GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (42-42) at HOUSTON (37-47)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS HOUSTON (1) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282
M Bourn cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
C Utley 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .322
R Howard 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .252
S Victorino rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .277
P Burrell lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .204
W Helms 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .262
C Coste c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385
C Hamels p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 27 4 8 4 1 5 9

BATTING: 2B - W Helms (12, C Sampson). 3B - C Utley (3, C Sampson). HR - W
Helms (3, 5th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out), J Rollins (15, 5th inning off
C Sampson 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Hamels. RBI - W Helms 2 (22), J Rollins (50), R
Howard (60). 2-out RBI - W Helms, J Rollins. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Coste 1, M Bourn 1. GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (8, ground ball); C Utley (6, ground ball).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219
H Pence cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344
L Berkman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264
C Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
M Loretta 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324
M Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
E Bruntlett ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .281
E Munson c 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .245
C Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258

Totals 31 1 8 1 0 8 14

a-struck out swinging for T Miller in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - E Munson (2, 3rd inning off C Hamels 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E Munson
(6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, C Lee 1, L
Berkman 2, E Munson 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Lee (6, 2nd base off C Hamels/C Coste).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ensberg-C Burke-M Loretta).


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PHILADELPHIA - 010 021 0 -- 4
HOUSTON - 001 000 0 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 7 8 1 1 0 8 1 3.72

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sampson 6 1/3 8 4 4 1 4 2 4.25
T Miller 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.95

Pitches-strikes: C Hamels 115-81; C Sampson 105-73; T Miller 5-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Hamels 3-10; C Sampson 11-4; T Miller 1-0. Batters faced: C
Hamels 31; C Sampson 27; T Miller 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: MARK MCLEMORE (0-0, 1.93) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4, HOUSTON 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: C UTLEY (.322, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M McLemore relieved T Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Utley (.322, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (20) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF MARK MCLEMORE SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6, HOUSTON 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.277, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAT BURRELL (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF MARK MCLEMORE.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7, HOUSTON 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: W HELMS (.262, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Nunez hit for C Hamels.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C COSTE ON FIRST, W HELMS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A Nunez (.267, 0 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY MARK MCLEMORE ALLOWED WES HELMS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C COSTE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A NUNEZ (.267, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 13 2
HOUSTON 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - COLE HAMELS (OUT)
HOU - MARK MCLEMORE

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.324, 1-FOR-3)
M ENSBERG (.209, 0-FOR-3)
E BRUNTLETT (.281, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (8) VS HOUSTON (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .281
M Bourn cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
C Utley 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .324
R Howard 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .255
S Victorino rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .276
P Burrell lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .207
W Helms 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .266
C Coste c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .429
C Hamels p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
a-A Nunez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 35 8 13 7 1 6 10

a-grounded to second for C Hamels in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Helms (12, C Sampson); C Utley (33, M McLemore). 3B - C Utley
(3, C Sampson). HR - W Helms (3, 5th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out), J
Rollins (15, 5th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 2 Out), R Howard (20, 8th inning
off M McLemore 1 on, 0 Out), P Burrell (10, 8th inning off M McLemore 0 on, 1
Out). S - C Hamels. RBI - W Helms 2 (22), J Rollins (50), R Howard 3 (62), P
Burrell (34). 2-out RBI - W Helms, J Rollins. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Rollins 1, C Coste 1, M Bourn 1. GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (8, ground ball); C Utley (6, ground ball).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219
H Pence cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344
L Berkman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264
C Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
M Loretta 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324
M Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
E Bruntlett ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .281
E Munson c 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .245
C Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 1 8 1 0 8 14

a-struck out swinging for T Miller in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - E Munson (2, 3rd inning off C Hamels 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E Munson
(6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, C Lee 1, L
Berkman 2, E Munson 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Lee (6, 2nd base off C Hamels/C Coste).

FIELDING: PB - E Munson. DP: 1 (M Ensberg-C Burke-M Loretta).


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PHILADELPHIA - 010 021 04 -- 8
HOUSTON - 001 000 0 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 7 8 1 1 0 8 1 3.72

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sampson 6 1/3 8 4 4 1 4 2 4.25
T Miller 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.95
M McLemore 1 5 4 4 0 1 2 7.94

WP - M McLemore. Pitches-strikes: C Hamels 115-81; C Sampson 105-73; T Miller
5-4; M McLemore 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C Hamels 3-10; C Sampson 11-4; T
Miller 1-0; M McLemore 1-1. Batters faced: C Hamels 31; C Sampson 27; T Miller
2; M McLemore 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Bourn in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.324, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: RYAN MADSON (1-2, 3.80) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8, HOUSTON 1

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.324, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Madson relieved C Hamels.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.324, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Rowand in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.324, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Nunez at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.324, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ERIC MUNSON SCORED MARK LORETTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BRUNTLETT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M MCLEMORE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Palmeiro hit for M McLemore.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BRUNTLETT ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O Palmeiro (.262, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 13 2
HOUSTON 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - RYAN MADSON
HOU - MARK MCLEMORE (OUT)

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: M BOURN (.270, 0-FOR-4)
C UTLEY (.324, 3-FOR-4)
R HOWARD (.255, 2-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (8) VS HOUSTON (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .281
M Bourn cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
C Utley 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .324
R Howard 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .255
S Victorino rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .276
P Burrell lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .207
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Helms 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .266
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
C Coste c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .429
C Hamels p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
a-A Nunez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 35 8 13 7 1 6 10

a-grounded to second for C Hamels in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Helms (12, C Sampson); C Utley (33, M McLemore). 3B - C Utley
(3, C Sampson). HR - W Helms (3, 5th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out), J
Rollins (15, 5th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 2 Out), R Howard (20, 8th inning
off M McLemore 1 on, 0 Out), P Burrell (10, 8th inning off M McLemore 0 on, 1
Out). S - C Hamels. RBI - W Helms 2 (22), J Rollins (50), R Howard 3 (62), P
Burrell (34). 2-out RBI - W Helms, J Rollins. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Rollins 1, C Coste 1, M Bourn 1. GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (8, ground ball); C Utley (6, ground ball).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .217
H Pence cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344
L Berkman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264
C Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
M Loretta 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .327
M Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208
E Bruntlett ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .303
E Munson c 3 1 2 2 0 1 3 .245
C Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 36 2 11 2 0 9 18

a-struck out swinging for T Miller in the 7th; b-singled to right for M
Mclemore in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Loretta (16, R Madson). HR - E Munson (2, 3rd inning off C
Hamels 0 on, 0 Out). SF - E Munson. RBI - E Munson 2 (7). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, C Lee 1, L Berkman 2, E Munson 1, C
Burke 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Lee (6, 2nd base off C Hamels/C Coste).

FIELDING: PB - E Munson. DP: 1 (M Ensberg-C Burke-M Loretta).


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PHILADELPHIA - 010 021 04 -- 8
HOUSTON - 001 000 01 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 7 8 1 1 0 8 1 3.72
R Madson 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.92

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sampson 6 1/3 8 4 4 1 4 2 4.25
T Miller 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.95
M McLemore 1 5 4 4 0 1 2 7.94

WP - M McLemore. Pitches-strikes: C Hamels 115-81; R Madson 30-20; C Sampson
105-73; T Miller 5-4; M McLemore 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C Hamels 3-10;
R Madson 0-2; C Sampson 11-4; T Miller 1-0; M McLemore 1-1. Batters faced: C
Hamels 31; R Madson 6; C Sampson 27; T Miller 2; M McLemore 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRIAN MOEHLER (1-2, 5.59) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8, HOUSTON 2

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: M BOURN (.270, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Moehler relieved M McLemore.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
HOUSTON 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: M Bourn (.270, 0-FOR-4)</div>