| Not quite the drama as when these two teams met 15 years earlier in the 1993 World Series as the Phillies rip the tar off the ball smoking four homeruns off of Toronto starter David Purcey, cruising to the win over the AL East leading Blue Jays. The Phils had more runs than hits for the majority of the game, including 3 runs in the 1st inning on only one hit. In that 1st inning the first 3 batters reach base when Jimmy Rollins reaches on an error, Shane Victorino gets hit by a pitch and Chase Utley rips the first of his two homeruns of the game over the fence for the quick 3-0 lead. A solo shot for Utley later in the game, solo homerun for Chris Coste and a 2-run shot for Victorino account for the scoring. Despite the four homeruns allowed by Purcey, he manages to go almost 7 innings and strikes out 8 of the free-swinging Phillies. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer pretty much cruises to the win, with Tom Gordon getting the save attempt due to Brad Lidge's recent troubles and comes away with his first save of the year.. The loss for the Blue Jays helps out the idle red Sox (rained out) in the standings, as they gain 1/2 a game on the Jays and sit 4 1/2 back. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2008 Toronto Blue Jays At 2008 Philadelphia Phillies 5/16/2008
Blue Jays AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
M.Scutaro SS 5 0 1 0 .198 J.Rollins SS 4 1 0 0 .227
A.Hill 2B 3 2 2 0 .345 S.Victorino RF 3 2 2 2 .439
A.Rios CF 4 1 1 2 .350 C.Utley 2B 4 2 3 4 .262
S.Rolen 3B 3 1 1 2 .301 R.Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 .236
M.Stairs RF 3 0 0 0 .314 P.Burrell LF 4 0 0 0 .222
K.Mench LF 4 0 1 0 .190 J.Werth CF 4 0 0 0 .224
L.Overbay 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 P.Feliz 3B 4 0 1 0 .210
G.Zaun C 3 0 0 0 .210 C.Coste C 4 1 1 1 .246
B.Tallet P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Gordon P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-S.Stewart PH 0 0 0 0 .224 J.Moyer P 2 1 0 0 .125
D.Purcey P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Madson P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-R.Barajas C 2 0 0 0 .292 B-C.Ruiz C 0 0 0 0 .148
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 4 7 4 Totals 32 7 7 7
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Purcey In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Madson In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tallet In 9th Inning
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 1
Phillies........ 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 7 0
Blue Jays (29-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Purcey LOSS(1-1) 6 2/3 7 7 6 1 8 4 104 7.11
B.Tallet 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 1.72
Totals 8 7 7 6 2 10 4
Phillies (20-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Moyer WIN(5-3) 7 2/3 6 3 3 1 2 1 101 3.72
R.Madson 0 1/3 1 1 1 2 0 1 17 5.32
T.Gordon SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.20
Totals 9 7 4 4 4 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 40,839 DATE- Friday, May 16th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Greg Gibson, Brian Runge, Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 6 Phillies: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 0 Phillies: 0
ERRORS- L.Overbay
DOUBLES- A.Hill(19th), K.Mench(2nd), C.Utley(12th), P.Feliz(8th)
HOME RUNS- A.Rios(3rd), S.Rolen(2nd), S.Victorino(9th), C.Utley-2(13th),
C.Coste(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Purcey
WALKS- A.Hill, S.Rolen, M.Stairs, S.Stewart, R.Howard, J.Moyer
HIT BY PITCH- S.Victorino
STRIKE OUTS- L.Overbay-2, D.Purcey, J.Rollins-2, R.Howard, P.Burrell-3, P.Feliz,
C.Coste-2, J.Moyer
Chase Utley smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies
defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 7 to 4 at Citizen's Bank
Park.
Utley enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He rifled a three-run blast in the
1st inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 13th of the season) in
the 3rd inning and doubled in the 7th inning. Both teams ended up with 7
hits on the night.
The win was credited to Jamie Moyer(5-3) who went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 3
runs. Moyer was helped out by Tom Gordon who recorded his 1st save. David
Purcey(1-1) absorbed the loss. He served up 4 homeruns in his 6 and 2/3
innings.
'It's been a rough ride lately, but this was a good win for us' said Charlie
Manual, 'Maybe this will put us back on track.'
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