| Once again, a sure win is turned into a loss. It is just unbelievable how this keeps happening. Absolutely un-fucking-believable. Just beyond explanation. The Phils enter the bottom of the 9th with a 2-run lead, leading 5-3. Brett Myers had come on to pitch in the 8th due to the recent bullpen woes to try for the two inning save, and strikes out the side with a single stuffed in. Myers walks Hanley Ramirez to lead off the 9th, and Dan Uggla flies out. A walk to Jeremy Hermedia and a single for Miguel Cabrera load the bases for the Marlins as the tying run at second and winning run is at first. Mike Jacobs strikes out for out number two, everything looks fine. Next batter, Cody Ross, gets a hold of a VERY bad pitch by Myers and laces it over the wall for the walk-off Grand Slam, and the agony continues. Lost in the shuffle of the bullpen woes are the spectacular runs for Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard as of late. Over the last 13 games, Burrell is hitting at a .469 clip, to go along with 8 homeruns and 25 RBI with 19 of them over the last 8 games. Howard is right up there with him, hitting .415 and even better power numbers than Burrell with 10 homeruns and 25 RBI over the same 13 games., including the 3 homer game yesterday. The next three games for the Phils are against the first place Atlanta Braves, and they will decide the season although it already seems that the Phillies will be on the outside looking in come playoff time. You never know, though. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Philadelphia Phillies At 2007 Florida Marlins 9/2/2007
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Marlins AB R H RBI AVG
J.Rollins SS 4 0 1 0 .292 H.Ramirez SS 4 2 2 0 .353
T.Iguchi 2B 5 0 0 0 .276 D.Uggla 2B 5 0 0 0 .240
P.Burrell LF 3 1 2 1 .227 J.Hermida RF 4 2 2 1 .276
B-C.Roberson PR 0 1 0 0 .278 M.Cabrera 3B 5 1 2 0 .317
C-S.Victorino RF 1 0 0 0 .259 M.Jacobs 1B 5 1 3 1 .312
R.Howard 1B 4 2 2 2 .296 C.Ross LF,CF 5 1 1 4 .372
A.Rowand CF 4 1 2 0 .308 M.Olivo C 4 0 1 1 .218
J.Werth RF,LF 3 0 0 0 .285 A.De Aza CF 3 0 1 0 .200
W.Helms 3B 3 0 2 2 .264 E-J.Wood PH,LF 1 0 1 0 .227
C.Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 .285 S.Olsen P 2 0 1 0 .286
A.Eaton P 3 0 1 0 .214 A.Benitez P 0 0 0 0 .000
A.Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .143
T.Gordon P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-J.Willingham PH 1 0 0 0 .255
D-G.Dobbs PH 1 0 0 0 .288 T.Tankersley P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Myers P 0 0 0 0 .143 L.Kensing P 0 0 0 0 ----
F-A.Amezaga PH 1 0 0 0 .247
K.Gregg P 0 0 0 0 .125
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Totals 34 5 10 5 Totals 40 7 14 7
A-Pinch Hit For Miller In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Burrell In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Roberson In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gordon In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For De Aza In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Kensing In 8th Inning
Phillies........ 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 - 5 10 0
Marlins......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 - 7 14 0
Phillies (65-71) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Eaton 5 2/3 9 2 2 0 5 0 99 6.99
A.Alfonseca HOLD(6th) 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 0 23 4.38
T.Gordon HOLD(6th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7.28
B.Myers LOSS(4-6) BS(7th) 1 2/3 4 4 4 1 4 1 45 5.48
Totals 8 2/3 14 7 7 2 11 1
Marlins (65-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Olsen 5 7 3 3 1 4 1 73 6.80
A.Benitez 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.01
J.Miller 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 2.31
T.Tankersley 0 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 4.04
L.Kensing 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.00
K.Gregg WIN(6-8) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.07
Totals 9 10 5 5 5 9 2
ATTENDANCE- 21,119 DATE- Sunday, September 2nd 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 9 Marlins: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Marlins: 2
DOUBLES- J.Rollins(28th), A.Rowand-2(39th), J.Hermida(21st), M.Jacobs-3(18th)
HOME RUNS- P.Burrell(29th), R.Howard(44th), C.Ross(12th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Ramirez(54th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Rowand
WALKS- J.Rollins, R.Howard, J.Werth, W.Helms, C.Ruiz, H.Ramirez, J.Hermida
HIT BY PITCH- P.Burrell
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins-2, T.Iguchi-2, J.Werth, C.Ruiz, A.Eaton-2, G.Dobbs,
H.Ramirez, D.Uggla-2, M.Cabrera, M.Jacobs-2, C.Ross-2, M.Olivo,
S.Olsen, A.Amezaga
GIDP- J.Rollins, C.Ruiz
WILD PITCHES- A.Eaton
PASSED BALLS- M.Olivo
Mike Jacobs hit 3 doubles at Dolphins Stadium as the Florida Marlins staged a
comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies by the count of 7 to 5.
Florida scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 9th inning when they
scored 4 runs on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Cody Ross
who made the crowd come alive when he launched a rocket-shot out of the park
for a Grand Slam homerun (his 12th of the season). Florida had 14 hits
overall, while Philadelphia had 10.
Kevin Gregg(6-8) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Brett
Myers(4-6) was hit with the loss in relief. Despite the loss, he struckout 4
Florida batters in 1 and 2/3 innings.
Fredi Gonzalez was in great spirits in his post-game interview. Yet, when
asked about his feelings after the thrilling comeback victory, he
volunteered, 'I'll tell you this much - I know how my counterpart, Gary
Lucas, feels right now - and it's not very good. It's terrible when you come
up on the short end of one of these!'
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