Roy Halladay went the distance against his former team, allowing just 3 runs on 8 hits while striking out 8. Meanwhile, Ryan Howard slapped an RBI single in the 1st, Jimmy Rollins slammed an RBI double in the 5th, Chase Utley crushed a 2 run homer in the 7th, and Shane Victorino lined an RBI single in the 9th to cap off a 5-3 victory.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Friday, July 01, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils began a weekend inter league trip in Toronto with a wild one at the Rogers Centre. Kyle Kendrick battled through 7 innings, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits while striking out 5. It wasn't a great start but it was enough to keep the Phils in it and that was all they needed. Down 2-0 after 1, The Phils rallied for runs in the 2nd and 3rd, as Shane Victorino singled and scored in the 2nd and then ripped an RBI singled in the 3rd. Later the Phils fell behind 4-2, before taking their first lead of the afternoon after Dom Brown doubled, stole 3rd and scored in the 6th, and Victorino tripled in a run and scored on a sac fly for a 5-4 lead. Toronto came right back in the bottom of the 7th to take a 6-5 lead. After Danys Baez got through the 8th inning unscathed, the Phils had one last shot to steal victory in the 9th. With nobody out in the 9th, Ryan Howard looped a 2 run single to center to put the Phils ahead to stay 7-6, as Antonio Bastardo followed with his 2nd career save.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
Cole Hamels took a line drive off his glove hand and was forced to leave after only 4 innings. After that the injury depleted Phils bullpen could not hold off the Red Sox onslaught. Ryan Howard did crush a 2 run homer in the 9th, but that was the Phils only bright spot of the afternoon in a 5-2 loss.
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers continued their busy offseason in a big way in this afternoon. They signed Jaromir Jagr, to a 1 year 3.3 million deal, and center Maxime Talbot to a 5 year 9 million deal. They also signed defenseman Andres Lilja to a contract and Jakub Voracek, acquired in the Carter deal, to an extension. In addition to that they traded Kris Versteeg to the Panthers for a 2nd round pick in 2012 or 2013 and a 3rd round pick in 2012. Meanwhile, Sean O'donnell and Dan Carcillo both signed with the Blackhawks, Brian Boucher signed with the Hurricanes and Ville Leino signed with the Sabres, after failing to reach agreement with the Flyers.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils shut down Boston again tonight, this time with a trio of young arms. Vance Worley allowed just 1 run on 5 hits, while striking out 5 in 7 innings. Then Michael Stutes tossed a scoreless 8th inning, setting up Antonio Bastardo to pick up his first career save with a 1-2-3 9th. Meanwhile, Raul Ibanez took care of John Lackey with an RBI single in the 2nd and solo homer in the 7th to clinch the 2-1 win.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
Cliff Lee extended his scoreless streak to 32 inning with a 3rd successive complete game shutout, this time against the Boston Red Sox, who came into the Bank this afternoon as the highest scoring lineup in the majors. It didn't matter on this night as Lee rendered them powerless. Meanwhile, Dom Brown stunned Josh Beckett with a 2 run homer, and a double, while Shane Victorino added a late 2 run homer in the 5-0 win.
Monday, June 27, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers continued their busy offseason this afternoon, re-signing Andreas Nodl and Tom Sestito, trading Daroll Powe to the Wild for a 3rd round pick in the 2013 draft, and likely signaling the end Dan Carcillo's time in the Philadelphia by not sending him a qualifying offer. In other Orange and Black news, the Flyers all-time leading scorer among defenseman, Mark Howe, was finally elected to the NHL Hall of Fame, while ''the Fog", 74 and 75 Stanley Cup champion coach Fred Shero, was again snubbed.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
Roy Halladay went the distance, allowing just 1 run on 8 hits while striking out 4 to lead the Phils past the A's 3-1 for his 10th win of the season. Shane Victorino's RBI single and a fielder's choice in the 1st inning, and Ben Francisco's infield single in the 5th provided Halladay with more than enough support in the victory.
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