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Dig Me Out: Phillies 5, Blue Jays 4

It felt like the sort of game they would lose: Jamie Moyer surrendering home runs early, base runners and defenders making mistakes late, and scads of runners stranded on base. But thanks largely to four scoreless (if eventful) innings from three relievers and some nice situational hitting followed by a huge Chase Utley triple in the four-run fourth inning, the Phillies climbed out of a 4-1 hole to down the Blue Jays 5-4 and win this three-game series in Toronto's eerily quiet Rogers Center. 

Moyer was shaky early, surrendering solo homers to Aaron Hill in the first and third innings and a two-run shot toJose Bautista in the second. But he retired seven of the last eight Toronto hitters he faced after the Phils gave him a lead, and Chan Ho Park followed with two perfect innings in relief. Ryan Madson, restored to his more comfortable eighth-inning role, allowed a one-out single to Scott Rolen but seemed on the way to getting out of the inning when he induced a dead double-play ball from Adam Lind. But Eric Bruntlett, in his fourth game filling in for benched Jimmy Rollins, bobbled the ball to give Toronto two runners with one out. Madson escaped with a groundout from Alex Rios, an intentional walk to Lyle Overbay and a bases-loaded popup from pinch-hitter Russ Adams. The ninth inning, once again the domain of Brad Lidge, was even scarier: Jays catcher Raul Chavez led off with a bunt single, and then Lidge lost Marco Scutaro with a full-count walk. But he recovered to get Hill to pop up, then caught a huge break when pinch-runner John McDonald wandered too far off second and was caught in a rundown for the second out. Lidge then got Vernon Wells to ground out, locking down his 14th save of the season and first one-run since May 29 against Washington. 

Trailing 3-0, the Phils got on the board in the third on Ryan Howard's RBI groundout. An inning later, down 4-1 after Hill's second home run, they loaded the bases with none out on a Pedro Feliz single, a walk to Chris Coste, and a Bruntlett bunt single. Carlos Ruiz plated one run with a fielder's choice groundout to third, on which Bruntlett delivered a beautiful takeout slide to break up the potential double play. Shane Victorino's sac fly scored Coste, and after a walk to Jayson Werth--who drew four on the day to go with a single, and has now reached safely in his last ten plate appearances--Chase Utley tripled off the right-centerfield wall to score two. Six scoreless innings later, the Phils had their 39th win of the season. 

Moyer's 252nd career win evened his season record at 6-6 and moved him ahead of Bob Gibson to 44th on the all-time list. 

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What if We Won Games at Home?

We’d all be a little happier with a 3-3 IL road trip.

by EastFallowfield on Jun 28, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice to be the beneficiaries of some good luck for the first time in awhile.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Jun 28, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Moyer is on his way to a 16+ win season like I predicted. Go Phils

What about the brief case? You forgot the brief case! I'm going home! So clear a path, you motherf*ckers! Clear a path! I'M GOING HOME! -Bill Foster

by BudVugger on Jun 28, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

With a 6.00+ ERA. Must be good he haz teh winzz!

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Jun 28, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Livan Hernandez can’t buy a break and the Yanks are up 2-0 with only one out. Sweet nectar.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 28, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A better man than me would lay off the “Mets Suck Yankees’ Wang” stuff.

unable… to . … resist

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 28, 2009 8:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You got Jamie Moyer for now

He’s here – for now.

I realize this is a Phils blog and all, but seriously, what the hell is going on with Aaron Hill hitting like Chase Utley? On the one hand he’s a 1st round pick in his age-27 season. On the other hand – this is where we start the de riguer steroids speculation, right?

"I am the Walrus?..... I am the Walrus." - Donny Kerabatsos

by The Navigator on Jun 28, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well, we have him this year and next, and after that, his contract stipulates that he has to vanish into a cornfield in Lancaster County.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 28, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I figured one person would pivot off the reference. Next verse after yours has the line “Do you get nervous makin’ me go?” If “you” is me, and “me” is Moyer, it works well enough.

As for Hill, the juice speculation is inevitable. But I think it’s probably one part improvement and one part luck. Their whole team seems to be hitting much better than in past years, this despite a down season from Wells, a middling start from Rios, and Travis Snider’s failure to launch.

by dajafi on Jun 29, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scary hearing myself think this, but Chan Ho Park has been great coming out of the bullpen.

Now excuse me while I go vomit.

by FuquaManuel on Jun 28, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m glad to see, some people are having some patience with Moyer now. However, I still can not figure Charlie out.

by fan since late 40's on Jun 28, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!

Rodriguez just walked Mariano Rivera to bring a run in.

That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!

Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09

by HappyHuman on Jun 28, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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