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PHILADELPHIA -- Omar Daal and Randy Wolf pitched the Philadelphia Phillies to their first doubleheader sweep in nearly three years.
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Philadelphia, the surprising NL East Leader, got outstanding
outings from its starters and solid relief work to beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 and 5-2 Wednesday night.
"We're getting clutch hitting and good pitching. That's what
good teams do," said Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins, who had three
hits and a two-run homer in the opener and went 5-for-9 overall.
Philadelphia has won five of six, while Pittsburgh has lost 12 of 15. The Phillies' previous sweep was against Florida on July 24, 1998. Pittsburgh hadn't lost a pair since July 30, 1996, against the New York Mets.
In the opener, Randy Wolf allowed two hits in 7 1/3 innings and
the Phillies scored three runs in the first inning.
Omar Daal, who was 4-19 last season, then became the first
Phillies pitcher to open 6-0 since Mike Grace in 1996. Backed by
two RBI each from Scott Rolen and Travis Lee, Daal gave up two
runs and nine hits in seven-plus innings.
"Every time out there I feel better and better with my control
and my location," said Daal, who did not walk a batter. "Last
year, teams would score runs on me early because I wasn't
aggressive enough."
Jose Mesa pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 13 chances.
"Omar's pitching really good, it sounds like a broken record,"
Phillies manager Larry Bowa said.
Pittsburgh got its first run in the doubleheader on Keith Osik's homer leading off the seventh, ending Daal's 14-inning scoreless
streak.
Pittsburgh, which has the lowest batting average in the majors
at .231, got another run in the eighth on Aramis Ramirez's RBI
infield single.
"I really don't want to talk about their pitching. Personally I
didn't think they were that great," Pirates manager Lloyd
McClendon said after his team got just 13 hits in the doubleheader.
"We just didn't hit."
Omar Olivares (2-5) allowed nine hits in Pittsburgh's first complete game this season, the 16th of his career.
Pittsburgh's Jason Kendall started the second game in left
field, the first time he has played anywhere but catcher in his
career.
Philadelphia took a 4-0 lead in the fourth on Rolen's RBI
single, Lee's two-run down and Pat Burrell's RBI double. Rolen
singled home another run in the fifth.
"In that inning, the ball kind of bounced their way,"
McClendon said. "Other than the pitch to Lee, I think he threw the
ball really good."
In the opener, Wolf (4-4) struck out 10, matched his season
high, in winning his third straight decision. It is his third
double-digit strikeout performance in his last four starts, and
fifth of his career.
Game notes
Schmidt fanned Lee in the first for his 600th career
strikeout. ... Burrell's stolen base in the fifth inning was the
first of his career. He was on the front end of a double steal and
the pitch by Schmidt bounced past Kendall. ... Schmidt threw 110
pitches in five innings, the most he has thrown since returning
from the disabled list. ... The Phillies also swept the Pirates in
1995, the last time the teams met in a doubleheader. ... The
Phillies have won six of their last seven series. ... In the
opener, Glanville walked twice, the first time he's done that since
Aug. 21, 1999, against Los Angeles. ... The Phillies did not win
their 26th game last year until June 17.
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Seattle 5
Minnesota 4
Baltimore 12
Anaheim 5
Cleveland 4
Detroit 3
NY Yankees 7
Boston 3
Toronto 9
Chi. White Sox 6
Tampa Bay 10
Texas 6
Kansas City 4
Oakland 1
Chicago Cubs 4
Cincinnati 2
Los Angeles 6
Colorado 4
San Diego 7
Houston 6
Philadelphia 4
Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 5
Pittsburgh 2
(2nd game)
Atlanta 0
Florida 0
NY Mets 4
Montreal 2
Milwaukee 7
St. Louis 3
San Francisco 5
Arizona 1
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