Phillies 5, Cubs 2
Brett Myers struck out eight and walked none on Saturday at Wrigley. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Backed by Jayson Werth's two homers and four RBIs, Brett Myers improved to 5-1 since his callup with seven-plus innings of two-run ball. Ryan Howard hit his MLB-best 37th dinger as the Phils moved within a game of the Mets in the NL East.
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Philadelphia 5, Chi Cubs 2
Today's Boxes 8/30/08
TOR 7, NYY 6
TB 10, BAL 9
SEA 4, CLE 3
BOS 8, CWS 2
KC 13, DET 3
MIL 11, PIT 3
HOU 8, STL 5
WSH 9, ATL 8
FLA 4, NYM 3
CIN 7, SF 6
LAD 6, ARI 2
OAK 3, MIN 2
LAA 4, TEX 3
SD 9, COL 4
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Standings thru 8/30/08 | Recap: PHI | CHC | Gameday | Phillies stats | Cubs stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .270
Utley , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .291
Burrell , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258
Bruntlett , LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221
Howard , 1B5 2 2 1 0 2 4 .230
Victorino , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
Werth , RF4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .279
Feliz , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
Coste , C4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
Ruiz , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Myers , P3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Dobbs , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Lidge , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 5 10 5 0 7 15
BATTING 2B : Rollins (30, Lilly).HR : Werth 2 (20, 5th inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Cotts, 0 on, 2 out), Howard (37, 8th inning off Cotts, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Rollins 4; Utley 2; Howard 5; Werth 9.RBI : Werth 4 (53), Howard (113).2-out RBI : Werth 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Victorino; Feliz; Utley; Howard.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Rollins (37, 3rd base off Howry/Soto).FIELDING DP : (Rollins-Utley-Howard).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .290
Theriot , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .312
Lee , 1B4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .295
Ramirez, A , 3B4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .283
Edmonds , CF3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233
a-Johnson, R , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310
DeRosa , 2B3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .293
Cotts , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Cedeno , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
Howry , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fukudome , RF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265
Soto , C4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .287
Lilly , P1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .170
Fontenot , 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Totals 36 2 11 2 1 13 19
BATTING TB : Theriot 2; Lee 3; Ramirez, A; DeRosa 2; Fukudome; Soto 2.RBI : Soto (79), Ramirez, A (100).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Soriano 3; Soto 2.S : Lilly.GIDP : Edmonds.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Theriot (21, 2nd base off Myers/Coste).FIELDING E : Theriot (13, fielding).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Myers (W, 8-10)7.0 11 2 2 0 8 0 4.40
Romero (H, 19)1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.22
Lidge (S, 32)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.26
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly (L, 13-8)6.2 6 3 3 0 5 1 4.23
Cotts 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 4.08
Howry 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.23
WP : Cotts.HBP : Utley (by Lilly), Victorino (by Lilly).Pitches-strikes : Myers 107-80, Romero 18-9, Lidge 15-10, Lilly 110-75, Cotts 30-18, Howry 23-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Myers 8-5, Romero 0-0, Lidge 1-0, Lilly 3-12, Cotts 2-1, Howry 0-2.Batters faced : Myers 31, Romero 4, Lidge 3, Lilly 28, Cotts 7, Howry 5.Inherited runners-scored : Romero 2-0, Cotts 1-0.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.Weather : 80 degrees, sunny.Wind : 6 mph, R to L.T : 3:10.Att : 41,511.August 30, 2008
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