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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

2009-08-12 Β· Night game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 41133 Β· 69Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph from RF Β· 2:55

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 12–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 8 in the 4th. Pedro Martinez earned the win. Jimmy Rollins went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PHI2028000001214
CHN010020002510

W: Pedro Martinez   L: Jeff Samardzija   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Meals Β· 1B: Mark Carlson Β· 2B: Dale Scott Β· 3B: Ron Kulpa Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Rollins422310
Shane Victorino522201
Chase Utley423101
Ryan Howard411111
Raul Ibanez511302
Jayson Werth522001
Pedro Feliz512100
Carlos Ruiz411110
Pedro Martinez300002
Chan Ho Park100001
Eric Bruntlett100000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ryan Theriot503100
Milton Bradley401100
Derrek Lee301000
Jake Fox300103
Kosuke Fukudome411001
Alfonso Soriano400001
Jeff Baker301101
Koyie Hill422001
Jeff Samardzija100001
Sean Marshall010010
Aaron Miles200100
Mike Fontenot100000
Sam Fuld111000
Geovany Soto100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pedro Martinez5.0715
Chan Ho Park3.0003
Chad Durbin1.0300

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jeff Samardzija3.1804
Sean Marshall3.1634
Aaron Heilman1.1000
Carlos Marmol1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jimmy Rollins: 43/G34
  • Shane Victorino: T9/F9LD+
  • Chase Utley: D9/L9LD+.3-H
  • Ryan Howard: T9/L9LM+.2-H
  • Raul Ibanez: K
  • Jayson Werth: 8/F8RD

Bot 1

  • Ryan Theriot: 3/F3F-
  • Milton Bradley: 43/G4
  • Derrek Lee: D9/F9LS
  • Jake Fox: K

Top 2

  • Pedro Feliz: 53/G56+
  • Carlos Ruiz: 53/G5
  • Pedro Martinez: K

Bot 2

  • Kosuke Fukudome: D8/F8RXD+
  • Alfonso Soriano: K
  • Jeff Baker: S7/L7S.2-H
  • Koyie Hill: 8/F8LM
  • Jeff Samardzija: K

Top 3

  • Jimmy Rollins: D7/F78XD+
  • Shane Victorino: HR/F9LD+.2-H
  • Chase Utley: K
  • Ryan Howard: 31/G3
  • Raul Ibanez: K

Bot 3

  • Ryan Theriot: S8/L8LS
  • Milton Bradley: 8/F8RXD+
  • Derrek Lee: 9/F9M
  • Jake Fox: K

Top 4

  • Jayson Werth: S9/L34D
  • Pedro Feliz: S7/F7S-.1-2
  • Carlos Ruiz: S8/L6MD.2-H;1-3(E8/TH);B-2
  • Pedro Martinez: 43/G4S
  • Jimmy Rollins: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H
  • Shane Victorino: 63/G6+
  • Chase Utley: S9/L34+
  • Ryan Howard: W.1-2
  • Raul Ibanez: HR/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
  • Jayson Werth: D7/F7D+
  • Pedro Feliz: S8/G6M.2-H
  • Carlos Ruiz: W.1-2
  • Pedro Martinez: K

Bot 4

  • Kosuke Fukudome: 4/F4MD-
  • Alfonso Soriano: 7/F78D+
  • Jeff Baker: K

Top 5

  • Jimmy Rollins: 9/F89M
  • Shane Victorino: K
  • Chase Utley: S9/L34D+
  • Ryan Howard: K

Bot 5

  • Koyie Hill: S8/G6M+
  • Sean Marshall: W.1-2
  • Ryan Theriot: S8/L4MD+.2-3;1-2
  • Milton Bradley: S8/L4D.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Derrek Lee: 3/F3F-
  • Jake Fox: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
  • Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7D+

Top 6

  • Raul Ibanez: 13/G13-
  • Jayson Werth: 63/G6
  • Pedro Feliz: 8/L8LD+

Bot 6

  • Alfonso Soriano: 63/G6
  • Jeff Baker: 7/F7D
  • Koyie Hill: K

Top 7

  • Carlos Ruiz: 8/F8LD
  • Chan Ho Park: K
  • Jimmy Rollins: W
  • Shane Victorino: 43/G4

Bot 7

  • Aaron Miles: 8/F8RM
  • Ryan Theriot: 63/G6
  • Milton Bradley: 43/G34+

Top 8

  • Eric Bruntlett: 4/L4D
  • Ryan Howard: 5
  • Raul Ibanez: 4/F34D-

Bot 8

  • Mike Fontenot: 8/F8RXD+
  • Jake Fox: K
  • Kosuke Fukudome: K

Top 9

  • Jayson Werth: K
  • Pedro Feliz: 8/F8LM
  • Carlos Ruiz: 9/F9LM

Bot 9

  • Alfonso Soriano: 53/G5
  • Sam Fuld: S7/L78S
  • Koyie Hill: S4/G4.1-3
  • Aaron Miles: 3/G3.3-H;1-2
  • Ryan Theriot: S8/F8RS-.2-H
  • Geovany Soto: 53/G5

Notes & reviews

  • originally scored as E4, changed on 8-18 to single, makes two runs allowed by Durbin earned