GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (70-58) at PHILADELPHIA (66-62)

NL: SAN DIEGO (70-58) at PHILADELPHIA (66-62)

<h3>Howard, Phillies look to halt slump against Padres</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (70-58) at Philadelphia (66-62) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies picked thewrong time to start slumping.


The Phillies will hope to snap a four-game losing streak whenthey host the San Diego Padres on Sunday in the finale of athree-game series.


Due to its struggles, Philadelphia has fallen to seven gamesback of the New York Mets (73-55) in the National League Eastand four games behind the Padres in the wild card.

If the Phillies want to get out of this current funk, they willneed more production from Ryan Howard. The reigning NL MostValuable Player is homerless in his last 11 games, going8-for-43 (.186) with just two extra-base hits and five RBI overthat stretch.


Howard's .258 batting average this season is well below his .313mark from last year.


Philadelphia will send rookie Kyle Kendrick (6-3, 4.06 ERA) tothe mound. The 22-year-old has lost three of his last fivedecisions.


Kendrick did win his last outing, yielding four runs and sevenhits over 6 2/3 innings in a 5-4 victory over the Los AngelesDodgers on Tuesday.


The Padres will counter with Tim Stauffer (0-0, 17.18), who willmake his second start of the season.


Stauffer had an interesting first start, surrendering seven runsover 3 2/3 innings but still watched his team post an 18-11triumph over the Houston Astros on July 29.


San Diego, who sits two games behind Arizona in the NL West, is4-1 on a six-game East Coast swing.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT PHILADELPHIA -- LINEUPS

SAN DIEGO PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Mike Cameron CF .253 17 66 Jimmy Rollins SS .285 22 72
Geoff Blum 2B .252 2 20 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .303 2 8
Milton Bradley LF .367 8 25 Pat Burrell LF .267 20 69
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .278 23 74 Ryan Howard 1B .259 33 102
Khalil Greene SS .246 19 71 Aaron Rowand CF .311 21 71
Terrmel Sledge RF .221 7 23 Greg Dobbs 3B .282 8 43
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .244 14 55 Jayson Werth RF .270 6 23
Pete Laforest C .381 1 3 Chris Coste C .341 3 15
Tim Stauffer RHP .333 0 2 Kyle Kendrick RHP .185 0 2
(0-0, 17.18) (6-3, 4.06)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER (0-0, 17.18)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (6-3, 4.06)

UMPIRES: HP - BILL WELKE
1B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
2B - WALLY BELL
3B - LAZ DIAZ

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 6 mph, in from center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER AND PETE LAFOREST
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK AND CHRIS COSTE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.253, 17 HR, 66 RBI)
G BLUM (.252, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.367, 8 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.285, 22 HR, 72 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.303, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
P BURRELL (.267, 20 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
G Blum 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Sledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
P LaForest c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
T Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.18

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 0-1.
Batters faced: K Kendrick 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 79 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BURRELL ON SECOND, T IGUCHI ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.259, 33 HR, 102 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAYSON WERTH SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI AND PAT
BURRELL.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, G DOBBS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C COSTE (.341, 3 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.246, 19 HR, 71 RBI)
T SLEDGE (.221, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.244, 14 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
G Blum 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Sledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
P LaForest c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
T Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185

Totals 7 3 4 3 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (22, T Stauffer). RBI - P Burrell (70), J Werth 2 (25).
2-out RBI - J Werth 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1.
Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 19.29

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer 30-18; K Kendrick 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Stauffer 0-1; K Kendrick 0-1. Batters faced: T Stauffer 8; K Kendrick 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: K KENDRICK (.185, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.286, 1-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.309, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
G Blum 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
T Sledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P LaForest c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
T Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - T Sledge. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185

Totals 7 3 4 3 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (22, T Stauffer). RBI - P Burrell (70), J Werth 2 (25).
2-out RBI - J Werth 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 19.29

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.96

Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer 30-18; K Kendrick 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Stauffer 0-1; K Kendrick 3-1. Batters faced: T Stauffer 8; K Kendrick 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (34) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF TIM STAUFFER SCORED KYLE KENDRICK AND PAT BURRELL.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, PHILADELPHIA 6

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.310, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: P LAFOREST (.381, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
T STAUFFER (.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
M CAMERON (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (6) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
G Blum 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
T Sledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P LaForest c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
T Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - T Sledge. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
T Iguchi 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306
P Burrell lf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .269
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 .260
A Rowand cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .311
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
K Kendrick p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .185

Totals 12 6 6 6 3 2 9

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (22, T Stauffer). HR - R Howard (34, 2nd inning off T
Stauffer 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Burrell (70), J Werth 2 (25), R Howard 3 (105).
2-out RBI - J Werth 2, R Howard 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Coste 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 33 -- 6
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 2 6 6 6 3 2 1 20.65

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.96

Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer 50-26; K Kendrick 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Stauffer 0-4; K Kendrick 3-1. Batters faced: T Stauffer 15; K Kendrick 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE CAMERON SCORED PETE LAFOREST.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CAMERON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
PHILADELPHIA 6 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.256, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.275, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
C COSTE (.337, 0-FOR-1)
K KENDRICK (.185, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (6) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254
G Blum 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bradley lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .360
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
T Sledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P LaForest c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .409
T Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 11 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (29, K Kendrick). 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). S - T
Stauffer. RBI - M Cameron (67). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Gonzalez 1, M Bradley 1. GIDP - T Sledge. Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
T Iguchi 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306
P Burrell lf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .269
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 .260
A Rowand cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .311
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
K Kendrick p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .185

Totals 12 6 6 6 3 2 9

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (22, T Stauffer). HR - R Howard (34, 2nd inning off T
Stauffer 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Burrell (70), J Werth 2 (25), R Howard 3 (105).
2-out RBI - J Werth 2, R Howard 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Coste 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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SAN DIEGO - 001 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 33 -- 6
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 2 6 6 6 3 2 1 20.65

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer 50-26; K Kendrick 44-31. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Stauffer 0-4; K Kendrick 5-2. Batters faced: T Stauffer 15; K Kendrick 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.278, 0-FOR-1)
K GREENE (.247, 1-FOR-1)
T SLEDGE (.220, 0-FOR-1)</div>