Phillies vs. Marlins

The Phillies snapped out of a scoreless streak beating the Marlins in a score of 3-2. The Marlins struck first scoring 2 runs in the 3rd on a throwing error by pitcher Kyle Kendrick.  In the 4th Raul Ibanez tripled scoring Ryan Howard to get the Phils on the board.  The Phillies scored again in the 5th and then again in the 7th to take the lead.

Kyle Kendrick got the win pitching 6 innings giving up 5 hits with 1 strikeout.  Chris Volstad got the lose pitching 6.1 innings giving up 7 hits with 6 strikeouts.  Jose Contreras got his 3rd save for the Phillies with 2 strikouts pitching the 9th.

Braves vs. Pirates

The Braves beat the Pirates in a score of 7-3.  The Braves started early scoring 4 runs in the first inning.  They had a 5-0 lead but the Pirates scored in the top of the 4th.  Chipper Jones extended the Braves lead to 7-1 on a single to center field.  The Pirates scored 2 more runs in the 8th inning but it wasn’t enough to come back from.

Derek Lowe got the win pitching 7 innings giving up 4 hits, 2 strikeouts, and 1 run.  For the Pirates Zack Duke got the lose pitching 5.1 innings giving up 12 hits, 4 strikeouts,  and 7 runs.

Nationals vs. Padres

The Nationals beat the Padres in a score of 5-3 playing out west.  The Nats scored 3 runs in the 4th inning on a 3 run shot by Josh Willingham.  In the 7th inning Ian Desmond hit a solo shot for the Nats with the score now 4-1.  In the bottom of the 9th the Padres threatened but fell 2 runs short.

John Lannan was the winner pitching 7 innings giving up 7 hits and 2 runs while Clayton Richard took the lose pitching 7 runs giving up 4 hits and 4 runs.  Matt Capps got the save after leaving the bases loaded and giving up 4 hits and 1 run.

Mets vs. Brewers

The Mets lost to the Brewers in a score of 2-0.  The game was all pitching until Mets reliever Ryota Igrashi gave up a 2 run homer to Corey Hart with a walk off home run.

Johan Santana pitched 8 innings giving up just 3 hits and had 5 strike outs.  Yovani Gallardo got the win pitching 9 innings giving up 8 hits and had 7 strike outs.  Igrashi took the loss for the Mets.