{"id":637,"date":"2009-05-25T12:41:45","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T17:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeboyznetwork.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2009-05-25T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T17:41:45","slug":"phillies-take-2-out-of-3-from-the-yanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeboyznetwork.com\/?p=637","title":{"rendered":"Phillies take 2 out of 3 from the Yanks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel thought about hitting for Carlos Ruiz(notes) in the 11th inning, and ended up sending the catcher to the plate.<\/p>\n

Good decision.<\/p>\n

Ruiz hit a two-out RBI double and Philadelphia overcame another blown save by Brad Lidge(notes) to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Rollins(notes), Shane Victorino(notes) and Raul Ibanez(notes) each drove in a run for Philadelphia, and Ruiz neatly blocked the plate to stop Johnny Damon(notes) from scoring early.<\/p>\n

The Phillies went 8-2 on their three-city, 10-day trip and improved to a major league-best 16-6 on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ended the trip well and needed that,\u201d Manuel said. \u201cWe wish we could\u2019ve taken yesterday\u2019s game too, but they beat us. I like the way that we are playing. We\u2019re starting to play better, more consistent baseball.\u201d
\nClay Condrey(notes) (4-0), the Phillies\u2019 sixth pitcher, worked two scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

Chase Utley(notes) got the winning rally started with a two-out walk against Brett Tomko(notes) (0-1). Utley stole second before Ruiz lined the ninth pitch of the at-bat down the third-base line.<\/p>\n

A strong contingent of Phillies fans in the crowd of 46,986, the biggest at Yankee Stadium since opening day, cheered wildly as Utley scored.<\/p>\n

Melky Cabrera(notes) hit a tying single off Lidge in the ninth as the Yankees nearly rallied for their fifth walkoff win of a wildly successful 10-game homestand. New York went 8-2 in its best stretch to date at its new ballpark, and has won 10 of 12 overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we didn\u2019t get it done but that doesn\u2019t take away from what we did on the homestand,\u201d manager Joe Girardi said. \u201cWe can\u2019t expect these guys to do it every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson Cano(notes) led off the ninth with an infield single against Lidge, who blew two save opportunities in the series. Pinch-runner Ramiro Pena(notes) then stole second before Cabrera hit a bouncer up the middle, just under the glove of diving shortstop Rollins.<\/p>\n

Pena raced around to score the tying run without a play as Yankees fans prepared to celebrate another dramatic victory. Cabrera stole second with one out and advanced to third on pinch-hitter Nick Swisher\u2019s(notes) grounder. But Lidge got Brett Gardner(notes) to bounce to first, sending the game to extra innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a good pitch to hit,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cI just didn\u2019t get around on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lidge\u2019s ERA actually dropped to 9.15 after his fourth blown save in 12 chances this season. He gave up Alex Rodriguez\u2019s(notes) tying homer and Cabrera\u2019s winning single in the ninth inning of Philadelphia\u2019s 5-4 loss Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday was totally different from yesterday,\u201d said Lidge, who converted each of his 48 save opportunities in 2008, including the postseason. \u201cThey got two groundballs that weren\u2019t necessarily hit that well and a stolen base and that was a recipe for a run.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York put its first two batters on in the 10th but Condrey got Mark Teixeira(notes) to ground into a double play. After Rodriguez was intentionally walked, Pena flied out.<\/p>\n

Teixeira added to the stadium\u2019s growing reputation as a launching pad with a broken-bat, solo shot off Cole Hamels(notes) in the sixth. Hamels slowly shook his head in disbelief as the drive carried over the wall in left despite Teixeira\u2019s bat shattering, leaving him holding barely more than the handle.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the time when you hear a broken bat you think it\u2019s a popup,\u201d Hamels said.<\/p>\n

It was Teixeira\u2019s 13th of the season and No. 87 at New York\u2019s $1.5 billion field, setting the record for most homers in the first 23 games at a ballpark. Houston\u2019s home, formerly known as Enron Field, set the previous mark in 2000, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n

Hamels allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings, outpitching CC Sabathia(notes) in a matchup of ace left-handers. Hamels is 2-0 with a 2.88 ERA in four starts this month.<\/p>\n

Ruiz collected three hits for the second straight day and is batting .438 (14 for 32) in his last nine games. He also contributed on defense, tagging Damon out to end the third and cutting down two runners trying to steal second.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to get my hands relaxed,\u201d he said of his improved hitting. \u201cI try to wait on the ball and trust my hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabathia made his first start against Philadelphia since he was tagged for five runs over 3 2-3 innings in the Milwaukee Brewers\u2019 5-2 loss in Game 2 of the NL division series.<\/p>\n

The big lefty gave up three runs and nine hits over eight innings. He has gone at least seven innings in each of his last four starts and is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in that stretch. -yahoo.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Really are you kidding me I have to go out there an say this again… Really what is going on with Brad Lidge? \u00a0Anyone out there have any idea’s please interject. \u00a0I am dying to hear any possible solutions as to what is going on with him. \u00a0His slider is on point but that means jack you know what if his fastball isn’t hitting. \u00a0He cannot setup the next pitch to save his life. \u00a0This is so disappointing to watch. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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