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.
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Thu, 10/22/2009 - 11:26 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia, Oct. 22: Jayson Werth began and finished a power surge Wednesday that sent Philadelphia sailing into the World Series with a 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Philadelphia captured the National League Championship Series in five games and earned a week off before the World Series begins Oct. 28.
After winning one World Series title in the franchise's first 124 years, the Phillies will now try for two in a row. They defeated Tampa Bay to win the championship last year, adding that crown to the one they claimed in 1980.
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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.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:11 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia, Sept. 29: Pedro Feliz hit Philadelphia's 11th grand slam of the season Tuesday in a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros.
Feliz hit his second grand slam of the season and seventh of his career for the Phillies, whose magic number to win the NL East was reduced to one. With five games remaining, Philadelphia needs only one win or an Atlanta loss to clinch the division title.
Jayson Werth added a two-run homer, as the Phillies won for only the third time in eight games.
J.A. Happ (12-4) went 5 2/3 innings and yielded four runs on nine hits and one walk to become the team's first rookie since 1959 to win that many games.
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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:43 by preet_20
Washington, Sept. 9: Back-to-back eighth-inning homers by Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz Wednesday lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 win over Washington.
The Phillies won their second straight and remained six games in front of Florida for the lead in the National League East.
Washington overcame a 4-1 deficit to tie it in the seventh, but reliever Tyler Clippard (2-2) served up homers to the first two men in the eighth in the span of four pitches.
Werth also had an RBI single and Raul Ibanez doubled twice.
Starter Cliff Lee (6-2) got the win while giving up five runs on 10 hits over seven-plus innings.
Washington has lost 10 of its last 11 games. Philadelphia has captured its last nine meetings with the Nationals.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 10:21 by preet_20
Washington, Sept. 8: Raul Ibanez hit two home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shaky ninth inning by Brad Lidge Tuesday to beat the Washington Nationals 5-3.
The Phillies hit five solo home runs, including three in the seventh inning when Jayson Werth and Ibanez went back-to-back and Carlos Ruiz homered two batters later.
Ibanez and Chase Utley each hit their 30th home runs and joined teammates Werth and Ryan Howard as the only Phillies foursome to hit 30 or more homers in a season. It was the first time in 10 years that the Phillies have hit five solo home runs in a game.
Pedro Martinez (4-0) held the Nats to three runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Lidge loaded the bases in the ninth with one out before being pulled.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:38 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Aug. 19: Jayson Werth hit two solo homers, and Cliff Lee pitched a complete game two-hitter Wednesday in Philadelphia's 8-1 win over Arizona.
Werth had three of Philadelphia's 12 hits, and his homers, in the fifth and the seventh, gave him 27 this season.
Ryan Howard hit his 31st, a three-run shot in the fifth.
Chase Utley hit a two-run, third-inning homer for the Phillies, who can cap a three-game sweep with a win Thursday.
Lee is 4-0 since joining the Phillies in a trade with Cleveland last month.
He surrendered a run and two hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts.
Arizona's run scored on Stephen Drew's fourth-inning sacrifice fly.
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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.
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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:47 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Aug. 5: J.A. Happ threw his second shutout of the season Wednesday and was supported by three home runs in carrying Philadelphia to a 7-0 decision over Colorado.
The victory allowed Happ (8-2) to tie for the lead in victories among major league rookies. He struck out a career-high 10 and gave up four hits.
With Pedro Martinez making his final tune-up start in the minor leagues Wednesday, Happ's place in the Philadelphia rotation is in question and he made a major statement in his bid to keep his current job.
Happ, who threw a five-hit shutout June 27 at Toronto, also had his first career extra base hit when he delivered an eighth-inning double.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 11:01 by preet_20
San Francisco, Aug. 1: Cliff Lee made a spectacular Philadelphia debut Friday, throwing a four-hit complete game in the Phillies' 5-1 win over San Francisco.
Lee (8-9), winner of last year's American League Cy Young Award, took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and went the distance for the fourth time this season.
He was obtained from Cleveland, along with outfielder Ben Francisco, before the trade deadline in exchange for four minor-leaguers.
Lee faced the minimum number of batters through five innings, but gave up a one-out double to Juan Uribe in the sixth. San Francisco managed a run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Uribe.
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Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:05 by surajdogra
Philadelphia, July 23: Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz combined for six of Philadelphia's 14 hits Thursday and the Phillies resumed their winning ways by downing San Diego 9-4.
Philadelphia, whose longest winning streak in 18 years ended with Wednesday's loss to the Chicago Cubs, scored eight times in the first four innings to dominate the Padres.
The Phillies extended their lead in the National League East to 6 ½ games over Florida and Atlanta.
Feliz singled in a run in the second and third innings and Philadelphia put together a four-run fourth that included an RBI single from Werth and a two-run double by Raul Ibanez.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:11 by surajdogra
Philadelphia, Ga. July 21: Jayson Werth hit a three-run, walk-off homer with two outs in the 13th inning Tuesday, handing Philadelphia a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago's Jeff Samardzija (0-1) gave up consecutive two-out walks to Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez after retiring the first two batters. Werth then drove a 1-1 pitch deep into the left-field seats to end the game.
Werth was 2-for-3 with three walks for Philadelphia, which has won 10 games in a row for the first time since 1991. Jimmy Rollins added a solo homer for the Phillies, who are an MLB-best 14-1 since July 3.
Clay Condrey (6-2) earned the win with a perfect 13th.
Kosuke Fukudome doubled in the lone run for the Cubs.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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