Utley, Werth, Lift Moyer
Posted by Amanda Orr, Thu, July 09, 2009 11:32 PM | Comments: 18
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After a lack of offense in their previous two games, the Phillies’ nine runs lifted them over the Cincinnati Reds, winning the final game of the series. Jamie Moyer struggled, but the bats backed him up.
The Phillies were having trouble with runners in scoring position in the past two games. The streak continued in the first inning. With one out and the bases loaded, Micah Owings escaped the jam untouched. The Reds took advantage of the situation in the top of the second, taking a 2-0 lead on Edwin Encarnacion’s triple. Micah Owing’s sacrifice fly made it 3-0.
Chase Utley has proved he can hit home runs out of the park. He hit a long drive to deep center field off the angled wall and it ricocheted to right. As always, Utley hustled from the box. He rounded the bases with an easy inside-the-park home run, the second of his career. Not only did it pump up the crowd, but the boys in the dugout as well.
Jayson Werth’s double made it 3-2, but Encarnacion’s home run gave the Reds a little cushion. Even though Shane Victorino was elected into the All Star Game via the Final Vote, he still had to prove why he deserved it. His two-run single off the glove of Brandon Phillips tied the game at four. Phillips wanted those runs back, so he hit a two run shot giving the Reds a 6-4 lead. The first five innings were like a see-saw.
Moyer was done after five. He allowed six runs on eight hits and two walks. The Phillies relied on Chan Ho Park to keep the game close, and he pitched three hitless innings.
Feliz’s RBI single made it a one run game, so the Phillies called on Paul Bako after Carlos Ruiz left the game with an apparent injury. It looked like Bako grounded into an inning-ending double-play, but the pitcher covering missed the bag on the relay to first. Bako was safe, and the tying run scored. Jimmy Rollins followed with a RBI single, bringing in the go-ahead run.
The Phillies kept tacking on runs, winning 9-6. Werth hit his 20th home run of the season. He homered in every game of the series. In addition, with Utley’s and Werth’s home runs, the Phillies now have four players with 20 or more home runs before the All Star Break.
Posts: 0 Polishprince171
In Moyer’s last 9 starts not including this one he has an ERA of 4.14 and in his first 7 starts he had an ERA of 8.15. He started slowly but has come on as of late so everyone needs to back off and remember its just one bad start.
Posted: 11:36 PM on July 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
Where are all of the Werth haters? Have they stopped hating yet?
Posted: 12:02 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Good Night Joe Carter
Between his three innings of dominance tonight and wearing the Victorino sandwich board yesterday, Chan Ho ought to be making some fans these days.
Posted: 12:13 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Bolton
The Phillies have a “Cheesteak” lineup and the “Meat” of the lineup is possibly mightier than any in the history of baseball. With the roll and the meat already in place, the Phillies added the wit and the wiz last night.
Home runs by both Chase Utley and Jason Werth gave them both 20 dingers to date. Combined with Raul Ibanez (22) and Ryan Howard’s (21) bombs this season, the Phillies now have FOUR players with 20 or more home runs… before the all-star break!
With three games remaining before the break, that puts the Phillies well on pace to have four players with 40 or more homers. FOR YOU HISTORY BUFFS: There has never been a team in the history of Major League baseball to have four players with 40 home runs in a season. Only three teams have had three players to hit 40 or more. The ’73 Atlanta Braves and the ’96 and ’97 Colorado Rockies.
With four players with 20 or more homers, the Phillies are only the second team in the history of baseball to accomplish this feat at this point in the season. The 2000 Toronto Blue Jays become the first team in Major League history to have four players with 20 or more home runs at the All-Star break (Delgado-28, Batista-24, Mondesi-22, Cruz-20). The only other current team with player’s with 20 or more home runs is the Texas Rangers with 2. Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz have 20 each.
With Utley, Howard, Ibanez, and Werth, the Phillies “Cheesteak” has a lot of meat.
Posted: 12:20 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Fan in NYC
hey, saw some dude wearing this shirt in NYC tonight… awesome… anyone down there know where i could get one?
http://neweracaptalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10234
Posted: 12:35 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Polishprince171, that is a good stat to look at. I hope tonight was just an off night, I have been towing a thin line of defending what I called his last 5 starts while no defending Moyer performance tonight.
Posted: 12:49 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Evan
Phillies Fan in NYC
I’ve never seen it before but if you find it or make one I’m down.
Posted: 12:56 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
The other thing. DAMN THE D_BACK SUCK! they gave up 10 freaking runs in the top of the 8th inning. going into the bottom of the 8th it is 14-7. Damn they suck.
Posted: 12:56 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
I cant check what it says, what does the short say?
Posted: 12:57 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
sorry what does the shirt say?
Posted: 01:03 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Evan
Phils logo, cut off so its just the word “ill”
Posted: 01:31 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 » Phillies Beat Reds in Final, Take 3 of 4 in Series | Blogging-Baseball.com
[...] Phillies Nation’s Amanda Orr picks up the game recap from here: Encarnacion’s home run gave the Reds a little cushion. …Shane Victorino[’s]…. two-run single off the glove of Brandon Phillips tied the game at four. Phillips wanted those runs back, so he hit a two run shot giving the Reds a 6-4 lead. The first five innings were like a see-saw. [...]
Posted: 06:12 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff Y.
Great game. Muts are 5 1/2 back!
Posted: 07:44 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Steve-o
Glad to see Chan Ho get the Ashburn Award. He was dominant last night, with 3 innings of no hit, 1 walk ball. Can’t ask for much better from your pen. As Joe Carter said above, the guy has to be making some fans right about now.
Also glad to see J-Rolls keep it up. Looks like he’s finally turning the corner, which should really help this offense get going. I think we have a good chance to sweep the Bucs to head into the break.
Posted: 08:26 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Due to Chan Ho’s Vote for Victorino billboard, his recent dependability, and his tremendous facial hair, I will now be referring to Chan Ho as “The Beard” and Bruntlett will now be “The Terd”. I really think that beard is empowering Park. His pitches are moving all over the place and he looks great.
Speaking of pitchers that should have just shut up and pitched in the pen like we wanted them to, Ryan Franklin is somehow an All-Star thanks to his recent dominance in the closer’s role. He and old man Arthur Rhodes would look pretty damn good in our pen but they decided to do their best Worrell impressions when they were here instead.
Posted: 08:48 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Papa Thompson
Talk about no love for Werth … the man homers in four straight and still can’t win the Ashburn.
Posted: 08:52 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Werth has perfected the Crap-the-Bed-with-the-Bases-Loaded-But-Hit-a-solo-homerun-a-few-innings-later. As soon he came up to bat with the bases empty, I knew he was hitting a homerun. I called it to everybody in my section.
Posted: 09:56 AM on July 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Darlene
Hey Brian, What does the shirt say?
Posted: 01:33 PM on July 10, 2009