Cerberus Lives: Who Needs Utley, Polanco, and Ruiz?
Cerberus Lives: Who Needs Utley, Polanco, and Ruiz?
| Final - 7.1.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Cerberus Lives: Who Needs Utley, Polanco, and Ruiz?
In the wake of the injury news on Chase Utley and Placido Polanco, we run through the possible stopgaps that Ruben Amaro could pursue.
Missing their key infielders in the field and at the plate, key errors and missed offensive opportunities led to the Phillies 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Victorino, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Greg Dobbs, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Ryan Howard, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Jayson Werth, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .288 |
| Raul Ibanez, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Brian Schneider, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Dane Sardinha, ph,2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Wilson Valdez, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Cole Hamels, P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jose Contreras, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ross Gload, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hamels (L, 6-7) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.07 | 0 | 111-83 |
| Jose Contreras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Tabata, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .160 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| Garrett Jones, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| Lastings Milledge, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| Bobby Crosby, 6,4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Andy LaRoche, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Ronny Cedeno, pr,6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Daniel McCutchen, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Javier Lopez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D.J. Carrasco, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Evan Meek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Octavio Dotel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel McCutchen (W, 1-3) | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8.87 | 0 | 78-51 |
| Javier Lopez (, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 0 | 6-3 |
| D.J. Carrasco (, 1-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 0 | 3-1 |
| Evan Meek (, 3-2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.98 | 0 | 31-17 |
| Octavio Dotel (S, 2-1; S,17) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 0 | 12-9 |