Philadelphia (37-32) at Tampa Bay (38-35)

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Bastardo could stick if Phils come up empty

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
With his future likely dependent upon the Phillies' moves around the Trade Deadline, Antonio Bastardo will toe the rubber against the Rays on Thursday looking to keep making his case to stay stronger.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Antonio Bastardo

  • #58 LHP
  • (2-2) 5.21 ERA 15 SO
Bastardo pitched a career-best seven innings and tied his career-high with five strikeouts in last Friday's 7-2 loss to the Orioles. The rookie left-hander was effective at times and allowed five hits and four earned runs. He struck out five and walked none, which has to be a good sign. Bastardo threw 108 pitches, 73 for strikes, and really settled down after giving up three runs in the second.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 2-2 5.21 19.0 5 15 .253
Season 2-2 5.21 19.0 5 15 .253
June 2-2 5.21 19.0 5 15 .253

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/25/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 37 32 .536 - 13-22 24-10
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 38 35 .521 7.0 22-13 16-22
Stats - 06/25/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .258 367 101 353 49 477 4.77 627.2 667 246 504
TB .275 409 96 389 110 557 4.25 641.2 633 250 493
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Sonnanstine vying to secure rotation spot

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
With Scott Kazmir's return upcoming, Andy Sonnanstine is in need of a solid outing Thursday against the Phillies to help hold onto his spot in the Rays' rotation.
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Rays probable pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine

  • #21 RHP
  • (5-7) 6.60 ERA 43 SO
Sonnanstine has been looking more like the old Andy Sonnanstine lately, and that means the guy who gets ahead in the count and quickly dispatches of opposing hitters. He allowed four runs against the Mets Friday night to take his seventh loss of the season, but save for a three-run homer he allowed, he pitched well through six innings. He is a master of deception, employing an array of pitches that he can throw from all different angles. Sonnanstine has never made a regular-season start against the Phillies, but he was the loser in Game 4 of the World Series against the Phillies. He is 12-9 with a 5.01 ERA in 30 career starts at Tropicana Field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 24-26 5.28 400.1 84 264 .288
Season 5-7 6.60 76.1 21 43 .307
June 2-2 4.67 27.0 5 14 .240

Phillies hitters vs Andy Sonnanstine

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .667 3 0 0
Francisco, Ben 1.000 4 3 8 .889 9 5 12
Howard, Ryan - - - - .333 3 0 2
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .000 8 0 0
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - - - - -
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .000 2 0 0
Utley, Chase - - - - .333 3 0 0
Victorino, Shane - - - - .000 3 0 0
Werth, Jayson - - - - .000 2 0 0

Rays hitters vs Antonio Bastardo

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .500 2 1 1
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .000 2 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .500 2 0 1
Crawford, Carl - - - - .500 2 0 1
Gross, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Jaso, John .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Kapler, Gabe - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - - - - -
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .500 2 0 0
Pena, Carlos - - - - .500 2 0 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Upton, B.J. - - - - .000 2 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .500 2 1 2

Resilient Rays send Phils reeling (37-33) (39-35)

Rays 10, Phillies 4

Phils' lead evaporates

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The night began on a positive note, with Ryan Howard's two-run double highlighting a four-run first, but rookie lefty Antonio Bastardo couldn't make the lead stand, allowing six runs in the first two innings as the Phillies dropped the rubber game.

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Series at a Glance

 

Rays claim series win

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
In a four-run hole before they stepped to the plate, the Rays posted six runs in the first two innings en route to an Interleague series victory. Ben Zobrist hit his 16th homer, a two-run shot, and Willy Aybar also went deep and drove in three runs.
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Rays 10, Phillies 4

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Dobbs, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .233
Utley, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .300
Howard, DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .254
Werth, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257
Stairs, LF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .288
  Mayberry, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
Feliz, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .289
Bruntlett, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .145
Ruiz, C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .248
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 10 8  

BATTING
2B: Howard (18, Sonnanstine), Stairs (2, Sonnanstine).
TB: Dobbs 2; Utley; Howard 2; Stairs 2; Mayberry; Feliz 2.
RBI: Howard 2 (57), Stairs (12), Feliz (36).
2-out RBI: Stairs; Feliz.
GIDP: Feliz.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Victorino (Aybar, W at 2nd base).
Pickoffs: Bastardo (Upton, B at 1st base).
 
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B, CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .241
Crawford, LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .313
Burrell, DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .243
Pena, C, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .236
Zobrist, 2B 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .294
Bartlett, SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .371
Aybar, W, 3B 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .284
Kapler, RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .247
  a-Gross, PH-RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .271
Navarro, C 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .216
Totals 37 10 15 10 8 9 22  

a-Walked for Kapler in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Pena, C (16, Bastardo), Kapler (11, Bastardo), Crawford 2 (15, Bastardo, Durbin, C), Burrell (5, Taschner).
3B: Gross (1, Taschner).
HR: Zobrist (16, 1st inning off Bastardo, 1 on, 2 out), Aybar, W (6, 2nd inning off Bastardo, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Crawford 4; Burrell 3; Pena, C 2; Zobrist 5; Bartlett 2; Aybar, W 6; Kapler 2; Gross 3; Navarro.
RBI: Pena, C (53), Zobrist 2 (44), Aybar, W 3 (23), Crawford 2 (34), Burrell (22), Bartlett (35).
2-out RBI: Pena, C; Zobrist 2; Bartlett; Aybar, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena, C 3; Burrell; Navarro 3.
Team RISP: 5-for-17.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kapler (3, 2nd base off Bastardo/Ruiz).
CS: Upton, B (6, 2nd base by Bastardo/Ruiz).
PO: Upton, B (1st base by Bastardo).

FIELDING
E: Bartlett (5, throw).
Outfield assists: Upton, B (Feliz at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Upton, B-Pena, C, Bartlett-Zobrist-Pena, C).
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bastardo (L, 2-3) 3.2 7 6 6 3 4 2 6.75
Durbin, C 2.0 3 3 3 3 3 0 4.50
Walker, T 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Taschner 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.40
Madson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.97
 
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sonnanstine (W, 6-7) 5.1 6 4 4 1 7 0 6.61
Balfour (H, 10) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.76
Choate 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59
Wheeler 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.07

WP: Durbin, C.
HBP: Stairs (by Sonnanstine).
Pitches-strikes: Bastardo 78-48, Durbin, C 54-29, Walker, T 7-4, Taschner 35-20, Madson 18-13, Sonnanstine 97-63, Balfour 17-11, Choate 13-6, Wheeler 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bastardo 1-5, Durbin, C 1-2, Walker, T 0-0, Taschner 1-1, Madson 1-1, Sonnanstine 4-5, Balfour 1-1, Choate 1-1, Wheeler 3-0.
Batters faced: Bastardo 20, Durbin, C 12, Walker, T 2, Taschner 6, Madson 5, Sonnanstine 24, Balfour 5, Choate 3, Wheeler 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Durbin, C 2-0, Walker, T 3-3, Balfour 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:29.
Att: 20,141.
June 25, 2009

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