Philadelphia (48-38) at Florida (46-44)

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Manuel likes Phils' chances to repeat

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With the Phillies closing the first half of the season on a 9-1 streak, manager Charlie Manuel has should feel good about his team's prospects for the second half. And he does.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Jamie Moyer

  • #50 LHP
  • (8-6) 5.99 ERA 53 SO
The Phllies have tabbed Moyer for the first start of the second half, in part to give Cole Hamels an extra day of rest and in part because Moyer is 12-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 14 career starts against the Marlins. The 46-year-old lefty is coming off a rough outing against Cincinnati, though, when he allowed two home runs and six runs in five innings. Philadelphia managed to put a four-spot on the board in the bottom of the fifth, so he still recorded the win. But it was a clear setback for Moyer, who had been pitching better lately after early-season struggles.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 254-191 4.23 3841.1 1099 2301 .268
Season 8-6 5.99 94.2 25 53 .306
July 2-0 5.56 11.1 2 3 .289
Vs. Florida 1-1 3.75 12.0 3 11 .280

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/16/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 48 38 .558 - 22-23 26-15
Florida Marlins (NL East) 46 44 .511 4.0 25-21 21-23
Stats - 07/16/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .261 460 122 443 64 602 4.61 777.0 809 290 612
FLA .258 415 87 386 49 704 4.32 803.0 793 334 667
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Volstad out to stay on roll in second half

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
With the Marlins facing the Phillies right off the bat following the All-Star break, Chris Volstad hopes to keep his rolling going in Thursday's opener.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Chris Volstad

  • #41 RHP
  • (6-8) 4.44 ERA 77 SO
Volstad will start the Marlins post-All-Star break schedule following up on his best Major League start. Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants, he tossed his first career shutout, allowing just five hits and whiffing six. Consistency remains the key for the second-year right-hander, as he lasted just three innings in his July 3 start. In two appearances opposing the Phillies this season, Volstad is 1-0, having allowed five earned runs in 13 2/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 12-12 3.76 191.2 66 129 .246
Season 6-8 4.44 107.1 30 77 .251
July 1-1 3.00 12.0 1 7 .190
Vs. Philadelphia 1-0 3.29 13.2 3 12 .200

Phillies hitters vs Chris Volstad

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg .000 1 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan .500 6 3 4 .400 15 4 5
Ibanez, Raul .000 5 0 0 .250 8 2 3
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .286 7 0 0 .375 16 0 1
Ruiz, Carlos .000 3 0 0 .333 9 0 0
Utley, Chase .000 4 0 0 .167 12 1 3
Victorino, Shane .333 6 0 0 .200 15 0 0
Werth, Jayson .000 6 0 0 .071 14 0 0

Marlins hitters vs Jamie Moyer

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo - - - - .118 17 0 1
Baker, John - - - - .429 7 0 0
Bonifacio, Emilio - - - - .167 6 0 0
Cantu, Jorge .250 4 0 0 .290 31 0 4
Carroll, Brett .000 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Coghlan, Chris .333 3 0 0 .500 10 0 0
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes .333 6 1 3 .368 19 2 6
Maybin, Cameron .000 3 0 0 .100 10 0 0
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny .333 6 0 1 .444 18 0 3
Ramirez, Hanley .200 5 0 1 .348 46 4 7
Ross, Cody .667 6 0 0 .250 40 2 4
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - .000 1 0 0
Uggla, Dan .333 6 0 0 .195 41 1 1

More Moyer magic in Miami (49-38) (46-45)

Phillies 4, Marlins 0

Homers boost lefty

Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
Continuing his mastery of the Marlins, Jamie Moyer improved to 13-2 against Florida -- and 8-0 in Miami -- with seven stellar scoreless innings. Ryan Howard became the fastest player to 200 homers and Raul Ibanez swatted two dingers to help the Phils win their sixth in a row.

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Series at a Glance

 

Marlins held in check

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Jorge Cantu's single leading off the fifth inning was the only base hit Florida would manage against Jamie Moyer, who is how 13-2 against the Marlins and 8-0 in Miami in his career. Losing pitcher Chris Volstad gave up four runs on seven hits -- including three homers -- over six innings.
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Phillies 4, Marlins 0

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229
Victorino, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310
Utley, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312
Howard, 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .260
Ibanez, LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .312
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Werth, RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .260
Feliz, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292
Ruiz, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235
Moyer, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .087
  Mayberry, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 10 11  

BATTING
2B: Ruiz (12, Volstad), Utley (19, Donnelly).
HR: Ibanez 2 (24, 2nd inning off Volstad, 1 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Volstad, 0 on, 1 out), Howard (23, 6th inning off Volstad, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Rollins; Victorino; Utley 2; Howard 5; Ibanez 8; Feliz; Ruiz 2; Moyer.
RBI: Ibanez 3 (63), Howard (68).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Victorino; Werth.
S: Moyer.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Rollins (6, 2nd base by Volstad/Paulino, R), Victorino (6, 2nd base by Volstad/Paulino, R).
 
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Hermida, LF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
Ramirez, H, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
Cantu, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
Uggla, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
Paulino, R, C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
  b-Coghlan, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Ross, C, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
Carroll, B, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
  c-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Volstad, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
  a-Gonzalez, An, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
  Ayala, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Baker, Jo, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Totals 28 0 1 0 1 5 5  

a-Flied out for Volstad in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Paulino, R in the 8th. c-Flied out for Carroll, B in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Cantu.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Carroll, B.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 2.
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Moyer (W, 9-6) 7.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5.58
Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
Romero, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.93
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad (L, 6-9) 6.0 7 4 4 1 5 3 4.53
Ayala 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
Donnelly 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Calero 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.89

IBB: Howard (by Donnelly).
Pitches-strikes: Moyer 94-67, Madson 12-7, Romero, J 11-7, Volstad 89-57, Ayala 13-8, Donnelly 27-14, Calero 18-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Moyer 5-12, Madson 1-2, Romero, J 2-0, Volstad 4-7, Ayala 1-1, Donnelly 1-0, Calero 0-1.
Batters faced: Moyer 23, Madson 3, Romero, J 3, Volstad 24, Ayala 4, Donnelly 5, Calero 4.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:29.
Att: 15,171.
July 16, 2009

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