Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer recuperating after surgery complicationsOctober 10th, 2009 Moyer recovering from blood infectionDENVER — Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer is recovering at a Philadelphia hospital from a blood infection. Moyer's wife, Karen, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Saturday that her 46-year-old husband is fine now after an infection following abdominal surgery.
Phillies 7, Astros 4September 30th, 2009 Phillies 7, Astros 4
Houston Philadelphiaab r h biab r h biKMatsu 2b 5 1 2 2 Rollins ss4 0 2 1Tejada ss 5 1 1 0 Victorn cf4 0 0 0Brkmn 1b 4 1 2 1 Utley 2b4 0 0 0Ca.Lee lf 5 0 2 1 Howard 1b4 1 1 0Pence rf 4 0 2 0 Ibanez lf3 2 1 0Kppngr 3b 3 0 0 0 Werth rf3 2 2 2Michals cf 4 0 0 0 P.Feliz 3b4 1 1 4Towles c 3 1 2 0 Bako c3 1 1 0WLopez p 2 0 0 0 Happ p1 0 0 0Wrght p 0 0 0 0 Moyer p0 0 0 0CJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 Madson p0 0 0 0Paront p 0 0 0 0Fulchin p 0 0 0 0Erstad ph 1 0 0 0Gervac p 0 0 0 0Totals 37 4 11 4 Totals30 7 8 7
Houston 001 012 000—4Philadelphia 001 420 00x—7E_Bako (4). LOB_Houston 10, Philadelphia 4.
Feliz hits slam to back Happ, Phillies beat Astros 7-4 to trim magic number to 1September 30th, 2009 Feliz, Happ help Phillies reduce magic number to 1PHILADELPHIA — Pedro Feliz hit a grand slam, J.A. Happ pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies moved closer toward clinching their third straight NL East title with a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Feliz hits slam to back Happ, Phillies beat Astros 7-4 to trim magic number to 2September 30th, 2009 Feliz, Happ help Phillies reduce magic numberPHILADELPHIA — Pedro Feliz hit a grand slam, J.A. Happ pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies moved closer toward clinching their third straight NL East title with a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Marlins 3, Phillies 0September 22nd, 2009 Marlins 3, Phillies 0
Philadelphia Floridaab r h biab r h biRollins ss 3 0 0 0 Coghln lf3 0 2 0Victorn cf 4 0 0 0 Maybin cf4 1 1 0Utley 2b 4 0 2 0 HRmrz ss4 0 2 1Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 Cantu 1b3 0 0 0Werth rf 3 0 0 0 Helms 3b3 0 0 0Ibanez lf 3 0 0 0 Uggla 2b4 1 1 1P.Feliz 3b 3 0 0 0 RPauln c4 0 3 0C.Ruiz c 2 0 0 0 C.Ross rf4 1 1 1Dobbs ph 0 0 0 0 ASnchz p3 0 0 0Durbin p 0 0 0 0 LNunez p0 0 0 0Moyer p 2 0 0 0Stairs ph 1 0 0 0Bako c 0 0 0 0Totals 29 0 2 0 Totals32 3 10 3
Philadelphia 000 000 000—0Florida 010 110 00x—3DP_Philadelphia 1. LOB_Philadelphia 4, Florida 8.
Pence drives in 3 runs, Astros beat NL East-leading Phillies 4-3 for 4-game sweepSeptember 7th, 2009 Astros get 4-game sweep of NL East-leading PhilsHOUSTON — Hunter Pence homered and drove in three runs as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-3 win Monday over the NL East leaders. Pence hit a two-run homer and an RBI double for the Astros, who've won eight of their last nine home games.
Astros 4, Phillies 3September 6th, 2009 Astros 4, Phillies 3
Philadelphia Houstonab r h biab r h biRollins ss 4 0 1 0 Bourn cf3 0 1 1Victorn cf 5 1 1 0 KMatsu 2b3 0 0 0Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 Brkmn 1b4 0 0 0Howard 1b 4 1 3 2 Ca.Lee lf4 0 0 0Ibanez lf 3 1 1 1 Tejada ss3 2 1 0Werth rf 2 0 1 0 Pence rf3 2 2 3P.Feliz 3b 3 0 0 0 Blum 3b4 0 1 0C.Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 Valvrd p0 0 0 0Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 Coste c2 0 0 0Bako c 0 0 0 0 Erstad ph0 0 0 0Moyer p 2 0 0 0 Byrdak p0 0 0 0Cairo ph 1 0 0 0 Fulchin p0 0 0 0Park p 0 0 0 0 Maysnt 3b0 0 0 0S.Eyre p 0 0 0 0 Moehlr p2 0 0 0Myers p 0 0 0 0 Gervac p0 0 0 0BFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 Wrght p0 0 0 0Michals ph0 0 0 0Quinter c0 0 0 0Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals28 4 5 4
Philadelphia 100 200 000—3Houston 020 000 20x—4E_W.Wright (1). DP_Houston 1.
Astros 7, Phillies 0September 4th, 2009 Astros 7, Phillies 0
Philadelphia Houstonab r h biab r h biRollins ss 4 0 1 0 Bourn cf4 0 1 0TWalkr p 0 0 0 0 KMatsu 2b5 0 2 2Tschnr p 0 0 0 0 Brkmn 1b4 0 1 0Victorn cf 4 0 1 0 Ca.Lee lf4 1 2 1Utley 2b 3 0 1 0 Tejada ss4 1 1 0Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 Pence rf3 2 2 2Werth rf 4 0 1 0 Kppngr 3b3 1 1 0BFrncs lf 4 0 1 0 Maysnt 3b1 0 0 0P.Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 Quinter c4 1 1 0C.Ruiz c 4 0 3 0 WRdrg p3 1 1 2Cl.Lee p 1 0 0 0 Byrdak p0 0 0 0Moyer p 1 0 0 0 Boone ph0 0 0 0Cairo ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Brocail p0 0 0 0Totals 34 0 8 0 Totals35 7 12 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000—0Houston 042 010 00x—7DP_Houston 1. LOB_Philadelphia 9, Houston 7.
Muscle Hill heavily favored to extend winning streak to 15 at World Trotting DerbySeptember 2nd, 2009 Muscle Hill favored in World Trotting DerbyDUQUOIN, Ill. — Muscle Hill has been made the 3-5 favorite for Saturday's World Trotting Derby for 3-year-olds at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
Here's a relief: Moyer excels in bullpen debut, Phillies beat Diamondbacks 5-1August 19th, 2009 Moyer tosses 6 scoreless in relief as Phils winPHILADELPHIA — Jamie Moyer pitched six scoreless innings in relief Pedro Martinez, who took his spot in the starting rotation, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Tuesday night. A 66-minute rain delay ruined Martinez's home debut with the Phillies.
Phillies LHP Jamie Moyer says he was misled by Phillies, not happy about demotion to bullpenAugust 12th, 2009 Phils' Moyer disheartened by demotion to bullpenCHICAGO — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer lashed out at team management Tuesday, saying he felt "misled" by the club and "disheartened" by its decision to demote him to the bullpen. Moyer was dropped from the rotation to make room for Pedro Martinez, set to return to the majors when he starts Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs.
Martinez set to start for Phillies vs. Cubs, Moyer sent to bullpenAugust 10th, 2009 Phils' Martinez to start Wednesday vs. CubsPHILADELPHIA —Pedro Martinez will make his return to the majors Wednesday when he starts for Philadelphia against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Happ-y Days: Happ tosses 2nd career shutout, Phillies hit 3 homers in 7-0 win over ColoradoAugust 6th, 2009 Happ throws shutout, Phillies beat Colorado 7-0PHILADELPHIA — J.A. Happ lost a spot in Philadelphia's rotation out of spring training.
Lee has grand slam, two other Astros homer as Houston beats St. Louis 11-6July 22nd, 2009 Homers lead Astros over Cardinals 11-6HOUSTON — Carlos Lee's grand slam was one of three homers that lead the Houston Astros to an 11-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Dodgers 4, Phillies 3June 6th, 2009 Dodgers 4, Phillies 3Two outs when winning run scored. E_Feliz (3), Hudson (3).