Marlins Pound Phillies in Game Two
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Phillies starter J.D. Durbin failed to record an out as the Florida Marlins routed him for 7 runs in the 1st inning enroute to a 12-6 drubbing of the Phils in game two of their series. The loss ended the Phillies 6 game winning streak which included a 4 game sweep of the NL East leading Mets.
With the loss, the Phillies dropped to 3 games behind the NL East leading Mets who again defeated the Atlanta Braves, this time by a 5-1 score. The Phils also dropped to 3 games behind wild card leading Arizona who bludgeoned the Colorado Rockies by a 12-7 score.
Shortstop Jimmy Rollins opened the game against Marlins’ starter Byung-Hyun Kim with his 25th homer of the season to rightfield. Rollins has pounded eight leadoff homers this season and 25 in his career, both Philadelphia records.
But Durbin ran into immediate trouble in the Marlin’s 1st.
The AP report summarized the Marlins’ first inning for Yahoo sports;
“It did happen quick and that’s one thing I have to prevent as a starter — a big inning,” Durbin said. “And that was a big inning.”
Jeremy Hermida, Mike Jacobs and Matt Treanor hit run-scoring singles in the first, and Todd Linden walked with the bases loaded to make it 4-1. Jacobs scored from third base on reliever Clay Condrey’s wild pitch and Alfredo Amezaga’s sacrifice fly drove in Linden.
[Hanley] Ramirez’s second single of the inning scored Treanor for a 7-1 lead.
“Everybody swung the bats well and there was nice situational hitting going on,” Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “It was a nice effort by the club.”
Durbin (6-4) faced seven hitters, allowing seven runs and five hits.
“I didn’t earn my money today and I am pretty disappointed,” he said. “I apologize to my teammates.”
Condrey relieved Durbin and got the side out in the first inning with all runs being charged to Durbin. Condrey set the Marlins down easily in the 2nd and 3d innings. The only Marlin to reach base on him in the 2nd or 3rd inning was Amezaga who was hit by a pitch.
The Phillies got back into the game at 7-4 with 3 runs in the 2nd inning on centerfielder Aaron Rowand’s homer to leftfield and RBI singles by catcher Chris Coste and Jimmy Rollins. Rollins boosted his average to an even .300 going 4 for 5 for the game with 3 RBIs. Unfortunately, the trio of 2nd baseman Chase Utley, leftfielder Pat Burrell and 1st baseman Ryan Howard went a combined 1 for 14 for the game while striking out 5 times.
Jose Mesa replaced Condrey to start the 4th inning and trouble set in again in the 5th. Florida scored 2 runs on Mike Jacobs’ RBI double and pinch hitter Alejandro De Aza’s RBI fielder’s choice grounder scoring Linden and moving Treanor to third. Amezaga was out at second on the play. That boosted Florida’s lead to 9-4.
Marlins’ starter and winning pitcher Kim was removed in the fifth for pnch hitter De Aza in the 5th after having tossed 95 pitches and after giving up 4 runs on 10 hits while walking 1 and striking out 4.
Relievers Lee Gardner and Taylor Tankersley combined to hold the Phils scoreless on one hit while striking out 4 through the 6th and 7th innings.
Philles reliever Francisco Rosario, just back on the roster after a 60 day stint on the DL, was encouraging in pitching scoreless 6th and 7th innings, only giving up a single and a walk.
The Phils narrowed the Marlin’s lead scoring 2 runs in the 8th inning on reliever Armando Benitez, who retired no-one and was replaced by Matt Lindstrom who recorded the first two outs of the inning . AP reports on the Phillies 8th inning;
Jimmy Rollins’ two-out single in the eighth scored Jayson Werth, cutting Florida’s lead to 9-6. But reliever Kevin Gregg retired Chase Utley on a pop out to third, then pitched a perfect ninth for earn his 27th save in 29 opportunities.
The Marlins scored 3 insurance runs in the 8th off of reliever Antonio Alfonseca, who with Mesa are huge blights on the Phillies’ bullpen. Florida scored on Hermida’s single to centerfield and a two run homer by late-inning replacement centerfielder Cody Ross.
For the scores, boxscores and recaps on this and all of Saturday’s games, click here.
In Sunday’s series finale, Adam Eaton tries to improve upon his last start, a 5 2/3 inning no-decision against the Mets on August 28th. Eaton faces lefthander Scott Olsen who has been pounded hard in his last 2 starts.
The Phillies next head for Atlanta on Monday for 3 very big games with the 3rd place Braves followed by a day off on Thursday.
For the scores, boxscores and recaps on all of Sunday’s games, click here.
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