Casual Encounter with Lady Luck: Phillies 7, Rockies 6
Sometimes you eat the bear. The Phillies came from behind in the ninth to top the visiting Rockies on an error by first baseman Todd Helton, winning Wednesday's game by a score of 7-6.
| Final - 6.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Colvin, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| Dexter Fowler, ph,8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Marco Scutaro, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Carlos Gonzalez, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 |
| Michael Cuddyer, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Todd Helton, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Jordan Pacheco, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Chris Nelson, 4,5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Wilin Rosario, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Alex White, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 |
| Matt Reynolds, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeremy Guthrie, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Matt Belisle, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Giambi, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| Josh Outman, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Rafael Betancourt, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cuddyer, Nelson, Rosario
Doubles - Rosario
Stolen Bases - Fowler, Gonzalez
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Scutaro, Helton
Home runs - Cuddyer, Nelson, Rosario
Doubles - Rosario
Stolen Bases - Fowler, Gonzalez
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Scutaro, Helton
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex White | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.06 | 0 | 75-43 |
| Matt Reynolds | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 0 | 7-6 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.68 | 0 | 40-26 |
| Matt Belisle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 22-9 |
| Rafael Betancourt (L, 1-3) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 | 0 | 24-14 |
Pitching
IBB - Polanco by Belisle
Ruiz by Betancourt
Giambi by Papelbon
IBB - Polanco by Belisle
Ruiz by Betancourt
Giambi by Papelbon
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Juan Pierre, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Ty Wigginton, 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Carlos Ruiz, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .354 |
| Shane Victorino, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Placido Polanco, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| John Mayberry, 3,7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| Michael Martinez, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Joe Blanton, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 |
| Antonio Bastardo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Papelbon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Thome, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Batting
Home runs - Martinez
Triples - Pierre
Doubles - Rollins, Pence, Mayberry
Hit by pitch - Ruiz
Sacrifices - Victorino
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Martinez
Triples - Pierre
Doubles - Rollins, Pence, Mayberry
Hit by pitch - Ruiz
Sacrifices - Victorino
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Blanton | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5.04 | 0 | 83-57 |
| Antonio Bastardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 31-20 |
| Jonathan Papelbon (W, 1-2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.28 | 0 | 23-13 |
Pitching
IBB - Polanco by Belisle
Ruiz by Betancourt
Giambi by Papelbon
IBB - Polanco by Belisle
Ruiz by Betancourt
Giambi by Papelbon
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:13
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:13
