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A strong pitching effort by Cole Hamels and two home runs help lead the Phils to a victory over the Red Sox, 5-1.
A strong seven innings, three-hit effort from Cole Hamels and two home runs from Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth help lead the Phils to a victory over the Red Sox, 5-1.
The Red Sox took the lead in the first as, with two men out, Victor Martinez hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the season, giving the Bosox a 1-0 lead. But, it would be all that the Bosox would be able to get as Phils’ starter Cole Hamels would give up just two more hits, a lead-off single in the third to Darnell McDonald, before he is left stranded on second, and a double to Adrian Beltre, with two outs in the seventh, before he ends the inning by getting Bill Hall to fly out to right. Only one other Bosox would get on base against Hamels, a walk to J.D. Drew in the fourth, while he strikes out eight. Meanwhile, the Phils would tie the game up at one-all in the fourth as Ryan Howard hits a lead-off home run, his eighth home run of the season. Three batters later, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Shane Victorino give the Phils the lead with an RBI single, knocking in Jayson Werth, who had earlier doubled, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils would increase their lead in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Werth hit a two-run bomb to left, his nine home run of the year, scoring Howard, who had earlier walked, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils would add another run in the sixth as, with two men on base, and with two men out, Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Juan Castro, who was pinch running for Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, as he had reinjured his calf muscle, and had moved up to second on Chase Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead, while sending Utley, who had just singled, up to second base. That would be the final score as J.C. Romero would get out of a bases loaded, two out, jam, by getting pinch hitter David Ortiz to fly out to center for the final out, recording his second save of the season.
Cole Hamels gets the win as he pitches seven strong innings, giving up just one run on three hits and a walk, while striking out eight. His record is now 5-2 with a 3.92 ERA. David Herndon pitches a 1-2-3 eighth, striking out a batter. Danys Baez pitches a third of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk. J.C. Romero records his second save of the year as he pitches two-thirds of an inning, hitting a batter. John Lackey took the lost as he pitches five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and five walks, while striking out three. His record is now 4-3 with an ERA of 5.07. Joe Nelson pitches two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Manny Delcarmen pitches a 1-2-3 inning.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth both leading the team with two hits each, with Howard’s hits being a solo home run and a single, knocking in two runs, while Werth’s hits were a double and a home run, also knocking in two runs. Jimmy Rollins, before leaving the game with an injury, Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez, Shane Victorino and Cole Hamels, had the other five Phils’ hits, with Ibanez’s hit being a double and the rest being singles. Victorino knocks in the other Phil run.
The Phils (26-15, 1st NL East) will continue their three-game Interleague Play series with the Red Sox (22-21, 4th AL East) with a night game. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:10 pm Eastern. This will be a nationally televised game and will be shown on Fox. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (2-1, 5.24), who is coming off a win against the Pirates on May 17, as he threw eight strong innings, giving up just two runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out four, in the Phil’s 12-2 rout. He will be going for his third straight win, and his second straight good start. The Red Sox will counter with Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-1, 7.89), who is coming off a no-decision against the Yankees on May 17, as he pitched just four and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits and three walks, while striking out three in the Bosox’s 11-9 lost. He will be trying to regain his form. The Phils will be trying to win the series tonight, before handing the ball over to their ace tomorrow afternoon.
The Phils have finished playing their first official game of Spring Training, defeating the World Champions Yankees by scoring two-runs in the bottom of the ninth, winning the ballgame, 3-2.
After having to come from behind to win their first spring training game over Florida State, 13-6, in seven and a half innings, the Phils, after taking the lead in the seventh via an RBI double by non-roster invitee Oscar Chavez, scoring Juan Castro from second base, lost the lead in the top of the ninth as reliever and eventual game winner Sergio Escalona gave up RBI singles to David Winfree and Jose Gil. The Phils would win the game in the bottom of the ninth as non-roster invitee Paul Hoover hit an RBI double to left, tying the score as Quintin Berry just beat in the throw to the plate, allowing Hoover to move up to third base with one man out. Two batters later, with pinch runner Dwayne Wise on third, and with two men out, Wilson Valdez hits an RBI single which ricocheted off of Yankees’ relief pitcher Wilkins Arias, scoring Wise with the winning run, giving the Phils a 3-2 win, and a 1-0 record in Grapefruit League play.
Phils’ starter Roy Halladay, in his first game since the trade that brought him to the National League Champs, was in excellent form, striking out three batters in two scoreless innings, just missing a perfect outing as Placido Polanco commited a throwing error on a grounder to third base in the first, as he threw 21 of his 24 pitches for strikes. Kyle Kendrick, who is competing for the number five starter job with Jamie Moyer, followed Halladay with two scoreless innings of his own, giving up a hit, as he struck out one. The next two pitchers for the Phils, Jose Contreras and Andrew Carpenter followed by both pitching two scoreless frames apiece, with Contreras giving up two hits and Carpenter one, as they, between them, struck out five Yanks (Contreras (3), Carpenter (2)). The Phils’ winning pitcher, Escalona, had a bad ninth inning, blowing the save, his first in Grapefruit League play, as he gave up two runs on four hits, while striking out a batter, in one inning of work. Escalona’s record is now 1-0 with a high ERA of 18.00.
Besides the RBI hits by Chavez, Hoover and Valdez, the Phils had a total of eight hits in the game, with returning Phil, Polanco getting a hit in the first, a single, while John Mayberry, Jr., and Castro both got a basehit, while Brian Bocock had two. Chavez and Hoover had the Phils only extra-base hits, both doubles.
The Phils next Grapefruit League game will be a road game against the Toronto Blue Jays that will start at 1:05 pm.
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Thanks the Phils for getting into the World Series for the second straight year in a row, something that doesn’t exactly happens with this franchise. Sure, they didn’t win back-to-back World Series Championships, which still hurts like the dickens, folks, but at least they gave it their all, before the Yanks and Hideki Matsui’s bat finally killed them in game six. I’m quite sure that this team will be back to the World Series, and soon, as long as the people who run this team, starting with G.M. Ruben Amaro, Jr., do not make the same series of bad moves that sent the Phils into the baseball wilderness in the late 80s, 90s and early 00s.
I would also like to congratulates the Yankees for winning the World Series. Ok, the better team won this year. But, do not for one minute think that our boys won’t be back to reclaim the title. Just watch your backs, fellows. You’re now the one that the other twenty-nine teams are now gunning for in 2010. Enjoy the crown, for now.
And speaking about 2010, the Phils have already made a few moves. 1) They have bought out Cliff Lee’s option for 2010. Good move, guys. But the even better move will be to sign him to a long term contract. Are you hearing me, Ruben? Nail him down, now. 2) The Phils have told Brett Myers that they will not need his services any longer. To be honest, I saw this coming. Anyway, Brett, I wish you luck finding another team. 3) The Phils have told Pedro Feliz that they will not be buying out his option for 2010. This is something of a surprise, but makes some sense. Although Pedro was a good, in fact a very good defender, at third base, his weak bat and lack of plate discipline, hurt, especially during the playoffs, when he swung at too many first pitches thrown at him by opposing pitchers. Hopefully the Phils will be able to find someone who is just as good defensively as Pedro was, but will add to the team’s offense next season. And, Pedro, I also wish you luck finding a new team for next season.
Once again, behind Utley’s bat and Lee’s pitching, the Phils send the series back to New York as they hang on to defeat the Yankees, 8-6.
The Phils, behind the pitching of Cliff Lee and the bat of Chase Utley, send the 2009 World Series back to New York, as they defeat the Yankees, 8-6. They still trail the Yankees in the series 3 games to 2, as game six looms over the horizon tomorrow night.
The Yankees scored first in the top of the first as, with a runner on first, and with two men out, Alex Rodriguez hits an RBI double, knocking in Johnny Damon, who had earlier singled, to give the Yanks a 1-0 lead. The Phils struck back in their half of the first as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits a three-run shot to right, his fourth home run of the series, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, and then moved up to second base as Shane Victorino was hit by the pitch, and Victorino, who had just been hit by the pitch, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the third as, with two men on base, and with nobody out, Jayson Werth hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, who had earlier walked, and then stolen second base, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead, while moving Ryan Howard, who had just walked, up to second base. One batter later, Raul Ibanez made it a 5-1 Phils’ lead with an RBI single, knocking in Howard, and sending Werth over to third base, with still nobody out. Two batters later, with runners still on the corners, and now with one man out, Carlos Ruiz made it 6-1 Phils as he hits into a force out, 6-4, as Werth scores, while Ibanez is forced out at second. The Yankees got a run back in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Damon grounded out softly to first, three unassisted, scoring Eric Hinske, who had earlier walked, and had gone over to third base on Derek Jeter’s single, cutting the Phils’ lead to 6-2, while sending Jeter up to second base. The Phils increased their lead in the seventh as Utley hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the night, and his fifth home run of the series, tying him with Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, who had hit the same numbers of home runs in one series back in 1977, to give the Phils a 7-2 lead. Three batters later, with nobody on and with two men out, Ibanez hits a tape-measure shot to right, his first home run of the series, to give the Phils an 8-2 lead. The Yanks then attempted to make a comeback. In the eighth, with two men on, and with nobody out, Rodriguez hits a two-run double that had glanced off the glove of a diving Ibanez, scoring Damon, who had earlier singled, and had gone to third on Mark Teixeira’s double, and Teixeira, who had just doubled, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 8-4. Two batters later, after Rodriguez had moved up to third on Nick Swisher’s ground out, 4-3, he would score on Robinson Cano’s sacrifice fly to center, beating Ben Francisco’s off-line throw to the plate, making it an 8-5 Phils’ lead. In the ninth, the Yanks would cut the Phils’ lead down to 8-6 as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Jeter hits into a 6-4-3 double play, scoring Jorge Posada, who had earlier doubled, and had gone to third on pinch hitter Hideki Matsui’s single, as Matsui, who had just singled, was wiped out at second base. After Damon continued the inning with a single, Ryan Madson finally ended the game, recording his first save of the series, by striking out Teixeira, swinging.
Cliff Lee got the win, as he pitched seven innings, plus three batters, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks, while he strike out three. His series’ record is now 2-0 with an ERA of 2.81. Chan Ho Park pitched an inning, giving up no hits. Ryan Madson recorded the save, his first of the series, as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. A.J. Burnett took the lost, as he lasted only two innings, plus four batters, giving up six runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out only two batters. His series’ record is now 1-1 with a 7.00 ERA. David Robertson and Alfredo Aceves both pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit each, while striking out three Phils (Robertson (2), Aceves (1)). Phil Coke pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out a batter. Phil Hughes pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit, while striking out one.
The Phils’ offense had nine hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez all leading the team with two hits each, with both of Utley’s hits being home runs, knocking in four runs, while one of Ibanez’s hit was a solo home run, as he knocked home two runs. Jayson Werth, Carlos Ruiz and Phils’ starter Cliff Lee had the other three Phils’ hit, with Werth’s single knocking in a run. Ruiz had the Phils’ other RBI with a force out. The Phils, as they send the series back to New York, needs to get the bats heated up for those two games, especially the bat of Ryan Howard, whom the Yanks have so far been able to muzzle, as he tied Willie Wilson’s World Series strikeout record with twelve strikeouts. If he can lay off their bad pitches, and break out in game six, the Yankees should have a major worry.
The Phillies (2-3) will continue the 2009 World Series tomorrow night with the Yankees (3-2) at Yankees Stadium. The game is to start at 7:57 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound Pedro Martinez (0-1, 4.50), who is coming off his lost against the Yankees in game two of the World Series on October 29, as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out eight, in the Yanks’ 3-1 win. He will be trying to pitch even better than he did last Thursday, hoping that this time the Phils’ bat will give him some runs support, as he try to pitch the series into a game seven. The Yankees will counter with Andy Pettitte (1-0, 6.00), who is coming off a win against the Phils in game three of the World Series on October 31, as he pitched six innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out seven, in the Yankees’ 8-5 win. He will be trying to end the series, while pitching with three days rest. The Phillies will be trying to win tomorrow night’s game, to set the series up for a game seven showdown between the two teams.
The Phils take the first game of the 2009 World Series behind the pitching of Cliff Lee and the Chase Utley’s two home runs.
Behind the complete game pitching of Cliff Lee and an offensive attack powered by Chase Utley’s two solo home runs, the Phils defeated the Yankees, 6-1, taking a 1 games to 0 lead in the best of seven World Series.
The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the third as, with two men out, Chase Utley hits a solo home run to right, his first home run of the series. The Phils increased their lead to 2-0 in the top of the sixth as, with one man out, Utley hits to right field his second solo home run of the night, and of the series. The Phils would then make it 4-0 in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Jimmy Rollins, who then stole second, a walk to Shane Victorino, and then a walk to Jayson Werth, after Ryan Howard hits a fly ball which would move Rollins up to third base, while Victorino would move up to second base on Werth’s walk, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits a two-run seeing eye ball single into right field, scoring both Rollins and Victorino, while sending Werth up to second base. The Phils then made it 5-0 in the ninth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier doubled, and then went to third on Rollins’ single up the third base line, while Rollins would move up to second. Two batters later, with runners once again on the corners as Rollins moved up to third on an Utley fly out, the Phils would make it 6-0 as Howard hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, before Victorino is thrown out at home, 9-2, to end the inning. As the Phils build up their lead, Cliff Lee was handling the Yankees with ease, giving up only four hits by the ninth inning, with only one man reaching second base, Derek Jeter with a two-out double in the third, while striking out eight batters. The Yankees would finally score a run in the bottom of the ninth as, with two men on, via singles to Jeter and Johnny Damon, and with nobody out, Mark Teixeira hits a grounder to Utley, who threw to Rollins for a force out, for the first out of the inning, wiping out Damon at second base. But Rollins, who actually had time to make an accurate throw to first for a double play, instead threw the ball wildly past Howard and into the dugout, allowing Jeter to score, making it a 6-1 Phils’ lead, and allowing Teixeira to go to second base. But that would be it as Lee would then proceed to strike out both Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada swinging to end the ball game.
Cliff Lee pitched a complete game, giving up an unearned run on six hits, while striking out ten batters. His series record is now 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA. CC Sabathia took the lost as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks, while striking out six. His series record is now 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA. Phil Hughes pitched to two batters, walking both, giving up two runs. Damaso Marte pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out a batter. David Robertson pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Brian Bruney pitched a third of an inning, giving up two runs on three hits. Phil Coke pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit.
The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Chase Utley and Ryan Howard both leading the team with two hits a piece, with both of Utley’s hits being solo home runs, while both of Howard’s hits were doubles, knocking in a run. Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz had the other five Phils’ hit, with Victorino’s hit being an RBI single, Ibanez’s hit being a two-run single, and Ruiz’s hit being a double. The Phils had a total of four singles and five extra-base hits (2B (3), HR (2)). The Phils did rather well with RISP last night being 4 for 9.
The Phillies (1-0) continues the 2009 World Series with the Yankees (0-1) in the new Yankees Stadium with a ballgame tonight. The game is to start at 7:57 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound Pedro Martinez (0-0, 0.00), who last pitched on October 16 in game two of the NLCS against the Dodgers, where he received a no-decision as he went seven scoreless innings, giving up just two hits, while he struck out three, in the Phils’ 2-1 lost. He will be trying to keep the Yankees off-balance and give the Phils a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. The Yankees will counter with A.J. Burnett (0-0, 5.84), who is coming off a no-decision against the Angels in game five of the ALCS on October 22, where he pitched six innings, giving up six runs on eight hits and three walks, while he struck out three, in the Yankees’ 7-6 lost. He will be trying to even up the series at a game apiece. The Phils will be trying to leave New York with a two game to none lead, but will be happy to leave with a split before coming back home to Philadelphia with home field advantage.
Repeat!!!! The Phils’ bats buried the Dodgers as the Phils win game five of the NLCS, 10-4, to return to the World Series to defend their championship.
Four home runs, with two of them by Jayson Werth, help rocket the Phils past the Dodgers, 10-4, to win the 2009 National League Championship Series, 4 games to 1, to become the first National League squad, since the 1995-96 Atlanta Braves, to win back-to-back National League pennants. The Phillies will now try to become the first NL team, since the Big Red Machine of Cincinnati, to win back-to-back World Series (1975-76).
The Dodgers took the early lead in the first as, with two men out, Andre Ethier hits a solo home run, his first home run iof the series, to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. The Phils then struck back in their half of the first as, with two men on base, and with two men out, Jayson Werth hits a three-run bomb into the right field seats, his second home run of the series, knocking in Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, who had both been walked, to give the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Dodgers got a run back in the second as James Loney hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the series, cutting the Phils’ lead to 3-2. The Phillies would get that run back in their half of the second as Pedro Feliz hits the first pitch into right field for a solo home run of his own, his first of both the series and of the post-season, to give the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Phillies then increased their lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double, knocking in Werth, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead. Five batters later, with the bases loaded, thanks to a Carlos Ruiz walk, then Phils’ starter Cole Hamels moving both Ibanez and Ruiz up a base with a sacrifice bunt, and Jimmy Rollins then being hit by the pitch, and with two men out, Shane Victorino brought in another run as he in turn was hit by the pitch, forcing in Ibanez, making it a 6-2 Phils’ lead, as both Ruiz and Rollins moved up a base. The Dodgers got a run back in the fifth as, with one man out, pinch hitter Orlando Hudson hits a pinch hit solo home run, his first of the series, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 6-3. The Phils then added to their lead in the sixth as, with a runner on base, and with two men out, Victorino hits a two-run shot into left field, his second home run of the series, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier been hit by the pitch for the second straight time, to make it an 8-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils increased their lead in the seventh as, with one man out, Werth hits a solo home run, his second home run of the game, his third home run of the series and his fifth of the post-season, to give the Phils a 9-3 lead. The Dodgers then made one last attempt in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via singles to Ronnie Belliard and Ethier, who sent Belliard to third with his single, and a walk to Manny Ramirez, and with nobody out, Matt Kemp hits an RBI single, scoring Belliard, and moving both Either and Ramirez up a base, making it a 9-4 Phils’ lead, with the bases still loaded. But the Phils then got out of the inning, as Ryan Madson then got Loney to foul out to the third baseman, then struck out Russell Martin, swinging, then got Casey Blake to hit into a force out, 6-4, wiping out Kemp at second. The Phils then got that run back in their half of the eighth as, with runners on second and third, thanks to a single by Rollins and a ground-rule double, thanks to Fan Interference, by Victorino, and with two men out, with Utley batting, Rollins would score on a wild pitch by Dodgers’ reliever Ronald Belisario, giving the Phils a 10-4 lead, while sending Victorino over to third. The Phils then send out Brad Lidge to end the game. He first struck out pinch hitter Mark Loretta swinging for the first out. He then got Rafael Furcal to foul out to the catcher for the second out. He then got Belliard to fly out to center to end the game, and give the Phils their second straight NL pennant, and the seventh NL pennant in the francishe’s long history.
Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he lasted only four and a third innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out three. J.A. Happ pitched a third of an inning, giving up a walk. Chad Durbin got the win as he pitched one and a third scoreless innings, as he struck out a batter. His series record is now 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA. Chan Ho Park pitched an inning plus two batters, giving up a run on two hits, as he struck out a batter. Ryan Madson pitched an inning, giving up a hit. Brad Lidge pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. Vicente Padilla took the lost as he lasted four innings plus two batters, giving up six runs on four hits and two walks, as he struck out three. His series record is now 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA. Ramon Troncoso pitched two-thirds of an inning, walking a batter and hitting a batter. George Sherrill pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run, as he hit a batter, as he struck out one. Clayton Kershaw pitched two innings, giving up two runs on a hit, a walk and a hit batter, while he struck out three. Hong-Chih Kuo pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit, as he struck out three batters. Ronald Belisario pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a wild pitch.
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Jayson Werth leading the team with three hits, including two home runs, as he knocked in four runs. Shane Victorino followed with two hits, a two-run double and a ground-rule double, knocking in three runs. Jimmy Rollins, Raul Ibanez and Pedro Feliz followed with one hit each, with Ibanez’s hit being an RBI double and Feliz’s hit being a solo home run. The Phils had six extra-base hits in the game, two doubles and four home runs, as the offense, once again, got the hits when they needed them.
The Phillies (4-1) now wait to find out who their American League opponent will be in the 2009 World Series, as the 2009 ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim continues tonight in Anaheim.
The Phillies ends Interleague Play with a series win, as they defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4.
The Phillies end Interleague Play on a high note as they leave Toronto with a series win and a two-game winning streak, as they defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4. The win, the 252nd in Jamie Moyer’s long career, pushes him into 43rd place on the all-time wins list, going past Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. But it was not easy.
The Blue Jays took a quick lead in the first as, with one man out, Aaron Hill hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, making it 1-0 Blue Jays. Toronto increased their lead in the second, as, with one man on, and two men out, Jose Bautista hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the year, knocking in Lyle Overbay, who had just walked, to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. In the third, the Phils made it 3-1 Blue Jays, as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, scoring Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, moved over to second on Jayson Werth’s walk, and then went to third when Chase Utley struck out, but the ball got passed Blue Jays’s catcher Raul Chavez for a passed ball, while sending Werth, who had earlier walked, and had moved up to second on the pass ball, would go on to third base. It then became a 4-1 Blue Jays’ lead as Hill hits a lead-off home run, his ninteenth home run of the year, and his second of the game. Later in the inning, the Blue Jays threathen to add more runs to their lead, as they had two men on base, Scott Rolen via a double, and Adam Lind via a walk, with only one out. But Phils’ starter Jamie Moyer would get out of the jam by striking out first Alex Rios, and then Overbay, with both man swinging. The Phils would then take over the lead in the fourth. The Phils would load the bases on a Pedro Feliz single, a Chris Coste walk, which would move Feliz up to second base, and then a bunt single by Eric Bruntlett, which moved both Feliz and Coste up a base, with nobody out. Carlos Ruiz then hits a grounder to Blue Jays’ third baseman, Rolen, which could have been a doubleplay ball, if the play wasn’t broken up by Bruntlett’s slide, knocking down Blue Jays’ second baseman, Hill. The play instead becomes a force out, 5-4, allowing Feliz to score from third, making the score 4-2 Blue Jays, while Coste would move to third, and Ruiz would be safe first, with only one out. Victorino then followed with a sacrifice fly for the inning’s second out, scoring Coste from third, making it a 4-3 Blue Jays’ lead. Two batters later, with two men on, and still two men out, Utley hits a two-run triple, knocking in Ruiz, who had gone to second on Werth’s single, and Werth, who had just singled, to give the Phils’ a 5-4 lead. That would be the score until the ninth, as Moyer would handle the Blue Jays for the fourth-fifth innings, Chan Ho Park would shut them down for two innings, and Ryan Madson would keep the Blue Jays in check in the eighth inning. In the ninth, the Phils would hand the ball over to Brad Lidge, back from the 15-games disabled list, to record the save. At first, he ran into trouble, as he allowed two men on base, a single to Chavez and a walk to Marco Scutaro, moving John McDonald, who was pinch running for Chavez, to second base with the tying run. After getting Hill to pop out to Utley, with the Infield Fly Rule in effect, for the first out, Lidge would pick McDonald off of second base. After missing McDonald, he threw the ball to Feliz, who would eventually tag McDonald out, 1-5-6-5, for the inning’s second out, killing the threat as the batter, Vernon Wells, then proceeded to ground out 6-3, for the final out.
Jamie Moyer won the game, pitching five innings, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks, while striking four. His record for the year is now 6-6, the Phils’ first six game winner, with an ERA of 6.05. Chan Ho Park recorded his fourth hold as he pitched two scoreless innings, striking out a batter. Ryan Madson recorded his fourteenth hold of the season, as he gave up only a hit and a walk. Brad Lidge recorded his fourteenth save of the year, as he gave up only a hit and a walk. Brian Tallet got the lost, as he pitched six inning, giving up five runs, only four of which were earned, on eight hits and six walks, while striking out six. His record is now 5-5 with a 4.47 ERA. Brandon League, Jeremy Accardo and Jason Frasor combined for three shut out innings, giving up only two hits (League (1), Frasor (1)) and three walks (Accardo (2) Frasor (1)) between them, while they stuck out only three batters (League (2), Accardo (1)).
The Phillies collected ten hits in the game, with Chase Utley leading the team with two hits, a double and a triple, knocking in two runs, as he raised his average to .302. Shane Victornio, Jayson Werth, Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz, Chris Coste, Eric Bruntlett, Carlos Ruiz and Matt Stairs got the other eight Phils’ hits, all singles, with Stairs’ being a pinch hit single. Besides Utley’s two RBIs, Howard, Victorino and Ruiz each knocked in a run, with Victorino’s being a sacrifice fly. With Interleague Play now behind them, as well as a series win, the Phils will resume playing fellow National League teams, as they hope to increase their lead in the NL East.
The Phillies (39-34, 1st) have the day off today. They will resume play tomorrow night with their first visit to Atlanta as they face the Braves, hoping to continue their road winning ways as they at the moment stand at .500 for the present road trip. They are presently leading the Mets by two and a half games, as they were swept this weekend by the Yankees.
Wednesday: Phillies may have lost Brett Myers as he is taken out of the game while he loses to the fish, 6-2.
After giving up a two-run home run and a walk, losing pitcher Brett Myers is taken out of the game, which the Phils would lose, 6-2. It is later learned that he is having problem with his right hip, and he may be lost for the rest of the season, if he has to take surgery to fix it.
The Marlins took the lead in the fourth, in a pitchers’ duel, as, with one man out, Dan Uggla hits a solo home run, his ninth home run of the season, to give the fish a 1-0 lead. The Marlins increased their lead an inning later, as, with runners on the corners, and nobody out, Wes Helms hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Cody Ross, who had earlier singled and had gone to third on John Baker’s single, from third, making it 2-1 Marlins. The Phils cut the Marlins’ lead to 2-1 as, with one out, Carlos Ruiz hits a solo home run, his second home run of the year. In the sixth, with a runner on second, and no one out, Uggla hits an RBI double, scoring Chris Coghlan, who had earlier doubled, giving the Marlins a 3-1 lead. Three batters later, with a man on third and now two men on, Ross gave the fish a commanding 5-1 lead, as he hits a two-run home run, his seven home run of the season, knocking in Uggla from third. The Phils got a run back in the eighth as, with one man out, pinch hitter Matt Stairs hits a pinch hit home run, his third home run of the year, making it a 5-2 Marlins’ lead. The fish got that run back in the ninth as, with two men on, and one man out, Ronny Paulino hits an RBI single, plating Ross, who had earlier doubled, mking it 6-2 Marlins. In the ninth, a Phils’ rally that had two men on, with two out, ended when Jimmy Rollins lined out to center for the final out.
Brett Myers took the lost, as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, before being taken out of the game with an injury, giving up five runs on seven hits and a walk, while he struck out three. His record is now 4-3 with a 4.66 ERA. Later, it was announced that Myers was removed from the game because of problems with his right hip. At the moment, Myers is going to have himself check out to determine if he will need surgery to fix. If so, his season may be over. Clay Condrey followed with two and a third scoreless innings, giving up just a hit, while striking out two. Jack Taschner pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, as he struck out one. Burke Badenhop received the victory as he pitched five innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out three. His record is now 3-2 with a 4.97 ERA. Dan Meyer pitched an inning and a third of scoreless ball, as he struck out one. Kiko Calero pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out two. Leo Nunez pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit and a walk, as he struck out one. Matt Lindstrom pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up two hits and a walk.
The Phils had eight hits in the game. Ryan Howard led the team with two hits, raising his batting average to .263, with one of the hits being a double. Chase Utley, Jayson Werth, Pedro Feliz, Carlos Ruiz, Brett Myers and Matt Stairs had the other four hits, with Ruiz and Stairs hits being solo home runs, bringing in the Phils’ only runs. The Phils will regroup tonight, hoping to take advantage of the hapless Nationals.
The Phillies (25-2o, 2nd) will start a three-games weekend series tonight with the Nationals (13-33, 5th) at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 7:05 pm Easten. The Phils’ starter will be J.A. Happ (2-0, 2.60), who is coming off a no-decision as he pitched an excellent game on May 23 against the Yankees, going six innings, giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out four, in the Phils’ 5-4 lost. He will be going for his first win of the season as a starter. The Nationals will counter with Ross Detwiler (0-0, 2.45), who is coming off a no-decision against the Orioles on May 23, where he pitched six innings, giving up a runs on one hit and four walks, as he struck out four, in the Nationals’ 2-1 lost. He is still looking for his first win. The Phils will be trying to make it five wins in a row against the Nats as they try to establish dominance at home.
Brad Lidge is able to stop a Marlins’ rally in the ninth, preserving the win for Joe Blanton, as the Phils defeat the fish, 5-3.
Joe Blanton pitched seven shut out innings, which was almost wasted in the ninth until Brad Lidge was able to come in and shut the door, redeeming himself for his two blown weekend saves as the Phils held on the defeat the pesky fish, 5-3.
The Phils took the lead in the first, as, with the bases loaded, via Jimmy Rollins reaching first on a Hanley Ramirez’s throwing error, a double by Shane Victorino, sending Rollins over to third base, and a walk to Chase Utley, and nobody out, Ryan Howard received an RBI walk, forcing in Rollins, giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead, while moving both Victorino and Utley up a base. One batter later, Raul Ibanez would make it 2-0 Phils as he hits a sacrifice fly, for the inning’s first out, scoring Victorino from third, while sending Utley on to third. After a wild pitch sends Howard to second, and Jayson Werth strikes out for the inning’s second out, Pedro Feliz hits a two outs RBI single, scoring Utley, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, while sending Howard over to third base. The Phils would add to their lead in the sixth as, with a runner on first, and two men out, Victorino hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, who had been safe at first on a force out, 5-4, as Phils’ starter Joe Blanton, who had reached base earlier on a walk, was out at second, but not before disrupting Marlins’ second baseman Dan Uggla’s throw to first base with a take-out slide, making it 4-0 Phils. In the seventh, after Joe Blanton had finished his strong effort by striking out his eleventh Marlin batter, the Phils added an insurance run, as with one man on and two men out, Feliz hits an RBI double, scoring Werth, who had earlier doubled. That would turn out to be important in the top of the ninth. With one man out, Chad Durbin walks Uggla, putting a man on first. Cody Ross follows with a single, putting runners on first and second, as Uggla moved up a base. Chris Coghlan then walks, loading the bases. Charlie Manuel then took out Durbin and brought in Scott Eyre to face pinch hitter Ross Gload. Gload hits a grounder to first, that was scooped up by Howard. The play should’ve ended the ballgame with a double play, 3-6-3, but instead, Howard threw the ball pass Rollins, thus allowing both Uggla and Ross to score, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 5-2, while sending Coghlan all the way to third, and Gload to second, with still one man out. Manuel then came back out and called for Brad Lidge. He then walks Emilio Bonifacio, reloading the bases. Lidge then got Jeremy Hermida to ground out, 3-1, for the inning’s second out, while Coghlan scored, making it a 5-3 Phils’ lead, while sending Gload to third and Bonifacio to second. Lidge then ended the game by striking out Wes Helms, recording his ninth save of the year.
Joe Blanton got the win as he pitched seven shut out innings, giving up only five hits and two walks, while striking out eleven batters. His record is now 3-3 with a 6.14 ERA. Ryan Madson pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out one. Chad Durbin pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on one hit and two walks. Scott Eyre pitched to one batter, who got on base on an error. Brad Lidge picked up the save, his ninth of the season, as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up just a walk, while striking out one. Andrew Miller took the lost, pitching six innings, giving up four runs, only two of which were earned, on seven hits and four walks, while he struck out four. His record is now 1-2 with an ERA of 4.55. Christopher Leroux pitched two innings in relief, giving up a run on three hits.
The Phillies collected ten hits in the game. Shane Victorino got the most hits as he went four for five, including two doubles, as he knocked in a run, while also scoring one, raising his season average to .284. Pedro Feliz was next with two hits, while Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez, Jayson Werth and Carlos Ruiz had the other four hits. Ryan Howard and Ibanez both knocked in a run, while Feliz would knock in two, to go along with Victorino’s RBI.
The Phillies (25-19, 1st) will tonight conclude their three-games series with the Marlins (21-26, 4th). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and will start at 7:05 pm. The Phillies’ starter will be Brett Myers (4-2, 4.34), who is coming off his best start of the season as he tamed the Yankees on May 22, pitching eight innings, giving up just three runs on eight hits, while striking out five, in the Phillies’ 7-3 win. He will be going for his fourth straight victory. The Marlins will counter with Burke Badenhop (2-2, 5.75), who is coming off a no-decision against the Rays on May 23, where he pitched an inning and a third in relief, giving up a run on three hits and a walk, in the Marlins’ 10-3 lost. He will be out there trying to tame the Phils’ bats. The Phils will be trying to win their fourth straight series, while preparing to meet the lowly Nationals on Friday. They still lead the Mets by half a game.
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