Myers Pitches, Bats Phillies Past Reds
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Brett Myers pitched six solid innings and drove in the go-ahead run as the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 9-1 win Wednesday afternoon.
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Adrian Gonzalez&#039;s second home run of the game, a three-run shot in San Diego&#039;s four-run seventh inning, led the Padres to an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
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Ryan Howard homered in his first three at-bats, raising his major league-leading total to 52, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied after wasting a five-run lead to beat the Atlanta Braves 8-7 Sunday in the opener of their second straight doubleheader split.
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Brandon Phillips' heads-up baserunning helped the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Franicsco Giants 9-8 in 11 innings on Friday night.
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Replacement starter Travis Smith pitched five solid innings, Andruw Jones homered again and the Atlanta Braves buried Philadelphia a little deeper in the NL East, beating the Phillies 3-1 on Monday.
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel dropped Jimmy Rollins from the leadoff spot, let Brett Myers throw 119 pitches and called for Tom Gordon in the eighth inning. Even though it&#039;s May, Manuel knew he needed a win Thursday. Philadelphia avoided a costly three-game sweep, beating the New York Mets 5-3 behind Myers, Gordon and new leadoff hitter Shane Victorino.
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Pat Burrell went 4-for-4, hit his 20th home run, and drove in four runs, and Ryan Howard hit his 30th shot of the season to power the Philadelphia Phillies to a 14-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
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Brett Myers' first complete game in 13 months boosted the Philadelphia Phillies into a tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL wild-card lead.
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John Thomson pitched seven strong innings, Julio Franco had three hits and the Atlanta Braves reduced their magic number for winning the NL East to three with a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
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On Monday night, the Phillies proved that they are not conceding just yet, pounding three homers on their way to a 9-2 victory.
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Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer to cap Cincinnati's five-run comeback in the ninth inning off closer John Smoltz, leading the Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies singled in the first inning Thursday night, extending his hitting streak to 35 games. Utley lined a 2-2 pitch from Jason Marquis to center field and went to second when St. Louis center fielder So Taguchi bobbled the ball. Utley hit an RBI single off the first-base bag in the third to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead, and making him 6-for-11 against Marquis.
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(Sports Network) - The Phillies will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when the try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
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Jimmy Rollins homered in the 10th inning, helping Philadelphia complete a three-game sweep of Florida with a 9-8 victory Thursday night.
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Brandon Webb allowed one run in seven solid innings for his second win in 15 starts and also drove in the go-ahead run as the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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The Philadelphia Phillies activated first baseman Ryan Howard and placed pitcher Brett Myers on the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Howard went on the disabled list on May 12, retroactive to May 10, with a strained left quadriceps. Friday was the first day he could be activated.
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Pat Burrell went 4-for-4, including a tiebreaking two-run single in Philadelphia&#39;s six-run seventh inning, helping the Phillies rally for a 7-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.