Friday, July 30, 2010

valdez clutch in the 11th

Both starters, Kyle Kendrick and Joe Saunders, pitched well enough to win but neither figured in the decision. The Phillies took a 2-1 lead into the 9th but Ryan Madson gave up a double to lead-off hitter Justin Upton, then J.C. Romero allowed a run to tie the game. It wasn't until the 11th that Wilson Valdez singled Cody Ransom in and gave the Phillies the 3-2 win. Valdez and Polanco turned a couple of awesome double plays. Raul Ibanez's 6th-inning homer put the Phillies up 2-1. The Rauuuuuul chants are again gaining volume.