I decided to give Cliff Lee the start on 3 days rest in the must-win game, and Lee wasn't up to the task. He allowed 3 runs through the first 4 innings, and then gave up 3 hits and 2 walks before being pulled in the 5th. Josh Lindblom got the last 2 outs of the inning but then got into his own troubles in the 6th, when he allowed a run and was charged with a 2nd inherited run after Jake Diekman entered the game.
The Phillies did rally in the 6th and were actually within a run thanks to a 3-run Ryan Howard homer immediately followed by a Carlos Ruiz solo shot. The Phillies entered the 9th down by 3 runs and quickly were down 2 outs, but an error, a Howard single and a Ruiz double put 2 runs in and the tying run on 2nd. Pinch hitter Nate Schierholtz grounded out to end it.
The DBacks got 3 hits each from Aaron Hill, Justin Upton and Miguel Montero, and 2 RBI each from Montero, Chris Johnson and AJ Pollock. Wade Miley wasn't dominant by any means, but his offense earned him the win.
The series MVP is Upton, who led the team with 8 runs scored in the series, hit .375, and had a couple homers and a couple stolen bases.
The Diamondbacks will enjoy 2 days off and no travel, since they have home field thanks to an NL win in the All-Star Game. Ian Kennedy will oppose Justin Verlander in game 1 of the World Series.
BOXSCORE: 2012 Philadelphia Phillies At 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks 10/21/2012
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Diamondbacks AB R H RBI AVG
J.Mayberry Jr CF 5 1 1 0 .260 A.Eaton CF 4 1 0 0 .268
K.Frandsen 3B 4 0 0 0 .318 A.Hill 2B 5 3 3 1 .273
C.Utley 2B 3 2 1 0 .186 J.Upton RF 5 3 3 1 .333
R.Howard 1B 5 2 2 3 .224 P.Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 1 1 .424
C.Ruiz C 4 2 2 3 .256 M.Montero C 4 1 3 2 .417
D.Brown RF 4 1 2 0 .220 C.Johnson 3B 4 0 1 2 .278
E-N.Schierholtz PH 1 0 0 0 .400 B.Bergesen P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Ruf LF 4 0 1 1 .243 J.Putz P 0 0 0 0 ----
M.Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 .222 C.Ransom SS 4 0 0 0 .188
J.Diekman P 0 0 0 0 ---- A.Pollock LF 3 1 2 2 .462
D-L.Nix PH 1 0 1 1 .111 M.Zagurski P 0 0 0 0 ----
A.Bastardo P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-J.McDonald 3B 1 0 0 0 .190
C.Lee P 2 0 0 0 .250 W.Miley P 2 0 0 0 .000
J.Lindblom P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-W.Bloomquist LF 2 0 0 0 .000
B-J.Rollins SS 2 0 0 0 .143
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 8 10 8 Totals 37 9 13 9
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Miley In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lindblom In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Zagurski In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Diekman In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Brown In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 - 8 10 0
Diamondbacks.... 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 - 9 13 1
Phillies (6-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.Lee LOSS(3-1) 4 1/3 8 6 6 3 6 1 96 3.86
J.Lindblom 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 2 0 29 4.50
J.Diekman 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 8.44
A.Bastardo 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 9.00
Totals 8 13 9 9 3 12 2
Diamondbacks (7-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
W.Miley WIN(2-1) 5 1/3 5 4 4 1 6 1 89 4.42
M.Zagurski HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 1 34 4.50
B.Bergesen HOLD(2nd) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 2 0 24 3.86
J.Putz SAVE(4th) 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 24 4.26
Totals 9 10 8 6 3 10 2
ATTENDANCE- 46,111 DATE- Sunday, October 21st 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Andy Fletcher, Rob Drake, Joe West
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 7 Diamondbacks: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Diamondbacks: 0
ERRORS- P.Goldschmidt
DOUBLES- J.Mayberry Jr(5th), C.Ruiz(4th), D.Ruf(3rd), L.Nix(1st),
A.Pollock(3rd)
TRIPLES- J.Upton(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Howard(4th), C.Ruiz(3rd), A.Hill(2nd), A.Pollock(2nd)
RBIs- R.Howard-3(9th), C.Ruiz-3(6th), D.Ruf(9th), L.Nix(1st), A.Hill(5th),
J.Upton(5th), P.Goldschmidt(7th), M.Montero-2(8th), C.Johnson-2(5th),
A.Pollock-2(6th)
WALKS- K.Frandsen, C.Utley-2, A.Eaton, P.Goldschmidt-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Ruiz
STRIKE OUTS- J.Mayberry Jr-3, K.Frandsen, R.Howard-2, D.Brown, D.Ruf,
M.Martinez, C.Lee, A.Eaton, J.Upton-2, P.Goldschmidt, M.Montero,
C.Johnson, C.Ransom-3, J.McDonald, W.Miley, W.Bloomquist
WILD PITCHES- J.Lindblom-2
2-out RBI- M.Montero-2, D.Ruf, A.Pollock, J.Upton, L.Nix, C.Ruiz-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Johnson-2, M.Martinez, D.Brown, W.Miley, A.Pollock, R.Howard,
J.Rollins, N.Schierholtz
46,111 fans watched an exciting game at Chase Field. The Arizona Diamondbacks
topped the Philadelphia Phillies by the slimmest of margins, 9 to 8.
In the 2nd inning Arizona went on top for good plating one baserunner. After
an out was recorded, A.J. Pollock ripped a solo home run. After another out,
Adam Eaton got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim. Philadelphia
threatened in the 9th but Arizona was able to put down the rally.
The victory went to Wade Miley(2-1) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 4
runs. J.J. Putz recorded the save, his 4th. Cliff Lee(3-1) was the losing
pitcher. He got hammered, allowing 8 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.
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