GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (61-81) at PHILADELPHIA (74-67)

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 7 1
PHILADELPHIA 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 14 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - JUSTIN MILLER
PHI - J.C. ROMERO

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M OLIVO (.237, 0-FOR-3)
C ROSS (.328, 0-FOR-3)
T LINDEN (.217, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (5) VS PHILADELPHIA (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .329
A Amezaga 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Hermida rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .288
M Cabrera 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .314
M Jacobs 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .270
M Olivo c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237
C Ross cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328
T Linden lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217
D Willis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
a-R Abercrombie ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A De Aza ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 5 7 5 3 9 9

a-doubled to deep left for D Barone in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for L
Gardner in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Abercrombie (3, J Moyer). HR - H Ramirez (26, 6th inning off J
Moyer 1 on, 0 Out), J Hermida (15, 6th inning off J Moyer 0 on, 1 Out), M
Jacobs (14, 6th inning off J Moyer 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - H Ramirez 2 (70), J
Hermida (50), M Jacobs 2 (42). GIDP - H Ramirez, M Jacobs. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - A Amezaga (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Amezaga-H Ramirez-M
Jacobs).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .297
T Iguchi 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .313
P Burrell lf 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 .265
C Utley 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .338
A Rowand cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .316
J Werth rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .320
C Ruiz c 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .265
A Nunez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .239
J Moyer p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .138
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 8 14 8 3 6 20

a-popped out to second for K Davis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (40, D Willis); P Burrell (23, D Barone). HR - C Ruiz
(6, 1st inning off D Willis 1 on, 2 Out), P Burrell (27, 2nd inning off D
Willis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Rowand (80), J Werth 2 (36), C Ruiz 2 (50), P
Burrell 3 (87). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J Werth 2, C Ruiz 2, P Burrell 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 3, J Moyer 1. GIDP - J Moyer. Team
LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-C Utley, T Iguchi-J Rollins-C Utley).


----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 000 005 00 -- 5
PHILADELPHIA - 520 100 00 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 3 7 7 7 2 3 2 5.27
D Barone 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.40
L Gardner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.13
M Lindstrom 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.37
J Miller 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.54

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 5 1/3 6 5 5 1 6 3 5.23
A Alfonseca 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.13
K Davis 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.76
J Romero 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.90

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 75-42; D Barone 30-19; L Gardner 13-8; M Lindstrom
14-9; J Miller 18-11; J Moyer 88-61; A Alfonseca 10-7; K Davis 11-5; J Romero
13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 4-2; D Barone 5-1; L Gardner 0-2; M
Lindstrom 0-2; J Miller 2-0; J Moyer 6-4; A Alfonseca 0-0; K Davis 2-0; J
Romero 2-1. Batters faced: D Willis 18; D Barone 9; L Gardner 5; M Lindstrom 4;
J Miller 5; J Moyer 23; A Alfonseca 2; K Davis 3; J Romero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Victorino in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M Olivo (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: BRETT MYERS (3-6, 5.09) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M OLIVO (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Myers relieved J Romero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M Olivo (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Utley at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M Olivo (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Werth in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M Olivo (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Howard at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M Olivo (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Willingham hit for J Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T LINDEN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Willingham (.271, 21 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 8 1
PHILADELPHIA 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 8 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, DANIEL BARONE (4TH), LEE GARDNER (6TH), MATT
LINDSTROM (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

PHI - JAMIE MOYER, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), KANE DAVIS
(7TH), J.C. ROMERO (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: FLA - HANLEY RAMIREZ (26) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
JEREMY HERMIDA (15) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MIKE JACOBS (14) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

PHI - CARLOS RUIZ (6) OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
PAT BURRELL (27) OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON</div>

 

Fast start lifts Phillies past Marlins

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, FLORIDA 5</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Aaron Rowand took care of the offenseand defense, while Jamie Moyer continued his mastery of theFlorida Marlins.


Rowand keyed a two-out, five-run first inning with an RBI doubleand Moyer pitched five solid innings before tiring as thePhiladelphia Phillies defeated the Marlins, 8-5, in the rubbergame of a three-game series Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia (75-67) remained six games behind the first-placeNew York Mets (81-61) in National League East. The Phillies hadentered play three games behind the San Diego Padres in the NLwild card.


The Marlins were the perfect antidote for Moyer (13-11), whostruggled with a 1-3 record in his last four starts. He limitedFlorida to just an infield single through the first fiveinnings.


The 44-year-old lefthander, in his 600th career appearance,improved to 7-0 in his career against Florida.


Brett Myers nailed down the win by earning his 15th save with ascoreless ninth inning.


Rowand ignited the Phillies in the first inning with both hisglove and his bat.


The center fielder made a spectacular catch against the fence inleft-center on a deep fly ball by Hanley Ramirez to open thegame.


Rowand then ignited a two-out rally in the bottom half of theframe to help the Phillies score five runs. With runners onfirst and second, Rowand lined a RBI double to right field tomake it 1-0.


Jayson Werth followed with a two-run single before Carlos Ruizbelted a two-run home run into the left field seats to make it,5-0.


Philadelphia scored again with two outs in the second afterTadahito Iguchi walked and Pat Burrell hit the first pitch fromMarlins starter Dontrelle Willis for a two-run homer, his 27th,to give the Phillies a 7-0 lead.


Willis (8-15) was lifted after three innings. The 25-year-oldallowed seven runs on seven hits, including two home runs, withtwo walks and three strikeouts.


Burrell added a RBI double in the fourth to give what appearedto be a commanding 8-0 lead.


The Phillies had a chance to score more runs in the fifth, butwith runners on first and second and one out, Moyer was notgiven the bunt sign and grounded into an inning-ending doubleplay.


Florida took advantage of that act of charity by scoring fiveruns on three homers in the sixth inning.


Pinch hitter Reggie Abercrombie led off with a double beforeRamirez hit the next pitch from Moyer over the left-field fencefor a two-run home run. One out later, Jeremy Hermida launcheda solo homer into the second deck in right to cut the deficit to8-3.


After Miguel Cabrera singled, Mike Jacobs blasted a two-run homerun into the same area as Hermida's to pull Florida within 8-5.

Antonio Alfonseca replaced Moyer and struck out the next twobatters to end the inning.


Moyer went 5 1/3 ininngs and was charged with five runs on sixhits with a walk and six strikeouts.

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 8 1
PHILADELPHIA 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 8 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, DANIEL BARONE (4TH), LEE GARDNER (6TH), MATT
LINDSTROM (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

PHI - JAMIE MOYER, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), KANE DAVIS
(7TH), J.C. ROMERO (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - JAMIE MOYER (13-11)
LP - DONTRELLE WILLIS (8-15)
SAVE - BRETT MYERS (15)

HOME RUNS: FLA - HANLEY RAMIREZ (26) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
JEREMY HERMIDA (15) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MIKE JACOBS (14) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

PHI - CARLOS RUIZ (6) OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
PAT BURRELL (27) OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 32,574

PROBABLES: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (3-3, 4.15)
PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.46)

PROBABLES: WAS - SHAWN HILL (3-3, 2.98)
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (9-12, 5.76)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (5) VS PHILADELPHIA (8) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .329
A Amezaga 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Hermida rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .288
M Cabrera 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .314
M Jacobs 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .270
M Olivo c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236
C Ross cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326
T Linden lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222
D Willis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
a-R Abercrombie ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A De Aza ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Willingham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270

Totals 33 5 8 5 3 10 10

a-doubled to deep left for D Barone in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for L
Gardner in the 7th; c-lined out to left for J Miller in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Abercrombie (3, J Moyer). HR - H Ramirez (26, 6th inning off J
Moyer 1 on, 0 Out), J Hermida (15, 6th inning off J Moyer 0 on, 1 Out), M
Jacobs (14, 6th inning off J Moyer 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - H Ramirez 2 (70), J
Hermida (50), M Jacobs 2 (42). GIDP - H Ramirez, M Jacobs. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - A Amezaga (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Amezaga-H Ramirez-M
Jacobs).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .297
T Iguchi 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .313
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
P Burrell lf 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 .265
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Utley 1b-2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .338
A Rowand cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .316
J Werth rf-lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .320
C Ruiz c 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .265
A Nunez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .239
J Moyer p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .138
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 38 8 14 8 3 6 20

a-popped out to second for K Davis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (40, D Willis); P Burrell (23, D Barone). HR - C Ruiz
(6, 1st inning off D Willis 1 on, 2 Out), P Burrell (27, 2nd inning off D
Willis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Rowand (80), J Werth 2 (36), C Ruiz 2 (50), P
Burrell 3 (87). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J Werth 2, C Ruiz 2, P Burrell 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 3, J Moyer 1. GIDP - J Moyer. Team
LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-C Utley, T Iguchi-J Rollins-C Utley).


----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 000 005 000 -- 5
PHILADELPHIA - 520 100 00x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis (L, 8-15) 3 7 7 7 2 3 2 5.27
D Barone 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.40
L Gardner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.13
M Lindstrom 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.37
J Miller 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.54

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (W, 13-11) 5 1/3 6 5 5 1 6 3 5.23
A Alfonseca (H, 14) 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.13
K Davis (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.76
J Romero (H, 18) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.90
B Myers (S, 15) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.00

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 75-42; D Barone 30-19; L Gardner 13-8; M Lindstrom
14-9; J Miller 18-11; J Moyer 88-61; A Alfonseca 10-7; K Davis 11-5; J Romero
13-8; B Myers 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 4-2; D Barone 5-1; L
Gardner 0-2; M Lindstrom 0-2; J Miller 2-0; J Moyer 6-4; A Alfonseca 0-0; K
Davis 2-0; J Romero 2-1; B Myers 1-1. Batters faced: D Willis 18; D Barone 9; L
Gardner 5; M Lindstrom 4; J Miller 5; J Moyer 23; A Alfonseca 2; K Davis 3; J
Romero 4; B Myers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

T--2:50. Att--32,574.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 10 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
FLORIDA 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 FINAL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (5) AT PHILADELPHIA (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to pitcher. T Iguchi reached on
infield single to second. P Burrell walked, T Iguchi to second. C Utley
struck out swinging. A Rowand doubled to right, T Iguchi scored, P Burrell to
third. J Werth singled to left, P Burrell and A Rowand scored. C Ruiz homered
to left, J Werth scored. A Nunez grounded out to second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Moyer popped out to first. J Rollins grounded out to
shortstop. T Iguchi walked. P Burrell homered to center, T Iguchi scored.
C Utley struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: D Barone relieved D Willis. J Rollins singled to left.
T Iguchi flied out to right. P Burrell doubled to deep left center, J Rollins
scored. C Utley grounded out to second, P Burrell to third. A Rowand grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 8.

FLORIDA 6TH: R Abercrombie hit for D Barone. R Abercrombie doubled to deep
left. H Ramirez homered to left, R Abercrombie scored. A Amezaga flied out to
center. J Hermida homered to right. M Cabrera singled to deep left. M Jacobs
homered to right, M Cabrera scored. A Alfonseca relieved J Moyer. M Olivo
struck out looking. C Ross struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (5) AT PHILADELPHIA (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, A Amezaga 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B,
M Jacobs 1B, M Olivo C, C Ross CF, T Linden LF, D Willis LHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, T Iguchi 2B, P Burrell LF,
C Utley 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, A Nunez 3B, J Moyer LHP.

Umpires -- Larry Vanover (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Tony Randazzo (2B),
Greg Gibson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 10 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez flied out to center. A Amezaga grounded out to
pitcher. J Hermida struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to pitcher. T Iguchi reached on
infield single to second. P Burrell walked, T Iguchi to second. C Utley
struck out swinging. A Rowand doubled to right, T Iguchi scored, P Burrell to
third. J Werth singled to left, P Burrell and A Rowand scored. C Ruiz homered
to left, J Werth scored. A Nunez grounded out to second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 5.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Cabrera struck out swinging. M Jacobs walked. M Olivo
grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Jacobs out at second. C Ross
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Olivo out at second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Moyer popped out to first. J Rollins grounded out to
shortstop. T Iguchi walked. P Burrell homered to center, T Iguchi scored.
C Utley struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 7.

FLORIDA 3RD: T Linden struck out looking. D Willis struck out swinging.
H Ramirez popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand singled to left. J Werth struck out swinging.
C Ruiz popped out to second. A Nunez singled to left, A Rowand to second.
J Moyer grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Rowand out at third.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 7.

FLORIDA 4TH: A Amezaga grounded out to third. J Hermida reached on infield
single to third. M Cabrera struck out looking. M Jacobs lined out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: D Barone relieved D Willis. J Rollins singled to left.
T Iguchi flied out to right. P Burrell doubled to deep left center, J Rollins
scored. C Utley grounded out to second, P Burrell to third. A Rowand grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 8.

FLORIDA 5TH: M Olivo struck out swinging. C Ross grounded out to
shortstop. T Linden grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 0, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Werth grounded out to third. C Ruiz singled to left.
A Nunez walked, C Ruiz to second. J Moyer grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Nunez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
PHILADELPHIA 8.

FLORIDA 6TH: R Abercrombie hit for D Barone. R Abercrombie doubled to deep
left. H Ramirez homered to left, R Abercrombie scored. A Amezaga flied out to
center. J Hermida homered to right. M Cabrera singled to deep left. M Jacobs
homered to right, M Cabrera scored. A Alfonseca relieved J Moyer. M Olivo
struck out looking. C Ross struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: L Gardner relieved D Barone. J Rollins singled to right.
T Iguchi fouled out to second. P Burrell struck out swinging. C Utley safe at
first on error by second baseman A Amezaga, J Rollins to second. A Rowand
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

FLORIDA 7TH: K Davis relieved A Alfonseca. T Linden walked. A De Aza hit
for L Gardner. A De Aza struck out swinging. H Ramirez grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, T Linden out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: M Lindstrom relieved L Gardner. J Werth flied out to
right. C Ruiz singled to center. A Nunez struck out swinging. G Dobbs hit
for K Davis. G Dobbs popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Romero relieved K Davis. A Amezaga reached on infield single
to third. J Hermida popped out to second. M Cabrera walked, A Amezaga to
second. M Jacobs grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
M Cabrera out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Miller relieved M Lindstrom. J Rollins grounded out to
first. T Iguchi reached on infield single to third. P Burrell struck out
looking. C Utley singled to center, T Iguchi to second. A Rowand grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Utley out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

FLORIDA 9TH: S Victorino in right field. B Myers relieved J Romero. C Utley
at second base. J Werth in left field. R Howard at first base. M Olivo grounded
out to shortstop. C Ross struck out looking. T Linden singled to right.
J Willingham hit for J Miller. J Willingham lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.</div>

 

Fast start lifts Phillies past Marlins

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, FLORIDA 5</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Aaron Rowand took care of the offenseand defense, while Jamie Moyer continued his mastery of theFlorida Marlins.


Rowand keyed a two-out, five-run first inning with an RBI doubleand Moyer pitched five solid innings before tiring as thePhiladelphia Phillies defeated the Marlins, 8-5, in the rubbergame of a three-game series Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia (75-67) remained six games behind the first-placeNew York Mets (81-61) in National League East. The Philliesmoved within two games of the San Diego Padres (77-65) for theNL wild card.


"You're down to almost counting games on your fingers and toes,"Moyer said. "We can only concern ourselves with what we need todo and hope the teams ahead of us get knocked off."

The Marlins were the perfect antidote for Moyer (13-11), whostruggled with a 1-3 record in his last four starts. He limitedFlorida to just an infield single through the first fiveinnings.


The 44-year-old lefthander, in his 600th career appearance,improved to 7-0 in his career against Florida, but disagreedwith the notion that facing the Marlins made it easier for him.

"The odds are not in my favor when you look at it," Moyer said."At some point, they're gonna give me a handful. You can throwwell and not win and you can throw poorly and win."

Brett Myers nailed down the win by earning his 15th save with ascoreless ninth inning.


"Every series win is big," Myers said. "We're gonna have to puttogether some good baseball and not make too many mistakes."

Rowand ignited the Phillies in the first inning with both hisglove and his bat.


The center fielder made a spectacular catch against the fence inleft-center on a deep fly ball by Hanley Ramirez to open thegame.


"What do you want me to say?" Rowand asked. "It was a total teameffort today."


Rowand then sparked a two-out rally in the bottom half of theframe against Florida starter Dontrelle Willis to help thePhillies score five runs. With runners on first and second,Rowand lined a RBI double to right field to make it 1-0.

"Rowand's catch was big at the start of the game and him gettingthe big two-out hit was what got us going," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said. "Rowand can hit in big moments. He'sdefinitely shown that."


Jayson Werth followed with a two-run single before Carlos Ruizbelted a two-run home run into the left field seats to make it,5-0.


"It was a big first inning for us to get out and get on theboard early like that," Werth said. "I think that set the tonefor the game. I think our two-out hitting continues to be goodthis year."


Philadelphia scored again with two outs in the second afterTadahito Iguchi walked and Pat Burrell hit the first pitch fromWillis for a two-run homer, his 27th, to give the Phillies a 7-0lead.


Willis (8-15) was lifted after three innings. The 25-year-oldallowed seven runs on seven hits, including two home runs, withtwo walks and three strikeouts.


"I left balls up and in and they hit them out of the ballpark,"Willis said. "In this ballpark, runs go up in a hurry."

Burrell added a RBI double in the fourth to give what appearedto be a commanding 8-0 lead.


The Phillies had a chance to score more runs in the fifth, butwith runners on first and second and one out, Moyer was notgiven the bunt sign and grounded into an inning-ending doubleplay.


Florida took advantage of that act of charity by scoring fiveruns on three homers in the sixth inning.


Pinch hitter Reggie Abercrombie led off with a double beforeRamirez hit the next pitch from Moyer over the left-field fencefor a two-run home run. One out later, Jeremy Hermida launcheda solo homer into the second deck in right to cut the deficit to8-3.


After Miguel Cabrera singled, Mike Jacobs blasted a two-run homerun into the same area as Hermida's to pull Florida within 8-5.

"These guys battled, but it's hard to slug every night," Marlinsmanager Fredi Gonzalez said. "In this ballpark, you're alwaysan error or hit away from getting back in it."


Antonio Alfonseca replaced Moyer and struck out the next twobatters to end the inning.


Moyer went 5 1/3 innings and was charged with five runs on sixhits with a walk and six strikeouts.