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NL East Recap 7/8
Filed Under (Daily Recap) by samlevenstein on 09-07-2010
Tagged Under : Adam Dunn, Adam LaRoche, Anibal Sanchez, Brian Schneider, Chase Headley, Chris Coghlan, chris deorfina, chris snyder, Cody Ross, Diamondbacks, donnie murphy, drew stubbs, jerry hairston jr, Jimmy Rollins, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, jordan smith, Justin Upton, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Kendrick, Luis Atilano, Marlins, Mat Latos, michael stanton, Miguel Cairo, Nationals, Nelson Figueroa, Padres, Phillies, Reds, Rodrigo Lopez, Roger Bernadina, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Wilson Valdez, Yorvit Torrealba
Phillies vs. Reds
The Phillies beat the Reds in a score of 4-3 in extra innings. The Reds scored first when Joey Votto hit a solo shot in the 1st.  In the bottom of the inning Shane Victorino tied it up when he also went deep. The Phillies took the lead when Jimmy Rollins scored off a fielding error when Shane Victorino singled.  In the top of the 8th Drew Stubbs scored on a wild pitch to tie up the game.  In the bottom of the inning the Phillies reclaimed the lead when Jimmy Rollins hit a sac fly to score Wilson Valedz.  In the 9th the Reds tied it up again when Miguel Cairo doubled home Joey Votto.  Brian Schneider hit a walk off homer in the 12th for the Phillies.
Kyle Kendrick pitched 6.2 innings giving up 3 hits, 1 run, with 4 strikeouts. Â Johnny Cueto pitched 7 innings giving up 4 hits, 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. Â Nelson Figueroa got the win pitching 2 innings giving up no hits with 2 strikeouts. Â The loss went to Jordan Smith who pitched 1.1 innings giving up 2 hits, 1 run, and no strikeouts.
Nationals vs. Padres
The Padres beat the Nationals in a score of 7-1. Yorvit Torrealba singled home Chase Headley in the first to score the first run of the game.  They added 2 more runs when Chris Denorfia and pitcher Mat Latos both went deep in the 3rd.  In the 6th Chris Denorfia singled home Yorvit Torrealba.  They again added 2 runs in the 7th when Chase Headley homered scoring Mat Latos.  The Nationals finally put a run on the board in the 8th when Adam Dunn singled home Roger Bernadina. In the 9th Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a solo shot to add another run for the Padres.
Mat Latos got the win after pitching 7 innings giving up 5 hits, no runs with 8 strikeouts.  The loss went to  Luis Atilano who pitched 5.1 innings giving up 8 hits, 4 runs with 2 strikeouts.
Marlins vs. Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks beat the Marlins in a score of 10-4. Arizona scored in the 1st when Kelly Johnson grounded out scoring Stephen Drew.  In the 3rd the Marlins tied it up when Chris Coghlan hit a sac fly to score Michael Stanton. Cole Gillespie doubled home Chris Snyder and Gerardo Parra then Kelly Johnson tripled home both Cole Gillespie and Stephen Drew, and Justin Upton singled home Kelly Johnson in the 4th inning to score 5 runs in the inning.  In the 6th Donnie Murphy scored for the Marlins on a throwing error.  In the bottom of the inning Arizona scored 4 more runs thanks to a long single from Adam LaRoche, a sac fly from Chris Snyder and an error.  In the 7th the Marlins added 2 runs when Brett Hayes homered scoring Cody Ross.
Anibal Sánchez lost after he pitched just 4 innings giving up 9 hits, 6 runs, and 2 strikeouts.  Rodrigo López got the win after he tossed 7 innings giving up 5 hits, 4 runs and 3 strikeouts.
The Mets and The Braves are both off




