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Marlins 7, Phillies 6
Ryan Howard connects on a two-run double in the third inning. (Alan Diaz/AP)
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
On the verge of lowering their magic number to clinch the NL East to four, the Phillies saw a one-run lead evaporate as Brad Lidge blew his 11th save, allowing a pair of runs in the ninth inning. The loss spoiled Ryan Howard's four-RBI effort and Cole Hamels' solid seven-inning outing.
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Series at a glance:
PHI
Philadelphia (88-63)
Lost 2 		Florida 7, Philadelphia 6   FLA
Florida (82-71)
Won 2
September 23, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Philadelphia
 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0   6 9 1
Florida
 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2   7 13 0
Standings thru 9/23/09  |  Recap: PHI | FLA  |  Gameday  |  Phillies stats  |  Marlins stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .295
Utley, 2B 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 .294
Howard, 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .272
Werth, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
Ibanez, LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .277
Feliz, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .262
Bako, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .198
Hamels, P 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .155
  a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 9 6 4 6 17  

a-Lined out for Hamels in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Rollins (40, van den Hurk), Howard (35, van den Hurk), Feliz (27, van den Hurk).
HR: Ibanez (33, 6th inning off van den Hurk, 0 on, 1 out), Howard (42, 7th inning off Pinto, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Howard 6; Bako; Ibanez 5; Hamels 2; Feliz 2; Rollins 2.
RBI: Howard 4 (130), Ibanez (89), Hamels (5).
2-out RBI: Howard 2; Hamels.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bako; Werth.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Bako (1, 2nd base by Calero/Paulino, R).
PO: Bako (1st base by Calero).

FIELDING
E: Utley (12, throw).
DP: (Rollins-Howard).
 
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .314
Maybin, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .218
  c-Baker, Jo, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
Ramirez, H, SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .350
Cantu, 1B-3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .283
Helms, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
  b-Johnson, N, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
  1-Bonifacio, E, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
  Meyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  d-Carroll, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .277
Uggla, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240
Ross, C, RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .273
Paulino, R, C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278
van den Hurk, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Sanchez, G, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gload, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 37 7 13 7 1 6 16  

a-Homered for Pinto in the 7th. b-Hit by pitch for Helms in the 8th. c-Struck out for Maybin in the 9th. d-Singled for Meyer in the 9th.
1-Ran for Johnson, N in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Maybin (8, Hamels), Paulino, R (9, Hamels), Gload (10, Lidge).
HR: Ross, C (24, 5th inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out), Sanchez, G (2, 7th inning off Hamels, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Paulino, R 2; Ross, C 5; Cantu 4; Maybin 2; Gload 2; Coghlan 2; Sanchez, G 4; Carroll.
RBI: Cantu 2 (91), Ross, C 2 (90), Coghlan (43), Sanchez, G (3), Carroll (17).
2-out RBI: Ross, C; Cantu; Carroll.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ross, C 2; Uggla.
SAC: van den Hurk.
GIDP: Uggla.
Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Uggla (2, 2nd base off Hamels/Bako).

FIELDING
DP: (Uggla-Gload).
Pickoffs: Calero (Bako at 1st base).
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hamels 7.0 8 4 4 0 4 2 4.11
Madson (H, 26) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.33
Lidge (BS, 11)(L, 0-8) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 7.48
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
van den Hurk 6.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 4.44
Pinto 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.47
Calero 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.89
Meyer (W, 3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.96

Game Scores: Hamels 49, van den Hurk 46.
HBP: Werth (by van den Hurk), Utley (by van den Hurk), Uggla (by Hamels), Johnson, N (by Madson).
Pitches-strikes: Hamels 100-71, Madson 20-13, Lidge 22-12, van den Hurk 89-63, Pinto 24-14, Calero 19-10, Meyer 15-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hamels 7-5, Madson 1-0, Lidge 0-0, van den Hurk 3-8, Pinto 1-2, Calero 0-0, Meyer 0-1.
Batters faced: Hamels 30, Madson 5, Lidge 6, van den Hurk 28, Pinto 6, Calero 3, Meyer 3.
Ejections: Florida Marlins Manager Fredi Gonzalez ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook (9th)
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 84 degrees, clear.
Wind: 14 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:05 (:45 delay).
Att: 31,042.
Venue: Sun Life Stadium.
September 23, 2009
September 23, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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