Phillies 9, Cardinals 2
Chase Utley hit his 22nd homer to right field in the third. (Tom Mihalek/AP)
By David Gurian-Peck / MLB.com
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard paved the way for Joe Blanton to earn his seventh victory and remain unbeaten in July, as Utley went deep with a two-run shot and finished 3-for-4. Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez also hit two-run homers.
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St. Louis
(53-48)
Lost 2
Philadelphia 9, St. Louis 2
Today's Boxes 7/26/09
NYY 7, OAK 5
TOR 5, TB 1
BAL 6, BOS 2
WSH 3, SD 2
ATL 10, MIL 2
NYM 8, HOU 3
TEX 7, KC 2
CHC 5, CIN 2
COL 4, SF 2
MIN 10, LAA 1
CLE 12, SEA 3
FLA 8, LAD 6
ARI 9, PIT 0
CWS 5, DET 1
Philadelphia
(56-40)
Won 2
July 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
St. Louis
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
8
1
Philadelphia
1
0
2
0
2
2
2
0
X
9
13
1
Standings thru 7/26/09  | Recap: STL | PHI  | Gameday  | Cardinals stats  | Phillies stats
St. Louis
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Schumaker , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.304
Lugo , SS
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
.317
Pujols , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.325
Holliday , LF
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
.297
Ludwick , RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.275
Ankiel , CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.236
DeRosa , 3B
4
1
2
1
0
2
1
.266
LaRue , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.234
b-Thurston , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.229
Wellemeyer , P
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.108
Reyes, De , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Rasmus , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.259
Hawksworth , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
33
2
8
2
1
7
13
a-Struck out for Reyes, De in the 7th. b-Popped out for LaRue in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Lugo (6, Blanton), Holliday (27, Blanton), Ankiel (19, Lidge).HR : DeRosa (17, 5th
inning off Blanton, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Pujols; Lugo 3; Schumaker; DeRosa 5; Holliday 2; Ankiel 2.RBI :
Holliday (57), DeRosa (56).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ludwick 2; Schumaker; Thurston.SF :
Holliday.GIDP : Ludwick, Pujols.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E :
Lugo (8, throw).DP : (Pujols-Lugo).
Philadelphia
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Rollins , SS
5
1
1
2
0
0
2
.237
Victorino , CF
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
.320
Utley , 2B
4
2
3
2
0
1
1
.305
Howard , 1B
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
.266
Ibanez , LF
4
1
1
2
0
1
2
.305
Mayberry , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.189
Stairs , RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.246
Werth , RF
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.271
Feliz , 3B
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.298
Bako , C
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.211
Blanton , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
.033
a-Dobbs , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.271
Lidge , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
35
9
13
9
1
6
10
a-Popped out for Blanton in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Bako (2, Wellemeyer).HR : Utley (22, 3rd inning off Wellemeyer, 1 on, 1 out), Howard
(25, 5th inning off Wellemeyer, 1 on, 1 out), Rollins (10, 6th inning off Wellemeyer, 1 on, 2 out), Ibanez (26, 7th inning
off Hawksworth, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Howard 6; Victorino 2; Ibanez 4; Rollins 4; Feliz 2; Bako 2; Utley 6.RBI :
Howard 3 (75), Utley 2 (69), Rollins 2 (45), Ibanez 2 (73).2-out RBI : Rollins 2.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Ibanez; Rollins 2.SAC : Blanton.SF : Howard.GIDP : Ibanez.Team
RISP : 1-for-4.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Feliz (9, fielding).DP : 2 (Feliz-Utley-Howard
2).
Philadelphia
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Blanton (W, 7-4)
8.0
7
2
2
1
6
1
4.11
Lidge
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7.00
Game Scores : Wellemeyer 25, Blanton 65.WP : Blanton.Pitches-strikes : Wellemeyer 98-63, Reyes,
De 3-3, Hawksworth 26-16, Blanton 108-77, Lidge 21-14.Groundouts-flyouts : Wellemeyer 7-5, Reyes, De 0-0, Hawksworth
1-1, Blanton 8-4, Lidge 0-1.Batters faced : Wellemeyer 29, Reyes, De 1, Hawksworth 8, Blanton 31, Lidge 4.Inherited
runners-scored : Reyes, De 1-0.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Jim
Wolf. Weather : 85 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, L to R.T : 2:37.Att :
45,271.Venue : Citizens Bank Park.July 26, 2009 July 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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