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Phils win their opening spring training road game as they defeat the Yanks, 3-1.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils win their first Grapefruit League game of 2015 as they defeat the Yanks in Tampa, Fla., winning 3-1.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the second as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Cord Phelps hits an RBI single, knocking in Darin Ruf, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third base on Grady Sizemore’s ground out, 3-1, for the inning’s second out, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the top of the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Maikel Franco hits an RBI single, knocking in Odubel Herrera, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Freddy Galvis’ sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, before Dom Brown, who had earlier walked, then went all the way to third on the hit, is gunned down at home plate, 8-1-2-5-2, trying to score after the errant throw to third base by center fielder Mason Williams, then being caught in a rather short run down before finally being tagged out by catcher Brian McCann for the inning’s final out. The Yanks got a run back in the bottom of the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via a lead-off double by Williams, a single by Cito Culver, sending Williams up to third base, and a walk to Alex Rodriguez, moving Culver up to second base, with pinch runner Kyle Higashioka replacing Rodriguez at first base, and with nobody out, Gary Sanchez hits a sacrifice fly to right, knocking in Williams, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils got the run base in the top of the seventh as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Aaron Altherr hits an RBI single, knocking in Herrera, who had earlier singled, stole second base, then moved up to third base on Galvis’ ground out, 5-3, for the inning’s second out, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Justin De Fratus collected his first save of the spring as he threw a scoreless ninth, striking out Nick Noonan, looking, for the game’s final out.

Kevin Slowey (1-0, 0.00) gets the win as he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Paul Clemens followed with two scoreless innings, as he gave up a walk. Ethan Martin pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Hector Neris pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out two. Justin De Fratus received his first save of the spring as he pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Nathan Eovaldi (0-1, 4.50) took the lost as he threw two innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Andrew Miller pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Kyle Davies pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, a walk and a hit batter. Danny Burawa pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. James Pazos pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Wilking Rodriguez and Tyler Webb combined for two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter each.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Odubel Herrera leading the club with three hits, all singles, followed by Cord Phelps (RBI) with two hits, both singles. Maikel Franco (Single, RBI), Darin Ruff (Double) and Aaron Altherr (Single, RBI), had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils’ offense also had a walk (Dom Brown), a hit batter (Gary Sizemore), three stolen bases (Herrera) and a sacrifice bunt (Freddy Galvis) in the game. The defense performed two double plays.

The next Phils’ (1-0-1) Grapefruit League game will be played tomorrow afternoon against the Houston Astros (0-0) at Osceola County Stadium in Osceola, Florida. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EST. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee, who will be making his first start since his season ending operation. The Astros will counter with Collin McHugh. The Phils will be going for their second straight victory on the road.

The Phillies start their 2015 spring training season with a 5-5 tie with the visiting Yankees.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phillies begin their grapefruit league season with a tie against the visiting Yanks, as they allow a victory to slip away from them as they give up four runs in the top of the ninth.

The Yanks took the lead in the top of the first as, with two men on, and with two men out, Jose Pirela hits an RBI single, knocking in Chris Young, who had earlier singled, then moved up to third base on Garrett Jones’ single to right on a ball that was deflected by first baseman Ryan Howard, giving the Bronx Bombers a 1-0 lead, while sending Jones, who had just singled, up to third base. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the bottom of the fourth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Howard redeemed himself with an RBI single, knocking in Freddy Galvis, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Grady Sizemore’s single. The Phils then took the lead three batters later, after Dom Brown had loaded up the bases with a single, moving up a base both Sizemore and Howard, and with one man out, as Cody Asche hits a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Sizemore, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then made it a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Cameron Rupp, who had started the inning off with a walk, moved up to second base on Ben Revere’s ground out, 3-unassisted, for the inning’s first out, them went to third base on Galvis’ ground out, 4-3, for the inning’s second out, scored on a balk by pitcher Diego Moreno, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the bottom of the seventh as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Cesar Hernandez, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base as Koyje Hill strikes out for the inning’s first out, scores on a throwing error by Yanks’ second baseman Rob Refsnyder on a grounder by Odubel Herrera, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead, while Herrera would move up to second base on the errant throw. The Phils then took a 5-1 lead two batters later as, now with two men out, Aaron Altherr hits an RBI single, knocking in Herrera. The Yanks would come back in the top of the ninth as, with a runner on third and with two men out, Jake Cave hits an RBI infield single, knocking in Mason Williams, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Cole Figueroa’s ground out, 6-3, making it a 5-2 Phils’ lead. The Yanks then tied the game up at five-all two batters later as, after Slade Heathcott hits a single, moving Cave up a base, with still two men out, Aaron Judge hits a three-run home run, his first home run of the spring, scoring both Cave and Heathcott. That would end up being the final score as the Phils ruined a two on, one out, opportunity in the bottom of the ninth.

David Buchanan pitched two innings for the Phils, giving up a run on five hits. Jerome Williams, Joely Rodriguez and Jeanmar Gomez followed with six scoreless innings between them, giving up three hits (Williams (1), Gomez (2)) and two walks (Rodriguez (1), Gomez (1)), while striking out three (one each). Mario Hollands pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up four runs on five hits, while striking out one. Luis Garcia pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only batter that he would face. Adam Warren pitched two scoreless innings for the Yanks, giving up a hit. Luis Severino pitched an inning and a third, giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out two batters. Diego Moreno pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a run on a walk and a balk, while striking out a batter. Nick Goody pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jacob Lindgren pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two unearned runs on two hits, while striking out a batter. Branden Pinder pitched one and a third innings, striking out a batter. Chasen Shreve pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and hitting a batter, while striking out two.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, all singles, with Ryan Howard leading the team with two hits, knocking in a run. Freddy Galvis, Grady Sizemore, Aaron Altherr (RBI), Dom Brown, Cesar Hernandez and Cord Phelps had the other six hits, while Cody Asche had the other RBI via a sacrifice fly, while the other two Phils’ runs came in on a balk and an error. The Phils’ offense also had a walk (Cameron Rupp) and two stolen bases (Brown (1), Hernandez (1)) in the game. The Phils’ defense performed a double play.

The next Phils spring training game will be played tomorrow afternoon against the Yankees in Tampa Bay at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EST. Kevin Slowey will be starting for the Phils while Nathan Eovaldi will start for the Yanks. The Phils will hopefully have a better result than the one they had this afternoon.

The Phils end their three-game losing streak as Cole Hamels once again pitches well against his home town team as the Phils defeat the Padres, 5-2.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils end their losing streak as Cole Hamels once more defeat his home town team as the Phils beat the Padres, 5-2.

The Padres took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Cameron Maybin hits an RBI single, knocking in Tommy Medica, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. The Phils took the lead in the top of the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Darin Ruf, Dom Brown and Carlos Ruiz, and with nobody out, Freddy Galvis hits a two-run single, knocking in Ruf and Brown, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Ruiz up to second base. The Phils added to their lead two batters later, after Cole Hamels had hit a sacrifice bunt, 5-4, moving both runners up a base, putting runners on second and third, and with one man out, Ben Revere hits a two-run ground-rule double, scoring both Ruiz and Galvis, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Phils added an insurance run in the top of the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Ruiz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Ruf, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third base on Brown’s single, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. The Padres got a run back in the bottom of the ninth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Alexi Amarista hits an RBI single, scoring Maybin, who had earlier walked, then went to second base on defensive indifference, making it a 5-2 Phils’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Ken Giles struck out Seth Smith, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels (9-7, 2.47) got the win as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up a run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Jake Diekman pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Ken Giles pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Eric Stults (7-17, 4.59) took the lost as he pitched just four and one-third innings, giving up four runs on six hits, as he struck out two. R. J. Alvarez pitched two-thirds of an inning, walking a batter. Joe Wieland pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Leonel Campos and Alex Torres combines for two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter (Campos) between them.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Single, Double, 2 RBIs), Darin Ruf (Single, Double) and Dom Brown (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Maikel Franco (Double), Carlos Ruiz (Single, RBI) and Freddy Galvis (Single, 2 RBIs) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had a walk (Chase Utley), a stolen base (Ben Revere (46)) and a sacrifice bunt (Cole Hamels) while the defense performed two double plays.

The Phils (70-82, 5th NL East) will conclude their four-game series with the Padres (70-81, 3rd NL West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at 9:10 pm EDT (6:10 pm PDT) and will be played at Petco Park.  The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (9-12, 4.72), who is coming off a win against the Marlins on September 13, as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up a run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 2-1 win. He will be trying for his tenth win of the season, which would give his ten or more wins for the third straight season. The Padres will counter with Robbie Erlin (3-4, 4.89) , who is coming off a no-decision against the Rockies on September 7, as he pitched two innings in relief, giving up three runs on five hits, in the Padres’ 6-0 lost. He will be trying to give the Padres the series win. The Phils will be trying to leave San Diego with a split.

The Phils defeat the Brewers after a five-run offensive explosion in the top of the second, before hanging on to win, beating the Brew Crew 9-7.

Philadelphia_PhilliesA five-run outburst in the second inning leads to the Phils defeating the Brewers, 9-7.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man on, Chase Utley hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Ben Revere, who had started the game off with a single, moved up to second base on pitcher Wily Peralta’s wild pitch, then went to third base on Jimmy Rollins’ ground out, three-unassisted, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Brewers tied the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with one man out, Scotter Gennett hits a solo home run, his seventh home run of the season. The Brewers took the lead four batters later as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Jonathan Lucroy, and then walks to first Aramis Ramirez and then Khris Davis, and with one man still out, Lyle Overbay hits a grand-slam home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Lucroy, Ramirez and Davis, giving the Brewers a 5-1 lead. The Phils got a run back in the top of the second as, with the bases loaded, via a lead-off single by Marlon Byrd, a single by Cody Asche, sending Byrd up to second base, and a walk to Dom Brown, moving up both runners, and with nobody out, Koyle Hill hits an RBI infield single, scoring Byrd, making it a 5-2 Brewers’ lead, while moving both Asche and Brown up a base, leaving the bases loaded. After Kyle Kendrick had hit into a force play at the plate, 1-2, for the inning’s first out, forcing out Asche as catcher Lucroy touch home plate, as Brown and Hill both moved up a base, while Kendrick would be safe at first, the Phils made it a 5-4 Brewers’ lead as Revere hits a ground-rule double, knocking in both Brown and Hill, while sending Kendrick all the way to third base. The Phils then took the lead two batters later, after Rollins had walked to reload the bases, as Utley hits a two-run single, knocking in Kendrick and Revere. giving the Phils a 6-5 lead, while sending Rollins up to second base. The Phils increased their lead in the top of the third as, with one man out, Brown hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 7-5 lead. The Phils then made it a 9-5 lead in the top of the fifth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Brown hits a two-run single, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Asche’s double, and Asche, who had just doubled. The Brewers cut the Phils’ lead down to 9-7 as, with one man on, and with one man out, pinch-hitter Mark Reynolds hits a two-run home run, his fourteenth home run of the season, scoring Logan Schafer, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-first save of the season as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Overbay to ground out, 6-3, for the game’s final out.

Kyle Kendrick (4-8, 4.46) got the win as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs on eleven hits and two walks, while striking out two. Justin De Fratus collected his second hold of the season as he went two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face. Jake Diekman received his twelfth hold of the season as he also went two-thirds of an inning, striking out both men whom he would face. Ken Giles received his second hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits. Jonathan Papelbon collected his twenty-first save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Wily Peralta (9-6, 3.95) took the lost as he pitched four and one-third innings, giving up nine runs on eight hits, three walks and a wild pitch, while striking out four. Tom Gorzelanny, Brandon Kintzler, Zach Duke, Wei-Chung Wang and Francisco Rodriguez combined for four and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Gorzelanny (1), Rodriguez (1)) between them, while striking out three Phils (Kintzler (1), Wang (1), Rodriguez (1)).

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Single, Double, 2 RBIs), Chase Utley (Singles, 3 RBIs), Cody Asche (Single, Double) and Dom Brown (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) all leading the team with two hits each. Marlon Byrd and Koyle Hill (RBI) had the last two Phils’ hits, both singles. The Phils also had three walks (Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Brown), two stolen bases (Rollins (17), Utley (3)) and a sacrifice fly (Utley) in the game.

The Phils (39-51, 5th NL East) continue their series with the Brewers (52-39, 1st Central) with a ballgame tonight. The game is to start at 8:10 pm EDT (7:10 pm CDT) at Miller Park. The Phils plan to send to the mound Roberto Hernandez (3-8, 4.48), who is coming off a lost against the Pirates on July 4, as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on ten hits and four walks, while striking out three, in the Phils’ 8-2 lost. Hernandez will be trying to increase the Phils’ present winning streak to three games. The Brewers will counter with Kyle Lohse (9-3, 3.18), who is coming off a lost against the Reds on July 4, as he threw five innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on seven hits and a walk, while striking out eight, in the Brewers’ 4-2 lost. He will once again be going for his tenth win of the year. The Phils will be trying for their third straight win against the Brewers.

 

Phils lose their series with the Mets as they play three straight extra-innings games, winning the first game, before losing the last two.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils played three straight extra-innings games with the Mets, winning the first one by the score of 6-5 in fourteeninnings, before losing the second one, also played in fourteen innings, by the score of 5-4, and then the final one in eleven innings by the score of 4-3.

On Friday night, the Mets took the lead in the top of the second as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Lucas Duda hits an RBI double, knocking in Curtis Granderson, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Bobby Abreu’s walk, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead, while sending Abreu, who had just walked, over to third base. The Mets then took a 2-0 lead as Travis d’Arnaud hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, scoring Abreu, while sending Duda up to third base. The Mets then made it a 3-0 lead as Ruben Tejada hits an RBI single, scoring Duda. The Phils got a run back in the bottom of the third as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, knocking in A.J. Burnett, who had started the inning off with a single, moved up to second base on Jimmy Rollins’ single, before moving up to third base on right fielder Abreu’s fielding error, making it a 3-1 Mets’ lead, while sending Rollins, who had just singled, up to second base. The Phils’ took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Dom Brown hits a three-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Marlon Byrd, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Carlos Ruiz’s single, and Ruiz, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. The Mets retook the lead in the top of the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Abreu hits a two-run double, scoring Juan Lagares, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Daniel Murphy’s walk, and Murphy, who had just walked, giving the Mets a 5-4 lead. The Phils tied the game up at five-all in their half of the fifth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Brown hits into an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Byrd, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Ruiz’s double, while sending Ruiz, who had just doubled, on to third base. The Phils would win the game in the bottom of the fourteenth as, with the bases loaded, via Byrd reaching first base on right fielder Chris Young’s fielding error of his fly ball, before going on to second base on the error, a single by Ruiz, sending Byrd up to third base, and an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Cesar Hernandez, moving Ruiz up to second base, and with nobody out, Reid Brignac hits an RBI single, knocking in Byrd with the winning run, giving the Phils a 6-5 walk-off win.

A. J. Burnett received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up five runs on five hits and six walks, while striking out eleven. Jake Diekman, Mike Adams, Jonathan Papelbon, Antonio Bastardo and Mario Hollands combined for five scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Diekman (1), Papelbon (2)) and three walks (Adams) between them, while striking out six (Diekman (1), Adams (1), Papelbon (1), Bastardo (2), Hollands (1)). Justin De Fratus (1-0, 3.86) got the win as he threw two scoreless innings, walking a batter, while striking out two. Rafael Montero pitched only three and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on seven hits and two walks. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on a hit and two walks, while striking out one. Josh Edgin, Jeurys Familia, Scott Rice, Carlos Torres and Vic Black combined for eight scoreless innings, giving up four hits (Familia (1), Rice (1), Black (2)) and four walks (Familia (1), Torres (1), Black (2)) between them, while striking out eight (Familia (3), Rice (1), Torres (2), Black (2)). Jenrry Mejia (4-2, 3.97) took the lost as he pitched to four batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up a run on three hits and a walk.

The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz leading the team with four hits, three singles and a double, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Singles) and Reid Brignac (Singles, RBI) with two hits each. Ben Revere (Single), Chase Utley (Single, RBI), Marlon Byrd (Single), Dom Brown (Home Run, 4 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) and A.J. Burnett (Single), had the other six Phils’ hits. The Phils also had nine walks (Rollins (2), Utley, Byrd (2), Ruiz, Brignac (2), Hernandez) and a stolen base (Rollins (7)) in the game.

On Saturday afternoon, the Mets took the lead in the top of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Bobby Abreu hits an RBI single, knocking in Chris Young, who had started the game off with a single, moved up to second base on Daniel Murphy’s single, then went to third base on Curtis Granderson’s fly out to center, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead, while sending Murphy, who had earlier singled, up to third base. The Mets then took a 2-0 lead as, with runners once again on the corners, and with still two men out, Lucas Duda hits an RBI double, scoring Murphy, while sending Abreu up to third base. The Mets then made it a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth as, with two men out, Ruben Tejada hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season. The Mets added to their lead in the top of the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Tejada hits an RBI single, knocking in Abreu, who had earlier doubled, giving the Mets a 4-0 lead, while sending Duda, who had been intentionally walked, up to third base, while Tejada would move up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Phils got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits a three-run home run, his tenth home run of the season, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Chase Utley’s walk, and Utley, who had just walked, making it a 4-3 Mets’ lead. The Phils tied the game up at four-all in the bottom of the ninth as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Dom Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Marlon Byrd, who had lead-off the inning with a ground-rule double. The Mets retook the lead in the top of the fourteenth as, with two men on, and with two men out, David Wright hits an RBI single, knocking in Tejada, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on pinch-hitter Juan Legares’ sacrifice bunt, 5-4, giving the Mets a 5-4 lead, while sending Young, who had been intentionally walked, up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Carlos Torres collected his second save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, striking out Utley, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks, striking out five. Mario Hollands, Jake Diekman, Jonathan Papelbon and Jeff Manship (before getting injured) threw eight scoreless innings giving up two hits (Hollands (1), Papelbon (1)) and three walks (Hollands (2), Diekman (1)) between them, while striking out eight (Hollands (1), Papelbon (1), Manship (6)). Antonio Bastardo (3-3, 3.86) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and two walks. Jacob deGrom also received a no-decision as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out eleven. Josh Edgin pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man whom he would face. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Scott Rice pitched a third of an inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Jeurys Familia pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk, while striking out two. Buddy Carlyle (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched three scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Carlos Torres received his second save of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two.

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Single, Triple), Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) and Carlos Ruiz (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Chase Utley (Single), Marlon Byrd (Double) and Dom Brown (Single, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had six walks (Rollins, Utley (2), Byrd, Brown, Reid Brignac), a stolen Base (Revere (15)), a sacrifice bunt (Cesar Hernandez) and a runner caught stealing (Brown (1)) in the ballgame.

On Sunday afternoon, the Mets took the lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Chris Young hits a sacrifice fly to the third baseman in foul territory, scoring David Wright, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third base on Eric Campbell’s single, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Phils took the lead in their half of the fourth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run home run, his eleventh home run of the season, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Mets tied the game up at two-all in the top of the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Curtis Granderson hits a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Campbell, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on shortstop’s Jimmy Rollins’ fielding error of Chris Young’s grounder. The Mets took the lead in the top of the eleventh as, with a runner on first, and with two men out, Lucas Duda hits a two-run home run, his eighth home run of the year, knocking in Travis d’Arnaud, who had just walked. The Phils would get a run back in their half of the eleventh as, with one man out, Marlon Byrd hits a solo home run, his eight home run of the season, making it a 4-3 Mets’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Jenrry Mejia collected his sixth save of the season by getting Howard to ground out, 3-unassisted, for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on six hits and four walks, while he struck out eight. Cesar Jimenez, Jonathan Papelbon and Justin De Fratus combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Jimenez) between them, while striking out three (one batter each). Phillippe Aumont (0-1, 18.00) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, striking out two. Jon Niese also received a no-decision as he pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out six. Scott Rice and Vic Black pitched a scoreless inning. Josh Edgin (1-0, 1.59) got the win as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out the side. Jenrry Mejia received his sixth save of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit.

The Phils had nine hits in the game with Carlos Ruiz leading the team with two hits, a single and a double. Ben Revere (Single), Jimmy Rollins (Single), Marlon Byrd (Home Run, RBI), Ryan Howard (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Cesar Hernandez (Single), Cole Hamels (Single) and pinch-hitter Dom Brown (Single) had the other seven Phils’ hits. The Phils also had a walk (Revere) and a sacrifice bunt (Reid Brignac), while the defense committed two errors (Rollins (4), Brignac (1)) and performed a double play.

The Phils (24-30, 5th) conclude their five-game series with the Mets (27-29, 4th) with a game already in progress.

The Phils take the series from the Rockies in walk-off fashion on Ryan Howard’s three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, winning 6-3.

Philadelphia_PhilliesRyan Howard’s three-run home run caps a four-run ninth inning as the Phils win the series from the Rockies in walk-off fashion, winning 6-3.

The Rockies took the lead in the top of the third as Justin Morneau hits a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the season, giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead. The Rockies added to their lead three batters later as, with one man on, and with one man out, Wilin Rosario hits an RBI double, knocking in Corey Dickerson, who had earlier walked, giving the Rockies a 2-0 lead. The Phils would get a run back in their half of the third as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Chase Utley, making it a 2-1 Rockies’ lead. The Phils tied the game up at two-all in the bottom of the fifth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Marlon Byrd hits an RBI single, knocking in Ben Revere, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base as Jimmy Rollins strike out, swinging, for the inning’s first out, while sending Howard, who had just been intentionally walked, up to second base. The Rockies tried to take the lead in the top of the seventh as they had the bases loaded via a walk to Dickerson, a walk to Rosario, moving Dickerson up to second base, a Carlos Ruiz throwing error, as he tried to picked off Dickerson at second base, moving both runners up a base, and a walk to Josh Rutledge, and with nobody out, pitcher Mike Adams, after he had replaced pitcher Antonio Bastardo on the mound, would get out of the inning by first getting pinch-hitter Carlos Gonzalez to hit into a 1-2-3 double play, as Dickerson is forced out at the plate for the inning’s first out, as Ruiz touched home plate, before throwing to first base, as Rosario moved up to third base and Rutledge moved up to second base, and then striking out pinch-hitter Troy Tulowitzki, swinging, for the inning’s final out. The Rockies regained the lead in the top of the eighth as, with one man out, DJ LeMahieu hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season, giving the Rockies a 3-2 lead. The Phils tied the game up at three-all in the bottom of the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Tony Gwynn, Jr., who had earlier reached base on second baseman Rutledge’s throwing error, then stopped at second base on Ben Revere’s single, while sending Revere, who had earlier singled, over to third base, before stopping at second base on the late throw to the plate. The Phils then won the game as Howard hits a three-run home run, his ninth home run of the year, knocking in Revere and Utley, giving the Phils a 6-3 walk-off win.

Roberto Hernandez received a no-decision as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on six hits and five walks, while striking out four. Antonio Bastardo pitched a third of an inning, plus three batters, as he walked four. Mike Adams pitched an inning, striking out a batter. Jake Diekman pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon (1-1, 1.86) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jordan Lyles also received a no-decision as he pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits, four walks and a wild pitch, as he struck out five. Matt Belisle pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Rex Brothers pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Nick Masset received his first hold of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. LaTroy Hawkins collected his first hold of the season, before taking the lost (2-1), as he went two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on a hit. Boone Logan received his third blown save of the season as he pitched to two batters, getting neither of them out, as he gave up two runs on two hits.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Singles), Chase Utley (Single, Double, RBI), Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, 4 RBIs) and Marlon Byrd (Singles, RBI) all leading the team with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins had the other Phil hit, a single. The Phils also had four walks (Rollins, Howard, Byrd, Dom Brown) and a stolen bases (Revere (13)), while the defense committed two errors (Cesar Hernandez (1), Ruiz (3)) and preformed a double play.

The Phils (23-27, 5th) will start a five-game series with the Mets (24-28, 4th) with a game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and it will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will start David Buchanan (1-0, 3.60), who is coming off a win against the Dodgers on May 24, as he pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits, while striking out two, in the Phils’ 5-3 win. He will be trying to add to his previous performance, while tying to lead the Phils to a series opening win. The Mets will counter with Zack Wheeler (1-5, 4.63), who is coming off a lost against the D-backs on May 24, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Mets’ 3-2 lost. He is still looking for his second win of the season. The Phils will be looking to take the first game of this long series from the Mets.

The Phils lose the weekend series to the Dodgers, losing the opener 2-0, then winning the middle game 5-3, before being humiliated by being no-hit in the final game, the first time in Philly in 45 years, losing 6-0.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils lose the three-game series with the Dodgers, getting humiliated in the final game by being no-hit at home for the first time in 45 years.

On Friday night, the Dodgers took the lead in the top of the first inning as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Yasiel Puig hits an RBI single, knocking in Dee Gordon, who had started the game off with a second, then stole first second base, then third base, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers then made it a 2-0 lead in the top of the second as Carl Crawford hits a lead-off home run, his fourth home run of the season, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. That would end up being the final score as the Phils would be three-hit in the game by Dodgers’ pitching, getting only a fourth inning double by Chase Utley, a sixth inning lead-off double by Jimmy Rollins and a lead-off single in the seventh inning by Ben Revere, as the offense is unable to cash in on several scoring opportunities in the later innings, before Kenley Jansen collect his fourteenth save of the year by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Tony Gwynn, Jr. to lined out to left for the game’s final out.

Roberto Hernandez (2-2, 3.83) took the lost as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and four walks, while striking out three. Mario Hollands pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men whom he would face. Antonio Bastardo pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out three, Clayton Kershaw (3-1, 3.49) got the win as he pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks, while striking out nine. Brandon League pitched to three batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up a hit and a walk. J.P. Howell collected his tenth hold of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up no hits. Brian Wilson collected his seventh hold of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Kenley Jansen received his fourteenth save of the season by pitching a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.

The Phils had only three hits in the game, a double by Jimmy Rollins, a double by Chase Utley and a single by Ben Revere. They also had four walks (Carlos Ruiz (2), Darin Ruf, Cesar Hernandez) and a sacrifice bunt (Tony Gwynn, Jr.) in the game, while the defense performed two double plays.

On Saturday night, the Phils took a quick 2-o lead in the bottom of the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Chase Utley, after catcher A.J. Ellis had made a foul pop error on a ball in foul territory, hits a two-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Ben Revere, who had started the inning off with a double. The Phils increased their lead in the bottom of the second as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Revere hits an RBI single, knocking in Cesar Hernandez, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on David Buchanan’s sacrifice bunt, 5-4, beating the throw to the plate, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, before moving up to second base on the throw to the plate. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead as Jimmy Rollins followed with an RBI single, scoring Revere. The Dodgers get a run back in the top of the fourth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Carl Crawford hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, scoring Justin Turner, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third base on Yasiel Puig’s infield single, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead, while sending Puig, who had earlier reached base on an infield single, then moved up to second base on Adrian Gonzalez’s soft ground out, 1-3, over to third base. The Dodgers then cut the Phils’ lead down to 4-2 in the top of the fifth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Dee Gordon hits an RBI single, scoring Erisbel Arruebarrena, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Dan Haren’s ground out, 6-3. The Phils would get the run back in their half of the fifth as, with a man on third, and with nobody out, Rollins hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Revere, who had earlier reached base on an infield single, then went all the way to third on pitcher Haren’s two-base throwing error, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead. The Dodgers made it a 5-3 Phils’ lead in the top of the sixth as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Puig, who had started the inning off with a triple, would score on Carlos Ruiz’s passed ball. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon received his thirteenth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke, swinging, for the game’s final out.

David Buchanan (1-0,  3.60) got the win, the first in his major league career, as he pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits, while striking out two. Jake Diekman received his sixth hold of the season as he pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit, a walk and a passed ball, while striking out one. Mike Adams collected his sixth hold of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon collected his thirteenth save of the season, as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out one. Dan Haren (5-3, 3.16) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up five runs, only two of which were earned, on six hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Paul Maholm pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a hit, a hit batter and a balk, while sriking out two.

The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Ben Revere (RBI) leading the team with four hits, three singles and a double. Jimmy Rollins (Single, 2 RBIs), Chase Utley (Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Marlon Byrd (Double), had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had two walks (Carlos Ruiz, Cesar Hernandez),  a hit batter (Byrd) and a sacrifice bunt (David Buchanan) in the game, while the defense had picked off a runner (Ruiz), committed an error (Buchanan (1)) and performed a double play.

On Sunday, the Dodgers took the lead in the top of the first as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Adrian Gonzalez hits an RBI double, knocking in Dee Gordon, who had started the game off with a single, stole second base, then stopped at third base on Carl Crawford’s fly out to center, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers increased their lead in the top of the first as Justin Turner hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the season, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. The Dodgers then made it a 3-0 lead in the top of the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Erisbel Arruebarrena hits an RBI single, knocking in Turner, before going to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Dodgers added to their lead in the top of the seventh as, with a man on second, and with nobody out, Gordon, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stole second base, would score on first baseman Ryan Howard’s fielding error of Crawford’s grounder, making it a 4-0 Dodgers’ lead, while Crawford would stop at second base. The Dodgers then made it a 5-0 lead two as, after Yasiel Puig hits a double, which sends Crawford on to third base, and with still nobody out, Adrian Gonzalez hits an RBI single, knocking in Crawford, while sending Puig up to third, putting runners on the corners. The Dodgers then added to their lead as Andre Ethier hits into a double play, 6-4-3, wiping out Gonzalez at second base for the inning’s first out, as Puig scores, making it a 6-0 Dodgers’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Josh Beckett pitches a no-hitter, the first pitched against the Phils since 1978 and the first pitched against them at home since 1969, as he struck out Chase Utley, looking, for the game’s final out.

A.J. Burnett (3-4, 3.51) took the lost as he pitched seven innings, giving up six runs, four of which were earned, on eleven hits and a walk, while striking out three. Jeff Manship pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter. Josh Beckett (3-1, 2.43) got the win as he pitched a complete game no-hitter, giving up three walks, while striking out six.

The Phils had no hits in the game. They had three walks (Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Marlon Byrd) in the game, while the defense committed an error (Ryan Howard (3)) and performed a double play.

The Phils (21-26, 54th NL East) start a three-game home series with the Rockies (27-23, 2nd NL West) with a game in progress.

The Phils win their third game in a row as they hold on to defeat the Marlins, defeating the fish, 6-5.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils hang on to win their third straight game, as they defeat the always pesky Marlins, 6-5.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the game off with a single, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, and sending Chase Utley, who has just walked, up to third base. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead as Marlon Byrd hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Utley. The Marlins got a run back in their half of the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Casey McGehee hits an RBI single, scoring Derek Dietrich, who had earlier been hit by a pitch, then stopped at second base on Giancarlo Stanton’s walk, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead, and sending Stanton, who had just walked, up to second base. The Marlins then made it two-all three batters later as, with the bases loaded, thanks to Garrett Jones’ single, moving up both runners, and now with two men out, Marcell Ozuna forced in a run with a walk, scoring Stanton, as McGehee and Jones both moved up a base. The Marlins took the lead in the bottom of the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Jones hits an RBI double, knocking in Stanton, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Marlins a 3-2 lead, before moving up to third base on the late throw to the plate. The Phils retook the lead in the top of the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Rollins hits a two-run home run, his sixth home run of the year, knocking in A.J. Burnett, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 4-3 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the top of the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Byrd, a walk to Cody Asche, a wild pitch by pitcher Brad Hand moving both runners up a base, and an intentional walk to Tony Gwynn, Jr., and with two-men out, pinch-hitter John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run single, knocking in Byrd and Asche, giving the Phils a 6-3 lead, and sending Gwynn up to third base. The Marlins get a run back in the bottom of the eighth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, after Asche had committed a foul pop error in foul territory, Jarrod Saltalamacchia hits an RBI single, scoring McGehee, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Jones’ double, making it a 6-4 Phils’ lead. The Marlins then made it a 6-5 Phils’ lead in the bottom of the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Jones hits an RBI single, knocking in Stanton, who had earlier been safe at first on a force out, 5-4, as Dietrich, who has been safe at first on an even earlier force out, 6-4, as Christian Yelich, who had started the inning off with a walk, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s first out, is forced out at second base for the inning’s second out, then moved up to second base on defensive indifference, while sending McGehee, who had just walked, up to third base. But that would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his twelfth save of the season by getting Saltalamacchia to fly out to center field for the game’s final out.

A.J. Burnett (3-3, 3.32) gets the win as he went five innings, giving up three runs on three hits, four walks and a hit batter, while striking out five. Jake Diekman collected his five hold of the year as he threw two scoreless innings, giving up a walk, while striking out three. Mike Adams also collected his fifth hold of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out one. Jonathan Papelbon received his twelfth save of the season by pitching an inning, giving up a run on a hit and two walks. Anthony De Sclafini (1-1, 5.56) took the lost as he pitched five and one-third innings, giving up five runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out two. Brad Hand pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, three walks and a wild pitch, while striking out one. Randy Wolf and A.J. Ramos combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Ramos) and three walks (Wolf (1), Ramos (2)) between them, while striking out four (two batters each).

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) leading the team with two hits. Chase Utley (Double), Ryan Howard (Double, RBI), Marlon Byrd (Double, RBI), Dom Brown (Single), A.J. Burnett (Double) and pinch-hitter John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, 2 RBIs), had the other six Phils’ hits. The Phils also had seven walks (Rollins, Carlos Ruiz, Utley, Howard, Cody Asche (2), Tony Gwynn, Jr.) and two stolen bases (Rollins (6), Gwynn (1)) in the game, while the defense committed an error (Asche).

The Phils (20-22, 4th) continue their series with the Marlins (23-23, 3rd) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Marlins Park and is to start at 7:10 pm EST. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (0-4, 3.96), who is coming off a lost against the Reds on May 16, as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Phils 3-0 lost to the Reds. He is still looking for his first win since 2013, while hoping that the Phils’ offense will finally help him out. The Marlins will counter with Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 3.62), who is coming off a lost to the Giants on May 15, as he went four and a third innings, giving up six runs on nine hits and two walks, while striking out two, in the Marlins’ 6-4 lost. He will be trying to even the series. The Phils will be trying for their fourth straight win and their second straight series win, while trying to give Kendrick his first win as a starter since last season.

The Phils take the series from the Reds after being shutout in the opening game by the score of the 3-0, as an offensive outsburst leads to their winning the final two games by the scores of 12-1 and 8-3.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils take the weekend series from the Reds, losing the series’ opener, 3-0, before busting out the bats to win the final two games by 12-1 and 8-3.

On Friday night, the Reds took the lead in the top of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Devin Mesoraco hits a three-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Billy Hamilton, who had had started the game off with a single, moved up to second base on Skip Schumaker’s single, then went to third on Brandon Phillips’ fly out to center field, and Schumaker, who had earlier singled, giving the Reds a 3-0 lead. That would end up being the final score as Phils’ starter Kyle Kendrick would calm down for the next six innings, giving up only one more hit, while the Phils’ bullpen would blank the Reds’ offense for the final two innings, as Reds’ pitching would keep the Phils off the scoreboard for a second straight game, only giving up six hits, before Aroldis Chapman recorded his second save of the season by pitching a scoreless ninth, getting pinch-hitter Cesar Hernandez to strike out, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Kyle Kendrick (0-4, 3.96) took the lost as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out five. Antonio Bastardo and Roberto Hernandez combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Hernandez) and a walk (Hernandez) between them, while striking out four (Bastardo (3), Hernandez (1)). Alfredo Simon (5-2, 2,45) got the win as he went seven and two-thirds shut out innings, giving up just five hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Manny Parra collected his fifth hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man he would face. Aroldis Chapman received his second save of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two.

The Phils had only six hits in the game, with Cody Asche (2 Singles, Double) leading the team with three hits, followed by Chase Utley (Singles) with two hits. Carlos Ruiz had the Phil’s other hit, a single. The Phils also had two walks (Jimmy Rollins, John Mayberry, Jr.) and a hit batter (Ruiz) in the game.

On Saturday night, the Reds took the lead in the top of the first as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Zack Cozart, a walk by Brandon Phillips and an infield single by Todd Frazier, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Ryan Ludwick hits into an RBI force out, 4-6, wiping out Frazier at second base for the game’s second out, as Cozart scores, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead, while Phillips moved up to third base, and Ludwick would be safe at first. The Phils, after having been kept off the scoreboard for 23 straight innings, would take the lead in the bottom of the fourth as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Cody Asche hits a two-run double, scoring Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at third base on Marlon Byrd’s double, and Byrd, who had just doubled, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then made it a 4-1 lead as Dom Brown followed with a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, scoring Asche. The Phils added to their lead four batters later as, with a runner on second, and now with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Tony Gwynn, Jr., who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Cole Hamel’s sacrifice bunt, 5-4, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. The Phils then took a 6-1 lead as, after Ruiz had moved up to second base on Logan Ondrusek’s wild pitch, Chase Utley hits an RBI single, scoring Ruiz. The Phils then increased their lead in the bottom of the seventh as, with the bases loaded, after Ruiz had started the inning off being hit by a pitch, and then Utley and Howard both walked, and then Byrd hits into a force out, 1-2, as Ruiz is forced out at the plate as catcher Tucker Barnhart touches the plate, while the runners both moved up a base, and Byrd would be safe at first, and with one man out, Asche hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, giving the Phils a 7-1 lead, while moving up a base both Howard and Byrd, leaving the bases still loaded. The Phils then blew the game wide open as Brown followed with a bases clearing double, knocking in Howard, Byrd and Asche, giving the Phils a 10-1 lead. The Phils then took an 11-1 lead two batters later as, with Brown now on third base, thanks to catcher Barnhart’s passed ball, and now with two men out, pinch-hitter John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI double, knocking in Brown. The Phils then made it an 12-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth as, with one man out, Cesar Hernandez hits a solo home run, hit first home run of the season. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon would come in and pitch a scoreless ninth, getting Skip Schumaker to fly out to right for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels (1-2, 4.40) got the win, the 100th of his major league career, as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out ten. Jake Diekman and Jonathan Papelbon combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Papelbon) between them. Homer Bailey (3-3, 5.44) took the lost as he lasted just three and two-thirds innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out only two. Logan Ondrusek pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit and a wild pitch, while striking out a batter. J.J. Hoover pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Sean Marshall pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up five runs on three hits, two walks and a passed ball, while striking out a batter. Sam LaCure pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out one.

The Phils would bang out thirteen hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (Singles, RBI), Marlon Byrd (Single, Double), Cody Asche (Single, Double, 3 RBIs) and Dom Brown (Double, Home Run, 5 RBIs) all leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Chase Utley (Single, RBI), Cesar Hernandez (Home Run, RBI), Tony Gwynn, Jr. (Single) and pinch-hitter John Mayberry, Jr. (Double, RBI) had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils also had five walks (Utley, Ryan Howard (2), Asche, Gwynn) and a sacrifice bunt (Cole Hamels) in the game.

On Sunday afternoon, the Reds once again took the lead in the top of the first as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Brandon Phillips hits into an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Billy Hamilton, who had started the game off with a single, moved up to second base on Chris Heisey’s walk, then stole third base, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead, while Heisey, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, would stay at second base. The Reds would increase their lead two batters later, with a man still on second, and now with two men out, Devin Mesoraco hits an RBI double, knocking in Heisey, giving the Reds a 2-0 lead. The Phils get a run back in their half of the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his fifth home run of the season, making it a 2-1 Reds’ lead. The Phils then tied the game up at two-all as Wil Nieves followed with a home run of his own, his first home run of the season. The Phils took the lead in the bottom of the fifth as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, scoring Cliff Lee, who had started the inning off with a single, was safe at second base on Rollins’ fielder’s choice grounder to third baseman Todd Frazier, beating the throw to the bag, and then moving up to third base on Nieves’ sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while sending Rollins, who was safe at first on the fielder’s choice, then moved up to second base on Nieves’ sacrifice bunt, to third base. The Phils increased their lead in the sixth as Marlon Byrd hits a lead-off home run, his fifth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the bottom of the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, Byrd hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to second base on Ryan Howard’s walk, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead, while sending Howard, who had just walked, up to second base. The Phils then broke the game open as Cody Asche followed with a three-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, knocking in Howard and Byrd, giving the Phils an 8-2 lead. The Reds would get a run back in the top of the eighth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Ryan Ludwick, who was safe at first on a force out, 6-3, as Mesoraco, who had started the inning off with a single, is wiped out at second base, then moved up to second base on defensive indifference, would score on second baseman Utley’s fielding error of Neftali Soto’s grounder, making it an 8-3 Phils’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out Todd Frazier, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Cliff Lee (4-4, 3.18) gets the win as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and a walk, while he struck out three. Mike Adams collected his fourth hold of the season as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Tony Cingrani (2-3, 3.76) took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, three walks and a balk, while striking out seven. Manny Parra pitched an inning, giving up four runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out two. Jonathan Broxton pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Wil Nieves (Single, Home Run, RBI), Marlon Byrd (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Cody Asche (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) all leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Home Run, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double) and Cliff Lee (Single) had the other three Phils’ hits. Chase Utley had the Phils’ final RBI on a ground out. The Phils also had five walks (Rollins (2), Ryan Howard (2), Mayberry), a sacrifice bunt (Nieves) and a runner caught stealing/picked off (Asche), while the defense committed an error (Utley).

The Phils (19-22, 5th) have the day off today.

The Phils win the first two games in their weekend series with the Mets, 3-2 and 5-4, before losing the final game in extra-innings by the score of 5-4.

Philadelphia_PhilliesThe Phils take the series from the Mets, winning the first two games by the score of 3-2 in extra-innings, and 5-4, by scoring the winning run in the top of the ninth, before losing the final game of the series to the Mets in extra-innings by the score of 5-4.

On Friday night, the Mets took the lead in the bottom of the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Curtis Granderson hits an RBI double, knocking in Daniel Murphy, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on David Wright’s single, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead, while sending Wright, who had just singled, up to third base. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the top of the third as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Dom Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Chase Utley, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Ryan Howard’s line out to right, while sending Marlon Byrd, who has just walked, up to second base. The Phils took the lead in the top of the fifth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Utley, who had started the inning off being hit by a pitch, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Mets tied the game up at two-all in the bottom of the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Wright hits an RBI double, scoring Murphy, who had just walked. The Phils regained the lead in the top of the eleventh as, with two men on, and with one man out, Byrd hits an RBI double, knocking in Utley, who had earlier doubled, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while sending Howard, who had just been intentionally walked, over to third base. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his tenth save of the season by pitching a 1-2-3 inning, getting Chris Young to fly out to center field for the game’s final out.

Roberto Hernandez received a no-decision as he pitched five innings, giving up a run on six hits, three walks and a hit batter, while striking out four. Jake Diekman received his fourth hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Mike Adams received his third hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Antonio Bastardo blew his first save of the season as he pitched two innings, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Mario Hollands (1-1, 4.85) got the win, his first major league win, as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon received his tenth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jenrry Mejia also received a no-decision as he went four and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched an inning and a third, giving up three walks and a wild pitch, while striking out three. Juerys Familia also pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Scott Rice pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a walk. Kyle Farnsworth and Jose Valverde combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Farnsworth) between them, while striking out a batter (Valverde). Carlos Torres (2-2, 3.15) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out two.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Chase Utley (Single, 2 Doubles) leading the team with three hits, followed by Dom Brown (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) with two hits. Ben Revere, Ryan Howard, Marlon Byrd (RBI) and Carlos Ruiz had the other four Phils’ hits, all singles. The Phils also had eleven walks (Revere, Jimmy Rollins (2), Howard (1), Byrd (2), Brown (1), Ruiz (2), Cody Asche (2)), three stolen bases (Ruiz (2), Utley (1), Brown (2)) and a hit batter (Utley), while the defense had committed an error (Rollins).

On Saturday night, the Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Chase Utley hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Ben Revere, who had started the game off with a single, stole second base, then went to third base on Jimmy Rollins’ single. The Phils then added to their lead three batters later as, with the bases now loaded, as Ryan Howard hits a double, moving Rollins up to third base, and Marlon Byrd was hit by the pitch, and with still one man out, Dom Brown hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins, while moving both Howard and Byrd up a base, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Mets quickly tied the game up at two-all in their half of the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, David Wright hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, knocking in Juan Lagares, who had started the inning off by being hit by a pitch. The Phils retook the lead in the top of the second as, with two men out, Rollins hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Mets tied the game at three-all in the bottom of the sixth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Wright hits an RBI double, knocking in Lagares, who had started the inning off with a walk, then stopped at second base on Daniel Murphy’s single, while sending Murphy, who had just singled, up to third base. The Mets then took the lead three batters later, after Chris Young had walked to load up the bases, and with now one man out, pinch-hitter Eric Campbell hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Murphy, giving the Mets a 4-3 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at four-all in the top of the seventh as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Utley hits an RBI double, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on pitcher Scott Rice’s wild pitch. The Phils took the lead in the top of the ninth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier walked, then moved up to third base on Utley’s single, giving the Phils a 5-4 lead, while sending Utley, who had just singled, up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his eleventh save of the season with a scoreless ninth, getting Wright to pop out to first base for the game’s final out.

Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he pitched five and a third innings, giving up four runs on four hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out four. Jake Diekman pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Mike Adams (2-1, 4.70) got the win as he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out one. Jonathan Papelbon received his eleventh save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Dillon Gee also received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits, a walk and two hit batters, while striking out one. Scott Rice received his second blown save of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on three hits and a wild pitch. Juerys Familia pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man whom he would face. Carlos Torres pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Kyle Farnsworth (0-3, 3.38) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter.

The Phils collected eleven hits in the game, with Ryan Howard (3 Singles, Double, RBI) leading the team with four hits, followed by Jimmy Rollins (2 Singles, Home Run, RBI) with three hits and Chase Utley (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) with two hits. Ben Revere and Dom Brown (RBI) had the other two Phils’ hits, both singles. The Phils also had two walks (Rollins, Cody Asche), two hit batters (Byrd, Utley), a stolen base (Revere (12)), and a caught stealing (Utley) in the game.

On Sunday afternoon, the Mets took the lead in the bottom of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, David Wright hits an RBI single, scoring Eric Young, Jr., who had started the inning off with a single, stole second base, then went to third base on catcher Wil Nieves’ throwing error, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead, while sending Daniel Murphy, who had just walked, up to third base. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the top of the second as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Cody Asche hits an RBI double, knocking in Nieves, who had just doubled. The Phils took the lead in the top of the fourth as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a single, then stopped at third base on Marlon Byrd’s double, would score on Dom Brown’s fielder’s choice ground ball to first baseman Eric Campbell, by going around catcher Anthony Recker to tag home plate, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while Byrd would move up to third base, putting runners on the corners. One batter later, the Phils’ made it a  3-1 lead as Nieves hits an RBI ground out, 3-unassisted, scoring Byrd, while sending Brown up to second base. The Phils added to their lead in the top of the ninth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Chase Utley hits an RBI triple, knocking in Rollins, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Mets got two runs back in their half of the ninth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Murphy hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, knocking in E. Young, who had started the inning off with a double, making it a 4-3 Phils’ lead. The Mets tied the game up at four-all three batters later as, with runners on the corners, via a double by Chris Young, and an infield single by Bobby Abreu, moving C. Young up to third base, and with one man out, Lagares hits into an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in C. Young, while sending Abreu up to second base. The Mets would win the game in the bottom of the eleventh as, with the bases loaded, via a lead-off single by C. Young, a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Zack Wheeler, 1-4, moving C. Young up to second base, an intentional walk to Lagares, an infield single by Recker, moving up both runners, and with one man out, Ruben Tejada hits an RBI single, scoring C. Young for the 5-4, extra-innings, walk-off win.

Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on seven hits and three walks, while striking out ten. Mario Hollands collected his second hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out one. Antonio Bastardo collected his fifth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs on three hits, while striking out a batter. Roberto Hernandez received his first blown save of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out a batter. Jeff Manship (1-1, 5.40) took the lost as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on four hits and two walks. Jon Niese also received a no-decision as he threw six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out six. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched two scoreless innings, walking two and hitting one, while striking out two. Jose Valverde pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit and two walks, while striking out one. Juerys Familia pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out one. Scott Rice (1-1. 6.o0) got the win as he threw a scoreless inning, hitting a batter.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Marlon Byrd (Single, Double), Wil Nieves (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) and Cody Asche (Single, Double, RBI) leading the team with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Chase Utley (Triple, RBI) and Ryan Howard (Single), had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had six walks (Rollins (3), Howard, Byrd, Asche), two hit batters (Nieves, Utley) and a stolen base (Nieves) in the game, while the defense committed an error (Nieves).

The Phils (17-19, T-4th) have the day off.