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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Randy Wolf probably never had a more
draining start.
|  | | Philadelphia's Scott Rolen, here avoiding a pickoff throw, hit the game-winning RBI in the seventh. |
Wolf struck out 10 in seven innings and pitched his way out of
trouble most of the game as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San
Francisco Giants 4-2 Saturday night.
Scott Rolen's RBI double drove in the go-ahead run in the
seventh inning, when the Phillies scored all of their runs on four
hits.
"My command wasn't where I wanted it to be, but I knew if I
kept them to one or two runs, we'd have a chance," said Wolf, who
allowed two runs, seven hits and six walks. "There were some
innings I easily could've given up six runs."
Philadelphia, which tied the Chicago Cubs for the worst record
in the majors last season, is 17-12 and leading the NL East.
Giants starter Mark Gardner pitched a two-hit shutout for six
innings, but the Phillies' bats got going when manager Dusty Baker
turned to his relievers.
Gardner entered the game with a 9.78 ERA, but lowered it to
7.46. He struck out three, walked five and remained winless at 0-3.
"I keep getting deceived by these ERAs," Phillies manager
Larry Bowa said. "I keep seeing these reports, but he pitched good
against us."
With the Phillies trailing 2-0, Marlon Anderson led off the
inning against reliever Aaron Fultz (2-1) with a bunt single, and
pinch-hitter Brian Hunter walked.
After Jimmy Rollins sacrificed the runners, Doug Glanville
delivered an RBI single and Bobby Abreu's sacrifice fly tied the
game at 2.
Fultz was replaced by Tim Worrell, and Rolen hit his first pitch
into the left-field corner, scoring Glanville and giving the
Phillies a 3-2 lead. Mike Lieberthal followed with an RBI single to
center that made it 4-2.
"Our bullpen was fresh and ready to go," Baker said. "I
didn't want him to go over 90 pitches. He was up to (86) and I
thought it was enough."
Wolf (2-4) stranded 11 runners and retired seven of the last
eight batters he faced, striking out four. Ricky Bottalico pitched
a perfect eighth, and Jose Mesa worked the ninth for his seventh
save in eight chances.
Rich Aurilia gave the Giants a 1-0 lead by leading off the third
with his fourth homer. He hadn't hit a homer in 52 at-bats.
Wolf then hit Barry Bonds on the left hand with an 0-1 pitch and
received a warning from home plate umpire Chris Guccione.
"It wasn't intentional," Wolf said. "My control wasn't what
it was supposed to be. I was trying to go outside with that
pitch."
Bonds stayed in the game and will be ready to play Sunday.
Benito Santiago made it 2-0 with a two-out RBI single in the
fifth.
Bonds opened the inning with a walk, and Jeff Kent doubled to
put runners on second and third. Wolf nearly escaped the jam by
striking out Eric Davis, walking Russ Davis and fanning J.T. Snow.
But Santiago drilled an 0-2 pitch to left, scoring Bonds.
"That was a bad pitch to Santiago," Bowa said. "It was his
only bad pitch. His control wasn't there, but he battled."
Fultz has struggled this season and has been scored on in eight
of his 12 outings, including four of his last five.
"My confidence is still there," he said. "Bad things are
happening. I'm just going through a funk."
Game notes
Wolf struck out with bases loaded in the second and flied
to left with two men on in the fourth. ... Gardner hadn't pitched
in seven days. ... Philadelphia's Travis Lee walked three times to
raise his team-leading total to 23 walks. ... The Phillies are 15-0
when leading after eight innings.
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