Miguel Montero and Jeff Salazar get the start for the D’backs.

An early pitchers duel saw both teams scoreless thru 5 innings.  Shane Victorino doubled to lead off the Phillies half of the 6th.  Victorino proceeded to steal 3B, but was then picked off and the pitchers duel continued.

In the 8th, Jimmy Rollins lead off with a single and then stole second.  Ryan Howard launched a 2 out 2 run HR to give Philadelphia a 2-0 lead.

The Diamondbacks retaliated in the bottom of the 8th.  Mark Reynolds’ 2 out double tied the game 2-2.  JC Romero was brought in to preserve the tie.  Jeff Cirillo pinch hit for Jeff Salazar but grounded out weakly, ending the threat.

In a 2-2 game, Doug Davis was still on the mound in the 9th when Carlos Ruiz’ solo home run gave the Phililes a 3-2 lead.  The Diamondbacks continued to battle, loading the bases in the bottom of the 9th with 1 out.  Stephen Drew tied the game with a fly ball to center, but Eric Byrnes was then retired to send the game to extra frames.

Arizona showed life in the 10th when Tom Gordon walked leadoff batter Quentin Jackson.  Gordon cruised thru the rest of the 10th unscathed.

The Phillies finally compiled an insurmountable lead in the 13th.  Pat Burrell lead off with a walk vs. Doug Slaten.  Ruiz doubled and Jayson Werth followed with a 2 run double of his own.  Victorino added an insurance run with an RBI single.

The six finger bandit Antonio Afonseca preserved the 6-3 lead with a 1-2-3 13th inning.  The series moves back to Philadelphia with the Phillies in a commanding 2-0 position.


Box  Score

Phillies		AB	R	H	BI		Diamondbacks		AB	R	H	BI
Rollins	ss	6	1	4	0		Young	cf	5	1	2	0
Victorino	rf	7	0	2	1		Drew	ss	5	1	1	1
Utley	2b	6	0	1	0		Byrnes	lf	5	0	1	0
Howard	1b	5	1	1	2		Jackson	1b	4	0	0	0
Rowand	cf	3	0	0	0		Reynolds	3b	6	0	1	2
Romero	p	0	0	0	0		Salazar	rf	3	0	0	0
Myers	p	0	0	0	0		Cirillo	ph	1	0	0	0
Dobbs	ph	0	0	0	0		Upton	cf	2	0	0	0
Flash	p	0	0	0	0		Montero	c	5	1	1	0
Iguchi	ph	1	0	0	0		Ojeda	2b	2	0	0	0
Alfonseca	p	0	0	0	0		Clark	ph	1	0	1	0
Burrell	lf	5	1	0	0		Callaspo	2b	2	0	0	0
Ruiz	c	6	2	2	1		Davis	p	3	0	0	0
Nunez	3b	4	0	0	0		Lyon	p	0	0	0	0
Kendrick	p	3	0	1	0		Hammock	ph	0	0	0	0
Werth	cf	2	1	1	2		Valverde	p	0	0	0	0
		48	6	12	6		Snyder	ph	0	0	0	0
							Pena	p	0	0	0	0
							Slaten	p	0	0	0	0
							Cruz	p	0	0	0	0
									44	3	7	3

Phillies		INN	H	R	ER	BB	K	PCH	STR
Kendrick		7.2	6	2	2	3	3	102	65
Romero		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Myers	BS 1	1	1	1	1	2	2	26	14
Flash		2	0	0	0	2	1	32	16
Alfonseca	W 1-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	15
		13	7	3	3	7	7	188	113
Diamondbacks		INN	H	R	ER	BB	K	PCH	STR
Davis		8.2	7	3	3	4	2	125	71
Lyon		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	6	5
Valverde		2	0	0	0	1	1	32	17
Pena		0.1	1	0	0	1	0	11	5
Slaten	L 0-1	1	2	3	3	2	1	23	11
Cruz		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	6	4
		13	12	6	6	8	5	203	113

PHI: Werth inserted at cf in the 8th
     Dobbs batted for Myers in the 10th
     Iguchi batted for Flash in the 12th
ARI: Clark batted for Ojeda in the 7th
     Callaspo inserted at 2b in the 8th
     Cirillo batted for Salazar in the 8th
     Upton inserted at cf in the 9th
     Young moved to rf in the 9th
     Hammock batted for Lyon in the 9th
     Snyder batted for Valverde in the 11th
 
E-Utley. 2B-Victorino, Ruiz, Kendrick, Werth, Young, Byrnes, Reynolds.
HR-Howard(3), Ruiz(1). SB-Rollins 2(2), Victorino(1). CS-Snyder.
K-Victorino 2, Howard 2, Rowand, Young 2, Byrnes 2, Reynolds, Salazar,
Callaspo. BB-Rollins, Utley, Rowand, Burrell, Nunez 2, Werth, Dobbs, Young,
Byrnes, Jackson 2, Montero, Hammock, Snyder. SF-Drew. HBP-Howard. PB-Montero.
HB-Davis.
GWRBI: Werth
Temperature: 70, Wind: none.


Coming soon, game three from Philly.