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Opening Week

Opening week started yesterday. I’m going to do what i did last year. I will do each series not each individual games. Phillies played yesterday againt the Braves. I will have the Braves series after its over. I will also have a special post about Opening Day for the Phillies. It will include lots of photos, just like last year.

2013 Predictions for the Phillies

Phillies go with two outfield platoons.

Howard hits 40 home runs or more.

Chase Utley plays a full season.

Michael Young to have a nice bounce back season for the Phillies.

Dominic Brown is the everyday right fielder.

Darin Ruf might be the everyday left fielder.

Roy Halladay is healthy and effective for the Phillies.

Cliff Lee wins 20 games or more.

Cliff Lee being named the NL’s Cy Young award winner.

The Phillies boast the best bullpen in the NL.

Jonathan Papelbon saves at least 45 games for the Phillies.

Phillies win 1st wild card.

Phillies advance to and win the NLCS.

Arizona Diamondbacks Series

The Phillies won this series 2-1.

Game 1

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Arizona
– A. Hill doubled to left, G. Parra scored
– J. Upton hit sacrifice fly to right, A. Hill scored
– J. Kubel doubled to deep left center, M. Montero scored
– J. McDonald singled to left center, J. Kubel scored, L. Overbay to second
Bot 2nd: Arizona
– C. Ransom doubled to left, A. Hill and J. Upton scored, M. Montero to third
Bot 4th: Arizona
– J. Upton homered to deep left
– J. Kubel homered to deep right
Bot 7th: Arizona
– G. Parra hit sacrifice fly to left, J. McDonald scored
Top 9th: Philadelphia
– L. Nix doubled to deep center, P. Polanco scored
– S. Victorino homered to deep left, L. Nix and T. Wigginton scored
– C. Ruiz homered to deep right center
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
    J. Contreras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Polanco 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200
J. Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242
    J. Savery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    L. Nix lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T. Wigginton 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
S. Victorino cf 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 .273
C. Ruiz c 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .271
J. Mayberry rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205
F. Galvis 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
K. Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
    D. Herndon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    P. Orr 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
 Totals 35 5 11 5 2 1 8 0 6
 Batting
2B – L Nix (3, J Paterson); J Mayberry (2, W Miley); F Galvis (4, W Miley); P Orr (2, J Albaladejo).
HR – S Victorino (3, 9th inning off J Paterson 2 on, 0 Out), C Ruiz (2, 9th inning off J Paterson 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI – L Nix (4), S Victorino 3 (7), C Ruiz (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Pierre 1, F Galvis 1.
GIDP – S Victorino, F Galvis.
Team LOB – 4.
 Fielding
Outfield assists – J Mayberry.
PB – C Ruiz.
DP – 1 (F Galvis-P Orr-T Wigginton).
 Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
G. Parra cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .244
A. Hill 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J. Upton rf 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .238
    A.J. Pollock ph-rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
M. Montero c 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
    H. Blanco ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J. Kubel lf 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 .294
C. Ransom 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 .429
L. Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 .217
J. McDonald ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280
W. Miley p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400
    B. Ziegler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170
    J. Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Paterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Breslow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 35 9 16 9 2 3 7 1 13
 Batting
2B – G Parra (1, K Kendrick); A Hill (3, K Kendrick); J Kubel 2 (4, K Kendrick, D Herndon); C Ransom (2, K Kendrick); J McDonald (3, J Savery).
HR – J Upton (1, 4th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out), J Kubel (2, 4th inning off D Herndon 0 on, 1 Out).
S – W Miley.
SF – G Parra, J Upton.
RBI – G Parra (7), A Hill (9), J Upton 2 (2), J Kubel 2 (7), C Ransom 2 (2), J McDonald (3).
2-out RBI – C Ransom 2, J McDonald.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – A Hill 1, L Overbay 4.
GIDP – H Blanco.
Team LOB – 9.
 Base Running
SB – A Hill (2, 3rd base off K Kendrick/C Ruiz).
 Fielding
Outfield assists – J Kubel.
DP – 2 (J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay, C Ransom-A Hill-L Overbay).
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
K. Kendrick (L, 0-1) 3.0 11 7 7 1 1 1 2.48 9.39
D. Herndon 2.2 3 1 1 1 4 1 1.41 3.18
J. Savery 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.53 1.59
J. Contreras 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.50 0.00
 Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
W. Miley (W, 2-0) 6.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 0.95 1.84
B. Ziegler 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.14 1.29
J. Albaladejo 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.00 0.00
J. Paterson 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 2 6.75 37.12
C. Breslow 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.08 0.00
HBP – M Montero (by K Kendrick).
Pitches-strikes – J Contreras 17-8; J Savery 21-11; K Kendrick 63-38; D Herndon 51-32; W Miley 81-54; B Ziegler 5-4; J Albaladejo 11-7; J Paterson 21-12; C Breslow 11-7.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Contreras 1-0; J Savery 2-2; K Kendrick 4-7; D Herndon 4-2; W Miley 5-8; B Ziegler 2-1; J Albaladejo 0-1; J Paterson 1-3; C Breslow 3-0.
Batters faced – J Contreras 4; J Savery 5; K Kendrick 21; D Herndon 12; W Miley 21; B Ziegler 3; J Albaladejo 4; J Paterson 5; C Breslow 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Mark Carlson. 1B–Ed Hickox. 2B–Ed Rapuano. 3B–Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 97 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, out to center.

Starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick.

Shane Victorino hits a three run homer in the ninth.

Game 2

Box score

Scoring Summary
Top 4th: Philadelphia
– H. Pence homered to deep right, J. Rollins scored
– L. Nix homered to deep right, T. Wigginton scored
Bot 5th: Arizona
– C. Ransom homered to deep left
Top 7th: Philadelphia
– P. Orr tripled to right, L. Nix, B. Schneider and J. Pierre scored
Bot 7th: Arizona
– R. Roberts doubled to left, W. Bloomquist scored
– G. Parra doubled to right center, R. Roberts scored
– J. Upton grounded out to shortstop, G. Parra scored
Top 8th: Philadelphia
– S. Victorino homered to deep left
Bot 8th: Arizona
– J. Kubel homered to deep left
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
    C. Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .118
    J. Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Orr 2b 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .364
    F. Galvis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
J. Rollins ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .229
H. Pence rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 .258
S. Victorino cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
T. Wigginton 3b-1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .302
L. Nix 1b 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333
    J. Contreras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    A. Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Ruiz ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B. Schneider c 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
    J. Mayberry ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
V. Worley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
    P. Polanco ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
 Totals 37 8 12 8 3 0 8 0 7
 Batting
2B – T Wigginton (3, J Collmenter).
3B – P Orr (1, B Shaw).
HR – H Pence (3, 4th inning off J Collmenter 1 on, 1 Out), S Victorino (4, 8th inning off M Zagurski 0 on, 0 Out), L Nix (1, 4th inning off J Collmenter 1 on, 2 Out).
S – P Polanco.
RBI – P Orr 3 (3), H Pence 2 (9), S Victorino (8), L Nix 2 (6).
2-out RBI – L Nix 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – H Pence 1.
Team LOB – 3.
 Base Running
CS – J Pierre (2, 2nd base by J Collmenter/M Montero).
 Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
G. Parra cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .260
A. Hill 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .238
J. Upton rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .239
M. Montero c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
J. Kubel lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 .291
P. Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .208
C. Ransom 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .455
W. Bloomquist ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .226
J. Collmenter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
    B. Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Roberts ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185
    M. Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    A.J. Pollock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
 Totals 36 5 9 5 2 1 11 1 9
 Batting
2B – G Parra 2 (3, V Worley, J Contreras); W Bloomquist (3, J Contreras); R Roberts (3, J Contreras).
HR – J Kubel (3, 8th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 0 Out), C Ransom (1, 5th inning off V Worley 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI – G Parra (8), J Upton (3), J Kubel (8), C Ransom (3), R Roberts (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Upton 1.
Team LOB – 6.
 Base Running
SB – G Parra (5, 3rd base off J Contreras/B Schneider).
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
V. Worley (W, 2-1) 6.0 5 1 1 1 6 1 1.24 2.16
J. Contreras 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 0 2.25 10.12
A. Bastardo (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.14 3.86
C. Qualls 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0.86 1.29
J. Papelbon (S, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 1.12
 Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Collmenter (L, 0-2) 6.0 9 6 6 0 6 2 1.64 9.82
B. Shaw 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 2.00
M. Zagurski 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.50 4.50
HBP – A Hill (by V Worley).
Pitches-strikes – C Qualls 15-10; J Papelbon 8-5; J Contreras 15-9; A Bastardo 5-3; V Worley 110-66; J Collmenter 80-58; B Shaw 20-14; M Zagurski 26-16.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Qualls 0-1; J Papelbon 1-1; J Contreras 3-0; A Bastardo 0-1; V Worley 6-8; J Collmenter 8-9; B Shaw 0-2; M Zagurski 0-6.
Batters faced – C Qualls 4; J Papelbon 3; J Contreras 5; A Bastardo 1; V Worley 25; J Collmenter 26; B Shaw 5; M Zagurski 7.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Ed Hickox. 1B–Ed Rapuano. 2B–Angel Hernandez. 3B–Mark Carlson.
Weather: 92 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, out to center.

Starting pitcher Vance Worley.

Hunter Pence hits a two run homer in the fourth.

Laynce Nix hits a two run homer in the fourth.

Shane Victorino hits a solo home run in the eighth.

Game 3

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Philadelphia
– H. Pence singled to shallow left, P. Polanco scored
Top 6th: Philadelphia
– J. Pierre scored, P. Polanco to third on wild pitch
– H. Pence singled to shallow left, P. Polanco scored
– C. Ruiz singled to right center, H. Pence scored, T. Wigginton to third
– C. Hamels singled to shallow center, T. Wigginton and C. Ruiz scored, F. Galvis to third
Bot 7th: Arizona
– J. Kubel singled to shallow center, A. Hill scored, J. Upton to second
– P. Goldschmidt safe at first on second baseman P. Orr’s fielding error, J. Upton scored, J. Kubel to third, C. Ransom to second
Top 9th: Philadelphia
– P. Polanco doubled to shallow right, J. Pierre scored
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339
    J. Mayberry lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
P. Polanco 3b 3 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .237
S. Victorino cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253
H. Pence rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .268
L. Nix 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348
    T. Wigginton ph-1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .304
P. Orr 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267
    J. Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
C. Ruiz c 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F. Galvis ss-2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200
C. Hamels p 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .300
    M. Schwimer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 38 7 13 6 0 3 9 0 13
 Batting
2B – P Polanco (2, J Martinez); L Nix (4, T Cahill).
RBI – P Polanco (2), H Pence 2 (11), C Ruiz (5), C Hamels 2 (2).
2-out RBI – H Pence, C Ruiz, C Hamels 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Pierre 1, T Wigginton 2.
Team LOB – 7.
 Fielding
E – P Orr (1, field).
DP – 1 (P Orr-F Galvis-T Wigginton).
 Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
W. Bloomquist ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .228
A. Hill 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
J. Upton rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
J. Kubel lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
C. Ransom 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .385
P. Goldschmidt 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .196
A.J. Pollock cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .059
H. Blanco c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
T. Cahill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Breslow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
    B. Ziegler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    G. Parra ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
    J. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 30 2 4 2 0 1 7 0 4
 Batting
2B – W Bloomquist (4, C Hamels).
RBI – J Kubel (9), P Goldschmidt (8).
GIDP – A Pollock.
Team LOB – 2.
 Base Running
CS – W Bloomquist (2, 3rd base by C Hamels/C Ruiz).
 Fielding
Outfield assists – J Kubel.
PB – H Blanco.
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Hamels (W, 3-1) 8.0 4 2 2 1 7 0 1.03 2.73
M. Schwimer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
 Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Cahill (L, 1-2) 5.1 6 4 4 2 3 0 1.27 3.70
C. Breslow 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 1.44 2.00
B. Ziegler 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.12 1.12
D. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.96 2.89
J. Martinez 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.00 9.00
WP – T Cahill 2.
Pitches-strikes – C Hamels 108-72; M Schwimer 12-8; T Cahill 99-60; C Breslow 21-12; B Ziegler 19-15; D Hernandez 17-12; J Martinez 16-11.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Hamels 7-8; M Schwimer 1-1; T Cahill 9-6; C Breslow 1-0; B Ziegler 1-1; D Hernandez 0-1; J Martinez 1-2.
Batters faced – C Hamels 28; M Schwimer 3; T Cahill 22; C Breslow 6; B Ziegler 4; D Hernandez 4; J Martinez 5.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Ed Rapuano. 1B–Angel Hernandez. 2B–Mark Carlson. 3B–Ed Hickox.
Weather: 76 degrees, dome or roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, no wind direction.

Starting pitcher Cole Hamels.

Ty Wigginton has a hitting streak of eleven after this single.

I was at a pirate game Wednesday and Garret Jones hit a two run home run right over my head. Click on the link and when your watching the video, stop it at 10 seconds and I am in the front row with a blue shirt on next to my friend with a black shirt on.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20913759&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_20913759&v=3


San Francisco Giants Series

The Phillies lost their third series of the season against the Giants.

Game 1

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Philadelphia
– H. Pence singled to shallow center, P. Polanco scored, J. Rollins to second
– S. Victorino singled to center, J. Rollins scored, H. Pence to second
– L. Nix doubled to right, H. Pence and S. Victorino scored
Bot 1st: San Francisco
– A. Huff hit sacrifice fly to right, A. Pagan scored, M. Cabrera to third
Top 4th: Philadelphia
– R. Halladay singled to shallow right, F. Galvis scored
Bot 4th: San Francisco
– T. Lincecum grounded out to third, B. Belt scored
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
    J. Mayberry ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241
P. Polanco 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
J. Rollins ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 .317
H. Pence rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
S. Victorino cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316
L. Nix 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 .167
    T. Wigginton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
C. Ruiz c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
F. Galvis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .226
R. Halladay p 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .200
    J. Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 37 5 9 5 0 1 8 0 9
 Batting
2B – P Polanco (1, T Lincecum); L Nix (2, T Lincecum); F Galvis (3, T Lincecum).
RBI – H Pence (6), S Victorino (3), L Nix 2 (3), R Halladay (1).
2-out RBI – R Halladay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – L Nix 1, F Galvis 1, R Halladay 1.
Team LOB – 7.
 San Francisco
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
A. Pagan cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200
M. Cabrera rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .293
P. Sandoval 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325
B. Posey c 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321
A. Huff lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 .200
B. Belt 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 .176
B. Crawford ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .237
E. Burriss 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273
T. Lincecum p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    N. Schierholtz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
    D. Otero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    G. Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
 Totals 34 2 8 2 0 3 6 0 17
 Batting
2B – B Crawford (5, R Halladay).
SF – A Huff.
RBI – A Huff (4), T Lincecum (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – A Pagan 1, M Cabrera 1, B Belt 1, B Crawford 2.
Team LOB – 9.
 Fielding
E – B Crawford (4, field).
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Halladay (W, 3-0) 8.0 7 2 2 3 6 0 0.78 1.17
J. Papelbon (S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.40 1.80
 San Francisco
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Lincecum (L, 0-2) 6.0 8 5 5 1 6 0 1.90 10.54
D. Otero 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 3.86
J. Affeldt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40 5.40
HBP – P Polanco (by D Otero).
Pitches-strikes – R Halladay 109-76; J Papelbon 14-12; T Lincecum 94-62; D Otero 29-18; J Affeldt 14-9.
Ground balls-fly balls – R Halladay 14-9; J Papelbon 3-1; T Lincecum 7-5; D Otero 4-2; J Affeldt 1-1.
Batters faced – R Halladay 34; J Papelbon 4; T Lincecum 27; D Otero 9; J Affeldt 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Marty Foster. 1B–Tim Timmons. 2B–Jeff Kellogg. 3B–Eric Cooper.
Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, out to center.

The San Francisco Giants observe a moment of silence to honor Alexis Busch, a former Giants bat girl. Busch is one of four sailors still missing at sea following the wreck of the yacht ‘Low Speed Chase’ during a yacht race near the Farallon Islands.

Starting pitcher Roy Halladay.

Laynce Nix hits a two run double.

Jonathan Papelbon closes.

Game 2

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: San Francisco
– M. Cabrera tripled to shallow right, A. Pagan scored
– P. Sandoval grounded out to second, M. Cabrera scored
Top 4th: Philadelphia
– H. Pence homered to deep left
Bot 5th: San Francisco
– N. Schierholtz singled to shallow right, P. Sandoval scored, B. Posey to second
– B. Crawford grounded into fielder’s choice, B. Posey scored, N. Schierholtz out at second
Top 6th: Philadelphia
– C. Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to left, J. Rollins scored
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Victorino cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .302
P. Polanco 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .179
J. Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .311
H. Pence rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
T. Wigginton 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .238
J. Mayberry lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .219
    K. Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
    M. Stutes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Ruiz c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303
F. Galvis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .229
J. Blanton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Pierre lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 1 4 2 18
 Batting
2B – S Victorino (1, M Bumgarner).
HR – H Pence (2, 4th inning off M Bumgarner 0 on, 0 Out).
S – J Blanton.
SF – C Ruiz.
RBI – H Pence (7), C Ruiz (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – P Polanco 1, J Rollins 2, H Pence 1, F Galvis 1.
GIDP – J Rollins.
Team LOB – 8.
 Base Running
SB – S Victorino (5, 3rd base off M Bumgarner/B Posey), J Pierre (3, 2nd base off C Hensley/B Posey).
 San Francisco
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
A. Pagan cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
M. Cabrera lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 .283
P. Sandoval 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341
B. Posey c 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375
A. Huff 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .207
    S. Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Casilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N. Schierholtz rf 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .360
B. Crawford ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 .214
E. Burriss 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .280
M. Bumgarner p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
    C. Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Belt 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
 Totals 35 4 13 4 0 2 5 2 19
 Batting
2B – P Sandoval (5, J Blanton).
3B – A Pagan (3, J Blanton); M Cabrera (1, J Blanton).
S – M Bumgarner.
RBI – M Cabrera (6), P Sandoval (9), N Schierholtz (6), B Crawford (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – M Cabrera 3, B Crawford 4.
Team LOB – 10.
 Base Running
SB – B Posey (1, 3rd base off J Blanton/C Ruiz), E Burriss (2, 2nd base off M Stutes/C Ruiz).
CS – B Crawford (1, 2nd base by J Blanton/C Ruiz).
 Fielding
E – B Crawford (4, field); M Bumgarner (1, throw).
DP – 2 (E Burriss-B Crawford-A Huff, B Crawford-E Burriss).
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Blanton (L, 1-2) 5.0 11 4 4 0 2 0 1.34 4.26
K. Kendrick 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.50 1.93
M. Stutes 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.50 1.93
 San Francisco
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
M. Bumgarner (W, 2-1) 6.0 7 2 2 1 2 1 1.33 3.63
C. Hensley (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.90 0.00
S. Romo (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.67 0.00
S. Casilla (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.09 0.00
WP – M Bumgarner.
HBP – H Pence (by M Bumgarner).
Pitches-strikes – K Kendrick 39-22; M Stutes 19-9; J Blanton 100-65; S Romo 13-9; S Casilla 10-7; M Bumgarner 96-62; C Hensley 13-9.
Ground balls-fly balls – K Kendrick 1-3; M Stutes 0-2; J Blanton 11-7; S Romo 2-1; S Casilla 3-1; M Bumgarner 11-8; C Hensley 0-1.
Batters faced – K Kendrick 9; M Stutes 4; J Blanton 25; S Romo 3; S Casilla 4; M Bumgarner 27; C Hensley 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Tim Timmons. 1B–Jeff Kellogg. 2B–Eric Cooper. 3B–Marty Foster.
Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, right to left.

Pat Burell throws first pitch on opening day for the Giants.

Starting pitcher Joe Blanton.

Hunter Pence hits a home run in the fourth.

Game 3

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Bot 11th: San Francisco
– M. Cabrera singled to shallow right center, B. Belt scored, A. Pagan to second
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
    J. Mayberry ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212
S. Victorino cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J. Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
H. Pence rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326
T. Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
L. Nix 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .188
C. Ruiz c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
F. Galvis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
C. Lee p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
    J. Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .083
    A. Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 34 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 8
 Batting
2B – C Ruiz (3, S Romo).
S – F Galvis, C Lee.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Pierre 1, J Mayberry 1.
GIDP – F Galvis.
Team LOB – 4.
 Fielding
E – T Wigginton (2, field); L Nix (1, field).
DP – 4 (T Wigginton-F Galvis-L Nix, L Nix-J Rollins, J Rollins-L Nix, J Rollins-F Galvis-L Nix).
 San Francisco
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
A. Pagan cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
M. Cabrera lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314
P. Sandoval 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .333
B. Posey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .361
B. Pill 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
    C. Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Theriot 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .190
N. Schierholtz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .310
B. Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .196
M. Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    H. Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
    G. Blanco pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
    S. Casilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Belt 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
 Totals 38 1 9 1 0 0 8 0 12
 Batting
2B – B Pill (1, C Lee).
RBI – M Cabrera (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Crawford 1.
GIDP – A Pagan, B Posey 2, B Pill.
Team LOB – 6.
 Fielding
DP – 1 (B Crawford-R Theriot-B Pill).
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Lee 10.0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0.70 1.96
A. Bastardo (L, 0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.50 4.50
 San Francisco
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
M. Cain 9.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0.50 1.88
S. Casilla 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.07 0.00
S. Romo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.90 0.00
J. Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00
C. Hensley (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.82 0.00
Pitches-strikes – C Lee 102-81; A Bastardo 12-9; C Hensley 3-2; M Cain 91-64; S Casilla 12-7; S Romo 3-3; J Lopez 5-3.
Ground balls-fly balls – C Lee 19-4; A Bastardo 2-0; C Hensley 1-0; M Cain 6-13; S Casilla 3-0; S Romo 0-0; J Lopez 0-0.
Batters faced – C Lee 34; A Bastardo 4; C Hensley 1; M Cain 29; S Casilla 4; S Romo 2; J Lopez 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Jeff Kellogg. 1B–Eric Cooper. 2B–Marty Foster. 3B–Tim Timmons.
Weather: 56 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, out to right.

Starting pitcher Cliff Lee.

New York Mets Series

Phillies lose their second series of the year.

Game 1

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: NY Mets
– D. Murphy doubled to shallow right, R. Tejada scored
– J. Bay homered to deep right center, D. Murphy scored
Bot 3rd: Philadelphia
– F. Galvis homered to deep right
Top 5th: NY Mets
– S. Hairston homered to deep left
Top 9th: NY Mets
– L. Duda hit sacrifice fly to left, J. Turner scored
Bot 9th: Philadelphia
– J. Pierre safe at first on second baseman D. Murphy’s fielding error, C. Ruiz scored
 NY Mets
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Tejada ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
D. Murphy 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .321
J. Turner 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .167
I. Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .043
J. Bay lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 .174
L. Duda rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .120
S. Hairston cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
    B. Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Cedeno ph 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429
    F. Francisco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Thole c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .389
R.A. Dickey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
    K. Nieuwenhuis ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
 Totals 31 5 6 5 2 3 7 0 7
 Batting
2B – R Tejada (5, C Lee); D Murphy (4, C Lee).
HR – J Bay (1, 1st inning off C Lee 1 on, 2 Out), S Hairston (1, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out).
SF – L Duda.
RBI – D Murphy (4), J Bay 2 (3), L Duda (3), S Hairston (2).
2-out RBI – J Bay 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Thole 2.
GIDP – R Tejada, R Dickey.
Team LOB – 3.
 Fielding
E – D Murphy (2, field).
Outfield assists – J Bay.
PB – J Thole.
DP – 2 (J Turner-D Murphy-I Davis, R Tejada-I Davis).
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Victorino cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .308
P. Polanco 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .192
J. Rollins ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .345
H. Pence rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .333
J. Thome 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .111
J. Mayberry lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .261
C. Ruiz c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .350
F. Galvis 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .208
C. Lee p 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
    L. Nix ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    K. Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Savery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Pierre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
 Totals 36 2 11 1 1 1 11 0 17
 Batting
2B – J Rollins (1, R Dickey); C Ruiz (2, F Francisco).
HR – F Galvis (1, 3rd inning off R Dickey 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI – F Galvis (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – S Victorino 1, P Polanco 1, J Rollins 1, H Pence 1, C Ruiz 1.
GIDP – J Mayberry, L Nix.
Team LOB – 8.
 Fielding
E – J Rollins (1, field).
DP – 2 (J Thome-C Lee-J Rollins-F Galvis, P Polanco-F Galvis-J Thome).
 NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R.A. Dickey (W, 2-0) 7.0 9 1 1 1 7 1 1.46 2.08
B. Parnell (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.36 2.45
F. Francisco 1.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0.75 0.00
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Lee (L, 0-1) 7.0 5 4 4 0 7 2 0.69 3.46
K. Kendrick 1.1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1.50 3.38
J. Savery 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.86 3.86
Pitches-strikes – B Parnell 11-7; F Francisco 22-15; R Dickey 103-75; C Lee 83-56; K Kendrick 33-20; J Savery 12-5.
Ground balls-fly balls – B Parnell 2-0; F Francisco 1-1; R Dickey 8-4; C Lee 8-6; K Kendrick 4-0; J Savery 0-1.
Batters faced – B Parnell 4; F Francisco 5; R Dickey 28; C Lee 25; K Kendrick 7; J Savery 3.

Starting pitcher Cliff Lee

Freddy Galvis hits a home run in the third

Game 2

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: NY Mets
– D. Wright homered to deep center
Top 4th: NY Mets
– J. Bay grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, D. Murphy scored, D. Wright to third, I. Davis out at second
– L. Duda homered to deep right center, D. Wright scored
Top 9th: NY Mets
– R. Tejada singled to shallow left, M. Baxter scored, R. Tejada to second advancing on throw
 NY Mets
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Tejada ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
D. Murphy 2b 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .300
    J. Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Wright 3b 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .588
I. Davis 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .071
J. Bay lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .185
L. Duda rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .172
K. Nieuwenhuis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
J. Thole c 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .350
J. Niese p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .167
    B. Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Baxter ph 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000
    R. Cedeno 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
 Totals 34 5 10 4 2 6 9 1 13
 Batting
2B – L Duda (1, V Worley).
HR – D Wright (2, 1st inning off V Worley 0 on, 2 Out), L Duda (3, 4th inning off V Worley 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI – R Tejada (3), D Wright (5), L Duda 2 (5).
2-out RBI – D Wright, L Duda 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – I Davis 2, J Niese 2.
GIDP – D Wright, J Bay.
Team LOB – 8.
 Base Running
SB – M Baxter (1, 2nd base off M Stutes/C Ruiz).
CS – J Bay (1, 2nd base by V Worley/B Schneider).
 Fielding
DP – 2 (R Tejada-D Murphy-I Davis, B Parnell-R Tejada-I Davis).
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Victorino cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300
P. Polanco 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
J. Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
H. Pence rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .290
J. Mayberry lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T. Wigginton 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .214
F. Galvis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222
B. Schneider c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    C. Ruiz ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
V. Worley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    D. Herndon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    A. Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Pierre ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
    M. Stutes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 31 0 6 0 0 1 6 0 12
 Batting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – H Pence 1.
GIDP – P Polanco, H Pence.
Team LOB – 5.
 Fielding
DP – 2 (J Rollins-F Galvis-T Wigginton, V Worley-J Rollins-T Wigginton).
 NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Niese (W, 2-0) 6.2 5 0 0 1 5 0 0.95 2.13
B. Parnell 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.20 1.80
J. Rauch 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.18 0.00
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
V. Worley (L, 0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 4 5 2 1.50 3.75
D. Herndon 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.33 3.00
A. Bastardo 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.80 0.00
M. Stutes 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1.64 2.45
IBB – J Thole (by V Worley).
Pitches-strikes – J Rauch 16-11; J Niese 102-68; B Parnell 20-12; V Worley 99-57; D Herndon 19-12; A Bastardo 9-6; M Stutes 30-13.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Rauch 1-1; J Niese 12-5; B Parnell 1-1; V Worley 8-5; D Herndon 2-1; A Bastardo 0-0; M Stutes 0-2.
Batters faced – J Rauch 3; J Niese 25; B Parnell 4; V Worley 27; D Herndon 5; A Bastardo 2; M Stutes 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Alfonso Marquez. 1B–Tom Hallion. 2B–D.J. Reyburn. 3B–Brian O’Nora.
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, out to right.

Starting pitcher Vance Worley

Game 3

Box score

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: NY Mets
– I. Davis homered to deep right, D. Wright scored
Bot 1st: Philadelphia
– J. Rollins singled to shallow right, J. Pierre scored, S. Victorino to second
Bot 7th: Philadelphia
– T. Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Rollins scored, H. Pence to third advancing on throw
– L. Nix doubled to left, H. Pence scored
Bot 8th: Philadelphia
– H. Pence walked, P. Orr scored, P. Polanco to third, J. Rollins to second
– T. Wigginton doubled to deep left, P. Polanco, J. Rollins and H. Pence scored
– J. Mayberry singled, T. Wigginton scored
 NY Mets
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .294
D. Murphy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
D. Wright 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .571
I. Davis 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .125
S. Hairston lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250
L. Duda rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .212
K. Nieuwenhuis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .286
M. Nickeas c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000
    J. Thole ph 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .350
M. Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
    R. Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Baxter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Batista p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .154
 Totals 34 2 9 2 1 2 12 0 11
 Batting
HR – I Davis (1, 1st inning off C Hamels 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI – I Davis 2 (2).
2-out RBI – I Davis 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – K Nieuwenhuis 1, J Turner 2.
GIDP – M Pelfrey.
Team LOB – 7.
 Base Running
CS – D Wright (1, 2nd base by C Hamels/C Ruiz).
 Fielding
E – R Tejada (1, throw).
 Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .350
    P. Polanco 3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194
S. Victorino cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .294
J. Rollins ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 .351
H. Pence rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 .314
T. Wigginton 3b-1b 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 .222
L. Nix 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .125
    J. Mayberry pr-lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C. Ruiz c 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .308
P. Orr 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
    F. Galvis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
C. Hamels p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
    C. Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100
    J. Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 37 8 14 8 0 4 3 2 19
 Batting
2B – T Wigginton (1, M Batista); L Nix (1, R Ramirez); P Orr (1, M Acosta).
S – C Hamels.
SF – T Wigginton.
RBI – J Rollins (2), H Pence (5), T Wigginton 4 (5), L Nix (1), J Mayberry (2).
2-out RBI – H Pence, T Wigginton 3, L Nix, J Mayberry.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Pierre 1, J Rollins 1, C Ruiz 3.
Team LOB – 11.
 Base Running
SB – J Rollins (2, 3rd base off M Pelfrey/M Nickeas), H Pence (2, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/M Nickeas).
CS – J Pierre (1, 3rd base by M Pelfrey/M Nickeas).
 Fielding
DP – 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins-L Nix).
 NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
M. Pelfrey 6.0 8 1 1 2 2 0 1.80 3.09
R. Ramirez (L, 1-1; BS, 1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.31 6.23
M. Acosta 0.2 1 4 0 2 1 0 2.18 4.91
M. Batista 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.75 10.12
 Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Hamels (W, 1-1) 7.0 6 2 2 1 10 1 1.22 3.65
C. Qualls (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 0.00
J. Papelbon 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.50 2.25
WP – M Pelfrey, R Ramirez.
Pitches-strikes – M Pelfrey 99-61; R Ramirez 13-10; M Acosta 26-15; M Batista 16-10; C Hamels 102-65; C Qualls 8-7; J Papelbon 26-18.
Ground balls-fly balls – M Pelfrey 14-2; R Ramirez 2-4; M Acosta 1-2; M Batista 2-0; C Hamels 3-6; C Qualls 2-0; J Papelbon 2-0.
Batters faced – M Pelfrey 28; R Ramirez 6; M Acosta 6; M Batista 3; C Hamels 26; C Qualls 4; J Papelbon 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Tom Hallion. 1B–D.J. Reyburn. 2B–Brian O’Nora. 3B–Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, left to right.

Starting pitcher Cole Hamels

Juan Pierre scores in the first inning

Ty Wigginton scores in the eighth inning

Jonathan Papelbon relieves in the ninth


Miami Marlin Series

Phillies came out on top with the 2-1 series win. Here are all the things I promised you.

Game 1:

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Miami
– H. Ramirez grounded out to second, J. Reyes scored, E. Bonifacio to third
Top 4th: Miami
– G. Sanchez singled to shallow right, H. Ramirez scored
Top 5th: Miami
– O. Infante homered to deep left
Top 6th: Miami
– G. Sanchez doubled to shallow left, E. Bonifacio scored
Top 7th: Miami
– O. Infante homered to deep left
Bot 7th: Philadelphia
– F. Galvis doubled to left center, S. Victorino and C. Ruiz scored
Top 9th: Miami
– A. Kearns homered to left
Miami
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
E. Bonifacio cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .421
H. Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .158
G. Sanchez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .188
A. Kearns rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 .167
C. Coghlan lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .111
O. Infante 2b 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Buck c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143
A. Sanchez p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R. Choate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Mujica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 6 11 6 3 0 11 2 8
Batting
2B – J Reyes (2, C Hamels); H Ramirez (1, C Hamels); G Sanchez (2, C Hamels).
HR – A Kearns (1, 9th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 0 Out), O Infante 2 (3, 5th inning off C Hamels 0 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off J Savery 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI – H Ramirez (3), G Sanchez 2 (2), A Kearns (1), O Infante 2 (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – A Kearns 1, C Coghlan 1.
GIDP – H Ramirez, C Coghlan.
Team LOB – 2.
Base Running
SB – J Reyes (2, 3rd base off C Hamels/C Ruiz), E Bonifacio (4, 2nd base off C Hamels/C Ruiz).
CS – J Reyes (2, 3rd base by C Hamels/C Ruiz).
Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
P. Polanco 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154
J. Rollins ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250
H. Pence rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
S. Victorino cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .308
J. Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250
C. Ruiz c 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .400
F. Galvis 2b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .077
C. Hamels p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
J. Savery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L. Nix ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111
D. Herndon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 6 2 0 1 8 1 7
Batting
2B – F Galvis (1, A Sanchez).
RBI – F Galvis 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Pierre 1, H Pence 2, J Mayberry 1.
Team LOB – 5.
Base Running
SB – J Rollins (1, 2nd base off A Sanchez/J Buck).

Fielding
E – C Hamels (1, field).
DP – 2 (J Rollins-F Galvis-J Mayberry, J Rollins-F Galvis-J Mayberry).
Miami
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
A. Sanchez (W, 1-0) 6.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 1.11 2.84
R. Choate (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00
E. Mujica (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.33 6.00
S. Cishek 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.00 0.00
Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Hamels (L, 0-1) 5.1 8 4 3 0 9 1 1.50 5.06
J. Savery 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.60 5.40
D. Herndon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 5.40
J. Papelbon 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.50 4.50
BALK – A Sanchez.
Pitches-strikes – A Sanchez 95-64; R Choate 7-6; E Mujica 8-5; S Cishek 9-8; C Hamels 96-66; J Savery 15-9; D Herndon 13-9; J Papelbon 18-9.
Ground balls-fly balls – A Sanchez 13-5; R Choate 0-0; E Mujica 1-1; S Cishek 1-0; C Hamels 5-1; J Savery 4-1; D Herndon 2-0; J Papelbon 1-2.
Batters faced – A Sanchez 26; R Choate 2; E Mujica 3; S Cishek 3; C Hamels 22; J Savery 6; D Herndon 3; J Papelbon 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Chris Guccione. 1B–Tim Tschida. 2B–Jeff Nelson. 3B–Bill Welke.
Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 22 mph, left to right.

Home opener

The flag holders

Them collecting it

Opening Day sign.

National Anthem

First Pitch

Starting Pitcher, Cole Hamels with a plastic bag rolling by

Jonathan Papelbon relieving

Freddy Galvis brings in the only runs scored in the game

Game 2:

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Miami
– J. Johnson grounded out to second, O. Infante scored
Bot 3rd: Philadelphia
– P. Polanco singled to pitcher, J. Pierre scored, P. Polanco to second advancing on throw
– J. Rollins singled to shallow left center, P. Polanco scored, J. Rollins to second on left fielder L. Morrison’s fielding error
– H. Pence singled to shallow left, J. Rollins scored, H. Pence to second advancing on throw
– F. Galvis doubled to shallow right, H. Pence and S. Victorino scored, C. Ruiz to third
Bot 4th: Philadelphia
– S. Victorino singled to shallow left, J. Rollins scored, H. Pence to second
Bot 7th: Philadelphia
– C. Ruiz homered to deep left
Miami
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
E. Bonifacio cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .391
H. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .174
G. Stanton rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
L. Morrison lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167
G. Sanchez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .150
O. Infante 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
J. Johnson p 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Gaudin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Coghlan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
R. Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 1 3 0 7
Batting
2B – H Ramirez (2, R Halladay); O Infante (2, R Halladay).
RBI – J Johnson (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – G Sanchez 3.
Team LOB – 5.
Fielding
E – L Morrison (1, field).
Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Pierre lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
P. Polanco 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222
J. Rollins ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
H. Pence rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .368
S. Victorino cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 .353
J. Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250
C. Ruiz c 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .462
F. Galvis 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 .118
R. Halladay p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .167
J. Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Stutes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 7 14 7 1 1 4 3 17
Batting
2B – C Ruiz (1, C Gaudin); F Galvis (2, J Johnson).
HR – C Ruiz (1, 7th inning off R Webb 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI – P Polanco (1), J Rollins (1), H Pence (4), S Victorino (1), C Ruiz (2), F Galvis 2 (4).
2-out RBI – S Victorino, F Galvis 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Pierre 1, J Mayberry 1, F Galvis 1, R Halladay 2.
Team LOB – 8.
Base Running
SB – J Pierre (2, 2nd base off J Johnson/J Buck), S Victorino 2 (4, 3rd base off J Johnson/J Buck, 2nd base off J Johnson/J Buck).
Miami
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Johnson (L, 0-2) 3.2 11 6 6 1 1 0 2.48 8.38
C. Gaudin 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.86 0.00
R. Webb 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.50 9.00
Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Halladay (W, 2-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 0.53 0.60
C. Qualls 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.50 0.00
M. Stutes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 0.00
IBB – C Ruiz (by J Johnson).
Pitches-strikes – J Johnson 83-52; C Gaudin 34-23; R Webb 28-18; R Halladay 109-69; C Qualls 16-10; M Stutes 13-7.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Johnson 12-3; C Gaudin 3-3; R Webb 3-1; R Halladay 13-7; C Qualls 0-2; M Stutes 1-2.
Batters faced – J Johnson 23; C Gaudin 9; R Webb 7; R Halladay 27; C Qualls 3; M Stutes 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Tim Tschida. 1B–Jeff Nelson. 2B–Bill Welke. 3B–Chris Guccione.
Weather: 49 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 10 mph, in from left.

Starting pitcher Roy Halladay

Freddy Galvis hits in two runs in the third

Carlos Ruiz hits a home run in the seventh

Him rounding the bases

Game 3:

Box Score

Scoring Summary
Bot 4th: Philadelphia
– S. Victorino homered to left
– J. Mayberry singled to shallow left, H. Pence scored
Top 5th: Miami
– J. Buck singled to shallow right center, O. Infante scored
Bot 7th: Philadelphia
– T. Wigginton homered to deep left
Miami
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
E. Bonifacio cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .370
H. Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .160
G. Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .240
L. Morrison lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188
G. Sanchez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125
O. Infante 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
J. Buck c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .190
M. Buehrle p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
R. Choate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
E. Mujica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 2 4 0 12
Batting
2B – O Infante (3, J Blanton); J Buck (2, J Blanton).
RBI – J Buck (4).
2-out RBI – J Buck.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Reyes 1, G Stanton 1, L Morrison 1.
GIDP – J Buck.
Team LOB – 7.
Fielding
E – G Stanton (2, field).
Philadelphia
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Victorino cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
P. Polanco 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J. Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280
H. Pence rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391
J. Mayberry lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .263
T. Wigginton 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167
C. Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
F. Galvis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
J. Blanton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
C. Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 0 3 0 6
Batting
2B – H Pence (2, M Buehrle).
HR – S Victorino (1, 4th inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 0 Out), T Wigginton (1, 7th inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI – S Victorino (2), J Mayberry (1), T Wigginton (1).
2-out RBI – J Mayberry.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Mayberry 1.
Team LOB – 4.
Fielding
E – F Galvis (1, field).
DP – 1 (J Rollins-F Galvis-T Wigginton).
Miami
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
M. Buehrle (L, 0-2) 6.1 8 3 3 0 2 2 1.38 3.65
R. Choate 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00
S. Cishek 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.92 0.00
E. Mujica 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 4.50
Philadelphia
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Blanton (W, 1-1) 7.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 0.78 2.35
C. Qualls 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.00 0.00
J. Papelbon (S, 2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 3.00
Pitches-strikes – M Buehrle 92-64; R Choate 4-3; S Cishek 1-1; E Mujica 9-7; J Blanton 85-57; C Qualls 22-13; J Papelbon 12-9.
Ground balls-fly balls – M Buehrle 9-9; R Choate 0-0; S Cishek 0-1; E Mujica 3-0; J Blanton 10-10; C Qualls 3-0; J Papelbon 2-1.
Batters faced – M Buehrle 26; R Choate 1; S Cishek 1; E Mujica 3; J Blanton 26; C Qualls 5; J Papelbon 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Jeff Nelson. 1B–Bill Welke. 2B–Chris Guccione. 3B–Tim Tschida.
Weather: 56 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, in from left.

Starting pitcher Joe Blanton

Ty Wigginton hits a home run in the seventh

The next series like this post is the New York Mets.

Baseball Cards Now

Every Thursday I will post the top 6 selling baseball card packs right now. I’m just letting you know because just in case you want to go buy some. Lots of people collect cards and it’s a hobby to them, I don’t but I think you will like getting informed of cards every Thursday.

1: Topps 2010 Opening Day

2: Topps 2010 Series 1 Blaster Box

3: Topps 2010 Series 1 Box.

4: Topps 2009 Factory Set

5: Topps 2010 Opening Day Blaster

6: Topps 2010 Heritage Blaster Box

I’m still working on The Evolution of the Ball. Probably a couple more days. If you want to read more things, go check out my tour of the Spring Training Stadiums, Valuable Balls, Valuable Cards, Baseball Gloves and enter to win a Andrew McCutchen shirt at Counting Baseballs. He has a lot of cool posts and some good give aways. Check back for more posts from Phillies News.

Baseball Gloves!

Just imagine a baseball glove that is finger less and a glove that has no web! Just try to think of how bad that hurt every time they caught the ball. Gloves have changed a lot over time and the gloves we use now do not even look like the old ones. When we catch the ball, we have a web so it’s easier and doesn’t hurt that much. I would not want to be a catcher back then but they still had a decent glove. The first baseball glove was used in the 1870’s. People taunted and teased the baseball players calling them sissies and too soft because they didn’t want to catch it with their bare hands. Even tho I said imagine catching a ball, well they were actually made to knock the ball to the ground.  This post is about the evolution of baseball gloves.

Pre 1900’s

Gloves had no web and are referred to as “workman” style gloves. Early fingerless gloves were used for better grip. Gloves were hand made or altered from existing gloves before they were manufactured for baseball.

Here’s the finger less glove.

1900-1915’s

Gloves had sewn in webs known as “full webs” These webs were sewn directly to the thumb and forefinger and extended to where the thumb and forefinger meet By 1910 1 inch webs start appearing.

1910’s-1920’s

Most gloves have a sewn in one inch web. Similar to the previous web except that the web was one to one and a half inches wide. Player endorsements now can be used to help date some gloves.

1920’s-1930’s

A vertical tunnel loop web was used. Either two or four elongated loops were sewn in directly to the thumb and forefinger through which passed a simple rawhide lace. The “Bill Doak Era” of baseball Gloves begins.

1930’s-1940’s

The more modern webs began to be used. First the single tunnel, then the double tunnel, then by the early 1940’s triple tunnel and H webs began to be used. These were all separate webs that were laced to the glove. The single tunnel was about a one inch wide web, the double tunnel utilized two of these simple webs.

1940’s-1950’s

The full modern webs began to be used. Until the late 1940’s fielders gloves had no lacing between the fingers. These gloves are referred to as “Spit finger” Gloves. The transition of the split finger to the laced glove are more evident.

1950-1960

Most gloves have lacing between the finger although you will find an occasional split finger. The full web triple tunnel style dominates this era.

1960-1970

The 1950s full web tunnel style still shows up, and with more lacing “weaved” in and out of the web showing on the outside.

1970-1980

Although a 12″ size rule was made in the 1950s outfielder Gloves begin to be made as long as 13 – 14″.

Now

Baseball gloves look awesome now. The people who make them have different types of leather and colors. The two best companys are Wilson and Rawling. They both have some good looking gloves. There are other companys out there that also make some cool gloves. The players back then would’ve liked these gloves we have now.

Go check out my post about the top most valuable Baseball Cards and my tour about the Spring Training stadiums. Counting Baseballs is giving away a free David Wright t-shirt. He gives one away every Sunday. I already won one and it was a Philly one. He also does this cool 24 hour contest which there is a new one coming so keep checking back at his and my blog for cool posts and updates. My next couple of posts will be about the evolution of bats, uniforms, and balls.