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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Game Recap June 8: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

On this warm night in Philadelphia the Phillies took on the Los Angeles Dodgers as Cole Hamels took the mound for the Phils.  He started pitching a great game and got through the first four innings scoreless.  Hiroki Kuroda took the mound for the Dodgers and also started pitching a great game, keeping the Phillies scoreless through four innings. 

The Phillies loaded the bases in the 5th inning with Domonic Brown up to bat but was not able to get a hit so the score was still 0 to 0.  In the bottom of the 6th Ryan Howard hit a solo home run and gave the Phillies a 1 to 0 lead over the Dodgers. Mike Macdougal came in to pitch for the Dodgers after Howard's home run and after Raul Ibanez hit a double in the bottom of the 6th.  In the bottom of the 7th Shane Victornio tripled followed by a fielder's choice from Domonic Brown allowing Victornio to score giving the Phillies a 2 to 0 lead.  In the 9th Ryan Madson came into the game to close the game and give the Phillies the win.

The Philadelphia Phillies went on to win the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers 2 to 0. 

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Game Recap June 5: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburg Pirates

Today's day game is the final game of the series as the Philadelphia Phillies try to win the last game and avoid being swept.  Today on the mound for the Phillies is Roy Halladay.

The top of the 1st was a quick inning as only Chase Utley singled.  In the bottom of the 1st Xavier Paul lead off for the Pirates and hit a single followed by a two run homer by Neil Walker to give the Pirates an early lead. 

In the top of the 4th Chase Utley lead off with a walk followed by Ryan Howard also getting a walk and both advancing to 2nd and 3rd on a passed ball.  Raul Ibanez hit an RBI sacrifice fly allowing Utley to score.  The top of the 5th inning was another big inning for the Phillies offense.  Roy Halladay lead off with a walk followed by Shane Victornio also getting a walk.  Next up, Placido Polanco who also got a walk to load up the bases.  After Chase Utley hit into a fielders choice, Ryan Howard hit a sacrifice fly allowing Victornio to score and to tie the game at 2.  Carlos Ruiz was then hit by a pitch which allowed Polanco to score, giving the Phillies a 3 to 2 lead.  In the top of the 6th Roy Halladay hit a single to right field.  Shane Victornio hit a ground out by allowed Halladay to move to second base and into scoring position.  Placido Polanco hit a single and Halladay scored from second making the score 4 to 2.

In the top of the 8th Planco hit a single followed by a single from Chase Utley.  Next up, Ryan Howard, who also hit a single and allowed Planco to score giving the Phillies a 5 to 2 lead.  In the bottom of the 8th Josh Harrison hit a double followed by a single from Andrew McCutchen which allowed Harrison to score making the score 5 to 3.  In the top of the 9th Wilson Valdez got on base with a single followed by a single from Ben Francisco.  Next up, Shane Victornio hits a single allowing Valdez to score making the score 6 to 3.  Ryan Howard then hit a single as well allowing Francisco to score.

Ryan Madson came in to pitch for the Phillies in the 9th inning.  He pitched a great inning as the Philadelphia Phillies went on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 3 in the final game of this series.      

Friday, June 3, 2011

Game Recap June 3: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburg Pirates

Today's game is the all-Pennsylvania game as the Philadelphia Phillies travel across the state to play the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Also Shane Victorino returns from the DL in tonight's game which is great news for the Phillies lineup.

Jeff Karstens took the mound for the Pirates and Cole Hamels for the Phillies.  Shane Victornio came up to bat for the first time back from the DL in the first inning and hit the third out but still had a good at bat.  Cole Hamels pitched a great 1st inning as re retired the Pirates in order.  Karstens also pitched a great 1st and 2nd inning only allowing one hit.

Cole Hamels gave up the Pirates first hit of the game in the 4th inning as he was pitching a great game.  He went on to hit a single for the Phillies in the 6th inning continuing to have an all around great game.

In the 6th inning Jimmy Rollins got on base and stole second.  Chase Utley then hit an RBI single allowing Rollins to score from second.  In the bottom of the 6th the Pirates tied up the game at 1.  Ronny Cedeno walked to get on base then Karstens hit a sacrifice bunt to move him over to second.  Cedeno stole third on a wild pitch.  Jose Tabata then hit a long sacrifice fly ball to Victorino in center field to score the tying run.   

In the top of the 8th inning Cole Hamels hit another single to continue his great hitting and pitching game.  Jose Contreras replaced Cole Hamels in the 9th inning as the game was still tied at 1.  When Derek Jones was announced as a pinch hitter Charlie Manuel decided to bring in Antonio Bastardo to pitch in the 9th.  The Phillies did not allow the Pirates to score so the game went into extra innings.

Michael Stutes came in to pitch in the 10th inning as the winning run was on third base for the Pirates.  Charlie Manuel made another pitching change in the 12th inning as he brought in Danys Baez.  In the 12th Jose Tabata hit an RBI single to win the game for the Pirates. 

Philadelphia Phillies Active Roster


Since I haven’t list a Philadelphia Phillies active roster on this blog yet, I figured I would take this chance to write up a list of all the active player for the Phillies right now.  Here is a list of all the active Philadelphia Phillies players.

I’ll start with active Philadelphia Phillies infielders:

Ryan Howard
Michael Martinez
Placido Polanco
Jimmy Rollins
Chase Utley
Wilson Valdez

Philadelphia Phillies Outfielders:

Domonic Brown
Ben Francisco
Ross Gload
Rual Ibanez
Shane Victorino

Philadelphia Phillies Pitchers:

Danys Baez
Antonio Bastardo
Jose Contreras
Roy Halladay
Cole Hamels
Kyle Kendrick
Cliff Lee
Ryan Madson
Roy Oswalt
J.C. Romero
Michael Stutes
Mike Zagurski

Philadelphia Phillies catchers:

Carlos Ruiz
Dane Sardinha

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Game Recap June 1: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals

For today's day game the Philadelphia Phillies had Roy Oswalt on the mound and the Washington Nationals had John Lannan. 

The Phillies went down in order in the 1st inning, while the Nationals scored an early run off a RBI single by Jayson Werth.  In the 2nd Ryan Howard lead off with a double followed by a walk for Ben Francisco.   Carlos Ruiz got on base by an error by the Nationals 3rd baseman allowing Howard to score, tying the game at 1.  In the 3rd the Nationals scored again off a solo home run by Laynce Nix.  In the 6th Micheal Stutes replaced Roy Oswalt on the mound who overall throw a good game.  In the 8th the Phillies brought in Antonio Bastardo to rplace Stutes on the mound.  The rest of the game went by quick and the Nationals went on to win 2 to 1 over the Phillies.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Game recap May 31: Phillies vs. Nationals

Tonight was game 2 of the series of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Cliff Lee took the mound for the Phillies in tonight's game and Jason Marquis for the Nationals.

Placido Planco hit his 55th single in the 1st which leads the national league. Clif Lee started off the game in the 1st retiring the first three batters in order. The 2nd inning was a quiet inning. In the 3rd however the Nationals scored off an RBI sacrifice fly by Jayson Werth. Next up is Micheal Morse who hit an RBI single giving the Nationals a 2 to 0 lead in the 3rd. Next up Danny Espinosa hit a 3 run home run making the score 5 to 0.

In the 5th the Phillies scored their first run of the game with a home run by Domonic Brown. Next up, John Mayberry also hit a solo home run making the score 5 to 2. In the 6th Danny Espinosa hit his 2nd solo home run of the night making the score 6 to 2.

Micheal Stutes came into the game in the 6th inning to replace Lee who had thrown a lot of pitches early in the game. In the 7th inning Danys Baez came into pitch to replace Stutes. In the 7th Morse hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 7 to 2 lead. Ivan Rodriguez also had an RBI in the 7th for the Nationals. Rodriguez scored on the next play giving the Nationals a 9 to 2 lead over the Phillies in the 7th.

In the 8th the Phillies brought in Mike Zagurski to pitch. Jayson Werth hit an RBI double in the 8th giving the Nationals a 10 to 2 lead. The Phillies offense was not getting on tonight and the Washington Nationals went on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10 to 2.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Game Recap May 30 Memorial Day: Phillies vs. Nationals

Sorry I have not posted to my blog for the past few day.  I took a much needed vacation over Memorial Day weekend to the beach.

Today, on Memorial Day, the Phillies played the Nationals and Halladay took the mound for the Phillies.  The 1st inning was a quick inning for both teams.  In the 2nd Michael Morse was first up for the Nationals and hit a solo home run giving the Nationals an early lead.  Next up Wilson Ramos singled and went on to score on a sacrifice bunt by Livan Hernadez giving the Nats a 2 to 0 lead.

The game changed for the Phillies in the 4th inning.  Ryan Howard hit a solo home run followed by a solo home run by Raul Ibanez, tying the game at 2.  Next up Carlos Ruiz hit a double and Domonic Brown hit a single and allowed Ruiz to score giving the Phillies a 3 to 2 lead.

In the 5th Danny Espinosa tied the game up at 3 for the Nationals with a solo home run.  The next inning Laynce Nix hit another home run for the Nationals giving them a 4 to 3 lead over the Phillies.

In the 7th Placido Polanco hit a single followed by Chase Utley walking.  Ryan Howard hit a RBI single.  Next up Raul Ibanez hit a sacrifice fly allowing Chase Utley to score.

Antiono Bastardo replace Halladay in the 8th inning followed by Ryan Madison close the game in the 9th.  The Phillies won today with a score of 5 to 4.