The Philadelphia Phillies squeaked to victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday at Citizens Bank Park with the Phillies triumphant 5 to 4. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Phillies tickets will definitely cherish.
Phillies pitcher Danys Baez (5.00 ERA) got the win, while John Grabow (8.44 ERA) took the loss for the Cubs. Joe Blanton went 7 solid innings for the Phillies, allowed 5 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with one walk and 3 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Phillies was Antonio Bastardo (2.84). The Cubs’s starter Ryan Dempster went 6 innings, allowed 5 hits, 2 home runs and 4 earned runs with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. James Russell (2.70), and Jeff Stevens (0.00) also pitched for the Cubs. With the win, Baez’s record goes to 2-1, while Grabow falls to 0-3. Jose Contreras earned the save for the Phillies, bringing his saves up to 2.
In addition to the 5 runs, the Phillies managed 7 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Phillies, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. The Cubs didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Cubs mustered 4 runs, 7 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Bill Hohn, Gary Darling, Bruce Dreckman and Paul Emmel. There were 45,325 Phillies ticket holders in attendance at Citizens Bank Park.
The win puts the Phillies at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Cubs to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Phillies are the (-) at the Phillies’s Citizens Bank Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Cubs will next take on the (-) at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and take in all the thrills.
