GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (31-23) at PHILADELPHIA (26-26)

NL: ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 2
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - RANDY JOHNSON, DOUG SLATEN (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE
VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

PHI - JAMIE MOYER, RYAN MADSON (8TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: ARI - ERIC BYRNES (7) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ERIC BYRNES (8) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
MARK REYNOLDS (4) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

PHI - NONE</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 2
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - RANDY JOHNSON, DOUG SLATEN (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE
VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

PHI - JAMIE MOYER, RYAN MADSON (8TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - RANDY JOHNSON (3-2)
LP - JAMIE MOYER (5-4)
SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (19)

HOME RUNS: ARI - ERIC BYRNES (7) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ERIC BYRNES (8) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
MARK REYNOLDS (4) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

PHI - NONE


TIME: 2:23 ATT: 33,281

PROBABLES: SFO - MATT MORRIS (5-2, 2.90)
PHI - ADAM EATON (5-3, 5.73)

PROBABLES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (4-3, 3.74)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (6-2, 2.79)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .306
C Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .273
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hudson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .426
C Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
C Quentin rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
C Snyder c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229
A Callaspo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214
Ra Johnson p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Hammock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 33 4 8 4 1 4 17

a-grounded to third for D Slaten in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Callaspo (6, J Moyer); C Jackson (10, J Moyer). HR - E Byrnes 2
(8, 1st inning off J Moyer 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off J Moyer 0 on, 1 Out), M
Reynolds (4, 8th inning off J Moyer 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - E Byrnes 2 (31), M
Reynolds 2 (15). 2-out RBI - M Reynolds 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - O Hudson 1, C Young 1. GIDP - C Snyder, C Quentin, A Callaspo. Team LOB -
4.

FIELDING: E - A Callaspo (3, throw); O Hudson (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (O
Hudson-A Callaspo).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rowand cf 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .321
S Victorino rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .273
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299
P Burrell lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .233
M Bourn pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
W Helms 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
b-R Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
A Nunez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
C Ruiz c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
J Moyer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 3 3 1 6 7

a-flied out to right for R Madson in the 8th; b-lined out to second for W
Helms in the 9th.

BATTING: 3B - J Rollins (7, B Lyon). RBI - J Rollins 2 (32), P Burrell (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Bourn (7, 2nd base off J Valverde/C Snyder).

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (3, ground ball). DP: 3 (J Rollins-C Utley-W Helms, A
Nunez-C Utley-W Helms, C Utley-J Rollins-W Helms).


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ARIZONA - 100 000 030 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 003 -- 3
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson (W, 3-2) 6 1 0 0 0 6 0 3.89
D Slaten (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.02
B Lyon 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 2.70
J Valverde (S, 19) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.52

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (L, 5-4) 7 2/3 8 4 4 1 3 3 4.23
R Madson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57
A Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.37

B Lyon pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

HBP - C Quentin (by J Moyer); A Rowand (by B Lyon). Pitches-strikes: Ra
Johnson 61-46; D Slaten 10-6; B Lyon 18-11; J Valverde 14-11; J Moyer 86-59; R
Madson 4-3; A Alfonseca 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: Ra Johnson 3-9; D Slaten
1-2; B Lyon 1-2; J Valverde 0-2; J Moyer 11-9; R Madson 1-0; A Alfonseca 2-0.
Batters faced: Ra Johnson 20; D Slaten 3; B Lyon 7; J Valverde 3; J Moyer 31; R
Madson 1; A Alfonseca 3.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian Runge.

T--2:23. Att--33,281.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 4
PHILADELPHIA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA

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ARIZONA (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes homered to center. C Jackson popped out to first.
O Hudson struck out swinging. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 8TH: R Hammock hit for D Slaten. R Hammock grounded out to third.
E Byrnes homered to left. C Jackson doubled to deep left. O Hudson flied out
to right. M Reynolds homered to center, C Jackson scored. R Madson relieved
J Moyer. C Young grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: A Rowand hit by pitch. S Victorino safe at second on
error by second baseman O Hudson, A Rowand to third. J Rollins tripled to deep
center, A Rowand and S Victorino scored. J Valverde relieved B Lyon. C Utley
flied out to center. P Burrell singled to center, J Rollins scored. M Bourn
ran for P Burrell. R Howard hit for W Helms. M Bourn stole second. R Howard
lined into double play, second to shortstop, M Bourn doubled off second.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B, O Hudson 2B, M Reynolds 3B,
C Young CF, C Quentin RF, C Snyder C, A Callaspo SS, Ra Johnson LHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- A Rowand CF, S Victorino RF, J Rollins SS,
C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF, W Helms 1B, A Nunez 3B, C Ruiz C, J Moyer LHP.

Umpires -- James Hoye (HP), Gary Darling (1B), Mark Wegner (2B), Brian Runge (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 8 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes homered to center. C Jackson popped out to first.
O Hudson struck out swinging. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: A Rowand flied out to center. S Victorino fouled out to
catcher. J Rollins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: C Young singled to left. C Quentin grounded into fielder's
choice to third, C Young out at second. C Snyder grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Quentin out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: C Utley flied out to center. P Burrell singled to left
center. W Helms flied out to right. A Nunez flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: A Callaspo doubled to center. Ra Johnson walked. E Byrnes
struck out swinging. C Jackson popped out to first. O Hudson grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, Ra Johnson out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz grounded out to third. J Moyer flied out to left.
A Rowand struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Reynolds singled to left. C Young flied out to left.
C Quentin grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Reynolds out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: S Victorino safe at second on throwing error by shortstop
A Callaspo. J Rollins struck out swinging. C Utley struck out swinging.
P Burrell struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Snyder flied out to center. A Callaspo popped out to
second. Ra Johnson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: W Helms struck out swinging. A Nunez grounded out to
shortstop. C Ruiz flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: E Byrnes popped out to second. C Jackson safe at first on
error by shortstop J Rollins. O Hudson singled to left, C Jackson to second.
M Reynolds fouled out to first. C Young grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, O Hudson out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Moyer struck out looking. A Rowand popped out to
second. S Victorino grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Quentin hit by pitch. C Snyder fouled out to third.
A Callaspo grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Quentin out
at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: D Slaten relieved Ra Johnson. J Rollins grounded out to
shortstop. C Utley flied out to center. P Burrell flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 8TH: R Hammock hit for D Slaten. R Hammock grounded out to third.
E Byrnes homered to left. C Jackson doubled to deep left. O Hudson flied out
to right. M Reynolds homered to center, C Jackson scored. R Madson relieved
J Moyer. C Young grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: B Lyon relieved D Slaten. T Clark at first base. W Helms
flied out to center. A Nunez grounded out to shortstop. C Ruiz walked.
G Dobbs hit for R Madson. G Dobbs flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 0.

ARIZONA 9TH: A Alfonseca relieved R Madson. C Quentin grounded out to
shortstop. C Snyder struck out swinging. A Callaspo grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: A Rowand hit by pitch. S Victorino safe at second on
error by second baseman O Hudson, A Rowand to third. J Rollins tripled to deep
center, A Rowand and S Victorino scored. J Valverde relieved B Lyon. C Utley
flied out to center. P Burrell singled to center, J Rollins scored. M Bourn
ran for P Burrell. R Howard hit for W Helms. M Bourn stole second. R Howard
lined into double play, second to shortstop, M Bourn doubled off second.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

Byrnes homers twice as Diamondbacks sweep Phillies

<h3>ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Eric Byrnes hit the first pitch he saw<div class="pre">out of the ballpark. The Philadelphia Phillies had trouble</div>hitting anything against Randy Johnson.

Byrnes hit two home runs, including a leadoff blast, and Johnsonpitched six strong innings to lead Arizona to a 4-3 victoryover Philadelphia on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep.

Johnson was sharp in a dominant albeit brief outing. He neededonly 61 pitches - 45 for strikes - to get through six innings.He yielded one hit, did not issue a walk and struck out six. Hemay have been pulled as a precaution since he missed his lastscheduled outing with forearm tendinitis.

When Johnson does pitch, he has been dominant of late. He hasan ERA of 1.05 and has recorded 25 strikeouts without a walk inhis last three starts - all wins.

Pat Burrell singled in the second and Shane Victorino reachedbase to lead off the fourth on a throwing error by Arizonashortstop Alberto Callaspo. Those were the only Phillies toreach base against Johnson.

Victorino advanced to second on the error and the Phillies hadthe heart of the order coming up but Johnson was equal to thetask. He struck out Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Burrell -all swinging - to end the frame and strand Victorino.

Johnson (3-2) and Doug Slaten made Byrnes' first homer stand upuntil the eighth when the Diamondbacks tacked on three moreruns. Byrnes his his second homer of the game, and his eighthof the season, just into the seats in left field to make it 2-0.

Both of Byrnes' homers came on the first pitch of the at-bat andboth came off Phillies starter Jamie Moyer (5-4). It was thefifth multi-homer game of Byrnes' career and first since May 29of last season against the New York Mets.

Conor Jackson followed Byrnes' second homer with a double offthe top of the wall in left, just missing a home run. OrlandoHudson flied out and then Mark Reynolds didn't miss, chasingMoyer with a two-run shot to center to extend the lead to 4-0.

Reynolds' homer put the finishing touches on the sweep and came<div class="pre">just a day after he was involved in a scary incident. The</div><div class="pre">rookie third baseman was listed as day-to-day with a neck</div>contusion after he collided with pitcher Brandon Medders on abunt single by Michael Bourn in the seventh inning of Tuesday'sgame.

Medders' knee appeared to hit the side of Reynolds' head as heleaped to avoid contact. Reynolds fell to the grass and stayedthere for a few minutes before being helped off the field by twotrainers.

Moyer allowed four runs and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings. Hewalked one and struck out three but could not preventPhiladelphia from getting swept for the first time since itsseason-opening series against Atlanta.

The Phillies made a late charge in the ninth, scoring all threeof their runs. Rollins had a two-run triple to deep center andBurrell added an RBI single with one out.

Reigning NL MVP Ryan Howard came on to pinch hit with pinchrunner Bourn on first. Bourn stole second during the at-bat butwas doubled off second base to end the game when Howard hit aline drive at Hudson, who was playing in shallow right field.

 

Byrnes homers twice as Diamondbacks sweep Phillies

<h3>ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Eric Byrnes hit the first pitch he saw<div class="pre">out of the ballpark. The Philadelphia Phillies had trouble</div>hitting anything against Randy Johnson.

Byrnes hit two home runs, including a leadoff blast, and Johnsonpitched six strong innings to lead Arizona to a 4-3 victoryover Philadelphia on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep.

It marks Arizona's first sweep in Philadelphia since August14-16, 2000.

"The tone really was kind of set when Byrnesey goes deep,"Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. "It makes a little bit of astatement there in the first. Obviously the way Jamie pitched,he kept us at bay the rest of the way."

Johnson was sharp in a dominant albeit brief outing. He neededonly 61 pitches - 45 for strikes - to get through six innings.He yielded one hit, did not issue a walk and struck out six. Hemissed his last scheduled outing with forearm tendinitis butthat had no bearing on Wednesday's outing.

"Six ups and downs, that is all I had out of him. I did notcare what the pitches were. That is all I needed out of him,"Melvin said.

"I knew I was good enough to pitch but the first couple ofinnings I was kind of reluctant, kind of hesitant in lettingthings go," Johnson said. "As the game progressed I startedfeeling a little better and the slider got a little sharper, butthe back got a little stiff an that just may be from not beingon the mound for 10 days."

When Johnson does pitch, he has been dominant of late. He hasan ERA of 1.05 and has recorded 25 strikeouts without a walk inhis last three starts - all wins.

Pat Burrell singled in the second and Shane Victorino reachedbase to lead off the fourth on a throwing error by Arizonashortstop Alberto Callaspo. Those were the only Phillies toreach base against Johnson.

Victorino advanced to second on the error and the Phillies hadthe heart of the order coming up but Johnson was equal to thetask. He struck out Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Burrell -all swinging - to end the frame and strand Victorino.

"That was more of a new Randy Johnson," Rollins said, "Hepitched with a real good slider tonight. He didn't really havehis good fastball, but when he threw it, he hit his spots."

Johnson (3-2) and Doug Slaten made Byrnes' first homer stand upuntil the eighth when the Diamondbacks tacked on three moreruns. Byrnes hit his second homer of the game, and his eighthof the season, just into the seats in left field to make it 2-0.

Both of Byrnes' homers came on the first pitch of the at-bat andboth came off Phillies starter Jamie Moyer (5-4). It was thefifth multi-homer game of Byrnes' career and first since May 29of last season against the New York Mets.

Conor Jackson followed Byrnes' second homer with a double off thetop of the wall in left, just missing a home run. OrlandoHudson flied out and then Mark Reynolds didn't miss, chasingMoyer with a two-run shot to center to extend the lead to 4-0.

Reynolds' homer put the finishing touches on the sweep and came<div class="pre">just a day after he was involved in a scary incident. The</div><div class="pre">rookie third baseman was listed as day-to-day with a neck</div>contusion after he collided with pitcher Brandon Medders on abunt single by Michael Bourn in the seventh inning of Tuesday'sgame.

Medders' knee appeared to hit the side of Reynolds' head as heleaped to avoid contact. Reynolds fell to the grass and stayedthere for a few minutes before being helped off the field by twotrainers.

Moyer allowed four runs and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings. Hewalked one and struck out three but could not preventPhiladelphia from getting swept for the first time since itsseason-opening series against Atlanta.

"I thought I threw the ball good tonight," Moyer said. "They'regonna hit the ball. It's a good ballpark to hit in. What are yougonna do? They beat me with my best pitch."

"They have not been pitching this long for no reason," Reynoldssaid of the aging southpaw starters. "They both pitched reallyoutstanding tonight. Jamie left a few balls up that we could hitand that was pretty much the story of the game."

The Phillies made a late charge in the ninth, scoring all threeof their runs. Rollins had a two-run triple to deep center andBurrell added an RBI single with one out.

Reigning NL MVP Ryan Howard came on to pinch hit with pinchrunner Bourn on first. Bourn stole second during the at-bat butwas doubled off second base to end the game when Howard hit aline drive at Hudson, who was playing in shallow right field.

"I just ran on contact on a line drive," Bourn said. "Usually, Ifreeze on that. I take blame for it. I messed up. I can own upto it. Next time, hopefully, I won't make that mistake."

Arizona has now won a season-high seven straight and continuedto keep pace with the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers,who blanked Washington, 5-0. The Dodgers have a 1/2 game leadover the Diamondbacks.

"We are rolling right now offensively and our pitching has beenunbelievable," Reynolds said.

After sweeping Atlanta on the road, the Phillies have now lostthree straight and fallen back below the .500 mark (26-27).

"Unfortunately, everything that went right over the weekenddidn't go right (this series)," Rollins said. "We do have toplay better ball. Things that we did in Atlanta, we have tocontinue to do."

 

Byrnes homers twice as Diamondbacks sweep Phillies*
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ARIZONA 4, PHILADELPHIA 3
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PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Eric Byrnes hit the first pitch he saw
out of the ballpark. The