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The Phils allow another game to slip away as they lose late to the Astros, 7-6.
The bullpen once again falters as the Phils lose yet another late season game to the Astros, as they lose 7-6.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the game off with a double, then moved up to third base on Juan Pierre’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Astros took the lead in the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Scott Moore hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, knocking in Jimmy Paredes, who had just singled, giving the Astros a 2-1 lead. The Phils tied the game up at two-all in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Pierre hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, who had earlier singled, stole second base, then went to third base on catcher Carlos Corporan’s throwing error. Two batters later, after Chase Utley is intentionally walked, and with still two men out, the Phils would retake the lead, as Ryan Howard hits a two-run double, knocking in both Pierre and Utley, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead, before being thrown out at third base trying to stretch the double into a triple, 7-6-5, for the inning’s final out. The Astros would cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-3 in the sixth as, with two men out, Corporan hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season. The Astros would retake the lead in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via Jose Altuve reaching first base on third baseman Michael Martinez’s throwing error, who then steals second base, a walk to Paredes, and a walk to pinch hitter Brandon Laird, and with one man out, Justin Maxwell hits a two-run bloop double to right, as the ball just dropped in fair, scoring Altuve and Paredes, giving the Astros a 5-4 lead, while sending Laird all the way to third base. The Astros then took a 7-4 lead as Matt Dominguez hits a two-run single, knocking in both Laird and Maxwell. The Phils got two of the runs back in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Dom Brown hits a two-run double, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier been hit by a pitch, and then stopped at second base on John Mayberry, Jr.’s single, and Mayberry, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Wilton Lopez collected his sixth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless ninth.
Roy Halladay received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Antonio Bastardo collected his twenty-second hold of the season, before taking the lost (2-5, 4.63) as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up two runs, one of which was earned, on a walk, while striking out one. Phillippe Aumont committed his first blown save of the season, as he faced three batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up two runs on two hits and a walk. Justin De Fratus pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Jordan Lyles also received a no-decision as he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks, striking out six. Hector Ambriz pitched an inning, plus a batter, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Wesley Wright (2-2, 3.19) got the win as he pitched an inning, striking out a batter. Xavier Cedeno pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only batter whom he would face. Mickey Storey pitched to three batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up two runs on two hits and a hit batter. Wilton Lopez recorded his sixth save of the year as he pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with three hits, two singles and a double, followed by Michael Martinez (Single, Double) with two hits. Juan Pierre (Double, RBI), Ryan Howard (Double, 2 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and Dom Brown (Double, 2 RBIs) had the other four Phils’ hits. Chase Utley knocked in the final Phil’s run with a sac fly. The Phils also had five walks, a hit batter (Carlos Ruiz) and a stolen base (Rollins (30)) in the ballgame.
The Phils (73-74, 3rd) will start a three-game series with the Mets (66-80, 4th) starting with a game tonight. The game will be played at Citi Field and is to start at 7:10 pm EST. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (5-7, 3.36), who is coming off a win against the Marlins on September 12, as he pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 3-1 win. He will be trying to end the Phils’ present losing streak. The Mets will counter with R.A. Dickey (18-5, 2.68), who is coming off a lost against the Nats on September 11, as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on eighth hits and three walks, while striking out two, in the Mets’ 5-3 lost. He will be going for win no. 19. The Phils will be trying to keep their playoff hopes alive with a win tonight.
The Phils increased their winning streak to four games as they produce a late inning rally to defeat the Dodgers, 3-2.
A late inning rally leads to the Phils fourth straight victory, and their second straight series win, as they defeat the Dodgers, 3-2.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the game off with a double, then moved up to third base on Shane Victorino’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers tied the game up at one-all in the second as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, James Loney hits an RBI single, knocking in Andre Ethier, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at third base on Adam Kennedy’s double, while sending Kennedy, who had just doubled, up to third base. The Dodgers then took the lead one batter later as Luis Cruz hits an RBI single, scoring Kennedy, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead, while sending Loney up to second base. The Phils tried to tied the game up in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Ryan Howard, who had earlier walk, then reached second base on pitcher Steven Fife’s wild pitch, tried to score on Hunter Pence’s single to center field, but is gun down at the plate by a strong throw by center fielder Matt Kemp, as catcher A.J. Ellis applies the tag, keeping it a 2-1 Dodgers’ lead. The Phils would retake the lead in the eight as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Utley, Howard being hit by a pitch, moving Utley up to second base, before he is pinch run for by John Mayberry, Jr. and Carlos Ruiz also being hit by a pitch, moving up both runners, and with two men out, Pence hits a two-run single, knocking in both Utley and Mayberry, with the later crossing the plate before Ruiz is thrown out trying to move up to third base by Kemp, as third baseman Kennedy applies the tag, for the inning’s final out, as the Phils take a 3-2 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-first save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Roy Halladay received a no-decision as he pitched five strong innings, giving up just two runs on five hits, while striking out six. Michael Schwimer and Jeremy Horst combined for a 1-2-3 inning. Kyle Kendrick (3-8, 4.71) got the win as he threw a scoreless inning and two-thirds, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo collected his seventeenth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only batter that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-first save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Stephen Fife, who was the Dodgers’ last minute starter, also received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up a run on four hits and three walks, while striking out a batter. Josh Lindblom collected his fourteenth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. Ronald Belisario collected his thirteenth hold of the season, before taking the lost (3-1, 2.18), as he went two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on a walk and two hit batters. Kensley Jansen was handed his fifth blown save of the year as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit.
The Phils had five hits in the game, with Hunter Pence leading the team with two hits, both singles, as he knocked in two runs. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Juan Pierre (Single) and Placido Polanco (Single), had the other three Phils’ hits. Chase Utley had the other Phil RBI on a ground out. The Phils also had four walks in the game, as well as two hit batters (Ryan Howard, Carlos Ruiz).
The Phils (41-51, 5th East) will conclude their series with the Dodgers (48-44, 2nd West) with an afternoon game, that is just starting, as they try to end a very successful road trip with a sweep of the Dodgers.
Tuesday: The Phils suffer their biggest lost of 2012 as they get crushed by the Mets, 11-1.
The Phils suffer their worst defeat of the 2012 season are they are crushed by the Mets, 11-1.
The Mets took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, David Wright hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, knocking in Daniel Murphy, who had just tripled, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at one-all in the second as Carlos Ruiz hits a lead-off home run, his twelfth home run of the season. The Mets retook the lead for good in their half of the second as, with the bases loaded, via a Lucas Duda walk, leading off the inning, and singles by Andres Torres and Josh Thole, and with one man out, Jon Niese helped his own cause with a two-run single, knocking in Duda and Torres, giving the Mets a 3-1 lead, before Thole is thrown out at third base, 8-5, as he tried to move up to third base, for the inning’s second out. Two batters later as, now with two men on, after Ruben Tejada had gotten on base with a single, sending Niese up to second base, and with two men out, Murphy hits an RBI double, scoring Niese, giving the Mets a 4-1 lead, before Tejada is thrown out at the plate trying to score, 7-6-2, ending the inning. The Mets added to their lead in the fourth as, with a runner on second base, and with two men out, Tejada hits an RBI single, knocking in Thole, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Niese’s sacrifice bunt, 2-4, giving the Mets a 5-1 lead, while Tejada would move up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Mets then made it a 6-1 lead as Murphy hits an RBI single, scoring Tejada. The Mets increased their lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Wright hits a three-run home run, his tenth home run of the year, knocking in Niese, who had earlier walked, then stopped at second base on Tejada’s single, and Tejada, who had just singled, giving the Mets a 9-1 lead. The Mets then made it an 11-1 lead in the eighth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Murphy hits a two-run double, knocking in Thole, who had earlier singled, then reached second base on third baseman’s Placido Polanco’s force attempt throwing error, and pinch hitter Justin Turner, who had reached first base on Polanco’s error. That would end up being the final score as Jon Rauch threw a scoreless ninth.
Vance Worley (4-5, 3.46) took the lost as he pitched only four innings, giving up six runs on ten hits and a walk, while striking out three. Raul Valdes pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk, striking out two Mets. Brian Sanches pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on one hit, striking out a batter. Jake Diekman pitched an inning, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on two hits, as he struck out two. Jon Niese (7-3, 3.35) got the win as he pitched eight innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out three. Jon Rauch pitched a scoreless ninth, hitting a batter, while striking out one.
The Phils had only three hits in the game, a home run by Carlos Ruiz, knocking in a run, a single by Hunter Pence and a single by Ty Wigginton. The Phils also had two walks and a hit batter in the game, as Jon Niese smothered the offense for eight innings, while the pitching staff got blown up for eleven runs in the lost
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.
The Phils losing streak rises to four games as Cliff Lee is once again denied his first win of 2012, as the Phils lose to the Dodgers, 2-1.
Another pitching gem by Cliff Lee is wasted as the Phils’ lack of run support while he is on the mound continue as the Phils lose to the Dodgers, 2-1.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI single, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Juan Pierre’s fly out to center, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The next six innings would see a pitchers’ duel between Phils’ starter Cliff Lee, who would only allow two hits and a walk, while striking out a season’s high twelve Dodgers, and Dodgers’ starter Chad Billingsley, who would give up just four more hits after the Pence’s single and a walk, while striking out only three Phils, before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the eighth. The Dodgers would then start to put pressure on Lee in the eighth inning as Matt Treanor started the inning off with a double to center. The next batter, Tony Gwynn, Jr., tried to bunt Treanor over to third base, but the move fails as Lee quickly retrieved the ball, and threw it over to third base, whereupon third baseman Placido Polanco tags out Treanor for the inning’s first out on a 1-5 fielder’s choice, as Gwynn reaches first base safely. The next batter, pinch hitter Bobby Abreu then follows with a single to right, sending Gwynn up to second base, before Gwynn continues on to third base. Gwynn is gun down at third base by a strong throw from Pence, as Polanco applies the tag for the inning’s second out, 9-5, while Abreu stays at first base. With a chance to get out of the inning, Lee is unable to do so as Dee Gordon hits a single to right, moving Abreu up to second base. The Dodgers then take the lead as Elian Herrera hits a tw0-run double, knocking in both Abreu and Gordon, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Kenley Jansen collected his eighth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth, getting Freddy Galvis to end the game by striking out, swinging.
Cliff Lee (0-3, 2.92) took the lost as he went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out twelve, as he is once again denied his first win of the 2012 season. Chad Qualls threw an inning and a third, giving up no hits. Chad Billingsley (3-4, 3.80) gets the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while striking out three. Josh Lindblom collected his twelfth hold of the season as he threw a 1-2-3 inning. Kenley Jensen received his eighth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, while striking out two Phils.
The Phils had seven hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double), Hunter Pence (Singles, RBI) and Ty Wigginton (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Shane Victorino had the other Phil hit, a single. The Phils also had a walk in the game, as they were unable to get anything going after the first inning.
The Phils (28-29, 5th East) will continue their series with the Dodgers (35-21, 1st West) tonight with another night game. The game will start at 7:05 pm EDT and will be played at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (2-4, 4.02), who is coming off a win against the Marlins on June 1, as he threw five and a third innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and three walks, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 6-4 win. Kendrick will be trying to end the Phils’ present slide, while going after his third straight win. The Dodgers will counter with Chris Capuano (7-2, 2.12), who is coming off a lost against the Rockies on June 1, as he went five and a third innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and four walks, while striking out three, in the Dodgers’ 13-3 lost. He will be going for his eighth win of the season. The Phils will be trying to end their present losing streak.
The Phils react to the criticism from both their manager and general manager, and changes in their roster, by defeating the lowly Padres, 7-3.
After being blasted by both Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro, Jr. and changes in the roster, the Phils react by going out and beating the last place Padres, 7-3.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, the presently hot John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the year, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier singled, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Padres cut down the Phils’ lead to 2-1 in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Yonder Alonso hits an RBI single, knocking in Will Venable, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Chase Headley’s walk, while sending Headley, who had just walked, up to second base. The Padres then tied the game up at two-all as Jesus Guzman hits an RBI single, scoring Headley, while sending Alonso up to second base. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the fourth as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, a still hot Ruiz hits a two-run home run of his own, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Ty Wigginton, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Padres would get a run back in the sixth as, with one man out, Alonso hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season, making it a 4-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils would get the run back in their half of the sixth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI double, knocking in Mayberry, who had earlier reached first base on a 5-4 force out, wiping out at second base Ruiz, who had begun the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 5-3 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Hunter Pence, who had earlier walked, then went all the way to third on Miles Mikolas’ wild pitch, as he walked Wigginton, giving the Phils a 6-3 lead, while sending Wigginton, who had walked for the second time in the ballgame, up to second base. The Phils then made it a 7-3 lead as Mayberry hits an RBI single, scoring Wigginton, before Ruiz, who was trying to move on to third base, is thrown out, 7-5-4, for the inning’s third out. That would end up being the final score as Chad Qualls threw a scoreless ninth, getting Orlando Hudson to end the game with a fly out to center for the final out.
Vance Worley (3-2, 3.07) got the win as he threw six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while he struck out nine. Antonio Bastardo collected his fifth hold of the season as he threw two scoreless innings, giving up a walk, while striking out three. Chad Qualls threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Clayton Richard (1-5, 5.32) took the lost as he went five and a third innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out a batter. Brad Brach pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out both men whom he would face. Miles Mikolas pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, two walks, and a wild pitch. Josh Spench pitched a 1-2-3 inning.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (2 Singles, Home Run, 3 RBIs) leading the team with three hits each, followed by Placido Polanco (Single, Double) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) both following with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Shane Victorino (Single) and Freddy Galvis (Double, RBI) had the other three hits. The Phils also had four walks in the game, as they try to react positively to the chewing out given them by both Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro, Jr.
The Phils (15-18, 5th East) continue their weekend series with the Padres (11-22, 5th West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will begin at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (3-2, 3.28) who is coming off a no-decision against the Mets on May 7, as he threw seven strong innings, giving up just two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 5-2 lost. He will be trying, for the fourth time this season, to get his fourth win of the year, while trying to give the Phils a two-game winning streak, after getting swept by the Mets. The Padres will counter with Edinson Volquez (1-2, 2.98), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on May 7, as he went five and one-third innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out five, in the Padres’ 3-2 win. He will be trying to help the Padres tie up the series at a game apiece. The Phils will be out to build on last night’s win.
Spring Training: An early offensive explosion leads the Phils to a 10-5 victory over the Red Sox.
The Phils’ offense explodes early before they defeat the Red Sox, 10-5.
The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Shane Victorino, who had started the game off with a walk, and then went to third on Juan Pierre’s ground-rule double, would score on Alfredo Aceves’ wild pitch, while Pierre, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double, would move up to third base on the wild pitch. Two batters later, after Laynce Nix is safe at first on a fielder’s choice force out, 3-2-6, as Pierre is tagged out, before moving up to second base on the rundown, the Phils’ took a 2-0 lead as John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, scoring Nix. The Phils then made it a 3-0 lead in the second as, with no one out, Pete Orr hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the spring. Freddy Galvis then followed with a solo home run of his own, his second home run of the spring, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. Three batters later, with a man on second, and with two men out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, who had been hit by the pitch, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Phils then took a 6-0 lead as Nix hits an RBI single, scoring Pence. The Red Sox got two of the runs back in their half of the second as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Jacoby Ellsbury hits a two-run triple, knocking in Kelly Shoppach, who had earlier walked, moved up to second base on Nick Punto’s single, then went to third on Josh Kroeger’s force out, 6-4, wiping out Punto at second base for the inning’s second out, and Kroeger, who was safe at first on the force out, making it a 6-2 Phils’ lead. The Phils got a run back in the third as, with no one out, Carlos Ruiz hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the spring, giving the Phils a 7-2 lead. Four batters latter, the Phils made it an 8-2 lead as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Miguel Abreu, who had earlier tripled. The Phils then took a 9-2 lead as, with one man on, and with still two men out, Pierre hits a single that went deep to right, with Victorino stopping at third base, before heading home when Pierre went to second base, beating the throw. The Phils then added to their lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Orr hits an RBI single, knocking in Nix, who had earlier singled, the stopped at third on Ruiz’s double, giving the Phils a 10-2 lead. The Red Sox got a run back in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Kroeger hits an RBI single, knocking in pinch runner Jonathan Hee, who was pinch running for Mike Aviles, who had just singled, then went to second base on Punto’s single, making it a 10-3 Phils’ lead. The BoSox then made it a 10-5 Phils’ lead in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Daniel Nava, and singles to Hee and Punto, and with two men out, Peter Hissey hits a two-run single, scoring both Nava and Hee, while sending Punto on to third. That would be the final score as Jake Diekman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Nava to fly out to center for the final out.
Cole Hamels (1-1, 4.00) pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks, striking out three. Chad Qualls pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Brian Sanches pitched an inning, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Jake Diekman pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Alfredo Aceves (0-1, 7.50) took the lost as he went three innings, giving up nine runs on ten hits, a walk, a hit batter and a wild pitch, while striking out three. Michael Bowden pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Franklin Morales, Andrew Bailey, Vicente Padilla and Garrett Mock combine for four scoreless innings, giving up two walks (Bailey (1), Mock (1)) and a hit batter (Mock) between them, while striking out a batter (Bailey).
The Phils’ offense exploded for thirteen hits in the game, with Juan Pierre (Single, Double), Laynce Nix (Singles, RBI), Carlos Ruiz (Double, Home Run, RBI) and Pete Orr (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) all leading the team with two hits each. Shane Victorino (Single, RBI), Hunter Pence (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, RBI), Freddy Galvis (Home Run, RBI) and Miguel Abreu (Triple) had the other five Phils’ hits. The other two Phils’ runs came in on a wild pitch and with Victorino taking advantage of a throw to second base when Pierre went to take a second base. The Phils also had four walks, two hit batters (Victorino, Albert Cartwright) and two stolen bases (Cartwright, Victorino).
The Phils (10-11) will be involved in a pair of split squad games tomorrow afternoon, one at Bright House Field in Clearwater against the Orioles and the other against the Tigers in Lakeland. Both games are to start at 1:05 pm EDT.
Roy Oswalt and Michael Stutes combine for the eight-hit shutout as the Phils beat the Nats, 5-0.
Phils pitching shuts down the Nats’ bats, as they defeat the Nationals, 5-0.
The Phils took the lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Wilson Valdez hits a two-run triple, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier singled, then, although being caught off first base by Nats’ starter John Lannan, he would be safe at second as shortstop Ian Desmond committed a miss catch error, and Carlos Ruiz, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Nats tried to score in their half of the fourth as, with two men on, Ryan Zimmerman on second, via a single, and a walk to Michael Morse, which sent Zimmrman up to second base, and with one man out, Jayson Werth hits a single to left. Zimmerman is sent in to score, but, he is thrown out at the plate by a one-hop strike by Mayberry, for the inning’s second out, while Morse would stop at second base on the play. Roy Oswalt would then get out of the inning by striking out Danny Espinosa. That would turn out to be the Nats’ last shot as Oswalt would control them until he is replaced by Michael Stutes in the ninth. The Phils would add to their lead in the sixth as Hunter Pence hits a lead-off home run, his fifteenth home run of the year, and his fourth as a Phil, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. Five batters later, the Phils made it a 5-0 lead as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jimmy Rollins hits a two-run single, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier singled, sending Mayberry, who had singled earlier, up to second base, then moved up to second base on Valdez’s force out grounder, 5-unassisted, forcing out Mayberry at third base, for the inning’s first out, then stopped at third base on Oswalt’s sacrifice bunt that lead to the bases being loaded as Collin Balester tried to throw to third base to force out Ruiz, but failed, and Valdez, who had been safe at first on his force out, then would stop at second base on Oswalt’s sac bunt, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead, while Oswalt, who had been safe at first on the sac bunt-fielder’s choice, would be thrown out at third, 8-5, for the inning’s second out, while Rollins would move up to second base on the throw. That would be the final score as Stutes pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, ending the game on an Espinosa ground out, 3-unassisted.
Roy Oswalt (6-7, 3.51) got the win as he pitched eight shutout innings, giving up eight hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Michael Stutes pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. John Lannan (8-9, 2.61) took the lost as he pitched five innings plus three batters, giving up five runs, only three of which were earned, on seven hits and four walks, while striking out one. Collin Balester pitched two innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Henry Rodriguez and Ryan Mattheus combined for two scoreless innings, giving up two walks (one each), while striking out two (Rodriguez) batters between them.
The Phils had nine hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins (2 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. and Carlos Ruiz all leading the team with two hits each, all singles. Shane Victorino (Single), Hunter Pence (Home Run, RBI) and Wilson Valdez (Triple, 2 RBI), had the other three Phils’ hits.
The Phils (81-43, 1st) will conclude their series (depending on the weather) with the Nats (60-64, 3rd), with the game already in progress, with the Phils presently in the lead.
The Phils rally to score four runs in the last two innings to take one from the Cubs, 4-2.
The Phils score four late innings runs to defeat the Cubs, 4-2.
The Cubs took a quick 2-0 lead in the first as, with a runner on second and with nobody out, Stalin Castro hits a two-run home run, his third home run of the season, knocking in Reed Johnson, who had started off the Cubs’ half of the first with a lead-off double. After that, Cliff Lee would spend the next six innings dodging several bullets as he gave up six more hits, all but one of them hard hit, as he struck out six batters, while keeping the Cubs from scoring any more runs, while Cubs’ starter Matt Garza pitched seven innings, as he kept the Phils’ offense off-balanced all night, giving up three hits and walked three batters, while striking out five Phils. The Phils were finally able to get onto the scoreboard in the eighth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits a two-run double, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a single, which led to Garza being taken out of the game, and being replaced by Sean Marshall, then stopping at second base as Michael Martinez greeted Marshall with a single, and Martinez, who has just singled, and just got home before the throw to the plate, tying the game up at two-all. The Phils then took the lead in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Martinez hits a two-run double, scoring pinch hitter Ben Francisco, who had earlier singled, then reached second base on an infield single by Rollins on a sharp grounder to third baseman Aramis Ramriez that bounced off his glove and went to shortstop Castro, and Rollins, who had just hit an infield single, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead, before he is thrown out trying to go to third on the throw home, 9-2-6-5, for the inning’s final out. That would be the final score as Antonio Bastardo collected his seventh save of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out the side.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits, as he struck out six. Michael Stutes (4-1, 3.24) got the win as he went two innings, giving up two hits while striking out one. Antonio Bastardo picked up his seventh save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out the side. Matt Garza also received a no-decision as he went seven innings plus a batter, giving up a run on four hits and three walks, while he struck out five. Sean Marshall committed his third blown save of the season, before taking the lost (5-4, 3.18), as he pitched two innings, giving up three runs on five hits, while he struck out three.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Singles), Michael Martinez (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Single, Double) led the team with two hits each. Chase Utley (Double, 2 RBIs), Carlos Ruiz (Single) and pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Single), had the other three Phils’ hits.
The Phils (60-36, 1st East) will conclude their series with the Cubs (39-59, 5th Central) with an afternoon game at Wrigley Field, which is about to start.
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