{"id":559,"date":"2009-05-14T08:53:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T13:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeboyznetwork.com\/?p=559"},"modified":"2009-05-14T08:53:48","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T13:53:48","slug":"phillies-get-skunked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.homeboyznetwork.com\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"Phillies get skunked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Randy Wolf(notes) dominated his former team, James Loney(notes) homered and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 Wednesday night.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Wolf (2-1) allowed one run and three hits, striking out eight in six sharp innings in his second career start against the Phillies. Wolf spent his first eight years in Philadelphia, leaving after the 2006 season. His fan club called itself the Wolf Pack and used to sit in the bleachers wearing masks when he pitched.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of moments here, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Wolf said.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Jimmy Rollins(notes) and Raul Ibanez(notes) hit solo homers for the Phillies, who got another poor outing from Jamie Moyer(notes) (3-3).<\/em>
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\n<\/em>The 46-year-old Moyer still needs one victory to become the oldest pitcher to reach 250 wins. He allowed seven runs and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings, while his ERA rose to 8.15.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>\u201cI don\u2019t really feel frustrated,\u201d Moyer said. \u201cI\u2019m not making pitches I\u2019d like to make. Every mistake I make has gotten hit hard. I guess I have to be mistake-free.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Dodgers, who have the best record in the NL at 23-12, won for the second time in six games without suspended slugger Manny Ramirez(notes).<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Moyer breezed through the first three innings, allowing just one hit. But the Dodgers got five runs off him in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Rafael Furcal(notes) doubled to start the inning and Orlando Hudson(notes) lined an RBI double to left. After a one-out walk to Russell Martin(notes), Loney hit a three-run drive to right for his first homer this season.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>\u201cIt feels good,\u201d Loney said. \u201cSometimes we all struggle at the same time. But the guys swung the bats well. Hopefully we\u2019ll keep it up.\u201d<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Matt Kemp(notes) and Casey Blake(notes) followed Loney\u2019s shot with consecutive singles. Wolf then dropped a perfect sacrifice that allowed Kemp to race home from second base. Kemp\u2019s headfirst dive beat second baseman Chase Utley\u2019s(notes) throw to the plate.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>\u201cKemp gave us a big lift with his aggressiveness on the base paths,\u201d Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. \u201cThat\u2019s how we need to be.\u201d<\/em>
\n<\/em>The Dodgers chased Moyer in the fifth. Loney had an RBI single and Blake\u2019s sacrifice fly made it 7-1. Blake hit a two-run homer off Clay Condrey(notes) in the ninth.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Despite his recent struggles, Moyer walked off the mound to a nice hand from fans. He\u2019s 0-2 with a 13.87 ERA in his last three starts. Moyer was 16-7 with a 3.71 ERA last season, so the Phillies ignored his age and rewarded him with a $13 million, two-year contract.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s right,\u201d Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. \u201cHis command comes and goes. He has a hard time getting a feel for where he wants the ball to go. I\u2019ve seen him go through stretches like this. I know how bad he wants to do good.\u201d<\/em>
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\n<\/em>Rollins, batting fifth instead of his usual leadoff spot for the second straight game, lined a solo shot for a 1-0 lead in the second. He was 2 for 17 before connecting for the second time this season.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>The only down side for Wolf was his pitch count. He threw 113 pitches.<\/em>
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\n<\/em>\u201cI didn\u2019t think I was very efficient,\u201d Wolf said. \u201cI ran some deep counts. That\u2019s a tough lineup. You\u2019ve got to be careful out there. They\u2019re dangerous.\u201d \u00a0-yahoo.com<\/em><\/p>\n

What a bummer. \u00a0I was really looking forward to getting closer to the Mets. \u00a0Well at least our division won’t be boring this year. \u00a0With the Nats, Marlins, Us and the Mets all fighting for first place I guess time will tell who will start to seperate from the pack! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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