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The Phils rally from behind before winning in extra-innings, 7-5, taking the series from the Padres.

Philadelphia_PhilliesAfter allowing the Padres to build up a 5-2 lead, the Phils come from behind to tie the game up at 5-5, before winning it in the 13th inning, 7-5, to take the series from the Padres.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Michael Young hits an RBI double, knocking in Chase Utley, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the top of the second as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Delmon Young, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on John Mayberry, Jr.’s fly out to center, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Padres cut the Phils’ lead in the bottom of the third as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Logan Forsythe hits an RBI double, knocking in Pedro Ciriaco, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Robbie Erlin’s sacrifice bunt, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead. The Padres tied the game up at two-all one batter later as, with a man on second, and with still one man out, Chris Denorfia hits a single, which is then deflected off of right fielder D. Young, allowing Forsythe to score on the missed catch error. The Padres took the lead in the bottom of the fifth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Denorfia hits a two-run home run, his sixth home run of the season, scoring Forsythe, who had just hit a ground-rule double, giving the Padres a 4-2 lead. The Padres then made it a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth as, with a man on second, and with nobody out, Kyle Blanks hits an RBI double, knocking in Chase Headley, who had started the inning off with a double. The Phils got a run back in the top of the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, knocking in Dom Brown, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Ruiz’s single, making it a 5-3 Padres’ lead, while sending Ruiz, who had just singled, up to second base. The Phils tied the game up at five-all in the top of the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, D. Young hits a two-run home run, his seventh home run of the season, scoring Brown, who had just doubled. The Phils retook the lead in the top of the thirteenth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Ben Revere hits a grounder that is missed played by second baseman Forsythe, becoming a fielding error, which allows Revere to reach first base, before Forsythe threw towards home plate in an attempt to throw out Utley, who had started the inning off being hit by a pitch, before moving up to second base on Brown’s walk, as he was trying to score, after having first run past third base, but Forsythe’s throw bounce off of catcher Nick Hundley, allowing Utley to score on Forsythe’s throwing error, giving the Phils a 6-5 lead. On the same play, as the ball gets away from Hundley, Brown, who had just walked, and had gone to first second base and then to third base on the play, also headed for home, soon crossing the plate ahead of pitcher Tommy Layne’s attempt to tag him out, giving the Phils a 7-5 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his fifteenth save of the year by pitching a scoreless bottom of the thirteenth.

Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up five runs, four of which were earned, on seven hits and two walks, while striking out five. J.C. Ramirez, Phillippe Aumont and Jake Diekman combined for five scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Diekman) and two walks (Aumont) between them, while striking out two (Ramirez (1), Aumont (1)). Joe Savery (1-0, 2.25) got the win as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon received his fifteenth save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Robbie Erlin also received a no-decision as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on four hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Nick Vincent collected his first hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Joe Thatcher collected his ninth hold of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Luke Gregerson committed his fourth blown save of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Dale Thayer, Tim Stauffer and Huston Street combined for five scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Street) between them, while striking out two (Thayer (1), Stauffer (1)). Tommy Layne (0-2, 2.45) took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two unearned runs on a hit batter and a walk. Tyson Ross pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit.

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Dom Brown (Single, Double), Delmon Young (Double, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Carlos Ruiz (Singles, RBI), all leading the team with two hits each. Chase Utley (Single), Michael Young (Double, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen (Single, RBI), had the other four Phils’ hit. The last two Phils’ run came in on a couple of errors. The Phils also had three walks (Jimmy Rollins, Brown, Ruiz), a sacrifice fly (Ruiz), a sacrifice bunt (Cole Hamels) and a hit batter (Utley)) in the ballgame.

The Phils (38-41, 3rd East) start a four-games series with the Dodgers (35-42, 5th West) starting with a night game tonight. The game is to be played at Dodgers Stadium and is to start at 10:10 pm EDT (7:10 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Jonathan Pettibone (3-3, 4.14), who is coming off a no-decision against the Mets on June 22, as he went six innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out one, in the Phils’ 8-7 walk-off win. Pettibone will once again be looking for his fourth win of the season, hoping that the Phils’ bullpen will not allow this one to get out of hand. The Dodgers will counter with Zack Greinke (4-2. 3.79), who is coming off a win against the Padres on June 22, as he went eight innings, giving up a run on four hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Dodgers’ 6-1 win. He’ll be out to beat the Phils. The Phils will be out to continue their present winning streak on the west coast.

The Phils recover from Monday’s night lost as they defeat the Padres, 6-2.

Philadelphia_PhilliesAfter Monday’s night embarrassing extra-inning lost, the Phils come back to defeat the Padres, 6-2, evening the series at a game apiece.

The Padres took the lead in the bottom of the second as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Alexi Amarista hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, knocking in Kyle Blanks, who had started the inning off with a single, then went to third base on Yasmani Grandi’s double, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead, while sending Grandi, who had just doubled, over to third base. The Padres then made it a 2-0 lead one batter later as Pedro Ciriaco hits an RBI single, scoring Grandi. The Phils took the lead in the top of the third as, with two men on, and with two men out, Dom Brown hits a three-run home run, his twentieth home run of the season, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a walk, then went to third base on Michael Young’s single, and M. Young, who had earlier singled, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the top of the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Rollins and Chase Utley, with Rollins stopping at third base, and a walk to Ryan Howard, moving Utley up to second base, and with one man out, Brown walks, forcing in Rollins, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead, while moving both Utley and Howard up a base, leaving the bases loaded. The Phils then took a 5-2 lead as, with John Mayberry, Jr. batting, Utley would score on pitcher Brad Brach’s wild pitch, while Howard would move up to third base, and Brown went to second base. The Phils then increased their lead as Mayberry hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Howard, giving the Phils a 6-2 lead. That would end up being the final score as Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless ninth, first striking out Chris Denorfia on a called third strike, then Logan Forsythe, swinging, after allowing two runners to get into scoring position with one man out, to end the game.

Kyle Kendrick (7-4, 3.46) got the win as he pitched eighth strong innings, giving up two runs on seven scattered hits and a hit batter, while striking out six. Antonio Bastardo threw a scoreless inning, as he gave up two hits, while striking out two. Jason Marquis (9-3, 3.99) took the lost as he pitched four and one-third innings, giving up six runs on six hits and five walks, while striking out four. Brad Branch pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a walk and a wild pitch. Tyson Ross, Dale Thayer and Tommy Layne combined for four scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Thayer) and a walk (Layne) between them, while striking out three Phils (Ross (1), Layne (2)).

The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Michael Young leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Chase Utley (Single), Dom Brown (Home Run, 4 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and Carlos Ruiz (Single) had the other five Phils’ hits. The final Phil run came in on a wild pitch. The Phils also had seven walks (Rollins, Utley (2), Howard, Brown, Ben Revere (2)), a sacrifice fly (Mayberry) and two stolen bases (Rollins (8), Utley (6)) in the ballgame.

The Phils (37-41, 3rd East) will conclude their series with the Padres (39-39, 3rd West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Petco Park and is to start at 10:10 pm EDT (7:10 PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (2-11, 4.50) who is coming off a lost against the Mets on June 21, as he went six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 4-3 lost. He will be trying once again win his third start of the season. The Padres will counter with Robbie Erlin (1-0 , 4.15), who is coming off a win against the Blue Jays on June 1, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on eight hits, while striking out four, in the Padres’ 4-3 win. He will be trying to give the Pardes the series’ win. The Phils will be trying to win the series from the Padres.

The Phils’ offense spoil another good pitching performance by their ace as they lose to the Padres, 2-1.

The Phils’ offense once again spoil another good start by Roy Halladay as they drop a close one to the Padres, 1-0.

The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI double, scoring John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier doubled, givjng the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Padres tied the game up at one-all in the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Will Venable hits an RBI double, knocking in Jason Bartlett, who had started the inning off with a double. The Padres took the lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Camreon Maybin, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third on John Baker’s single, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Dale Thayer threw his third save of the season by striking out Hunter Pence, swinging.

Roy Halladay (3-3, 3.20) took the lost as he threw seven strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, as he struck out ten. Chad Qualls and Jonathan Papelbon threw two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Qualls)  and a walk (Qualls) between them, while striking out one (Qualls). Edinson Volquez (2-2, 2.79) got the win as he threw six strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and two walks, while striking out five. Luke Gregorson collected his fifth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Andrew Cashner picked up his fourth hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Dale Thayer collected his third save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (2 Singles, Double) leading the team with three hits. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Placido Polanco (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), Freddy Galvis (Double, RBI) and pinch hitter Juan Pierre (Single) had the other five Phils’ hits, as the offense once again allowed late opportunities to slip away.

The Phils (15-19, 5th East) will conclude their series with the Padres (12-22, 5th West) with a game now in progress.

33 games in 31 days: Game #30: The Phils finally end their losing streak as the offense explode for nine runs, as they defeat the Mets, 9-4.

The Phils losing streak end at eight games as the offense explodes to score nine runs in the first four innings, as they defeat the Mets, 9-4.

The Phils took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits a two-run home run, his twenty-first home run of the season and his tenth as a Phil, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the game off with a single, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. Three batters later, with runners on second and third, and with still one man out, Raul Ibanez hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third on Shane Victorino’s double, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Chase Utley hits an RBI single, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Roy Halladay’s sacrifice bunt, 3-4, before going to third on Rollins’ ground out, 4-3, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead. The Phils then made it a 5-0 lead in the third as, with one man on, and with two men out, Placido Polanco hits an RBI double, knocking in Ibanez, who had just singled. The Phils tried to add to their lead two batters later, after Ruiz is intentionally walked, when Halladay hits a single to right, and Juan Samuel decided to send Polanco home. Polanco is easily cut down by a strong one-hop throw by right fielder Mike Baxter, as catcher Ronny Paulino blocked the plate before tagging out a sliding Polanco. The Phils then made it a 6-0 lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Pence hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, while sending Utley, who had earlier walked, on to third base. The Phils then took a 7-0 lead as Howard hits an RBI single, scoring Utley, while sending Pence on to second base. Three batters later, now with the bases loaded, after Ibanez is hit by a pitch, moving up a base both Pence and Howard, before John Mayberry, Jr. is sent in to pitch run for Howard on second base, and now with two men out, the Phils made it a 9-0 lead as Ruiz hits a two-run single, scoring both Pence and Mayberry, Jr., while sending Ibanez up to second base. The Mets threaten to  get on the scoreboard in the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Jason Pridie, a single by Jose Reyes, sending Pridie to third base, and a walk to Willie Harris, moving Reyes up to second base, and with two men out, before Halladay finally ended the threat by getting Nick Evans to strike out, swinging. The Mets finally got on the board in the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Paulino hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the year, scoring Baxter, who had earlier walked, making it a 9-2 Phils’ lead. Two batters later, after Pridie had reached base with a triple, the Mets made it a 9-3 Phils’ lead as pinch hitter Valentino Pascucci hits an RBI single, scoring Pridie. The Mets then made it a 9-4 Phils’ lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Justin Turner hits an RBI double, scoring Evans, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Ryan Madson threw a scoreless ninth, as he got Turner to fly out to center for the game’s final out.

Roy Halladay (19-6, 2.35) gets the win as he pitched six shutout innings, giving up just four hits and a walk, while striking out three. Antonio Bastardo pitched one-third of an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out one. Vance Worley pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out three. Ryan Madson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out one. Mike Pelfrey (7-13, 4.74) took the lost as he lasted only three innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk, while striking out one. D. J. Carrasco pitched an inning, giving up four runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out two. Dale Thayer, Ryota Igarashi, Pedro Beato and Josh Stinson combined for five scoreless innings, giving up six hits (Thayer (3), Igarashi (1), Beato (1), Stinson (1)) and two walks (Igarashi (1), Stinson (1)), while striking out three (Thayer (2), Stinson (1)) between them.

The Phils had nineteen hits in the ballgame, with Carlos Ruiz leading the team with four hits, all singles, as he knocked in two runs. Jimmy Rollins (Singles) and Hunter Pence (Single, Triple, Home Run, 3 RBIs) followed with three hits each. Ryan Howard (Singles, RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Singles), were next with two hits apiece. Chase Utley (Single), Shane Victorino (Double), Raul Ibanez (Single, RBI), Placido Polanco (Single, RBI) and Roy Halladay (Single), had the other five Phils’ hits, as all of the starters had at least one hit in the game.

The Phils (99-60, 1st) will start their last three-games series of the regular season with the Braves (89-70, 2nd) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Turner Field and is in progress.

The Phils come from behind to beat the Mets, 5-2.

The Phils come from behind, scoring five unanswered runs, as they defeated the Mets, 5-2.

The Mets took a quick lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Justin Turner hits an RBI single, knocking in Jose Reyes, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets then added to their lead in the third as, once again, with Reyes on third, via a single, a steal of second base as Turner struck out, and then moving on to third base on a Carlos Beltran fly out, and with two men out, Jason Bay hits an RBI single, scoring Reyes, making it a 2-0 Mets’ lead. The Phils got on the board in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double, scoring Chase Utley, who had earlier doubled, cutting the Mets’ lead to 2-1. The Phils then tied the game up at two-all in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stole second base. The Phils then took a 4-2 lead as, with runners on the corners, and with still two men out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run double, scoring Utley, who had earlier stole second base, then went to third on Ronny Paulino’s throwing error and Placido Polanco, who had just walked. The Phils then made it a 5-2 lead in the ninth as, with one man on, and with two men out, pinch hitter Ben Francisco hits an RBI double, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier doubled. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, recording his eleventh save of the season.

Cole Hamels (7-2, 3.01) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out ten. Jose Contreras received his first hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out one. Ryan Madson then recorded his eleventh save of the year with a 1-2-3 inning. Mike Pelfrey received a no-decision as he pitched seven and two-third innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks. Michael O’Connor committed his first blown save of the year, before taking the lost (0-1, 1.35) as he pitched to one batter, giving up a run on a hit to the only man that he faced. Jason Isringhausen also pitched to one batter, giving up a run, as the batter that he faced walked. Tim Byrdak pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Dale Thayer pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Single, Double, RBI) and Dom Brown (Single, Double) both leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Ryan Howard (Double, 2 RBIs), Raul Ibanez (Double, RBI) and pinch hitter Ben Francisco (Double, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits, as the offense seems to be getting into a grove since Utley’s return to the line-up.

The Phils (33-19, 1st) will conclude their three-games series with the Mets (23-28, 4th ) tomorrow with an afternoon game. The game will be played at Citi Field and will begin at 1:10 pm EDT. Vance Worley (2-0, 2.14) will start for the Phils, coming off a no-decision against the Reds on May 24, as he went five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and four walks, while striking out three, in the Phils’ 6-3 lost. He will once again try for his third win. The Mets will counter with Jon Niese (3-5, 4.33), who is coming off a lost against the Cubs on May 24, as he pitched five innings, giving up six runs, only two of which were earned,  on seven hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Mets’ 11-1 lost. He will be trying to keep the Mets from being swept. The Phils will be out to finish the series with a sweep.