Sunday, April 10, 2011

July 23, 2009 Phillies 12, Padres 8




The San Diego Padres have the most anemic offense in the major leagues, but they came to play today in a makeup game from an April rainout. They tee off against Cole Hamels for 6 runs and put 9 on the board overall for the most runs they have scored in a game in almost a month, but the big Phillie hitters answer the call with Rollins, Ibanez and Howard clearing the fence and take Hamels off the hook despite the sloppy preformance and get the win in a slugfest.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 San Diego Padres At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/23/2009

Padres AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
T.Gwynn Jr CF 5 0 1 1 .266 J.Rollins SS 4 2 2 3 .260
E.Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 .241 S.Victorino CF 5 1 2 2 .305
A.Gonzalez 1B 4 1 0 0 .260 C.Utley 2B 2 1 0 0 .299
K.Kouzmanoff 3B 5 1 2 2 .276 R.Howard 1B 4 2 2 2 .285
C.Headley LF 4 0 0 1 .223 R.Ibanez LF 5 1 1 3 .248
K.Blanks RF 4 1 1 0 .246 J.Werth RF 4 1 2 0 .271
O.Salazar 2B 4 1 2 1 .298 P.Feliz 3B 4 1 2 1 .238
E.Alfonzo C 5 2 3 2 .203 C.Ruiz C 3 2 2 0 .263
K.Correia P 2 0 0 0 .132 C.Hamels P 0 1 0 0 .118
A-L.Rodriguez PH 1 1 1 1 .225 B-E.Bruntlett PH 1 0 0 0 .208
J.Thatcher P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Walker P 0 0 0 0 .000
G.Burke P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-G.Dobbs PH 1 0 0 0 .238
D-W.Venable PH 1 0 0 0 .338 R.Madson P 0 0 0 0 ----
L.Perdomo P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 8 11 8 Totals 33 12 13 11

A-Pinch Hit For Correia In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hamels In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Walker In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Burke In 8th Inning

Padres.......... 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 - 8 11 1
Phillies........ 0 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 - 12 13 1

Padres (41-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Correia 5 8 6 3 1 3 1 95 3.59 A1 C8
J.Thatcher LOSS(3-1) 0 2/3 3 3 3 0 2 0 18 3.95 C9 D4
G.Burke 1 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 2 30 2.49 D5 E2
L.Perdomo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9.89 E3
Totals 8 13 12 9 3 6 3

Phillies (56-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Hamels WIN(9-4) 6 7 6 6 2 8 2 106 4.04 A1 D1
T.Walker 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 1.47 D2 D6
R.Madson 0 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.53 D7 E2
B.Lidge SAVE(18th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 2.67 E3
Totals 9 11 8 8 5 10 3

ATTENDANCE- 40,276 DATE- Thursday, July 23rd 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman, C. B. Bucknor, Mike Everitt
T- 3:24
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 9 Phillies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 2 Phillies: 0
ERRORS- K.Correia, J.Rollins
DOUBLES- K.Kouzmanoff(20th), K.Blanks(3rd), E.Alfonzo(3rd), J.Rollins(25th)
HOME RUNS- K.Kouzmanoff(13th), E.Alfonzo(2nd), L.Rodriguez(4th),
J.Rollins(18th), R.Howard(33rd), R.Ibanez(18th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Utley(7th), J.Werth(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Hamels-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Rollins
WALKS- E.Cabrera, A.Gonzalez, C.Headley, K.Blanks, O.Salazar, C.Utley, R.Howard,
C.Ruiz
HIT BY PITCH- C.Utley-2
STRIKE OUTS- T.Gwynn Jr-2, E.Cabrera, A.Gonzalez, C.Headley-2, K.Blanks,
O.Salazar, K.Correia-2, C.Utley-2, R.Howard, R.Ibanez-2,
E.Bruntlett
GIDP- R.Ibanez, C.Ruiz

Jimmy Rollins slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI at Citizen's Bank Park as the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres by the count of 12 to
8.

Philadelphia had 4 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning when
they had 4 base hits. The key at-bat was by Raul Ibanez who excited the
crowd when he clubbed a three-run home run. Due to a poorly pitched
ballgame, scoring in 5 different innings was still not enough for San Diego
to come away with the victory.

The winning pitcher was Cole Hamels(9-4) who allowed 6 runs in 6 innings. Brad
Lidge was credited with his 18th save. Joe Thatcher(3-1) was charged with
the loss in relief. He gave up 3 hits and no walks in 2/3 of an inning.

This win by Philadelphia continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten
games, they have a record of 8-2. For the season, they are a division
leading 56-37. San Diego has a record of 41-55, worst in the division after
the loss.








July 22, 2009 Red Sox 6, Rangers 5




Maybe not the greatest day for Clay Buchholz, but it holds up today mainly due to a three run uprising for the Sox in the 7th via a Papi 2-run double and a sac fly for Mark Kotsay. Interesting day for Kotsay with two runs scored, one hit and one RBI, but oddly enough his hit didn't account for anything! He walked and scored in both the 2nd and the 4th inning, the 7th inning sac fly for the RBI, a groundout to end the 9th and a single in the 6th when he was stranded on the bases.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Boston Red Sox At 2009 Texas Rangers 7/22/2009

Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Rangers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 .322 I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 .266
D.Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 0 .254 M.Young 3B 4 0 0 0 .286
K.Youkilis 3B 4 1 1 0 .305 J.Hamilton CF 4 0 2 0 .235
D.Ortiz DH 5 1 2 2 .252 M.Byrd LF 3 0 0 0 .263
J.Bay LF 4 0 1 0 .256 H.Blalock 1B 3 1 1 0 .222
J.Drew RF 2 1 0 0 .262 N.Cruz RF 4 2 2 2 .249
M.Kotsay 1B 2 2 1 1 .271 D.Murphy DH 4 2 3 2 .242
J.Varitek C 4 0 1 1 .225 T.Teagarden C 3 0 0 0 .123
N.Green SS 4 0 1 2 .275 A-A.Jones PH 1 0 0 0 .217
E.Andrus SS 3 0 1 1 .286
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 6 9 6 Totals 33 5 9 5

A-Pinch Hit For Teagarden In 9th Inning

Red Sox......... 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 9 0
Rangers......... 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 9 1

Red Sox (53-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Buchholz WIN(1-0) 6 6 4 4 1 5 2 80 5.25 A1 C6
M.Delcarmen HOLD(5th) 0 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 7.24 C7 C9
R.Ramirez HOLD(7th) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.29 D1 D4
J.Papelbon SAVE(21st) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.36 D5
Totals 9 9 5 5 2 6 2

Rangers (51-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Nippert 5 4 3 1 6 3 0 108 2.11 A1 C7
C.Wilson LOSS(4-3) 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 21 4.91 C8 D4
J.Grilli 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 5.23 D5 D6
D.Mathis 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 40 1.47 D7
Totals 9 9 6 4 8 5 0

ATTENDANCE- 46,393 DATE- Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Bob Davidson, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10 Rangers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Rangers: 2
ERRORS- E.Andrus
DOUBLES- D.Ortiz(22nd), N.Green(13th), J.Hamilton(10th), D.Murphy(10th)
HOME RUNS- N.Cruz(23rd), D.Murphy(7th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Kotsay(5th), N.Cruz(16th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Ellsbury, J.Hamilton, E.Andrus
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Kotsay
WALKS- D.Pedroia, K.Youkilis, J.Bay, J.Drew-3, M.Kotsay-2, M.Byrd, H.Blalock
HIT BY PITCH- J.Ellsbury
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury-3, J.Drew, J.Varitek, I.Kinsler, M.Young-2, M.Byrd,
N.Cruz, E.Andrus
GIDP- K.Youkilis, J.Bay

David Ortiz had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Ameriquest Field as the Boston Red
Sox beat the Texas Rangers by the count of 6 to 5.

Clay Buchholz(1-0) was solid if not spectacular. He allowed 6 hits and 1 walk
in 6 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'. Jonathan Papelbon was great in
relief and recorded his 21st save.

The losing pitcher was C.J. Wilson(4-3) in relief. He pitched 1 inning giving
up 3 hits and no walks.








Saturday, April 9, 2011

July 22, 2009 Phillies 3, Cubs 2 (10)




Not quite the slugfest of the previous two games, as the Phillies salvage the final game of the series. Jimmy Rollins has a hand in all three Phillie runs as his 2-run homerun in the 5th inning ties the game, and after a triple in the 10th he comes home on a walk-off single for Chase Utley. The difference in the game, and not showing up on the boxscore anywhere, was the Phillie outfield defense. Jayson Werth threw out a runner at home trying to score in the 5th, and Shane Victorino does the same thing when Reed Johnson tries to give the Cubs a lead in the 8th inning by nailing him at home.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Chicago (NL) Cubs At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/22/2009

Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
R.Johnson CF 4 1 1 0 .342 J.Rollins SS 4 2 2 2 .257
R.Theriot SS 4 1 1 1 .285 S.Victorino CF 5 0 1 0 .304
D.Lee 1B 2 0 1 1 .348 C.Utley 2B 5 0 1 1 .301
A.Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 .273 R.Howard 1B 2 0 1 0 .282
M.Bradley RF 3 0 0 0 .196 J.Werth RF 4 0 0 0 .269
A.Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 .254 G.Dobbs LF 3 0 0 0 .240
J.Baker 2B 4 0 1 0 .289 P.Feliz 3B 3 0 1 0 .235
K.Hill C 4 0 1 0 .288 P.Bako C 4 1 0 0 .250
C.Zambrano P 2 0 1 0 .158 J.Moyer P 1 0 0 0 .238
C-M.Hoffpauir PH 1 0 0 0 .231 A-J.Mayberry Jr PH 1 0 0 0 .260
C.Marmol P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Eyre P 0 0 0 0 ----
D-J.Fox PH 1 0 0 0 .275 B-R.Ibanez PH 1 0 0 0 .249
A.Heilman P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Durbin P 0 0 0 0 .333
E-M.Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 .263
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 2 6 2 Totals 34 3 6 3

A-Pinch Hit For Moyer In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Eyre In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Zambrano In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Marmol In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Durbin In 10th Inning

Cubs............ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 1

Cubs (42-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Zambrano 7 4 2 2 2 7 1 105 4.46 A1 C9
C.Marmol 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 33 5.50 D1 D8
A.Heilman LOSS(7-8) 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 5.01 D9
Totals 9 2/3 6 3 3 5 11 1

Phillies (55-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Moyer 5 5 2 1 1 5 0 68 4.60 A1 C2
S.Eyre 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.42 C3 C8
C.Durbin WIN(1-1) 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 40 4.38 C9
Totals 10 6 2 1 2 12 0

ATTENDANCE- 25,145 DATE- Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Dana Demuth, Todd Tichenor, Doug Eddings
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5 Phillies: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Phillies: 1
ERRORS- P.Bako
DOUBLES- D.Lee(19th), K.Hill(5th)
TRIPLES- R.Johnson(2nd), J.Rollins(6th)
HOME RUNS- J.Rollins(17th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Theriot(10th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Lee
WALKS- D.Lee, M.Bradley, J.Rollins, R.Howard-2, G.Dobbs, P.Feliz
HIT BY PITCH- R.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Johnson, R.Theriot, A.Ramirez-2, M.Bradley, A.Soriano-3, J.Baker,
K.Hill, C.Zambrano, J.Fox, S.Victorino, C.Utley-2, R.Howard,
J.Werth-3, G.Dobbs, J.Moyer, J.Mayberry Jr, M.Stairs
GIDP- K.Hill, P.Bako
WILD PITCHES- C.Marmol

The Philadelphia Phillies edged the Chicago (NL) Cubs in 10 innings at
Citizen's Bank Park by the score of 3 to 2.

The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Philadelphia was victorious in
the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Jimmy Rollins tripled. After
another out, Chase Utley stepped up to the plate and he hit a single making
Philadelphia victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Both
teams finished the game with 6 hits.

The winning pitcher was Chad Durbin(1-1) who allowed no runs in 3 innings.
Aaron Heilman(7-8) was the losing pitcher in relief. The Philadelphia
ballclub's record now stands at a division leading 55-37. With the loss, the
Chicago (NL) ballclub's record is 42-51.








Friday, April 8, 2011

July 21, 2009 Cubs 9, Phillies 8





The Phillies lose to the Cubs for the second straight day when a managerial move by me bites me in the ass and the normally reliable bullpen blows up again. In the top of the 7th with a 4-all tie, the Cubs get the first two runners on against Ryan Madson when Ryan Theriot bunts the runners over a base on a sacrifice. With Derrek Lee up (who had hit a homerun earlier in the game) and first base now open, I go for the intentional pass and take my chances with Aramis Ramirez. Bad move, as Ramirez takes one downtown for a grand slam! The Phils to mount the comeback in the bottom of the 8th when Carlos Manuel walks the bases loaded, gives way to Aaron Heilman, and Heilman does no better in walking Pedro Feliz to let a run trot home. Carlos Ruiz grounds into a double play but a run does score, and a Matt Stairs RBI single gives three runs total back. A Cubs run in the 9th proves costly, as the Phils load the bases in the 9th with two more walks and a single, get a run home on another Feliz bases loaded walk, but can't quite knock in the tying runner and take it on the chin again. Seven walks in the final two innings for the Cubs pitchers. All of the excitement happened in the final three innings, seen here. I noticed when fixing a few mistakes that it didn't blog loike it normally does for the play account, but you can still read it hopefully. Next time i will just put the entire play account it so it looks normal. *** TOP OF INNING 7 *** SUBSTITUTE P - Ryan Madson SUBSTITUTE PH- Micah Hoffpauir 0 M.Hoffpauir 6- 4 5 Single b-1 0 1 R.Johnson 4-12 8 5 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 R.Theriot 5 Sac Bunt 2-3 1-2 b-0 1 23 D.Lee 0 Int Walk b-1 1 123 A.Ramirez 1- 4 4 Home Run 3-H 2-H 1-H b-H SUBSTITUTE P - Clay Condrey 1 K.Fukudome 1- 8 1 Fly Out b-0 2 A.Soriano 2- 8 6 Pop Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** SUBSTITUTE P - Carlos Marmol 0 J.Rollins 3- 6 5 Line Out b-0 1 S.Victorino 5- 5 4 Strike Out b-0 2 C.Utley 3- 7 1 Ground Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 8 *** 0 M.Fontenot 2-11 12 1 Line Out b-0 1 K.Hill 4- 8 4 Strike Out b-0 2 C.Marmol 5- 9 3 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 *** 0 R.Howard 4- 7 4 Walk b-1 0 1 R.Ibanez 5- 8 4 Walk 1-2 b-1 0 12 J.Werth 5- 7 6 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Aaron Heilman 0 123 P.Feliz 6- 6 5 Walk 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 0 123 C.Ruiz 2- 8 3 Ground Out Double Play 3-H 2-3 1-o b-0 SUBSTITUTE PH- Matt Stairs SUBSTITUTE P - Sean Marshall 2 3 M.Stairs 4- 8 16 1 Single 3-H b-1 2 1 J.Rollins 5- 5 3 Strike Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 9 *** SUBSTITUTE P - Brad Lidge 0 R.Johnson 6- 7 1 4 Single b-1 0 1 R.Theriot 3 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0 1 2 D.Lee 0 Int Walk b-1 1 12 A.Ramirez 6- 7 18 5 Line Out b-0 2 12 K.Fukudome 5- 9 11 2 Double 2-H 1-o b-2 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 *** 0 S.Victorino 2- 8 1 Ground Out b-0 1 C.Utley 1- 8 6 Walk b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Kevin Gregg 1 1 R.Howard 2- 5 6 Single 1-2 b-1 1 12 R.Ibanez 6- 6 5 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 1 123 J.Werth 1-10 3 Strike Out b-0 2 123 P.Feliz 1-12 5 Walk 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Angel Guzman 2 123 C.Ruiz 3- 8 3 Ground Out b-0

Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Chicago (NL) Cubs At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/21/2009

Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
R.Johnson CF 5 2 2 0 .345 J.Rollins SS 5 2 2 1 .255
R.Theriot SS 3 0 0 0 .286 S.Victorino CF 5 0 1 0 .306
D.Lee 1B 3 2 1 1 .347 C.Utley 2B 4 1 1 0 .303
A.Ramirez 3B 5 2 2 4 .283 R.Howard 1B 4 2 3 3 .281
K.Fukudome RF 3 1 2 1 .253 R.Ibanez LF 3 1 0 0 .250
A.Soriano LF 4 1 2 2 .257 J.Werth RF 3 1 0 0 .272
M.Fontenot 2B 4 0 1 1 .217 P.Feliz 3B 3 0 1 2 .234
K.Hill C 4 0 1 0 .289 C.Ruiz C 5 0 0 0 .257
R.Harden P 2 0 0 0 .226 J.Blanton P 2 1 1 0 .152
B-M.Hoffpauir PH 1 1 1 0 .232 A-G.Dobbs PH 1 0 0 0 .248
C.Marmol P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Madson P 0 0 0 0 ----
A.Heilman P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Condrey P 0 0 0 0 ----
S.Marshall P 0 0 0 0 .200 C-M.Stairs PH 1 0 1 1 .268
K.Gregg P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 .000
A.Guzman P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 9 12 9 Totals 36 8 10 7

A-Pinch Hit For Blanton In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Harden In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Condrey In 8th Inning

Cubs............ 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 - 9 12 1
Phillies........ 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 - 8 10 0

Cubs (42-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Harden WIN(6-6) 6 8 4 4 1 5 2 99 4.20 A1 C9
C.Marmol 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 24 5.85 D1 D6
A.Heilman HOLD(9th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.89 D7 D8
S.Marshall HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 0 11 7.27 D9 E3
K.Gregg HOLD(4th) 0 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 19 5.81 E4 E7
A.Guzman SAVE(3rd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.11 E8
Totals 9 10 8 8 8 8 2

Phillies (54-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Blanton 6 7 4 4 2 5 2 111 4.01 A1 C8
R.Madson LOSS(3-5) 0 1/3 3 4 4 1 0 1 19 3.38 C9 D4
C.Condrey 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.15 D5 D9
B.Lidge 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14 2.79 E1
Totals 9 12 9 9 4 7 3

ATTENDANCE- 41,318 DATE- Tuesday, July 21st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Schrieber, Marvin Hudson, Joe West, Ed Rapuano
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5 Phillies: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Phillies: 1
ERRORS- R.Theriot
DOUBLES- K.Fukudome(20th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(22nd), A.Ramirez(4th), A.Soriano(19th), J.Rollins(16th),
R.Howard(32nd)
STOLEN BASES- K.Fukudome(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Theriot-2
WALKS- D.Lee-2, K.Fukudome-2, C.Utley, R.Howard, R.Ibanez-2, J.Werth-2,
P.Feliz-2
STRIKE OUTS- R.Theriot-2, A.Ramirez, M.Fontenot, K.Hill, R.Harden, C.Marmol,
J.Rollins, S.Victorino, C.Utley-2, R.Howard, R.Ibanez, J.Werth-2
GIDP- R.Johnson, C.Ruiz
WILD PITCHES- J.Blanton

Third baseman Aramis Ramirez cleared the bases with his grand slam as the
Chicago (NL) Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 9 to 8 at
Citizen's Bank Park.

Ramirez led the offense for Chicago (NL). He laced a base-knock in the 6th
inning and launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 7th inning. Chicago (NL)
managed 12 hits in their victory.

Rich Harden(6-6) was the winner allowing 4 runs in 6 innings. Harden got help
from Angel Guzman who earned his 3rd save. Ryan Madson(3-5) suffered the
loss in relief.

'I didn't have my best stuff but sometimes you just get lucky,' Harden said,
'this was one of those times.'



Wednesday, April 6, 2011

July 21, 2009 Rangers 5, Red Sox 2




An early first inning lead for the Sox goes astray in the Rangers half of the first as they tee off against Josh Beckett with Andruw Jones' 3-run homerun and a solo shot for Marlon Byrd. Unfazed, Beckett bears down to his usual Beckett-esque self and goes to the 8th until Michael Young's homer finally sends him to the showers. Only the second loss since since early May for Beckett. Tommy Hunter holds the Sox at bay for the majority of the game and gets the win.

Had the possibility for four strikeouts in the first inning for Hunter if all had gone right. With two outs, Big Papi whiffed but the ball gets by Jason S. (you know who I mean) for a wild pitch with Ortiz going to first. Hunter gets the strikeout, but Ortiz goes to first. That was the only whiff of the inning though. There more or less can be an unlimited number of strikeouts in an inning, as long as the catcher keeps missing the ball for either a wild pitch or passes ball on the third strike. It has never happen in the majors, but has happened three times in the minors, most recently in 2008. I don't know if this link will come through okay in the blog, but you can still see this article by putting this into the search bar anyway.

http://www.rockfordriverhawks.com/news/?id=7895


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Boston Red Sox At 2009 Texas Rangers 7/21/2009

Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Rangers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Ellsbury CF 4 1 1 0 .326 I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 .269
D.Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 .251 M.Young 3B 4 2 3 1 .290
K.Youkilis 1B 2 1 1 2 .306 J.Hamilton CF 4 1 2 0 .229
D.Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 .250 A.Jones DH 3 1 1 3 .218
J.Bay LF 3 0 0 0 .256 H.Blalock 1B 4 0 0 0 .221
J.Drew RF 3 0 0 0 .264 M.Byrd RF 3 1 1 1 .265
M.Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 .285 D.Murphy LF 3 0 0 0 .232
J.Varitek C 2 0 0 0 .224 J.Saltalamacchia C 3 0 1 0 .290
A-M.Kotsay PH 1 0 0 0 .265 E.Andrus SS 3 0 0 0 .286
J.Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 .240
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 31 5 8 5

A-Pinch Hit For Varitek In 9th Inning

Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 0
Rangers......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0

Red Sox (52-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Beckett LOSS(12-6) 7 1/3 7 5 5 0 6 3 96 2.46 A1 D2
T.Saito 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 6.75 D3 D4
H.Okajima 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.24 D5
Totals 8 8 5 5 1 6 3

Rangers (51-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Hunter WIN(2-1) 7 2/3 4 2 2 3 5 1 111 3.71 A1 D3
W.Eyre HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.50 D4 D4
D.O'Day SAVE(6th) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.95 D5
Totals 9 4 2 2 4 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 37,184 DATE- Tuesday, July 21st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- James Hoye, Randy Marsh, Mike Winters, Lance Barksdale
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6 Rangers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(17th)
TRIPLES- J.Ellsbury(4th)
HOME RUNS- K.Youkilis(15th), M.Young(23rd), A.Jones(8th), M.Byrd(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Drew
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Youkilis
WALKS- K.Youkilis, J.Bay, J.Drew, J.Varitek, A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz, J.Bay, J.Varitek, M.Kotsay, J.Lowrie,
J.Hamilton, H.Blalock, M.Byrd, D.Murphy-2, J.Saltalamacchia
GIDP- H.Blalock
WILD PITCHES- T.Hunter
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Jacoby Ellsbury robbed Michael Young of a Homerun!
Top 6th: Marlon Byrd robbed David Ortiz of a Homerun!

Michael Young blasted a homerun as the Texas Rangers topped the Boston Red Sox
by a score of 5 to 2 at Ameriquest Field.

Tommy Hunter(2-1) gave a fine effort for Texas. He went 7 and 2/3 innings
surrendering 4 hits and 3 walks lowering his ERA from 4.10 to 3.71. For the
game Texas out-hit Boston 8 to 4.

Darren O'Day gained credit for his 6th save. Josh Beckett(12-6) took the
loss. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 and 1/3 innings of work.









July 20, 2009 Cubs 13, Phillies 2




Back bloggin' again! Chase Utley and Ryan Howard do their jobs by knocking one out, Utley's 18th and Howard's 31st, but the Philly pitchers can't hold back the homer-happy Cubbies as they slap five out of the yard and put 13 runs on the scoreboard for the second-most lopsided loss for the Phillies on the season. The most lopsided - a 13-0 loss to the Padres back in April. Those two games and one other one are the only times the Phillies have allowed 10 runs or more in a game.

The loss ends a 6 game winning streak for the Phillies, but they still maintain a three game lead over Florida in the NL East.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Chicago (NL) Cubs At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/20/2009

Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
K.Fukudome CF 3 3 1 3 .248 J.Rollins SS 4 0 1 0 .253
R.Theriot SS 4 1 3 0 .288 S.Victorino CF 4 0 0 0 .307
D.Lee 1B 6 2 3 3 .347 C.Utley 2B 4 1 1 1 .303
A.Ramirez 3B 5 2 3 2 .277 R.Howard 1B 4 1 1 1 .276
M.Hoffpauir RF 6 1 3 2 .227 R.Ibanez LF 3 0 0 0 .253
A.Soriano LF 5 1 1 1 .254 J.Werth RF 3 0 0 0 .274
M.Fontenot 2B 4 1 1 0 .217 P.Feliz 3B 3 0 1 0 .233
K.Hill C 4 2 2 2 .291 C.Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 .263
T.Lilly P 4 0 0 0 .029 R.Lopez P 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Stevens P 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Park P 1 0 0 0 .211
J.Romero P 0 0 0 0 ----
A-M.Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 .255
C.Durbin P 0 0 0 0 .333
S.Eyre P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 42 13 17 13 Totals 31 2 4 2

A-Pinch Hit For Romero In 8th Inning

Cubs............ 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 4 - 13 17 0
Phillies........ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 0

Cubs (41-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Lilly WIN(9-4) 7 3 2 2 1 4 2 94 3.89 A1 C7
J.Stevens 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.26 C8
Totals 9 4 2 2 1 5 2

Phillies (54-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Lopez LOSS(1-1) 4 10 6 6 2 5 2 93 9.20 A1 C5
C.Park 3 3 3 3 1 5 1 46 2.91 C6 D9
J.Romero 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.59 E1 E4
C.Durbin 0 2/3 2 4 4 3 0 2 29 4.76 E5 F2
S.Eyre 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.74 F3
Totals 9 17 13 13 7 12 5

ATTENDANCE- 39,578 DATE- Monday, July 20th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Rapuano, Paul Schrieber, Marvin Hudson, Joe West
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:10 Phillies: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Phillies: 0
DOUBLES- R.Theriot(14th), A.Ramirez(2nd), M.Hoffpauir(7th)
HOME RUNS- K.Fukudome(9th), A.Ramirez(3rd), M.Hoffpauir(7th), A.Soriano(18th),
K.Hill(2nd), C.Utley(18th), R.Howard(31st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Theriot(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Fukudome
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Theriot
WALKS- K.Fukudome-3, R.Theriot, A.Ramirez, M.Fontenot, K.Hill, R.Ibanez
STRIKE OUTS- K.Fukudome-2, D.Lee-2, A.Ramirez, A.Soriano-4, K.Hill, T.Lilly-2,
S.Victorino, C.Utley, R.Howard, J.Werth, P.Feliz
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Jayson Werth robbed Koyie Hill of a Homerun!

Third baseman Aramis Ramirez went deep and had 2 RBI at Citizen's Bank Park as
the Chicago (NL) Cubs embarrassed the Philadelphia Phillies by the lopsided
score of 13 to 2.

Philadelphia was unable to claim the lead after Chicago (NL) went ahead in the
3rd inning scoring a single run utilizing 2 base hits. Koyie Hill hit a
bases-empty home run. Ted Lilly was next to the plate, but was promptly
struck out. Kosuke Fukudome followed, but he was set down on strikes. Ryan
Theriot came up and he stroked a single. Derrek Lee was the next batter, but
he struck out. Chicago (NL) had 17 hits overall, while Philadelphia had 4.

Lilly(9-4) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Rodrigo Lopez(1-1)
was the loser. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 10 hits and 2
walks in 4 innings.









Monday, March 7, 2011

July 9, 2009 Red Sox 5, Royals 4




The Sox see the Kansas City Royals for the first time this year, and KC shows why they have the worst record in the American League. One of the sloppiest innings I have probably seen the Sox play (2 errors, 4 hits including a homer) give the Royals an early 3-0 lead before the Sox even get to bat, but the Sox mount the comeback and eventually tie the game 4-all in the 6th. In the bottom of the 9th, Mark Kotsay comes through again knocking Jacoby Ellsbury home on a walk-off double and a nice come from behind win. The win, combined with a Yankees loss to the red-hot Twins (31-5 last 36 games) as Minnesota completes a series sweep, puts the Sox back into a tie for first with the Bombers.



Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Kansas City Royals At 2009 Boston Red Sox 7/9/2009

Royals AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
D.Dejesus CF 3 1 1 1 .297 J.Drew RF 4 0 0 0 .270
W.Bloomquist SS 5 1 1 0 .249 D.Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 .244
B.Butler 1B 5 1 3 1 .310 K.Youkilis 3B 4 1 1 1 .312
J.Guillen LF 5 0 1 0 .267 D.Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 .259
M.Teahen 3B 4 1 2 1 .294 J.Bay LF 4 2 2 0 .266
M.Jacobs DH 4 0 1 0 .185 J.Ellsbury CF 3 2 2 1 .329
M.Olivo C 4 0 1 1 .274 J.Varitek C 3 0 0 0 .222
A.Callaspo 2B 4 0 0 0 .303 M.Kotsay 1B 3 0 1 1 .281
R.Freel RF 4 0 1 0 .212 N.Green SS 3 0 1 2 .289
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 4 11 4 Totals 32 5 8 5


Royals.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Red Sox......... 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 8 3

Royals (34-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
L.Hochevar 7 5 4 4 2 3 1 113 5.90 A1 C9
J.Cruz LOSS(2-2) 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 3 0 26 4.79 D1
Totals 8 1/3 8 5 5 3 6 1

Red Sox (49-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Penny 5 2/3 6 4 2 3 5 1 117 5.05 A1 D1
J.Masterson 0 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.79 D2 D4
H.Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.60 D5 D7
D.Bard 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.81 D8 E4
T.Saito WIN(4-0) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.32 E5
Totals 9 11 4 2 3 7 1

ATTENDANCE- 37,206 DATE- Thursday, July 9th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Bob Davidson, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10 Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Kotsay, N.Green, B.Penny
DOUBLES- B.Butler(29th), M.Jacobs(11th), R.Freel(3rd), J.Ellsbury-2(15th),
M.Kotsay(4th)
HOME RUNS- D.Dejesus(12th), K.Youkilis(13th)
WALKS- D.Dejesus-2, M.Teahen, J.Ellsbury, J.Varitek, M.Kotsay
STRIKE OUTS- W.Bloomquist, M.Jacobs, M.Olivo-2, A.Callaspo, R.Freel-2, J.Drew,
K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz, J.Bay, J.Varitek-2
GIDP- J.Guillen

Boston Red Sox won a dramatic crowd-pleaser over Kansas City Royals at Fenway
Park pulling it out in their last at bats, 5 to 4.

Boston scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded,
Jacoby Ellsbury doubled. Jason Varitek came to the plate and drew a walk.
Mark Kotsay then doubled giving Boston the victory as 37,206 happy fans
celebrated wildly. Kansas City had 11 hits in the game while Boston had 8,
but Boston had the more timely hits.

The victory was credited to Takashi Saito(4-0) who went 1/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Juan Cruz(2-2) took the loss in relief. He pitched 1 and
1/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.








Sunday, March 6, 2011

July 8, 2009 Reds 7, Phillies 6




This game almost reminds me of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series in a way. Not down to the letter, but almost eerie.

The Reds lead throughout, getting 6 runs off of Rodrigo Lopez and with Homer Bailey stymying the Phillies hold a 6-0 lead entering the 8th inning. The Phils finally get to the tiring Bailey in the 8th when Jimmy Rollins singles and Shane Victorion knocks him home on a triple for the first Phillie run. Ryan Howard singles to keep the rally going, and Bailey gives way to Francisco Cordero. Cordero sucks the joint out for the second time in three games when Jayson Werth gets hold of the first pitch and knocks it over the wall. Suddenly, 6-4 Reds lead.

With two out in the 9th and the bases empty, Shane Victorino walks and Chase Utley knocks Vic home and himself when he smokes one over the wall for a sudden 6-all tie. Comeback is complete. But it doesn't last, as the Reds suck the wind right out of the Phils sails in the top of the 10th. Scot tEyre hits Jonny Gomes with a pitch and a single for Curtis Dickerson put runners on first and second, when a routine grounder by Jerry Hairston to Ryan Howard goes right through Howard's legs. Nobody to back him up, so a two basea advancement for everyone with Gomes crossing the plate. Eyre intentionally walks Joey Votto to load th bases and gives way to Brad Lidge, who gets a home-to-first doubleplay and a groundout to end the inning..Damage already done though, and the Phils go down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10th. For the normally reliable Cordero, 2/3 of an inning with two runs allowed with a loss two games ago vs. the Phils, and 3 runs in an inning and 2/3 today but gets a gift-wrapped win.

I put the play account in from the bottom of the 8th on.
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 J.Rollins 4-12 16 1 Single b-1
0 1 S.Victorino 1- 4 13 3 Triple 1-H b-3
0 3 C.Utley 4-10 1 Pop Out b-0
1 3 R.Howard 1-11 4 Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Francisco Cordero
1 1 3 J.Werth 3-11 7 1 Home Run 3-H 1-H b-H
1 G.Dobbs 1-10 3 Fly Out b-0
2 P.Feliz 3- 7 5 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Carlos Ruiz
2 1 C.Ruiz 5- 8 6 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Eyre
SUBSTITUTE C - Carlos Ruiz
SUBSTITUTE LF- John Mayberry Jr
0 R.Hernandez 5- 4 3 Ground Out b-0
1 J.Bruce 1- 9 4 Ground Out b-0
2 E.Encarnaci 1- 6 13 3 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0 J.Mayberry 5- 6 3 Strike Out b-0
1 J.Rollins 1- 6 6 Ground Out b-0
2 S.Victorino 4- 9 5 Walk b-1
2 1 C.Utley 2-11 2 3 Home Run 1-H b-H
2 R.Howard 5- 2 2 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
SUBSTITUTE PH- Jonny Gomes
0 J.Gomes 3-10 2 HBP b-1
0 1 C.Dickerson 1-11 10 4 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 J.Hairston 8 2 Base Error - 1B 2-H 1-3 b-2
0 23 J.Votto 0 Int Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Brad Lidge
0 123 B.Phillips 5-10 4 Ground Out Double Play 3-o 2-3 1-2 b-0
2 23 L.Nix 6- 4 3 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Josh Roenicke
SUBSTITUTE SS- Paul Janish
0 J.Werth 5- 7 3 Strike Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Chris Coste
1 C.Coste 6-12 5 Fly Out b-0
2 P.Feliz 2-11 13 5 Ground Out b-0




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Cincinnati Reds At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/8/2009

Reds AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
C.Dickerson CF 6 2 4 0 .311 J.Rollins SS 5 1 1 0 .244
J.Hairston Jr SS 4 2 2 0 .266 S.Victorino CF 4 2 1 1 .304
F-P.Janish SS 0 0 0 0 .194 C.Utley 2B 3 1 1 2 .316
J.Votto 1B 4 1 3 4 .313 R.Howard 1B 4 1 0 0 .278
B.Phillips 2B 6 0 1 1 .266 J.Werth RF 4 1 1 3 .275
L.Nix LF 6 0 0 0 .282 G.Dobbs LF 4 0 0 0 .261
R.Hernandez C 4 0 0 0 .283 S.Eyre P 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Bruce RF 5 0 2 0 .213 B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 .000
E.Encarnacion 3B 3 1 1 1 .163 G-C.Coste PH 1 0 0 0 .212
H.Bailey P 2 0 0 0 .000 P.Feliz 3B 5 0 2 0 .248
F.Cordero P 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Bako C 3 0 1 0 .350
E-J.Gomes PH 0 1 0 0 .287 C-C.Ruiz PH,C 1 0 0 0 .265
J.Roenicke P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Lopez P 1 0 0 0 .000
A-M.Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 .264
C.Park P 0 0 0 0 .222
B-E.Bruntlett PH 1 0 0 0 .212
C.Durbin P 0 0 0 0 .333
D-J.Mayberry Jr LF 1 0 0 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 7 13 6 Totals 38 6 7 6

A-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Park In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bako In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Durbin In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Cordero In 10th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Hairston Jr In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lidge In 10th Inning

Reds............ 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 13 3
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 - 6 7 3

Reds (40-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Bailey 7 1/3 4 3 3 3 5 0 111 5.18 A1 D4
F.Cordero WIN(2-2) 1 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 2 34 3.92 D5 E4
J.Roenicke SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00 E5
Totals 10 7 6 6 4 7 2

Phillies (48-34) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Lopez 5 10 6 6 1 3 2 107 7.59 A1 D1
C.Park 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 34 2.80 D2 D9
C.Durbin 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.02 E1 E5
S.Eyre LOSS(2-3) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 24 4.19 E6 F3
B.Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.42 F4
Totals 10 13 7 6 4 5 2

ATTENDANCE- 42,771 DATE- Wednesday, July 8th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Bill Miller, Brian Knight, Derryl Cousins
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Reds:13 Phillies: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Phillies: 2
ERRORS- J.Votto, R.Hernandez, E.Encarnacion, C.Utley, R.Howard, C.Park
DOUBLES- J.Hairston Jr(14th), J.Votto(11th)
TRIPLES- B.Phillips(1st), S.Victorino(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Votto(11th), E.Encarnacion(4th), C.Utley(16th), J.Werth(21st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hairston Jr, H.Bailey-2
WALKS- J.Hairston Jr, J.Votto-2, E.Encarnacion, S.Victorino, C.Utley, R.Howard,
J.Werth
HIT BY PITCH- R.Hernandez, E.Encarnacion, J.Gomes, C.Utley
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hairston Jr, B.Phillips, L.Nix, H.Bailey-2, J.Rollins,
R.Howard-2, J.Werth, P.Bako, E.Bruntlett, J.Mayberry Jr
GIDP- B.Phillips
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Jerry Hairston Jr robbed Shane Victorino of a base hit.

Joey Votto hit a homerun and had 4 RBI at Citizen's Bank Park where the
Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 10 innings 7 to 6.

The score was tied at 6 after nine. Cincinnati was victorious in the 10th
inning. Jonny Gomes was hit by a pitch. Chris Dickerson stepped into the
batter's box and he laced a one-base hit. Jerry Hairston Jr then reached on
an error. Votto stepped in and he was walked intentionally to load the
bases. Brandon Phillips came to the plate and grounded into a double play.
Philadelphia was set down quietly in the bottom of the 10th.

The winning pitcher was Francisco Cordero(2-2) who allowed 3 runs in 1 and 2/3
innings. Cordero was helped out by Josh Roenicke who recorded his 1st save.
Scott Eyre(2-3) was charged with the loss in relief. He was a hard-luck
loser as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 inning of work.









July 8, 2009 Red Sox 6, A's 3




Tim Wakefield struggles early when Oakland gets two runs in their half of the first inning, but a 2-run homerun for Kevin Youkilis in the Sox half of the first gives them a 3-2 lead, and Mark Kotsay adds a 2-run shot of his own in the 4th. Wake settled down after that first inning and seemed to grow stronger as the game went on, retiring 11 of the last 12 hitters including striking out 4 of the last 5 for a season high 8 whiffs in the complete game effort.

Current 8-4 run for the Sox though has gained them nothing in the standings though, still a game behind the Yankees.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Oakland Athletics At 2009 Boston Red Sox 7/8/2009

Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
A.Kennedy 3B 4 1 1 0 .255 J.Drew RF 3 1 1 1 .274
O.Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 .281 D.Pedroia 2B 3 2 2 1 .244
S.Hairston CF 4 1 3 1 .278 K.Youkilis 3B 4 1 1 2 .313
M.Holliday LF 4 0 0 0 .269 D.Ortiz DH 4 0 2 1 .263
K.Suzuki C 4 0 1 2 .230 J.Bay LF 4 0 0 0 .263
J.Cust DH 4 0 0 0 .230 J.Ellsbury CF 3 1 0 0 .326
R.Sweeney RF 3 0 1 0 .326 M.Kotsay 1B 4 1 2 2 .278
M.Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 .215 N.Green SS 3 1 2 0 .289
B.Crosby 1B 2 0 0 0 .168 G.Kottaras C 4 0 2 0 .169
A-R.Davis PH 1 0 0 0 .267
B-J.Giambi 1B 0 0 0 0 .182
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 32 7 12 7

A-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Davis In 7th Inning

Athletics....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Red Sox......... 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 7 12 0

Athletics (35-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Cahill LOSS(1-7) 6 1/3 10 7 7 2 3 2 121 4.95 A1 D3
J.Gray 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00 D4
Totals 8 12 7 7 2 4 2

Red Sox (48-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Wakefield WIN(6-5) 9 7 3 3 0 8 0 121 4.37 A1
Totals 9 7 3 3 0 8 0

ATTENDANCE- 38,938 DATE- Wednesday, July 8th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida, Bob Davidson, Jeff Nelson
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 3 Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Red Sox: 1
DOUBLES- A.Kennedy(9th), S.Hairston(12th), J.Drew(15th), D.Ortiz(20th),
G.Kottaras(8th)
HOME RUNS- K.Youkilis(12th), M.Kotsay(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Hairston(6th), J.Ellsbury(34th)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.Green
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Drew
WALKS- D.Pedroia, J.Ellsbury
HIT BY PITCH- N.Green
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hairston, M.Holliday, K.Suzuki, J.Cust-2, R.Sweeney, B.Crosby,
R.Davis, K.Youkilis-2, D.Ortiz, N.Green
GIDP- M.Ellis, J.Drew
WILD PITCHES- T.Wakefield
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Bobby Crosby robbed Jason Bay of a base hit.

Tim Wakefield went the distance and Mark Kotsay jacked one out of the ballyard
and had 2 RBI as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics by the
score of 7 to 3 at Fenway Park.

The game started off with Boston taking the lead in the first as they scored 3
runs on 4 base hits. The highlight belonged to Kevin Youkilis who thrilled
the crowd when he popped a two-run clout over the fence. Boston had a total
of 12 hits for the game.

Wakefield(6-5) finished the game allowing 3 runs in the victory. Trevor
Cahill(1-7) was the loser. He was touched for 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 and
1/3 innings.









Phillies halfway stats




At the midway point of the season, the Phillies find themselves in possession of the National League's best record, and with a 2 game lead in the NL east over the Florida Marlins. The Phillies have stayed in first place for the entire month of June, taking over first from the Marlins on May 31st. A refreshing start, since it seems like for all of my SOM years the Phillies have always started off slow before kicking it into gear at about the midway point.

Plenty of batters on the NL leaderboard, capped by of course Ryan Howard. Howard sits a current second in the MVP voting, and also runs 2nd in homers, 3rd in run scored, 6th in RBI, 3rd in slugging percentage (.615), but unfortunately third in strikeouts. Chase Utley sits 3rd in RBI (part of the reason why Howard's RBI aren't higher), Jimmy Rollins runs 6th in stolen bases even with his rough .245 batting average, while Shane Victorino sits 4th in runs scored and in the top 10 in hits and steals. Jayson Werth, while dwarfed by Howard's numbers, rather quietly makes the leaderboard in homers, RBI, and slugging percentage with his 20 HR and 57 RBI.

What has been most surprising to me so far has been the Phillie pitching, specifically the bullpen. The pitching staff currently has the best ERA in the NL, and only Seattle is lower in the majors in ERA. That has all been done rather quietly it seems, as unlike the batters the only pitchers on the major leaderboard are Jamie Moyer (8 wins tiedfor 4th), J.A. Happ (top 10 in ERA), and Brad Lidge (top 10 in saves). Also Moyer and Cole Hamels run 4th and 7th in the league in run support at 5.63 and 5.50 respectively. For the starters, an ERA of 3.94 which ain't bad until you look at the relievers ERA of 3.02.


Strat-O-Matic Report






Primary Player Statistics For 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Totals After 81 Games


NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
P.Bako .353 8 17 2 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
C.Utley .315 79 298 52 94 21 0 15 65 40 70 10 0 2 6 3 9
S.Victorino .305 81 331 65 101 23 4 9 39 35 35 2 1 4 15 3 0
R.Howard .282 80 309 69 87 16 3 27 60 43 96 0 0 10 3 1 15
J.Werth .275 79 298 51 82 20 2 20 57 28 81 6 0 8 7 3 4
G.Dobbs .273 43 88 5 24 3 0 1 6 4 16 0 0 2 0 0 2
M.Stairs .269 38 52 9 14 1 1 3 9 3 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
C.Ruiz .267 53 165 21 44 15 1 5 20 24 18 4 0 4 0 1 2
R.Ibanez .262 62 237 25 62 18 1 14 52 24 61 3 0 9 0 0 4
J.Mayberry Jr .256 25 43 10 11 1 0 4 9 1 14 4 0 2 0 0 0
P.Feliz .246 77 281 28 69 17 0 2 28 28 38 3 1 8 1 1 8
J.Rollins .245 78 323 57 79 21 5 14 38 30 40 2 0 5 18 7 4
E.Bruntlett .215 36 65 7 14 4 0 0 5 1 16 2 0 3 0 0 0
C.Coste .214 40 98 11 21 6 0 1 9 14 28 1 0 3 0 0 1
M.Cairo .158 19 19 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
L.Marson .111 9 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
P.Hoover ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Tracy ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ALL PITCHERS .187 81 150 18 28 6 0 1 10 9 46 1 24 0 0 0 1
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS .265 2792 741 17 409 579 26 50 53
81 431 175 116 291 44 61 19


NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
K.Kendrick 0.00 0 0 ---- 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 0 0 0 0 2
T.Walker 0.60 1 1 .500 10 0 0 0 1 15.0 4 1 1 1 2 11
C.Condrey 0.76 0 1 .000 24 0 0 0 1 35.2 18 3 3 2 14 17
J.Romero 1.13 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 1 1 1 9 5
S.Escalona 1.42 0 0 ---- 9 0 0 0 0 6.1 1 1 1 0 6 5
B.Lidge 2.52 0 2 .000 27 0 0 0 16 25.0 17 7 7 1 9 22
R.Madson 2.56 3 4 .429 31 0 0 0 6 38.2 20 12 11 3 9 33
J.Happ 2.83 7 3 .700 19 9 0 0 0 82.2 71 26 26 11 21 55
C.Park 2.88 4 2 .667 20 7 0 0 0 68.2 53 24 22 4 26 49
A.Bastardo 3.00 3 1 .750 5 5 1 1 0 33.0 20 11 11 4 8 23
J.Blanton 3.96 5 3 .625 16 16 0 0 0 102.1 104 47 45 13 26 80
C.Durbin 4.15 0 1 .000 29 0 0 0 2 30.1 32 16 14 4 24 26
C.Hamels 4.17 6 4 .600 16 16 1 1 0 101.1 117 53 47 10 27 86
S.Eyre 4.42 2 2 .500 23 0 0 0 0 18.1 14 9 9 2 10 15
D.Carpenter 4.50 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 3 3 0 0 4
J.Moyer 4.55 8 5 .615 16 16 0 0 0 85.0 100 47 43 10 24 51
R.Lopez 4.76 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 8 4 3 0 3 2
B.Myers 5.70 6 3 .667 10 10 0 0 0 53.2 62 37 34 15 18 42
J.Taschner 9.88 1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 13.2 23 16 15 3 14 5
S.Register ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P.Martinez ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ALL NON-PITCHERS ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 6 -3
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS 3.60 33 81 2 26 680 293 250
48 .593 81 8 731.2 318 84 533








Friday, March 4, 2011

July 7, 2009 Phillies 4, Reds 3




The Phillies hit the halfway mark by pulling one out of the fire late when one of the most awesome players of all time, Matt Stairs, whacks a pinch-hit homerun out of the yard in the 8th inning to give the Phils their third straight win. Way lopsided in the hit collumn with the Phillies holding the 16-7 edge, but 13 left on base made the game closer than it should have been.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Cincinnati Reds At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/7/2009

Reds AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
W.Taveras CF 4 0 2 0 .232 J.Rollins SS 5 1 1 0 .245
J.Hairston Jr SS 3 0 0 0 .262 S.Victorino CF 5 1 3 0 .305
J.Votto 1B 4 0 0 0 .305 C.Utley 2B 5 1 3 3 .315
B.Phillips 2B 4 1 1 1 .268 R.Howard 1B 4 0 2 0 .282
J.Gomes LF 3 0 1 0 .287 J.Werth RF 5 0 2 0 .275
R.Hernandez C 3 0 1 0 .288 G.Dobbs LF 4 0 1 0 .273
D-R.Hanigan PH 1 0 0 0 .255 C-J.Mayberry Jr LF 0 0 0 0 .256
J.Bruce RF 3 1 0 0 .210 P.Feliz 3B 3 0 2 0 .246
E.Encarnacion 3B 4 1 1 1 .157 C.Ruiz C 4 0 1 0 .267
A.Harang P 2 0 0 0 .094 J.Happ P 2 0 0 0 .067
A-C.Dickerson PH 1 0 1 1 .299 J.Romero P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Herrera P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Walker P 0 0 0 0 .000
N.Masset P 0 0 0 0 .500 B-M.Stairs PH 1 1 1 1 .269
D.Weathers P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Madson P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 3 7 3 Totals 38 4 16 4

A-Pinch Hit For Harang In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Walker In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Dobbs In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 9th Inning

Reds............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 0
Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 16 0

Reds (39-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Harang 6 10 3 3 2 9 1 112 4.27 A1 D3
D.Herrera 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.05 D4 D7
N.Masset LOSS(2-6) 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 24 5.08 D8 E4
D.Weathers 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.60 E5
Totals 8 16 4 4 2 10 2

Phillies (48-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Happ 6 1/3 6 3 3 3 4 1 98 2.83 A1 C8
J.Romero BS(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.13 C9 D2
T.Walker WIN(1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.60 D3 D5
R.Madson SAVE(6th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.56 D6
Totals 9 7 3 3 3 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 41,189 DATE- Tuesday, July 7th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Ted Barnett, Greg Gibson, Andy Fletcher
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 5 Phillies:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0 Phillies: 1
DOUBLES- J.Rollins(21st), J.Werth(20th)
TRIPLES- E.Encarnacion(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Phillips(9th), C.Utley(15th), M.Stairs(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Happ
WALKS- J.Hairston Jr, J.Gomes, J.Bruce, R.Howard, P.Feliz
STRIKE OUTS- J.Votto, J.Gomes, J.Bruce-2, E.Encarnacion, A.Harang, J.Rollins,
C.Utley, J.Werth-3, G.Dobbs, P.Feliz, C.Ruiz-2, J.Happ
GIDP- J.Hairston Jr

Second baseman Chase Utley lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI at
Citizen's Bank Park as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds by
the count of 4 to 3.

Tyler Walker(1-1) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief performance.
No one was able to reach base in his 1 inning. Philadelphia had 16 hits for
the game and Cincinnati had 7.

Ryan Madson got the save, his 6th. Nick Masset(2-6) was the loser in relief.
He allowed 4 hits and no walks in 1 inning.









Thursday, March 3, 2011

July 7, 2009 Red Sox 6, A's 1




Josh Beckett strikes out 10 in recording his 11th win, Dustin Pedroia and Aaron Bates each rip out two doubles, JD Drew pops a 2-run homerun over the wall, and it all adds up to an easy win over Oakland.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Oakland Athletics At 2009 Boston Red Sox 7/7/2009

Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
A.Kennedy 3B 3 0 0 0 .255 J.Drew RF 3 2 1 2 .274
O.Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 .282 D.Pedroia 2B 4 2 3 1 .240
S.Hairston CF 4 0 1 0 .269 K.Youkilis 3B 5 0 1 2 .314
M.Holliday LF 3 0 1 0 .273 J.Bay LF 4 0 2 0 .266
J.Giambi 1B 3 0 2 1 .182 D.Ortiz DH 3 0 1 0 .259
K.Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 .230 J.Varitek C 4 0 1 0 .225
J.Cust DH 4 0 0 0 .233 J.Ellsbury CF 4 0 1 0 .329
R.Sweeney RF 4 0 1 0 .326 N.Green SS 4 0 0 0 .283
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 0 0 .222 A.Bates 1B 4 2 2 0 .429
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 1 6 1 Totals 35 6 12 5


Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2
Red Sox......... 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 0

Athletics (35-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Eveland LOSS(2-3) 2 4 4 3 2 2 0 48 7.85 A1 B3
R.Springer 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 2 1 22 3.44 B4 C1
B.Ziegler 2 1/3 2 0 0 2 4 0 49 2.27 C2 D4
E.Gonzalez 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 5.53 D5
Totals 8 12 6 5 4 10 1

Red Sox (47-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Beckett WIN(11-5) 7 4 1 1 3 10 0 107 2.42 A1 D1
M.Delcarmen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 7.18 D2
Totals 9 6 1 1 3 10 0

ATTENDANCE- 35,768 DATE- Tuesday, July 7th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Adrian Johnson, Mike Dimuro, Dale Scott, Jerry Meals
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 Red Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- J.Giambi, D.Eveland
DOUBLES- J.Giambi(14th), D.Pedroia-2(15th), D.Ortiz(19th), J.Varitek(14th),
J.Ellsbury(13th), A.Bates-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Drew(12th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Pedroia(12th)
WALKS- A.Kennedy, M.Holliday, J.Giambi, J.Drew-2, D.Pedroia, J.Bay
HIT BY PITCH- D.Ortiz
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kennedy-2, S.Hairston-2, M.Holliday, J.Giambi, J.Cust-3,
R.Sweeney, K.Youkilis-3, J.Varitek-2, N.Green-3, A.Bates-2
GIDP- J.Ellsbury
PASSED BALLS- K.Suzuki

Josh Beckett dominated striking out 10 Oakland batters as the Boston Red Sox
defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 6 to 1 at Fenway
Park.

Beckett(11-5) was very good in the win. He allowed just 4 hits and 3 walks in
7 innings. The pitchers took over after the 4th inning as neither team was
able to score again.

Dana Eveland(2-3) suffered the loss. He gave up 4 runs in 2 innings of work.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the performance of Beckett - except Oakland. Bob
Geren lamented, 'He just was 'on' tonight. He was keeping our guys off
balance all game. A fine game by a good strikeout pitcher - makes it a fun
game for the hometown fans - unfortunately we were the visitors!'








Tuesday, March 1, 2011

July 6, 2009 Phillies 6, Reds 5




Looking at the line score through the first third of the game, the Reds had 4 hits with 3 of those being doubles while the Phillies had only one hit, and a score of 3-0. Who do you think led? The Phillies!! Jayson Werth's 20th homer of the season, a 3-run blast in the first inning after a HBP and a walk enabled that to happen, and the Phils led throughout the game until things turn lively in the 8th. The Reds got two in the top of the 8th on a Jay Bruce homer off of Chad Durbin to take the lead, but the Phillies come right back to get those two back in the bottom of the inning and hold on with Brad Lidge going a spotless 9th for his 16th save.

That 8th inning:
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Chad Durbin
0 R.Hernandez 1- 5 20 5 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Drew Sutton
0 1 J.Bruce 5- 9 6 3 Home Run 1-H b-H
0 E.Encarnaci 1-11 10 3 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Laynce Nix
SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Eyre
0 1 L.Nix 2-10 4 Strike Out b-0
1 1 W.Taveras 1- 9 4 Strike Out b-0
2 1 J.Hairston 4- 8 5 Walk 1-2 b-1
2 12 J.Votto 6- 7 5 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Francisco Cordero
SUBSTITUTE C - Ryan Hanigan
0 G.Dobbs 6- 5 3 Strike Out b-0
1 P.Feliz 2-10 5 Double b-2
1 2 C.Ruiz 6- 3 3 Single 2-H b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Paul Bako
1 1 P.Bako 1- 3 1 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
2 2 J.Rollins 4- 5 19 1 Single 2-H b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Josh Roenicke
2 1 S.Victorino 5- 5 5 Single 1-3 b-1
2 1 3 1 Stolen Base 1-2
2 23 C.Utley 3- 6 3 Strike Out b-0


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Cincinnati Reds At 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 7/6/2009

Reds AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
W.Taveras CF 5 1 2 0 .228 J.Rollins SS 4 0 2 1 .245
J.Hairston Jr SS 4 1 2 2 .265 S.Victorino CF 5 0 2 0 .301
J.Votto 1B 4 0 0 0 .311 C.Utley 2B 3 1 1 1 .311
B.Phillips 2B 5 0 1 1 .268 R.Howard 1B 3 1 0 0 .279
J.Gomes LF 5 0 1 0 .286 J.Werth RF 4 1 1 3 .273
R.Hernandez C 4 0 3 0 .288 G.Dobbs LF 4 0 2 0 .274
B-D.Sutton PR 0 1 0 0 .000 F-J.Mayberry Jr LF 0 0 0 0 .256
D-R.Hanigan C 1 0 0 0 .257 P.Feliz 3B 3 1 1 0 .241
J.Bruce RF 4 1 1 2 .212 C.Ruiz C 4 2 2 1 .267
E.Encarnacion 3B 4 0 1 0 .153 C.Hamels P 2 0 0 0 .107
J.Cueto P 2 1 1 0 .103 C.Durbin P 0 0 0 0 .333
A-C.Dickerson PH 1 0 0 0 .295 S.Eyre P 0 0 0 0 ----
C.Fisher P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-P.Bako PH 1 0 0 0 .353
C-L.Nix PH 1 0 0 0 .293 B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 .000
F.Cordero P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Roenicke P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 5 12 5 Totals 33 6 11 6

A-Pinch Hit For Cueto In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Hernandez In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Fisher In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Sutton In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Eyre In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Dobbs In 9th Inning

Reds............ 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 - 5 12 0
Phillies........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 11 1

Reds (39-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Cueto 5 4 4 4 3 5 1 83 3.11 A1 C5
C.Fisher 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.75 C6 D5
F.Cordero L(1-2) BS(5th) 0 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 0 13 3.40 D6 E1
J.Roenicke 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00 E2
Totals 8 11 6 6 4 9 1

Phillies (47-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Hamels 7 9 3 3 1 7 1 109 4.17 A1 D5
C.Durbin BS(2nd) 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 11 4.15 D6 D8
S.Eyre WIN(2-2) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 4.42 D9 E3
B.Lidge SAVE(16th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.52 E4
Totals 9 12 5 5 2 10 2

ATTENDANCE- 39,455 DATE- Monday, July 6th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Paul Schrieber
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Reds:10 Phillies: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Phillies: 0
ERRORS- C.Ruiz
DOUBLES- W.Taveras(10th), J.Hairston Jr(13th), B.Phillips(20th), J.Gomes(7th),
R.Hernandez(12th), G.Dobbs(3rd), P.Feliz(17th)
HOME RUNS- J.Hairston Jr(9th), J.Bruce(25th), J.Werth(20th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino(14th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Hamels
WALKS- J.Hairston Jr, J.Votto, J.Rollins, C.Utley, R.Howard, P.Feliz
HIT BY PITCH- C.Utley
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-3, J.Votto, J.Gomes, J.Bruce-2, E.Encarnacion,
C.Dickerson, L.Nix, J.Rollins, S.Victorino, C.Utley, R.Howard-2,
J.Werth, G.Dobbs, C.Ruiz, C.Hamels
GIDP- C.Ruiz
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Jimmy Rollins robbed Brandon Phillips of a base hit.

39,455 fans watched an exciting game at Citizen's Bank Park. The Philadelphia
Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds by the slimmest of margins, 6 to
5.

Philadelphia won the game with a rally in the bottom of the 8th inning scoring
2 runs on 4 hits. After an out was recorded, Pedro Feliz got things rolling
when he doubled. Carlos Ruiz came next and he lined a base-hit. One out
later, Jimmy Rollins stepped up to the plate and he stroked a one-base hit.
Shane Victorino followed and he singled. Victorino was safe on a stolen
base. Chase Utley got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on
strikes. Philadelphia banged out 11 hits on the night.

Scott Eyre(2-2) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Brad
Lidge gained credit for his 16th save. Francisco Cordero(1-2) was the loser
in relief.

Philadelphia now has a record of a division leading 47-33. With the loss,
Cincinnati has a record of 3-7 lately, 39-42 overall.