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Halladay credits catcher in no-hitter

Thu, 10/07/2010 - 10:13 by Rakhi

Philadelphia -- Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay gave credit to catcher Carlos Ruiz Wednesday after throwing a historic playoff no-hitter against Cincinnati.

Halladay made the first post-season start of his illustrious career a memorable one, firing his second no-hitter of the season in a 4-o victory that gave the Phillie a 1-0 advantage in their National League Division Series with the Reds.

The right-hander gave much of the credit for the second post-season no-hitter in major league history to Ruiz in a press conference after the game, saying the receiver instinctively knew what pitches to call for.

"I thought we used everything well today," Halladay said. "The change-up was big for me today and the curve ball was good.

MLB: Philadelphia 5, Florida 4 (10 inn.)

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 09:21 by Prince damin

Miami -- Carlos Ruiz, deprived of a chance to drive in the go-ahead run in the ninth, homered in the 10th Thursday to bring Philadelphia a 5-4 victory over Florida.

The Phillies rallied to tie it with a two-run ninth inning, one of the runs unearned due to a throwing error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez.

Ruiz came up in the ninth in a tie game with runners on first and second, but was left standing at the plate when Jayson Werth was thrown out at second on the back end of a double steal attempt to end the inning.

When he came up as the leadoff hitter in the 10th, Ruiz drove a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left off Will Ohman (0-1), Ohman, a 10-year veteran who was recently obtained by the Marlins in a trade with Baltimore.

MLB: N.Y. Yankees 8, Philadelphia 5

Sun, 11/01/2009 - 12:12 by shalini.bahadur

Philadelphia -- Andy Pettitte benefited from three homers Saturday and the New York Yankees took a 2-1 World Series lead with an 8-5 win over Philadelphia.

In six innings, Pettitte (1-0) gave up four runs and five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.

He also hit a fifth-inning RBI single and extended his career playoff record to 17 victories.

Nick Swisher had two hits -- one a sixth-inning solo homer.

Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run fourth-inning homer.

Johnny Damon's RBI double snapped a 3-3 fifth-inning tie, and Hideki Matsui hit a solo shot in the eighth for the Yankees, who made the most of eight hits.

Jayson Werth led Philadelphia with two solo homers off Pettitte.

MLB: Philadelphia 8, LA Dodgers 6

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:14 by shalini.bahadur

Los Angeles, Oct. 16: Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez hit three-run homers Thursday to power Philadelphia past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.

The blast by Ruiz was the key blow in a five-run fifth inning and Ibanez hit his shot in the eighth to give the defending World Series champion Phillies an 8-4 lead.

Los Angeles closed within 8-6 in the bottom of the eighth and Manny Ramirez came to the plate with two on and two out. Ramirez, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth to temporarily bring the Dodgers within one, grounded out to third to end the Los Angeles threat.

Struggling Philadelphia closer Brad Lidge came on in the ninth and, with the help of a double play, earned his third save in this year's playoffs.

MLB: Philadelphia 5, Arizona 1

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:17 by Jaspreet Virk

Philadelphia, Aug. 18: Jamie Moyer pitched six shutout relief innings Tuesday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Moyer (11-9), who complained about being removed from the starting rotation when he was replaced by Pedro Martinez, took over in long relief of Martinez Tuesday. He allowed only two hits and did not issue a walk.

Martinez started and allowed one run on two hits over three innings, but was lifted after a 66-minute rain delay.

Carlos Ruiz and Jayson Werth both homered and drove in two runs for the Phillies, who maintained their 4 1/2 game lead atop the NL East and won for the sixth time in their last seven games.

MLB: Philadelphia 10, Chicago Cubs 1

Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:39 by surajdogra

Philadelphia, July 20: Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer and Carlos Ruiz had a two-run homer Monday to help the Philadelphia Phillies trounce the Chicago Cubs 10-1.

Ryan Howard added a solo homer for the Phillies, who have won all four games of their since the All-Star break.

Philadelphia's Rodrigo Lopez (2-0) gave up just one run on five hits in six innings.

Chad Durbin pitched three scoreless innings to earn his first save of the season.
Ryan Theriot's fifth-inning single drove in Chicago's only run.

Ted Lilly (9-7) gave up nine runs on eight hits with six strikeouts.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 (11)

Mon, 05/25/2009 - 09:29 by Salinder Kumar

New York -- Carlos Ruiz hit an RBI double in the 11th inning Sunday, helping Philadelphia polish off the New York Yankees 4-3.

Clay Condrey (4-0) hurled two scoreless innings -- after Brad Lidge blew a save opportunity in the ninth -- to get the inter-league win for the Phillies.

Starter Cole Hamels limited the Bronx Bombers to two runs on eight hits in six innings as Philadelphia won eight of 10 on its road trip.

Ruiz and Shane Victorino both had three hits and an RBI for the Phillies.

The loss was hung on reliever Brett Tomko (0-1). New York starter CC Sabathia gave up three runs on nine hits over eight innings but left with a no-decision.