home Runs, 2 RBIs), including the game winner, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double), Placido Polanco (Singles) and Brian Schneider (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) with two hits apiece. John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) had the other Phil hit. The Phils also had two walks in the game.
The Phils (18-19, 5th East), who have now won four of their last five games, and have their first three-game winning streak, will now go onto the road for a short two-game series with the Cubs (15-21, T-5th Central). The game will be played at Wrigley Field and will start at 8:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm Central). The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (0-3, 7.32), who is pitching in place of Vance Worley, who is not making the trip because of a sore elbow. Kendrick last pitched on May 9 against the Mets in relief, pitching an inning plus, giving up five runs on four hits and two walks, in the Phils’ 10-6 loss. Kendrick will be trying to bounce back from that bad appearance. The Cubs will counter with Matt Garza (2-1, 2.56), who is coming off a no-decision against the Brewers on May 11, as he went five innings, giving up a run on three hits and five walks, while striking out three, in the Cubs’ 8-7 lost. He will be out to gain his second win against the Phils this season. The Phils will be going out to win their fourth game in a row.
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