Philadelphia (37-31) at Tampa Bay (37-35)

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Phillies blasting off with abandon

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The Phillies have reached 100 homers on a franchise-record-setting pace this season, and they hope to continue blasting away when they face the Rays on Wednesday.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Joe Blanton

  • #56 RHP
  • (4-3) 5.28 ERA 67 SO
Blanton faces the Rays for the first time since Game 4 of the World Series. He pitched well in the 10-2 victory, allowing just four hits, two runs, two walks and two home runs and striking out seven. But Blanton also hit a homer against the Rays in one of the most memorable moments in the postseason. Blanton will get to pitch against the Rays again, but he won't get a chance to hit.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 55-49 4.33 908.0 257 547 .272
Season 4-3 5.28 76.2 24 67 .282
June 1-0 3.55 25.1 5 19 .258

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/24/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 37 31 .544 - 13-22 24-9
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 37 35 .514 7.0 21-13 16-22
Stats - 06/24/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .259 366 100 352 49 470 4.73 619.2 658 243 494
TB .274 402 95 382 110 547 4.30 632.2 629 246 486
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Garza vying for some payback vs. Phils

Zach Schonbrun / MLB.com
Matt Garza was knocked around a bit during a memorable Game 3 of the 2008 World Series, leaving the starter in search of revenge when he faces the Phillies again on Wednesday.
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Rays probable pitcher

Matt Garza

  • #22 RHP
  • (4-5) 3.83 ERA 78 SO
Garza made three mistakes -- all home runs -- in his last start against the Rockies, and it cost him. He went five innings and gave up four runs on five hit with five strikeouts. Garza has failed to pitch past the sixth inning in his last three starts after being the Rays' workhorse during the first two months of the season. He has gone winless since May 16 and in that span is 0-3 with a 4.33 ERA in six starts. Garza's next start will be against the Phillies, and his only start against them came in Game 3 of last year's World Series. He received a no-decision as he threw six innings and gave up four runs, three home runs, six hits and two walks while recording seven strikeouts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 23-27 3.98 407.0 150 311 .257
Season 4-5 3.83 89.1 36 78 .216
June 0-1 4.60 15.2 8 12 .267

Phillies hitters vs Matt Garza

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .333 3 0 0
Francisco, Ben .000 3 0 0 .400 10 0 0
Howard, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .444 9 2 3
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .000 4 0 0
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .000 3 0 0
Utley, Chase - - - - .000 1 0 0
Victorino, Shane - - - - .000 3 0 0
Werth, Jayson - - - - .333 3 1 1

Rays hitters vs Joe Blanton

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .000 4 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .118 17 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .222 9 2 3
Crawford, Carl - - - - .320 25 0 1
Gross, Gabe - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .500 6 0 1
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .111 9 0 0
Pena, Carlos - - - - .500 10 0 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .267 15 1 1
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .200 5 0 0

Rematch, Round 2: All Rays (37-32) (38-35)

Rays 7, Phillies 1

All slugged out

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
One day removed from running away with a victory, the Phillies' offense seemed simply sluggish. After not notching a hit until the fifth inning, Jayson Werth tried to jump-start the bats with a solo shot in the seventh, but it proved not enough as Philadelphia fell. Starter Joe Blanton was solid, allowing just a two-run homer.

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Series at a Glance

 

Grand Garza

Zach Schonbrun / MLB.com
Matt Garza entered the game seeking to avenge the 2008 World Series, and avenge he did, tossing eight innings of one-run ball while notching a rewarding victory. Pat Burrell homered in the second, and Jason Bartlett, who tied a club record by extending his hit streak to 18 games, helped the Rays rally for a five-run eighth.
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Rays 7, Phillies 1

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Victorino, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .305
Utley, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
Howard, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254
Werth, RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .260
Stairs, LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .280
  a-Mayberry, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
Dobbs, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217
  b-Coste, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
Feliz, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285
Ruiz, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 7 12  

a-Walked for Stairs in the 9th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Dobbs in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Werth (13, 7th inning off Garza, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Werth 5; Stairs; Dobbs.
RBI: Werth (39).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stairs 2; Coste.
GIDP: Werth; Ruiz.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Werth 2 (Crawford at 3rd base, Gross at 3rd base), Stairs (Upton, B at home).
DP: (Stairs-Ruiz).
 
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244
Crawford, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310
Longoria, 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309
  Aybar, W, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Pena, C, 1B 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .236
Zobrist, 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .289
Burrell, DH 4 2 1 3 0 1 4 .235
Bartlett, SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .370
Gross, RF 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 .268
Navarro, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216
Totals 31 7 9 7 3 10 10  

BATTING
2B: Crawford (13, Blanton), Longoria (24, Blanton), Upton, B (16, Blanton), Gross (8, Park).
HR: Burrell (2, 2nd inning off Blanton, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Upton, B 2; Crawford 3; Longoria 3; Pena, C; Burrell 4; Bartlett; Gross 2.
RBI: Burrell 3 (21), Bartlett 2 (34), Gross 2 (24).
2-out RBI: Burrell; Bartlett 2; Gross 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burrell 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Longoria-Navarro-Pena, C, Zobrist-Bartlett-Pena, C).
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blanton (L, 4-4) 7.0 6 2 2 2 10 1 5.06
Romero, J 0.2 1 3 3 1 0 0 3.72
Park 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 6.22
 
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (W, 5-5) 8.0 3 1 1 3 7 1 3.61
Choate 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.74

Blanton pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP: Pena, C (by Romero, J), Utley (by Garza).
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 121-73, Romero, J 15-6, Park 9-4, Garza 117-69, Choate 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blanton 3-7, Romero, J 0-1, Park 0-0, Garza 8-9, Choate 3-0.
Batters faced: Blanton 28, Romero, J 4, Park 3, Garza 29, Choate 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Romero, J 1-0, Park 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:46.
Att: 18,862.
June 24, 2009

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