NL East Daily Recap from 7-17-09
A long game, just to lose
The Marlins were helped out by the rain gods last night in Miami but that didn’t stop the Phillies. The Phillies took an early 4-1 lead on hits by Utley, Werth and Feliz and Hamels was rolling with only 68 pitches through five. Then there was a rain delay of over one hour, and Cole Hamels had to leave the game and the Marlins were able to fight back to send the game to extra innings. Finally, in the twelfth inning, run scoring singles by Chase Utley and finally Jayson Werth put the game out of reach in an eventual 6-5 victory for the phillies, their 11th in 12 games. Clay Condrey(5-2) who was just activated off the disabled list, got the win while working a scoreless bottom of the 11th inning. Phillies Phandom will always have your up to date news and info on the Phillies.
The Marlins were able to fight back mostly with singles throughout the game. Ross Gload, Ronnie Paulino and Wes Helms all had rbi singles in the seventh and eighth innings to send the game to extras. Burke Badenhop(5-4) got the loss by giving up two runs in the twelfth inning and also the new Scott Olsen Mugshot Memorial Award over at Fish Guts!
This was before a hit...i think every pitch was
In Atlanta on Friday night, first the Braves retired future hall of famer Greg Maddux’ number, then they retired what seems to be the New York Mets season. The Braves put up three in the first, three more in the third and four in the fifth while routing the Mets 11-0 while pitching a two hit shutout. Brian McCann went three for four with four RBI and three runs scored for the Braves while hitting a home run, and Yunel Escobar also went three for four with three RBI and two runs scored to lead the Braves. Jair Jurrjens(8-7) pitched six innings of two hit ball to get the win for the Braves. Three Braves relieves finished off the game for them, guaranteeing them at least a series split. Check out The Braves Baseball Blog for more information on them.
There isn’t much to write about the Mets here. Mike Pelfrey(7-5) worked into the fifth inning but allowed nine runs on nine hits for a bad loss for the Mets. Tim Redding had another bad outting and he could be headed out of town, read more about that at The Real Dirty Mets Blog.
Zambrano does it with the bat too
The Cubs are enjoying playing in the Nations capital, while collecting their second straight win on Friday night while there. Carlos Zambrano realized his teammates were having an off-night with the bat and decided to take matters into his own hands. In the second inning he ripped a two RBI double which gave the Cubs a 2-1 lead, as they went towards a 3-1 win on the night. Zambrano(6-4) pitched the five inning minimum for a win while only allowing four hits and a run. Aramis Ramirez added a solo home run for insurance later on.
Craig Stammen(2-5) went six innings while giving up six hits and all three runs in taking a loss on a night his bats were silent and he couldn’t help himself. The Nats after having some optimism weeks ago during interleague play are now back to their losing ways. They hope to salvage a couple games throughout the rest of the weekend, but check out Centerfieldgate for great insight about the Nats and other baseball information.
