GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (23-23) at FLORIDA (22-24)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at FLORIDA

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PHILADELPHIA (4) AT FLORIDA (5) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, A Rowand CF,
P Burrell LF, W Helms 3B, J Werth RF, C Coste 1B, R Barajas C, J Lieber RHP.

Florida Starting Lineups -- A Amezaga CF, D Uggla 2B, H Ramirez SS, M Cabrera 3B,
J Hermida RF, A Boone 1B, M Olivo C, J Borchard LF, D Willis LHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Chuck Meriwether (1B), Alfonso Marquez (2B), Tim Timmons (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 10 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to center. A Nunez struck out swinging,
J Rollins stole second. A Rowand doubled to deep left center, J Rollins scored.
P Burrell flied out to right. W Helms singled to right, A Rowand scored.
J Werth flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: C Utley at second base. A Amezaga singled to left. D Uggla
walked, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, D Uggla out at second, A Amezaga to third. M Cabrera grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, H Ramirez out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: C Coste grounded out to third. R Barajas doubled to
left. J Lieber grounded out to second, R Barajas to third. J Rollins flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: J Hermida grounded out to shortstop. A Boone hit by pitch.
M Olivo popped out to second. J Borchard doubled to deep center, A Boone scored.
J Borchard to third on wild pitch by J Lieber. D Willis grounded out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Utley flied out to center. A Rowand grounded out to
second. P Burrell safe at first on error by first baseman A Boone. Florida's
Manager F Gonzalez ejected by C Meriwether. W Helms flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 3RD: A Amezaga grounded out to second. D Uggla singled to left.
H Ramirez struck out swinging. M Cabrera walked, D Uggla to second. J Hermida
fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Werth grounded out to first. C Coste singled to right
center. R Barajas struck out swinging. C Coste to second on wild pitch by
D Willis. J Lieber walked. J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 4TH: A Boone fouled out to second. M Olivo grounded out to third.
J Borchard hit by pitch. D Willis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Utley grounded out to second. A Rowand struck out
swinging. P Burrell walked. W Helms grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 5TH: A Amezaga flied out to center. D Uggla singled to center.
H Ramirez struck out swinging. M Cabrera walked, D Uggla to second. J Hermida
doubled to deep left, D Uggla and M Cabrera scored. J Hermida to third on
passed ball by R Barajas. A Boone struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, FLORIDA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Werth struck out swinging. C Coste singled to center.
R Barajas singled to left, C Coste to second. J Lieber walked, C Coste to
third, R Barajas to second. J Rollins hit sacrifice fly to center, C Coste
scored. C Utley flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3,
FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 6TH: M Olivo tripled to deep center. J Borchard grounded into
fielder's choice to first, M Olivo scored. G Geary relieved J Lieber. D Willis
sacrificed to catcher, J Borchard to second. A Amezaga flied out to center.
D Uggla grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3,
FLORIDA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Rowand grounded out to second. P Burrell walked.
J Miller relieved D Willis. W Helms flied out to center. J Werth struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 7TH: H Ramirez struck out looking. M Cabrera flied out to left.
J Hermida struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, FLORIDA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: M Lindstrom relieved J Miller. C Coste walked. G Dobbs
hit for R Barajas. M Bourn ran for C Coste. G Dobbs doubled to deep right,
M Bourn thrown out at home. S Victorino hit for G Geary. S Victorino singled to
center, G Dobbs scored. R Pinto relieved M Lindstrom. J Rollins grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, S Victorino safe at second on throwing error by
third baseman M Cabrera. C Utley struck out swinging. A Rowand lined out to
center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 8TH: R Madson relieved G Geary. C Ruiz catching. G Dobbs at first
base. S Victorino in center field. A Boone struck out swinging. M Olivo
reached on infield single to second. J Borchard struck out swinging.
J Willingham hit for R Pinto. J Willingham struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: K Gregg relieved R Pinto. P Burrell walked. W Helms
sacrificed to third, P Burrell to second. J Werth grounded out to pitcher.
C Ruiz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 9TH: A Amezaga flied out to left. D Uggla walked. R Abercrombie
ran for D Uggla. H Ramirez singled to center, R Abercrombie to second.
M Cabrera flied out to center. J Hermida walked, R Abercrombie to third,
H Ramirez to second. A Boone popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 10TH: A Amezaga at second base. R Abercrombie in center field.
T Tankersley relieved K Gregg. T Linden in right field. G Dobbs flied out to
right. S Victorino singled to left. J Rollins singled to left, S Victorino to
second. C Utley struck out looking. A Eaton hit for R Madson. A Eaton struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 10TH: F Rosario relieved R Madson. M Olivo grounded out to second.
J Borchard struck out looking. T Linden singled to center. A Amezaga walked,
T Linden to second. R Abercrombie grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
A Amezaga out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 11TH: L Gardner relieved T Tankersley. P Burrell fouled out to
third. W Helms walked. J Werth safe at first on error by left fielder
J Borchard, W Helms to second. C Ruiz singled to center, W Helms to third,
J Werth to second. G Dobbs struck out swinging. S Victorino grounded into
fielder's choice to second, C Ruiz out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 11TH: H Ramirez singled to right. M Cabrera doubled to deep
center, H Ramirez scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

Cabrera ends long night on bright note for Marlins

<h3>FLORIDA 5, PHILADELPHIA 4 (11 INNINGS)</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- In a contest that included the ejection of amanager and pitchers throwing at each other, a pretty goodseries of baseball was completed.

Miguel Cabrera hit a walk-off double in the 11th inning, hittinga shot off the top of the left-center field wall to give theFlorida Marlins a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies onThursday in the rubber game of a three-game series that wasdelayed 85 minutes at the start due to rain.

Florida scored four times in the sixth to take the opener of theset, 5-3, before Philadelphia blew a four-run lead lateWednesday only to win, 8-7, in 10 innings. But the best game ofthe series had yet to be played.

"We played two tough games," Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willissaid. "We had a tough game last night and came up short. Wehad all the makings of last night, tonight. ... Sometimes youneed a little fire. Sometimes you need that."

After Florida left the bases loaded in the ninth and two on inthe 10th, Philadelphia stranded three in the 11th. But HanleyRamirez led off the bottom half with a line single to right offFrancisco Rosario (0-3), and Cabrera hit the next pitch high offthe fence, easily plating Ramirez, who was running on thepitch.

"It's great," Cabrera said. "The most important thing is we wonthe game. I thought it was out (of the park). It doesn'tmatter, though."

Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which heis 17-for-43 with three home runs and five RBI.

Lee Gardner (1-2), who retired Greg Dobbs and Shane Victorinowith the bases full in the top of the frame, got the win. ThePhillies tied the contest at 4-4 in the eighth inning on an RBIsingle by Victorino.

Although Cabrera provided the late-game heroics, the two teamsprovided plenty of fireworks earlier. Florida manager FrediGonzalez was ejected in the third inning by first base umpireChuck Meriwether after arguing a safe call at first on agrounder by Pat Burrell.

"We had a little disagreement," Gonzalez said. "I don't evenremember what I said."

In the fourth, starting pitchers Jon Lieber and Willis tookturns throwing behind each other, resulting in Willis exchangingwords with the Phillies' bench after walking off the mound.Both benches emptied, but order was restored.

"It wasn't a brawl," Gonzalez said. "It was a little boys willbe boys."

"I need to protect myself - bottom line," Willis said. "So,we're even. ... I was real impressed that I was able to calmmyself down and keep us in the ballgame because you don't wantto overlook what you're here to do and we're not here to fightteams.

"We're here to get 'Ws' so we can get into the playoffs. . ...At the same time, I'm not going to back down from anybody.That's not why I'm here."

The Phllies had issues with Willis' angry words as he left thefield, and the Marlin had issues with the location of Lieber'spitches.

"He was walking out staring at our dugout yelling," Phillies<div class="pre">catcher Rod Barajas said. You just don't do that."</div>

"There's no need for you to walk off the field and talk to theother team and yell at them. It's something you don't do inthis game," Barajas added. "And tempers are going to flare whensomething like that happens."

Philadelphia opened the scoring in the first inning, when JimmyRollins singled, stole second and scored on a double toleft-center by Aaron Rowand. One batter later, Wes Helmsfollowed by scorching a double just inside the first base line.

Florida got one back in the second on an RBI double by JoeBorchard and took a 3-2 lead on a two-run double to left byJeremy Hermida, who was 3-for-38 lifetime against the Philliesand hitless in the series.

Philadelphia tied it in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Rollinsafter it loaded the bases with one out.

The Marlins took a 4-3 lead in the sixth, when Miguel Olivo ledoff with a triple and scored on a grounder by Borchard. Thatended the night for Lieber, who was charged with four runs andsix hits in five-plus innings.

"I was just kind of all over the place," Lieber said.

After Florida saved a run in the eighth when second baseman DanUggla made a perfect relay throw home after a double off theright field wall by Dobbs, Philadelphia tied it when Victorinofollowed with a single up the middle.

Willis last 6 1/3 innings, yielding three runs and seven hitswith four walks and three strikeouts. The lefthander won hisfirst two starts against Philadelphia this season despiteallowing eight runs in 12 1/3 frames. Phillies second basemanAbraham Nunez left the game in the second inning with a mildconcussion after colliding with Marlins catcher Olivo after aswing.

"It was a good ballgame," Gonzalez said. "The bullpen pitchedwell, and let's not forget Dontrelle's effort. It almost feltlike it was yesterday. He did a helluva job. Gardner did anice job ... of getting us out of that jam and giving us anopportunity to win it in the 11th."