GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (37-35) at ST LOUIS (32-37)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

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PHILADELPHIA 6
ST LOUIS 0 FINAL</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (6) AT ST LOUIS (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz flied out to center. J Moyer singled to left.
J Rollins singled to right, J Moyer to second. S Victorino singled to center,
J Moyer scored, J Rollins to second. C Utley singled to right, J Rollins scored,
S Victorino to second, S Victorino scored, C Utley to third on error by right
fielder J Encarnacion. R Howard doubled to deep right, C Utley scored.
A Rowand singled to right, R Howard to third. G Dobbs hit sacrifice fly to
center, R Howard scored. A Nunez flied out to center. (5 Runs, 6 Hits,
1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Ruiz doubled to deep left center. J Moyer sacrificed
to third, C Ruiz to third. J Rollins hit sacrifice fly to center, C Ruiz
scored. S Victorino popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.</div>

 

Moyer carries Phillies past Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Jamie Moyer pitched six scoreless inningsand the Philadelphia Phillies opened a weekend series with a 6-0victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Moyer (7-5) yielded seven hits with a season high-tying sixstrikeouts and two walks to improve to 4-1 when facing thedefending World Series champions.

The lefthander has been stellar on the road this season, holdingopposing clubs to three earned runs or fewer in seven of hiseight starts away from home.

Phillies reliever Ryan Madson picked right up from where Moyerleft off, tossing three scoreless frames of his own in handingthe Cards their seventh shutout defeat of the season.

The 44-year-old Moyer got plenty of run support from histeammates in the third inning.

Shane Victorino and Chase Utley delivered back-to-back RBIsingles, and Victorino came home on right fielder JuanEncarnacion's fielding error to make it 3-0.

Reigning National League MVP Ryan Howard then drove in Utleywith a run-scoring double and Greg Dobbs capped the five-runuprising with a sacrifice fly off Cardinals starter AnthonyReyes (0-9).

In the sixth, Jimmy Rollins lofted a sacrifice fly to center toscore Carlos Ruiz, who led off with a double to left-centerfield off St. Louis reliever Troy Cate for a 6-0 edge.

Reyes gave up five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings to remainwinless this season. The righthander has not won aregular-season win since defeating Pittsburgh on September 3here.

Earlier Friday, St. Louis acquired lefthander Mike Maroth fromthe Detroit Tigers for a player to be named.

Despite his 5-2 record, Maroth was the odd man out in theTigers' rotations after Kenny Rogers came off the disabled list.

 

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PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
S Victorino rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
C Utley 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .322
R Howard 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .253
A Rowand cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .316
G Dobbs lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .279
M Bourn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Nunez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .262
C Ruiz c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271
J Moyer p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182
R Madson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 6 11 5 2 3 10

BATTING: 2B - R Howard (11, An Reyes); C Ruiz (13, T Cate). S - J Moyer. SF - J
Rollins , G Dobbs. RBI - S Victorino (29), C Utley (57), R Howard (50), G Dobbs
(30), J Rollins (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Madson 1, A
Nunez 2. Team LOB - 6.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
A Miles ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .302
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .266
S Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .265
C Duncan lf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .271
A Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .209
K Stinnett c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
T Cate p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-S Schumaker ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217

Totals 36 0 9 0 3 8 21

a-struck out swinging for T Cate in the 6th; b-walked for A Cavazos in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Encarnacion 2 (8, J Moyer 2); C Duncan (12, J Moyer). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 2, K Stinnett 1, S Rolen 2, J
Encarnacion 1, A Pujols 1, An Reyes 1. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - J Encarnacion (5, bobble).


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ST LOUIS - 000 000 000 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (W, 7-5) 6 7 0 0 2 6 0 4.12
R Madson 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.97
J Mesa 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.18

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes (L, 0-9) 4 1/3 9 5 5 1 1 0 6.64
T Cate 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.50
A Cavazos 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.40

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 103-59; R Madson 24-18; J Mesa 19-8; An Reyes 85-53;
T Cate 19-12; A Cavazos 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 4-8; R Madson
1-3; J Mesa 2-1; An Reyes 2-10; T Cate 2-2; A Cavazos 3-4. Batters faced: J
Moyer 27; R Madson 7; J Mesa 5; An Reyes 23; T Cate 6; A Cavazos 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

T--2:44. Att--45,360.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to
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PHILADELPHIA (6) AT ST LOUIS (0) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs LF, A Nunez 3B, C Ruiz C, J Moyer LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- S Taguchi CF, A Miles SS, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, C Duncan LF, A Kennedy 2B, K Stinnett C,
An Reyes RHP.

Umpires -- Sam Holbrook (HP), Hunter Wendelstedt (1B), Randy Marsh (2B),
Bob Davidson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 8 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins flied out to center. S Victorino popped out to
shortstop. C Utley singled to left center. R Howard flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: S Taguchi lined out to left. A Miles flied out to right.
A Pujols walked. J Encarnacion hit a ground rule double to shallow left,
A Pujols to third. S Rolen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand flied out to right. G Dobbs lined out to right.
A Nunez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: C Duncan struck out swinging. A Kennedy singled to left
center. K Stinnett grounded out to shortstop, A Kennedy to second. An Reyes
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz flied out to center. J Moyer singled to left.
J Rollins singled to right, J Moyer to second. S Victorino singled to center,
J Moyer scored, J Rollins to second. C Utley singled to right, J Rollins scored,
S Victorino to second, S Victorino scored, C Utley to third on error by right
fielder J Encarnacion. R Howard doubled to deep right, C Utley scored.
A Rowand singled to right, R Howard to third. G Dobbs hit sacrifice fly to
center, R Howard scored. A Nunez flied out to center. (5 Runs, 6 Hits,
1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: S Taguchi lined out to center. A Miles grounded out to
shortstop. A Pujols grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Ruiz flied out to center. J Moyer grounded out to
second. J Rollins lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Encarnacion doubled to right. S Rolen struck out looking.
C Duncan walked. A Kennedy struck out swinging. K Stinnett flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: S Victorino grounded out to first. C Utley singled to
center. R Howard singled to right center, C Utley to third. A Rowand walked,
R Howard to second. T Cate relieved An Reyes. G Dobbs struck out swinging.
A Nunez grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Rowand out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: T Cate grounded out to first. S Taguchi singled to shallow
right. A Miles singled to shallow center, S Taguchi to second. A Pujols flied
out to left. J Encarnacion flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Ruiz doubled to deep left center. J Moyer sacrificed
to third, C Ruiz to third. J Rollins hit sacrifice fly to center, C Ruiz
scored. S Victorino popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Rolen singled to left. C Duncan doubled to right, S Rolen
to third. A Kennedy lined out to first. K Stinnett popped out to first.
R Ludwick hit for T Cate. R Ludwick struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Cavazos relieved T Cate. C Utley struck out swinging.
R Howard flied out to left. A Rowand flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 7TH: R Madson relieved J Moyer. S Taguchi grounded out to second.
A Miles popped out to third. A Pujols flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: G Dobbs flied out to left. A Nunez walked. C Ruiz
singled to left, A Nunez to second. A Nunez out at third on runner's fielder's
choice, C Ruiz to second on runner's fielder's choice. R Madson fouled out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M Bourn in left field. J Encarnacion struck out swinging.
S Rolen flied out to left. C Duncan singled to left. A Kennedy struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Rollins grounded out to second. S Victorino grounded
out to shortstop. C Utley grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 9TH: J Mesa relieved R Madson. K Stinnett lined out to center.
S Schumaker hit for A Cavazos. S Schumaker walked. S Taguchi grounded out to
shortstop, S Schumaker to second. A Miles reached on infield single to third,
S Schumaker to third. A Pujols grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.</div>

 

Moyer carries Phillies past Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Jamie Moyer pitched six scoreless inningsand the Philadelphia Phillies opened a weekend series with a 6-0victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Moyer (7-5) yielded seven hits with a season high-tying sixstrikeouts and two walks to improve to 4-1 when facing thedefending World Series champions.

The lefthander has been stellar on the road this season, holdingopposing clubs to three earned runs or fewer in seven of hiseight starts away from home.

"To me every game is important," Moyer said. "You can't takeany game or any situation lightly. That's how I try to approachevery game. In these ballparks, in (Friday's) game, with the<div class="pre">hitters in today's game, you have to bear down more. A base</div>hit, an error, a couple of hits together and they're back in thegame. I have a lot of respect for the Cardinals and you can'tgive them an inch."

Phillies reliever Ryan Madson picked right up from where Moyerleft off, tossing three scoreless frames of his own in handingthe Cards their seventh shutout defeat of the season. The44-year-old Moyer got plenty of run support from his teammatesin the third inning.

"We scored six runs and Jamie Moyer did an outstanding job,"Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He controls the tempo ofthe game and also the rhythm. He has tremendous command of hispitches. He's not afraid to use them all and he'll throweverything he's got. We played well and that one inning was abig inning for us and I like the way we played."

Shane Victorino and Chase Utley delivered back-to-back RBIsingles, and Victorino came home on right fielder JuanEncarnacion's fielding error to make it 3-0.

Reigning National League MVP Ryan Howard then drove in Utleywith a run-scoring double and Greg Dobbs capped the five-runuprising with a sacrifice fly off Cardinals starter AnthonyReyes (0-9).

"We just stayed within ourselves and stuck to the game plan,"Dobbs said. "(Moyer's) so in depth at reading hitters andmaking adjustments. It's amazing. It's like he's got thatsixth sense that he can pick stuff up like that so quickly. He'sprepared for everything and he knows how to react in thosesituations and he reacts in the right way."

In the sixth, Jimmy Rollins lofted a sacrifice fly to center toscore Carlos Ruiz, who led off with a double to left-centerfield off St. Louis reliever Troy Cate for a 6-0 edge.

Reyes gave up five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings to remainwinless this season. The righthander has not won aregular-season start since defeating Pittsburgh on September 3here.

"I just didn't pitch well," Reyes said. "I tried to make sure Icame out aggressive and threw strikes. My command was a littleshaky. They were able to get the bat on the ball. I thought Ithrew some good pitches. I don't think of the wins and losses,I'm just trying to give the best effort that I can out there."

"I was really hoping that we would have given him the lead,"Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "We missed a chance thereearly and I don't know if it would have been different or notbut it would have given his game a little different feel. Tome, I think you give credit to their hitters."

Earlier Friday, St. Louis acquired lefthander Mike Maroth fromthe Detroit Tigers for a player to be named.

"Mike is a young pitcher who we feel is only going to getstronger as he continues his recovery from last season'ssurgery," Cardinals senior vice president and general managerWalt Jocketty. "He is an established starter who is going toprovide us with innings and help take pressure off of ourbullpen. We think the change in leagues will also benefitMike."

Despite his 5-2 record, Maroth was the odd man out in theTigers' rotations after Kenny Rogers came off the disabled list.

 

Moyer carries Phillies past Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Jamie Moyer pitched six scoreless inningsand the Philadelphia Phillies opened a weekend series with a 6-0victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Moyer (7-5) yielded seven hits with a season high-tying sixstrikeouts and two walks to improve to 4-1 when facing thedefending World Series champions.

The lefthander has been stellar on the road this season, holdingopposing clubs to three earned runs or fewer in seven of hiseight starts away from home.

"To me every game is important," Moyer said. "You can't takeany game or any situation lightly. That's how I try to approachevery game. In these ballparks, in (Friday's) game, with the<div class="pre">hitters in today's game, you have to bear down more. A base</div>hit, an error, a couple of hits together and they're back in thegame. I have a lot of respect for the Cardinals and you can'tgive them an inch."

Phillies relievers Ryan Madson and Jose Mesa picked right upfrom where Moyer left off, tossing three scoreless framescombined in handing the Cards their seventh shutout defeat ofthe season.

The 44-year-old Moyer got plenty of run support from histeammates in the third inning.

"We scored six runs and Jamie Moyer did an outstanding job,"Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He controls the tempo ofthe game and also the rhythm. He has tremendous command of hispitches. He's not afraid to use them all and he'll throweverything he's got. We played well and that one inning was abig inning for us and I like the way we played."

Shane Victorino and Chase Utley delivered back-to-back RBIsingles, and Victorino came home on right fielder JuanEncarnacion's fielding error to make it 3-0.

Reigning National League MVP Ryan Howard then drove in Utleywith a run-scoring double and Greg Dobbs capped the five-runuprising with a sacrifice fly off Cardinals starter AnthonyReyes (0-9).

"We just stayed within ourselves and stuck to the game plan,"Dobbs said. "(Moyer's) so in depth at reading hitters andmaking adjustments. It's amazing. It's like he's got thatsixth sense that he can pick stuff up like that so quickly. He'sprepared for everything and he knows how to react in thosesituations and he reacts in the right way."

In the sixth, Jimmy Rollins lofted a sacrifice fly to center toscore Carlos Ruiz, who led off with a double to left-centerfield off St. Louis reliever Troy Cate for a 6-0 edge.

Reyes gave up five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings to remainwinless this season. The righthander has not won aregular-season start since defeating Pittsburgh on September 3here.

"I just didn't pitch well," Reyes said. "I tried to make sure Icame out aggressive and threw strikes. My command was a littleshaky. They were able to get the bat on the ball. I thought Ithrew some good pitches. I don't think of the wins and losses,I'm just trying to give the best effort that I can out there."

"I was really hoping that we would have given him the lead,"Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "We missed a chance thereearly and I don't know if it would have been different or notbut it would have given his game a little different feel. Tome, I think you give credit to their hitters."

Earlier Friday, St. Louis acquired lefthander Mike Maroth fromthe Detroit Tigers for a player to be named.

"Mike is a young pitcher who we feel is only going to getstronger as he continues his recovery from last season'ssurgery," Cardinals senior vice president and general managerWalt Jocketty. "He is an established starter who is going toprovide us with innings and help take pressure off of ourbullpen. We think the change in leagues will also benefitMike."

Despite his 5-2 record, Maroth was the odd man out in theTigers' rotations after Kenny Rogers came off the disabled list.