Ibanez, Werth Support Halladay in Phillies Win Over Mets
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It took the Phillies 3 innings on Sunday to do-in Mets starter knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Dickey, who mastered the Phils in his only other outing against them — an ugly 8-0 shutout, didn’t last past three innings after throwing 60 pitches and being bombed for 6 runs, including a second inning solo shot by centerfielder Jayson Werth and a third inning 3 run shot by blazing hot leftfielder Raul Ibanez amidst a 5 run uprising. Ibanez is riding a 16-game hitting streak where he has hit for .407 BA. The Phils needed every one of those 6 runs as ace Roy Halladay gave up a run in the sixth inning and 2 more in the seventh after retiring 13 of 14 hitters after the Mets scored 2 runs on him in the first inning. The Phils bullpen was air-tight over the final two innings with Ryan Madson going clean on the Mets in the eighth and closer Brad Lidge giving another lights-out performance in the ninth as Ibanez, Werth support Halladay in the Phillies 6-5 win over the Mets in their series final.
With their win, the Phils remained 2 games behind the NL East division-leading Atlanta Braves who again beat the San Francisco Giants. The 3rd place Mets, dropped to 9 games behind the Braves and 7 games beneath the Phils. They are a mere 1/2 game up on the 4th place Florida Marlins.
The AP recap for Yahoo provides game highlights:
Jayson Werth had three hits, including a solo homer, and Brian Schneider and Ross Gload also drove in runs for Philadelphia, which has won six of its last seven.
“There’s a lot of stuff that you do, and the harder you look, the less you find,” said Ibanez, who is riding a 16-game hitting streak. “You have to back off and trust everything you’ve done. Less is more. The most important thing is to relax through the swing.”
Halladay (14-8) struggled on an 88-degree afternoon—at least by his standards—allowing five runs on nine hits in seven innings. Phillies closer Brad Lidge worked around a leadoff single by Josh Thole for his 14th save in 18 opportunities.
Halladay had allowed one run of fewer in five of his six outings, posting a 1.50 ERA during that span. He retired 12 of 13 batters following a first-inning single by Ike Davis, before Jose Reyes began the sixth with a double and scored on Angel Pagan’s single.
New York made the score 6-5 in the seventh on an RBI groundout by rookie Ruben Tejada and pinch double by Chris Carter, but Halladay navigated through the inning with the lead. The Philadelphia bullpen shut down the Mets [the rest of the way].
Halladay struck out 10 while walking 1. His 10 strikeouts included striking out centerfielder Carlos Beltran and 3rd baseman David Wright 3 times each.
To view the scores of all of Sunday’s games, click here.
The Phils have an off-day on Monday, followed by a 3 game series with the L.A. Dodgers to complete the 6 game homestand. In Tuesday’s opener, Kyle Kendrick is opposed by Vincente Padilla for the Dodgers.
To view the schedule of all of Monday’s and Tuesday’s games, click here and here.
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August 15th, 2010 at 3:51 am
[…] In Friday’s opener, lefthander Cole Hamels was particularly masterful registering his first complete game of the season while allowing 5 hits and a single run — that on back-to-back 2 out sixth inning doubles by 3rd baseman David Wright and centerfielder Carlos Beltran. Hamels struck out 8 while walking 2. As masterful as Hamels was, Mets starter R.A. Dickey had his knuckleball working to near-perfection baffling Phils hitters throughout. Dickey, who had been battered by the Phillies in their previous meeting on August 8, walked only 1 and missed a no-hitter only because opposing pitcher Hamels slapped a sixth inning 1 out single to shallow rightfield. Both pitchers tossed 105 pithces with Hamels striking out 8 and Dickey fanning 7 as the Mets notched a 1-0 win over the Phils in the series opener. […]