Game Wrapup


	Phils in first place

Phillies 3, Padres 2

Brad Lidge celebrates his seventh save of the year with Carlos Ruiz. (H. Rumph Jr./AP)

By Andy Jasner / Special to MLB.com

After a rough opening month, slugger Ryan Howard kicked off May in a big way, smashing a tiebreaking blast in the eighth to propel the Phils. Howard also hit an RBI double, as did Pat Burrell, in the third.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 04/29: PHI 7, SD 4
Wed. 04/30: SD 4, PHI 2
Thu. 05/01: PHI 3, SD 2

San Diego (11-18)
Lost 1

Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2

Philadelphia (16-13)
Won 1

May 1, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Philadelphia	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	7	0

San Diego	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Giles, RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.260
Iguchi, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.252
Gonzalez, A, 1B	4	1	1	2	0	2	2	.283
Kouzmanoff, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256
Greene, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.216
Hairston, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205
b-Clark, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.217
Edmonds, CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.160
Bard, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.209
Wolf, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.154
a-McAnulty, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222
Meredith, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Thatcher, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	2	5	2	3	6	9
a-Walked for Wolf in the 7th. b-Struck out for Hairston in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Gonzalez, A (6, 1st inning off Eaton, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Iguchi 2; Gonzalez, A 4; Kouzmanoff; Edmonds. RBI: Gonzalez, A 2 (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Greene. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING Outfield assists: Edmonds (Victorino at 1st base). DP: (Edmonds-Gonzalez, A).

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Victorino, CF	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.235
Werth, RF-LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.265
Utley, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	.357
Howard, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	.184
Burrell, LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.333
Lidge, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Feliz, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200
Bruntlett, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.228
Ruiz, C	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.203
Eaton, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000
a-Taguchi, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205
Madson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Romero, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gordon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jenkins, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
Totals	30	3	7	3	4	11	14
a-Grounded out for Eaton in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Victorino (1, Wolf), Howard (3, Wolf), Burrell (9, Wolf). HR: Howard (6, 8th inning off Thatcher, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Victorino 2; Utley; Howard 6; Burrell 3; Bruntlett. RBI: Howard 2 (14), Burrell (26). 2-out RBI: Howard; Burrell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Eaton 2; Feliz; Werth. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: (Utley-Bruntlett).

San Diego	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wolf	6.0	6	2	2	3	9	0	3.57
Meredith	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.05
Thatcher (L, 0-3)	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	7.20

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Eaton	6.0	5	2	2	2	2	1	4.72
Madson	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.02
Romero	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Gordon (W, 3-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.56
Lidge (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Pitches-strikes: Wolf 105-66, Meredith 7-3, Thatcher 23-12, Eaton 102-60, Madson 13-5, Romero 7-4, Gordon 9-7, Lidge 12-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wolf 4-5, Meredith 0-1, Thatcher 2-0, Eaton 2-13, Madson 0-1, Romero 0-0, Gordon 0-2, Lidge 1-1.
Batters faced: Wolf 27, Meredith 2, Thatcher 5, Eaton 24, Madson 3, Romero 1, Gordon 3, Lidge 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Romero 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 56 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:38.
Att: 33,001.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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