Bombs Away: Phillies 6, Red Sox 4
The Phillies and Red Sox combined for five solo home runs, as the Phillies topped the visiting Red Sox 6-4 behind Cole Hamels in the first game of the Interleague schedule.
| Final - 5.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Aviles, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Cody Ross, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| Ryan Sweeney, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| Will Middlebrooks, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Matt Albers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Ortiz, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 |
| Franklin Morales, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Kelly Shoppach, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Daniel Nava, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .360 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| Daniel Bard, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nick Punto, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .135 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Aviles, Gonzalez, Ross
Doubles - Aviles, Ross
Sacrifice flies - Nava
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Aviles, Gonzalez, Ross
Doubles - Aviles, Ross
Sacrifice flies - Nava
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bard (L, 3-5) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.85 | 0 | 94-49 |
| Matt Albers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.47 | 0 | 24-17 |
| Franklin Morales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .228 |
| Juan Pierre, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Mike Fontenot, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Shane Victorino, CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .241 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Carlos Ruiz, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .371 |
| Ty Wigginton, 5,3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| John Mayberry, 3,7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Freddy Galvis, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Cole Hamels, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Chad Qualls, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Antonio Bastardo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hector Luna, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Jonathan Papelbon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pence, Galvis
Doubles - Mayberry
Hit by pitch - Ruiz, Wigginton
Sacrifices - Hamels
Sacrifice flies - Wigginton
Stolen Bases - Ruiz
Caught Stealing - Victorino
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Pence, Galvis
Doubles - Mayberry
Hit by pitch - Ruiz, Wigginton
Sacrifices - Hamels
Sacrifice flies - Wigginton
Stolen Bases - Ruiz
Caught Stealing - Victorino
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hamels (W, 6-1) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2.48 | 0 | 113-79 |
| Chad Qualls (, 1-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 10-7 |
| Antonio Bastardo (, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0 | 5-2 |
| Jonathan Papelbon (S, 0-1; S,12) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 0 | 10-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Gary Darling, Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel, Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Duration: 2:50
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Gary Darling, Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel, Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Duration: 2:50
