Just Like Old Times: Phillies 10, Marlins 8

by WholeCamels on Jun 8, 2010 11:11 PM EDT

Potent run production, with contributions up and down the lineup? Check.

Resilience after falling behind by multiple runs early in the game? Check.

A grim start from Kyle Kendrick? Check.

Late inning dramatics from an unlikely contributor? Check.

A nailbiter of a Save from Brad Lidge? Check.

Now this was more like the Phillies of the past few seasons.

The Marlins jumped to an early 4-0 lead on a solo shot from Gaby Sanchez in the first, a Ronnie Paulino double in the second, and a two run homer from Hanley Ramirez in the third. Unlike the previous few weeks, however, the Phillies quickly answered back in the bottom of the third, with a long two run opposite field bomb from Ryan Howard and an RBI single from Raul Ibanez, who was 4-for-5 on the evening.

The scoring bounced back and forth throughout the game, with the Phillies taking their first lead of the night on a sacrifice fly by Chase Utley in the sixth inning. The Phillies and Marlins both got poor games from their starters, with the Phillies knocking around the Marlins' Chris Volstad to the tune of eight hits and five earned runs over four innings. Kendrick surrendered five runs over five innings.

Take note: This was not a cleanly played game. Although only two errors appeared in the box score (one from Ryan Howard, the other from Kendrick), right fielder Ben Francisco, filling in for the struggling Jayson Werth, misplayed a couple of balls in the field, including one in the top of the eighth inning that allowed the go-ahead run to score on a triple to friggin' Wes Helms.

Francisco, who also grounded into two double plays early in the game, was in line to be the goat, until the bottom of the eighth. With two outs and runners on second and third, Francisco singled to center field, driving in Placido Polanco and Utley to put the Phillies up for good.

Lidge, as is his custom, loaded the bases in the ninth, but escaped doom when he coaxed a sky-high pop-up from Paulino to end the game.

This was awfully nice to see, especially going into a Roy Halladay start tomorrow.

via www.fangraphs.com

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by j reed on Jun 9, 2010 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

I thought that was us on a good night without Doc pitching (in which case the fangraph is slightly more boring, as we do not give up so many of those funky running to the plate things…_)

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Was at the park tonight and saw this drunken mummer of a game. What my companion and I couldn’t quite figure was whether or not you give Francisco another start tomorrow night. My thought was to use him for Ibanez. Holy hell BenFran was baaad in the outfield.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 9, 2010 12:38 AM EDT reply actions

BF has a positive UZR in LF for his career so I think he’ll be OK if you put him there. He doesn’t look good no matter which OF position you put him in though, that’s for sure.

But anyway, I don’t know if we should break Ibanez’s mojo one night after a four-hit game. On the other hand, Ibanez is only 1 for 11 lifetime vs. Josh Johnson, so maybe it would actually be saving his mojo.

(The two Phillies with the highest lifetime OPS’s vs. Johnson? Juan Castro and Greg Dobbs. But of course.)

by taco pal on Jun 9, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

another oddity (as I had good fortune of a high roller ticket) was that it was game number 28 and Werth’s picture was on the ticket. So, to keep this going, the Phillies have to do the same thing for Ibanez.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 9, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

No kidding his defence was a poopy diaper in a wal-mart parking lot. but he did a little redeeming. Do you think this could be the start of the pitching slump.?

I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.

by Christopher A on Jun 9, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions

No, it was just Kyle Kendrick

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by WholeCamels on Jun 9, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah… I think it was fitting that he hit in the two runs to give us the lead in the 8th— he had done so much wrong that game, and for him to get the hit when it counted was really a boost for him.

As for the pitching, I am not particularly concerned about it going into a slump just from Kendrick’s performance— it was not a historically bad night for him— in fact, he gave up 5 runs against Boston during the slump… the fact with him is that he is highly uneven— when he is good, he is very good, giving up few runs… when he is not, he will give up five or so. I do, however, reserve the right to change my opinion on this pending the next two nights of pitching. I also think that the fact that we are facing the Marlins for the second series in a less than two week period (and facing the exact same pitchers on both sides) could advantage hitters, who are now much more familiar with the pitching irregardless of slumpiness).

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

I know Kendrick had a bad night and the same error = 2 runs but I just get worried that a pitching slump is coming with the inleague play around the corner.

I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.

by Christopher A on Jun 9, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Please stop. Did you see Hamels the night before? Halladay’s fine, and Moyer’s pitching out of his mind.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 9, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

shhh… don’t jinx them.

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

sigh…

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Jun 9, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

what??? i am a wee tad superstitious.

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

WL, I think (hope) he was referring to our traditionally poor interleague play.

And I, for one, encourage Granpaw Moyer to keep pitching out of his mind. Pulling him from the waiver wire has been one of my better decisions.

Honor is no substitute for victory.

by The Dark on Jun 9, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I encourage them all to eat their wheaties and pitch well… however, I am quite superstitous about pitchers— I trust them about as far as I can fling them and consider them a necessary evil (although they have begun growing on me).

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Although just stroll thru Grampy’s career stats against the current Yankees line-up. It’s harder to keep from looking at that than a car wreck.

by j reed on Jun 9, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions

You are right but we still have to me some shitty pen guys. I hate Baez I just hate him. and Durbin always scares me with his bad ass games and hold your breath like Lidge. But I feel Its the Blanton and when does Kendrick implode that has me Not trying to jinxx. GO FLYERS!!!!!

I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.

by Christopher A on Jun 9, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I bet hamels wishes the bats woke up 1 day previously.
It was the first game I went to since the Dice-K game, so it was nice. Also, the wave must have had a lot to do with the win, because when it started the hits started coming

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by sports00fan00 on Jun 9, 2010 8:08 AM EDT reply actions

Once we had scored four runs, I started fussing about that— I looked at my mom and asked her where that was the day before when we could have used it (I had figured that our pitching was getting even with our offense by screwing the pooch when the offense finally woke up).

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Yay guys!

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Jun 9, 2010 8:31 AM EDT reply actions

I didn’t want to say anything earlier, but I got married on the 22nd. The Daisuke game was going on during our reception.

So I just wanted to say I’m sorry. It will never happen again.

by Spoilt Victorian Child on Jun 9, 2010 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

I just hope that is not a harbinger of doom for your marriage!

by dannijd on Jun 9, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Subcreatures! Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus Zildrahar. The Traveller has come. Choose and perish!

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Jun 9, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Somebody ain’t afraid of no ghosts.

by Cormican on Jun 9, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!

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by WholeCamels on Jun 9, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions