|
RECAP
|
BOX SCORE
|
GAME LOG
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – This Phillies team bounces back.
|  | | This Brian Giles bomb is one of only a few points of light for the Pirates while being swept by the Phillies. |
Bobby Abreu singled to break a seventh-inning tie as the
Philadelphia rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates 6-5 Thursday night and complete a three-game sweep.
"It's another example of getting guys in scoring position and
things working out," said Jimmy Rollins, who was 4-for-4 with a
solo homer and a triple.
"When you have a team that can score, you're never out of it,"
said Rollins, 9-for-13 in the series.
Philadelphia, which has won six of its last seven, swept three
games from the Pirates for the first time since July 10-12, 1998.
Pittsburgh has lost 13 of its last 16 games.
Philadelphia, put in a 5-1 deficit by starter Robert Person,
tied it with a four-run sixth that began when Rollins homered,
Abreu doubled and Scott Rolen singled.
Starter Jimmy Anderson was replaced by Josias Manzanillo, who
gave up RBI singles to Pat Burrell, Johnny Estrada and Kevin
Jordan.
Scott Sauerbeck (0-2) came in and got Doug Glanville to line
into an inning-ending double play, then walked Brian Hunter leading
off the seventh and gave up consecutive singles to Rollins and
Abreu.
"We battled back and hung in there," Phillies manager Larry
Bowa said. "Person wasn't as sharp as he has been but it turned
out all right."
Person struck out a season-high nine and walked none, giving up
five runs and seven hits in six innings.
Rheal Cormier (2-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning, Ricky
Bottalico got the last two outs of the eighth and Jose Mesa
finished for his 13th save in 14 chances.
Mesa gave up a two-out double to Abraham Nunez, then walked
Craig Wilson before Jason Kendall flied out.
Five Phillies pitchers combined to strike out 12, getting
strikeouts on 10 of 12 outs from the fourth through eighth innings.
Pittsburgh took its first lead of the series on a solo homer in
the second by Brian Giles, his ninth this season.
Travis Lee hit an RBI groundout in the bottom half, but the
Pirates went ahead 3-1 in the third on an RBI double by John Vander
Wal and a sacrifice fly by Aramis Ramirez.
Pittsburgh added two runs in the sixth when Giles tripled, Rob
Mackowiak hit an RBI grounder and Pat Meares had a run-scoring
infield single.
"It's frustrating to blow a lead, especially when you have your
best pitcher out there throwing well," Pirates manager Lloyd
McClendon said.
Anderson gave up four runs and seven hits in five-plus innings.
Game notes
Philadelphia has four sweeps this season and leads
second-place Atlanta by 6 1/2 games, the Phillies' largest lead since
Sept. 10, 1993, when they had a seven-game margin en route to the
NL pennant. ... Mackowiak singled in the second inning for his
first major league hit.
 Send this story to a friend
| |
RECAPS
NY Yankees 2
Boston 1
Baltimore 6
Anaheim 4
Cleveland 8
Detroit 5
Chi. White Sox 3
Toronto 1
Texas 9
Tampa Bay 3
St. Louis 7
Milwaukee 4
Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati 0
San Diego 3
Arizona 1
Philadelphia 6
Pittsburgh 5
NY Mets 11
Florida 3
San Francisco 5
Colorado 1
|
