Phillies’ 9th Inning Rally Edges Blue Jays
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Veteran Chan Ho Park gave up 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 7 in 4 innings while rightfielder Jayson Werth and 2nd baseman Chase Utley homered. But it was a 3 run 9th inning uprising against Toronto reliever Brandon League which pushed the Phillies past the Blue Jays by a 7-6 score on Tuesday in Clearwater.
Werth solo homered in the 6th inning off of Toronto’s lefthanded starter lefthander David Purcey for his 4th round-tripper of the spring and Utley’s 2 run game-tying shot in the 7th off of lefthanded reliever B.J. Ryan was his 1st homer of the exhibition season. Utley drove in a run in the 5th inning with a sacrifice fly RBI.
MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian reports that “Park struck out two in each of the first three innings” and ended his 4 inning stint with 7 strikeouts.
Infielder Eric Bruntlett continued his hot spring hitting knocking in 2 of the 9th inning runs and outfielder Rich Thompson drove in the game winner with his 9th inning single — all off of reliever League who ended up as the losing pitcher.
Reliever Gary Majewski was credited with the win despite giving up Toronto’s short-lived lead runs in the 8th inning before piutching a scoreless 9th.
After Reliever Robert Mosebach gave up a run on 2 hits in the 5th inning, Chad Durbin and Ryan Madson shut down Toronto in the 6th and 7th innings on 1 hit with Durbin striking out 2 in the 6th.
For all of the Tuesday’s results of spring training play, click here.
MLB.com’s Bastian also reports:
Philadelphia has an off-day Wednesday before hosting the Yankees at 1:05 p.m. ET on Thursday at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. Right-hander Carlos Carrasco is slated to start for the Phils, and righty Joba Chamberlain will get the nod for the Yanks.
The latest on ace Cole Hamels seems to be that the Phillies appear aiming Hamels’ 2009 debut for April 10th against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.
For all of Wednesday’s scheduled exhibition games, click here.
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