October 18, 2012: Phillies 6 Diamondbacks 2 (NLCS tied, 2-2)

A 2-run Ryan Howard home run in the 6th and a big 4-run 8th turn a 2-0 deficit into a 6-2 win for the Phillies, and more importantly turns a potential 3-1 series hole into a 2-2 tie and essentially a 3-game series. An untimely error from DBacks pitcher Brad Bergesen loaded the bases instead of ending the inning, and pinch hitter Jimmy Rollins made it count with a 3-run double. Jonathan Papelbon continues his scoreless postseason despite allowing a couple singles in the top of the 9th.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks At 2012 Philadelphia Phillies  10/18/2012
 
  Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Eaton CF          4  0  2  1 .250     J.Mayberry Jr CF    5  0  1  0 .262  
  A.Hill 2B           4  0  1  0 .235     K.Frandsen 3B       4  1  2  0 .361  
  J.Upton RF          4  1  2  1 .276     C.Utley 2B          3  1  0  0 .111  
  P.Goldschmidt 1B    4  0  1  0 .429     R.Howard 1B         4  2  2  2 .179  
  M.Montero C         4  0  1  0 .370     C.Ruiz C            4  0  1  0 .229  
  C.Johnson 3B        3  0  1  0 .296     D.Ruf LF            3  0  0  1 .250  
  J.McDonald SS       4  0  0  0 .200     D.Brown RF          2  1  1  0 .156  
  B.Ziegler P         0  0  0  0 ----     M.Martinez SS       4  1  2  0 .267  
  G.Parra LF          4  0  1  0 .250     R.Halladay P        1  0  0  0 .000  
  P.Corbin P          3  1  2  0 .400     P.Aumont P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Zagurski P        0  0  0  0 ----   A-L.Nix PH            1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Bergesen P        0  0  0  0 ----     J.Horst P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-W.Bloomquist SS     0  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Rollins PH        1  0  1  3 .143  
D-J.Kubel PH          1  0  0  0 .100     J.Papelbon P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2 11  2                 Totals      32  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Aumont In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bergesen In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Horst In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bloomquist In 9th Inning
 
Diamondbacks.... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2 11  1
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 4    -  6 10  1
 
Diamondbacks (5-3)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Corbin                  6       8   2   2   1   6   1 103   2.45
M.Zagurski LOSS(0-1)      1       1   2   1   1   1   0  19   3.38
B.Bergesen                0 2/3   0   2   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
B.Ziegler                 0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                    8      10   6   3   3   7   1
 
Phillies (6-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Halladay                6 1/3   7   2   2   3   4   1 113   4.42
P.Aumont                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.70
J.Horst WIN(1-0)          1       1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.12
J.Papelbon                1       2   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
Totals                    9      11   2   2   3   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,505 DATE- Thursday, October 18th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Reynolds, Mike Dimuro, James Hoye, Jim Joyce
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Diamondbacks: 9  Phillies: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Diamondbacks: 1  Phillies: 3
ERRORS- B.Bergesen, R.Howard
DOUBLES- P.Goldschmidt(3rd), M.Montero(2nd), J.Mayberry Jr(4th),
         K.Frandsen(5th), J.Rollins(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Upton(1st), R.Howard(3rd)
RBIs- A.Eaton(5th), J.Upton(3rd), R.Howard-2(5th), D.Ruf(8th), J.Rollins-3(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Halladay
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ruf
WALKS- A.Eaton, A.Hill, C.Johnson, C.Utley, D.Brown-2
STRIKE OUTS- P.Goldschmidt, C.Johnson, J.McDonald, G.Parra-2, J.Kubel,
             J.Mayberry Jr-3, R.Howard-2, D.Ruf-2
GIDP- A.Hill-2, J.Upton, C.Utley
2-out RBI- J.Rollins-3
RLISP 2-out- M.Montero, R.Howard, R.Halladay, J.Mayberry Jr-2, J.McDonald-2,
             K.Frandsen
 
Ryan Howard hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies
defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 6 to 2 at Citizens Bank
Park.
 
Philadelphia had the winning rally in the 8th inning when they came up with 4
runs on 2 hits.  The highlight belonged to Jimmy Rollins who brought the
crowd to their feet when he doubled with all three baserunners touching home.
Philadelphia banged out 10 hits on the night.  
 
The winning pitcher was Jeremy Horst(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning.
Mike Zagurski(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 inning and
surrendered 1 hit and 1 walk.