GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (40-47) at PHILADELPHIA (46-44)

NL: ST LOUIS (40-47) at PHILADELPHIA (46-44)

<h3>Phillies look for fourth straight win, face Cardinals</h3>



St Louis (45-44) at Philadelphia (40-46), 6:05 pm EDT

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Adam Eaton hopes his PhiladelphiaPhillies teammates keep up their offensive act.


Eaton and the Phillies look to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals onSunday.


Philadelphia posted a 10-4 victory over St. Louis on Saturday,helped by from homers by Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard.

It was the third straight win for the Phillies, who haveaveraged 10.3 runs over that span. With the win, the Philliestemporarily avoided becoming the first franchise to lose 10,000games.


Eaton (8-5, 3.72 ERA) looks to win his second straight decisionafter going winless in his previous four starts. Therighthander hadn't won since June 11, until he allowed four runsand eight hits in six innings in an 8-4 victory againstColorado last Sunday.


Eaton is 1-3 with a 5.93 ERA in his career against St. Louis,including 0-1 this year.


The Cardinals counter with Adam Wainwright (7-7, 4.66), who wasalso successful in his last outing. The 25-year-old in hisfirst year as a starter for the Cardinals, yielded two runs andfive hits in seven innings of a 3-2 victory on July 5.

In his only career start against Philadelphia, the 6-7righthander allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings toearn an 8-3 win on June 23.


Wainwright has alternated wins and losses in his last fivestarts for St. Louis, which has lost two straight and four offive.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT PHILADELPHIA -- LINEUPS

ST LOUIS PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .316 2 13 Jimmy Rollins SS .294 18 57
Skip Schumaker CF .290 1 5 Shane Victorino RF .279 11 37
Albert Pujols 1B .310 18 54 Chase Utley 2B .332 16 73
Chris Duncan LF .289 16 47 Ryan Howard 1B .262 22 68
Scott Rolen 3B .262 4 38 Aaron Rowand CF .322 12 46
Juan Encarnacion RF .275 6 28 Pat Burrell LF .227 11 42
Adam Kennedy 2B .213 0 14 Greg Dobbs 3B .301 7 34
Yadier Molina C .264 1 15 Rod Barajas C .213 4 9
Adam Wainwright RHP .276 0 3 Adam Eaton RHP .225 0 3
(7-7, 4.66) (8-5, 5.69)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (7-7, 4.66)
PHI - ADAM EATON (8-5, 5.69)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - TIM TSCHIDA
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 92 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 16 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND YADIER MOLINA
PHI - ADAM EATON AND ROD BARAJAS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.316, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
S SCHUMAKER (.290, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.310, 18 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.294, 18 HR, 57 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.279, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
C UTLEY (.332, 16 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
S Schumaker cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
C Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
R Barajas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.64

Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 1-2. Batters
faced: A Eaton 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.262, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
J ENCARNACION (.275, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
A KENNEDY (.213, 0 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
S Schumaker cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Victorino rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
R Barajas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Utley. Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.62

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.64

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 7-5; A Eaton 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 2-1; A Eaton 1-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 3; A Eaton 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ADAM KENNEDY SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KENNEDY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.264, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM WAINWRIGHT SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A WAINWRIGHT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.315, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.262, 22 HR, 68 RBI)
A ROWAND (.322, 12 HR, 46 RBI)
P BURRELL (.227, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
S Schumaker cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Wainwright p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (14, A Eaton); A Kennedy (8, A Eaton). S - J Encarnacion.
RBI - A Kennedy (15), A Wainwright (4). 2-out RBI - A Wainwright. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Victorino rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
R Barajas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Utley. Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 02 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.62

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.76

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 7-5; A Eaton 28-20. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 2-1; A Eaton 4-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 3; A Eaton 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.286, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.313, 1-FOR-1)
C DUNCAN (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
S Schumaker cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Wainwright p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (14, A Eaton); A Kennedy (8, A Eaton). S - J Encarnacion.
RBI - A Kennedy (15), A Wainwright (4). 2-out RBI - A Wainwright. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Victorino rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
R Barajas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Utley. Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 02 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.57

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.76

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 18-13; A Eaton 28-20. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 4-1; A Eaton 4-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 6; A Eaton 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C DUNCAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.275, 0-FOR-0, SAC)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.301, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
R BARAJAS (.213, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
A EATON (.225, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
S Schumaker cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288
S Rolen 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .264
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
A Kennedy 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Wainwright p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300

Totals 13 3 5 3 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (14, A Eaton); A Kennedy (8, A Eaton); S Schumaker (4, A
Eaton). S - J Encarnacion. RBI - A Kennedy (15), A Wainwright (4), S Rolen
(39). 2-out RBI - A Wainwright. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Victorino rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
R Barajas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Utley. Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 021 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.57

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 3 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.79

WP - A Eaton. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 18-13; A Eaton 46-32. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 4-1; A Eaton 7-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 6;
A Eaton 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.217, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Y MOLINA (.262, 0-FOR-1)
A WAINWRIGHT (.300, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
S Schumaker cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288
S Rolen 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .264
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
A Kennedy 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Wainwright p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300

Totals 13 3 5 3 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (14, A Eaton); A Kennedy (8, A Eaton); S Schumaker (4, A
Eaton). S - J Encarnacion. RBI - A Kennedy (15), A Wainwright (4), S Rolen
(39). 2-out RBI - A Wainwright. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - A Kennedy (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A
Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
S Victorino rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
C Utley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .331
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Barajas c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 2 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 2. GIDP - C Utley.
Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 021 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 000 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.53

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 3 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.79

WP - A Eaton. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 38-24; A Eaton 46-32. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 6-1; A Eaton 7-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 12;
A Eaton 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>