October 5, 2012: Phillies win NL wild card game, 3-2 over Braves

The Phillies made the right choice holding Cliff Lee back from the final game of the season, as he proves far more valuable leading them to victory in the NL wild card game to send them to a showdown with their division rival Washington Nationals. The Phillies did it today with the longball - their 3 runs came on a solo shot from Ryan Howard in the 2nd, and a 2-run shot from Chase Utley in the 3rd. Jonathan Papelbon earned 6 outs for the save.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Atlanta Braves At 2012 Philadelphia Phillies         10/5/2012
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Rollins SS        4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Prado LF          4  0  1  0 .250     J.Mayberry Jr CF    4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Heyward RF        3  1  0  0 .000     C.Utley 2B          4  1  1  2 .250  
  C.Jones 3B          3  0  2  0 .667     R.Howard 1B         4  1  3  1 .750  
  F.Freeman 1B        4  0  0  0 .000     C.Ruiz C            4  0  1  0 .250  
  D.Uggla 2B          4  1  1  1 .250     D.Brown RF          3  0  1  0 .333  
  D.Ross C            4  0  0  0 .000     D.Ruf LF            3  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Simmons SS        3  0  1  0 .333     P.Aumont P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Hudson P          2  0  0  0 .000     J.Papelbon P        0  0  0  0 ----  
B-J.Francisco PH      1  0  0  0 .000     K.Frandsen 3B       3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Venters P         0  0  0  0 ----     C.Lee P             2  0  1  0 .500  
                                        A-L.Nix LF            1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  5  1                 Totals      32  3  9  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lee In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hudson In 7th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  5  0
Phillies........ 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  9  0
 
Braves (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson LOSS(0-1)        6       8   3   3   0   2   2 111   4.50
J.Venters                 2       1   0   0   0   3   0  34   0.00
Totals                    8       9   3   3   0   5   2
 
Phillies (1-0)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lee WIN(1-0)            6       4   2   2   3   9   1 111   3.00
P.Aumont HOLD(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0  17   0.00
J.Papelbon SAVE(1st)      2       0   0   0   0   2   0  25   0.00
Totals                    9       5   2   2   3  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,503 DATE- Friday, October 5th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Phil Cuzzi, Bruce Dreckman, Greg Gibson
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Phillies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Phillies: 0
DOUBLES- M.Prado(1st), C.Jones(1st), A.Simmons(1st), K.Frandsen(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Uggla(1st), C.Utley(1st), R.Howard(1st)
RBIs- D.Uggla(1st), C.Utley-2(2nd), R.Howard(1st)
WALKS- M.Bourn, J.Heyward, C.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn-2, M.Prado, J.Heyward-2, F.Freeman-2, D.Uggla-2, D.Ross,
             A.Simmons, T.Hudson, J.Rollins, C.Utley, D.Brown, D.Ruf, L.Nix
GIDP- J.Rollins
WILD PITCHES- C.Lee
2-out RBI- C.Utley-2
RLISP 2-out- D.Ross, D.Uggla, F.Freeman, D.Ruf, M.Bourn, J.Mayberry Jr
 
The Philadelphia Phillies nipped the Atlanta Braves 3 to 2 at Citizens Bank
Park in a hard fought contest.
 
Cliff Lee(1-0) pitched a fine game.  He allowed 4 hits and 3 walks in 6
innings.  Lee recorded 9 strikeouts.  Jonathan Papelbon was great in relief
and recorded his 1st save.  
 
The losing pitcher was Tim Hudson(0-1).  He allowed 3 runs and 8 hits in 6
innings.