Diamondbacks vs Phillies series thread

[ajcardfan]

Another disappointing loss. I know Wagner is a great closer, but I sure expect Glaus and Cruz to do better than they did with those ABs in the 9th.

 

[KingLouieLouie]

I didn't watch/follow today's game whatsoever until towards the end... Guess I was drained from yesterday's debacle.....

Anyways... here's the tale of the game:

Top 1st: Arizona
- C. Counsell grounded out to second
- R. Clayton grounded out to third
- L. Gonzalez struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 0, Philadelphia 0

Bottom 1st: Philadelphia
- J. Rollins popped out to second
- P. Polanco singled to shallow center
- B. Abreu flied out to deep left
- P. Burrell flied out to right

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 0, Philadelphia 0

Top 2nd: Arizona
- T. Glaus flied out to left center
- T. Clark lined out to third
- J. Cruz Jr. walked
- L. Terrero flied out to right

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 0, Philadelphia 0

Bottom 2nd: Philadelphia
- D. Bell singled to shallow left
- C. Utley singled to right, D. Bell to third
- J. Michaels doubled to deep left, D. Bell scored, C. Utley to third
- M. Lieberthal homered to deep left, C. Utley and J. Michaels scored
- R. Wolf grounded out to pitcher
- J. Rollins grounded out to third
- P. Polanco flied out to left

4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 0, Philadelphia 4

Top 3rd: Arizona
- K. Stinnett struck out looking
- B. Halsey grounded out to shortstop
- C. Counsell popped out to third

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 0, Philadelphia 4

Bottom 3rd: Philadelphia
- B. Abreu doubled to deep center
- P. Burrell grounded out to first, B. Abreu to third
- B. Abreu scored on wild pitch
- D. Bell homered to deep left
- C. Utley flied out to left
- J. Michaels flied out to center

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 0, Philadelphia 6

Top 4th: Arizona
- R. Clayton grounded out to shortstop
- L. Gonzalez singled to shallow center
- T. Glaus walked, L. Gonzalez to second
- T. Clark doubled to deep right, L. Gonzalez and T. Glaus scored
- J. Cruz Jr. singled to left, T. Clark to third
- L. Terrero grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, J. Cruz Jr. out at second

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Bottom 4th: Philadelphia
- M. Lieberthal flied out to right center
- R. Wolf struck out swinging
- J. Rollins singled to left
- P. Polanco popped out to first

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Top 5th: Arizona
- K. Stinnett fouled out to third
- B. Halsey grounded out to pitcher
- C. Counsell struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Bottom 5th: Philadelphia
- B. Abreu grounded out to first
- P. Burrell struck out swinging
- D. Bell grounded out to third

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Top 6th: Arizona
- R. Clayton struck out swinging
- L. Gonzalez doubled to deep left center
- T. Glaus flied out to right center, L. Gonzalez to third
- T. Clark flied out to deep right

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Bottom 6th: Philadelphia
- C. Utley grounded out to second
- J. Michaels singled to left
- M. Lieberthal flied out to right
- R. Wolf flied out to right

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Top 7th: Arizona
- J. Cruz Jr. reached on bunt single to third
- L. Terrero walked, J. Cruz Jr. to second
- K. Stinnett fouled out to deep right, J. Cruz Jr. to third
- Q. McCracken hit for B. Halsey
- Q. McCracken walked, L. Terrero to second
- C. Counsell grounded into fielder's choice, J. Cruz Jr. out at home, L. Terrero to third, Q. McCracken to second
- R. Clayton grounded into fielder's choice, C. Counsell out at second

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Bottom 7th: Philadelphia
- L. Cormier relieved B. Halsey
- J. Rollins popped out to shallow center
- P. Polanco flied out to deep left
- B. Abreu struck out looking

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 6

Top 8th: Arizona
- R. Cormier relieved R. Wolf
- L. Gonzalez homered to deep right
- T. Glaus grounded out to third
- T. Clark doubled to deep left center
- J. Cruz Jr. struck out swinging
- L. Terrero safe at first on third baseman D. Bell's fielding error, T. Clark to third
- K. Stinnett singled to shortstop, T. Clark scored, L. Terrero to second
- A. Cintron hit for L. Cormier
- B. Wagner relieved R. Cormier
- S. Green ran for L. Terrero
- A. Cintron singled to right, S. Green scored, K. Stinnett to second
- C. Counsell popped out to third

3 runs, 4 hits, 1 errors
Arizona 5, Philadelphia 6

Bottom 8th: Philadelphia
- J. Cruz Jr. in center field
- S. Green in right field
- M. Koplove relieved L. Cormier
- P. Burrell homered to deep left center
- D. Bell struck out swinging
- C. Utley struck out swinging
- J. Michaels walked
- M. Lieberthal grounded out to pitcher

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 5, Philadelphia 7

Top 9th: Arizona
- R. Clayton walked
- L. Gonzalez hit by pitch, R. Clayton to second
- T. Glaus struck out swinging
- T. Clark singled to right, R. Clayton scored, L. Gonzalez to third
- J. Cruz Jr. struck out swinging
- S. Green grounded out to first

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 6, Philadelphia 7


WP - B Halsey.
HBP - L Gonzalez (by B Wagner).
Pitches-strikes - B Halsey 81-56; L Cormier 13-7; M Koplove 22-15; R Wolf 101-63; R Cormier 19-15; B Wagner 25-18.
Ground balls-fly balls - B Halsey 6-10; L Cormier 0-2; M Koplove 1-0; R Wolf 9-8; R Cormier 1-0; B Wagner 1-1.
Batters faced - B Halsey 27; L Cormier 3; M Koplove 5; R Wolf 29; R Cormier 6; B Wagner 8.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.
Ejections: ARIZONA's Melvin by Iassogna (3rd).
Time: 2:41.
Attendance: 37,582.
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 6 mph, left to right.
Game Notes
THE HOME RUN BY ARIZONA'S LUIS GONZALEZ IN THE EIGHTH INNING WAS THE 300TH OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.

B. Halsey (L, 4-3)
R. Wolf (W, 6-4)
B. Wagner (S, 14)

Just from what I gathered after reading the inning summaries..it appeared today was a microcosm of the Dbacks season... Not executing with RISPS, the bull-pen issuing a run in the later-goings which made it even more difficult for the Dbacks to attempt to overcome an earlier 4+ run deficit and I'm trying to figure out the tendency of giving-up the constant BIG inning...

Also... a runner being thrown out at home during a crucial instance and it seems that the opponents are more familiar with Halsey's scouting report now, so he must make some immediate adjustments or else.....

Well, let's hope that they manage to at least salvage one game of this series....

 

[schillingfan]

Gonzo hit career homer # 300 today. Congrats to him. (helps my fantasy team, too)

 

[Lefty]

How big was that bullsh*t call on that homer that wasn't? How in the world can an umpire say he saw the ball hit the flowers when it didn't. Check this out. By the way, it is time to bench Clayton and put in Cintron.

Lieberthal did see the replay and felt he got a break.

"I saw it on the video board and it wasn't a home run. It was about two inches short. I'll take it though," he said.

Arizona manager Bob Melvin was ejected by second base umpire Dan Iassogna for arguing the overturned call.

"The umpire (Scott) was right there and made the call and was overruled," Melvin said. "Iassogna said he clearly saw it go into the flowers. It's not going to hit the flowers and bounce back like it hits the pad.

 

[phillycard]

Whoohoo a sweep!!! That wasn't a homer either, I'll take it though! YEAH!! ! game out!

 

[Lefty]

Whoohoo a sweep!!! That wasn't a homer either, I'll take it though! YEAH!! ! game out!

Don't speak so fast. There is still one game left tomorrow.

 

[phillycard]

Don't speak so fast. There is still one game left tomorrow.

Op! My bad Zona. I thought it was a 3 gamer!

 

[KingLouieLouie]

What a promising beginning to today's game:

Line Score:

5 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10-13-0
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8-12-1



Top 1st: Arizona
- C. Counsell safe at first on shortstop J. Rollins' throwing error, C. Counsell to second
- A. Cintron singled to shallow right, C. Counsell scored
- L. Gonzalez walked, A. Cintron to second
- T. Clark singled to right, A. Cintron to third, L. Gonzalez to second
- S. Green tripled to deep right, A. Cintron, L. Gonzalez and T. Clark scored
- J. Cruz Jr. struck out swinging
- R. Clayton singled to left, S. Green scored
- C. Snyder singled to right, R. Clayton to second
- B. Webb sacrificed to pitcher, R. Clayton to third, C. Snyder to second
- C. Counsell grounded out to first

5 runs, 5 hits, 1 errors
Arizona 5, Philadelphia 0

Bottom 1st: Philadelphia
- J. Rollins singled to left
- J. Rollins stole second
- K. Lofton struck out looking
- B. Abreu singled to center, J. Rollins scored
- J. Thome grounded out to first, B. Abreu to second
- P. Burrell lined out to left

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 5, Philadelphia 1

Top 2nd: Arizona
- A. Cintron doubled to deep right
- L. Gonzalez doubled to deep right, A. Cintron scored
- T. Clark grounded out to first, L. Gonzalez to third
- S. Green hit sacrifice fly to center, L. Gonzalez scored
- J. Cruz Jr. grounded out to second

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 7, Philadelphia 1

Bottom 2nd: Philadelphia
- C. Utley grounded out to second
- D. Bell grounded out to third
- M. Lieberthal struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 7, Philadelphia 1

Top 3rd: Arizona
- R. Clayton singled to left
- C. Snyder walked, R. Clayton to second
- B. Webb struck out swinging
- C. Counsell grounded out to first, R. Clayton to third, C. Snyder to second
- A. Cintron popped out to shallow right

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 7, Philadelphia 1

Bottom 3rd: Philadelphia
- J. Michaels hit for C. Lidle
- J. Michaels grounded out to third
- J. Rollins doubled to deep right
- K. Lofton singled to second, J. Rollins to third
- K. Lofton stole second
- B. Abreu grounded out to pitcher
- J. Thome walked
- P. Burrell struck out looking

Top 4th:
- G. Geary relieved C. Lidle
- L. Gonzalez popped out to shallow center
- T. Clark struck out looking
- S. Green struck out looking
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Bottom 4th: Philadelphia
- C. Utley singled to right
- D. Bell grounded into double play third to second to first, C. Utley out at second
- M. Lieberthal walked
- G. Geary struck out swinging

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 7, Philadelphia 1

Top 5th: Arizona
- J. Cruz Jr. homered to deep left
- R. Clayton grounded out to second
- C. Snyder struck out looking
- B. Webb struck out looking

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 8, Philadelphia 1

Bottom 5th: Philadelphia
- J. Rollins struck out swinging
- K. Lofton singled to left
- B. Abreu walked, K. Lofton to second
- J. Thome singled to center, K. Lofton to third, B. Abreu to second
- P. Burrell doubled to deep right, K. Lofton and B. Abreu scored, J. Thome to third
- C. Utley hit sacrifice fly to deep center, J. Thome scored
- D. Bell struck out swinging

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 8, Philadelphia 4

Top 6th: Arizona
- C. Counsell grounded out to second
- A. Cintron flied out to right
- L. Gonzalez singled to center
- T. Clark struck out swinging

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 8, Philadelphia 4

Bottom 6th: Philadelphia
- L. Cormier relieved B. Webb
- M. Lieberthal flied out to right center
- T. Perez hit for G. Geary
- T. Perez grounded out to first
- J. Rollins struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 8, Philadelphia 4

Top 7th: Arizona
- A. Fultz relieved G. Geary
- S. Green doubled to deep right
- J. Cruz Jr. walked
- R. Clayton sacrificed to third, S. Green to third, J. Cruz Jr. to second
- C. Snyder singled to left, S. Green scored, J. Cruz Jr. to third
- L. Cormier singled to left center, J. Cruz Jr. scored, C. Snyder to second
- C. Counsell lined out to right
- A. Cintron grounded out to first

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 10, Philadelphia 4

Bottom 7th: Philadelphia
- K. Lofton grounded out to second
- B. Abreu grounded out to first
- J. Thome flied out to left center

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 10, Philadelphia 4

Top 8th: Arizona
- L. Gonzalez flied out to center
- T. Clark struck out swinging
- S. Green grounded out to second

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 10, Philadelphia 4

Bottom 8th: Philadelphia
- P. Burrell struck out swinging
- C. Utley hit by pitch
- D. Bell grounded into double play first to shortstop to pitcher, C. Utley out at second

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 10, Philadelphia 4

Top 9th: Arizona
- A. Telemaco relieved A. Fultz
- P. Polanco at third
- J. Cruz Jr. struck out looking
- R. Clayton walked
- C. Snyder struck out looking
- C. Tracy hit for L. Cormier
- C. Tracy flied out to center

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Arizona 10, Philadelphia 4

Bottom 9th: Philadelphia
- B. Bruney relieved L. Cormier
- M. Lieberthal hit by pitch
- P. Polanco singled to center, M. Lieberthal to second
- J. Rollins ground rule double to deep right, M. Lieberthal scored, P. Polanco to third
- K. Lofton singled to left, P. Polanco scored, J. Rollins to third
- B. Abreu struck out looking
- J. Thome struck out looking
- P. Burrell walked, K. Lofton to second
- C. Utley singled to center, J. Rollins and K. Lofton scored, P. Burrell to third
- E. Chavez hit for A. Telemaco
- J. Lopez relieved B. Bruney
- T. Pratt hit for E. Chavez
- T. Pratt struck out swinging


B. Webb (W, 7-2)
J. Lopez (S, 2)
C. Lidle (L, 5-4)


HBP - C Utley (by L Cormier); M Lieberthal (by B Bruney).
Pitches-strikes - B Webb 103-57; L Cormier 29-18; B Bruney 30-16; J Lopez 5-3; C Lidle 64-42; G Geary 49-32; A Fultz 34-20; A Telemaco 19-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - B Webb 7-2; L Cormier 5-2; B Bruney 0-0; J Lopez 0-0; C Lidle 5-2; G Geary 2-2; A Fultz 3-2; A Telemaco 0-1.
Batters faced - B Webb 25; L Cormier 9; B Bruney 8; J Lopez 1; C Lidle 20; G Geary 11; A Fultz 10; A Telemaco 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Jerry Crawford.
Time: 3:12.
Attendance: 25,570.
Weather: 88 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, left to right.
Game Notes
ARIZONA FIRST BASEMAN TONY CLARK EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING.

 

[AZCB34]

Are the Dbacks actually going to blow this game???

 

[KingLouieLouie]

Are the Dbacks actually going to blow this game???

Wow.. didnt they dodge a bullet there or what? Isn't it about time that Bruney is demoted? This guy even makes Ligtenberg look like Cy Young... He absolutely has no reason whatsoever to be on the Dbacks roster.....

Well.. at least the Dbacks managed to salvage the final game of this series... Also, a 2-5 road trip thru the rather difficult confines/environs of NY and Philly...

Now.. it's back to AZ to take on the Twins and Royals. Should be an entertaining home-stand this week at the BOB......

 

[Dback Jon]

WheW!

Thanks for the PBP, KLL