MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/31/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2548 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (74-57) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Cincinnati Reds (73-60) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 1
Philadelphia 3-2 Losers to Reds
Cincinnati pitcher Mike Rutherford had a large part in his team subduing the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2. The opposition could never mount much of a rally against the left-hander. In 5 innings, Rutherford surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1. He allowed no runs. The third-place Reds improved to 73-60.

Gerardo Machado had a big 2-run home run for the Reds in the bottom of the third inning. With Cincinnati leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a knuckle curve from 22-year old left-handed pitcher Mike Middleton and punished it. The result was his 30th home run of the season, which put the Reds on top, 3-0.

Cincinnati manager BJ Gorman praised his team's "no BS approach."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sands CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 11 37
C. Dolan 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .268 27 78
Z. Baize LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .328 13 51
H. Quiroz DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .279 11 35
D. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .243 6 40
M. Lewis RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 10 38
C. Gosdin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 11 39
D. Martin SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 3 11
   a-A. Espinoza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 4 16
   b-R. Torres SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 12
M. Wade C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .215 7 35
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 7 10      
a - A. Espinoza pinch hit for D. Martin in the 7th
b - R. Torres substituted for A. Espinoza in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Cruz (21, 6th Inning off K. Dellinger, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Dolan , D. Cruz 2 , M. Lewis , C. Gosdin 2
2-out RBI: D. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Dolan , M. Lewis
GIDP: M. Wade
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gosdin-Martin-Dolan, Gosdin-Torres-Dolan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Arbogast CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278 13 70
G. Machado 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .258 30 72
M. Draper DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285 30 87
E. Starnes RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 19 58
   a-A. Colley RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 1 5
A. Powers 1B 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .282 30 78
P. Warner LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 23 84
O. Vallejo C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 6 23
D. Blanchard 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 8 38
A. Alessi SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 6 43
Totals 27 3 6 3 4 4 13      
a - A. Colley substituted for E. Starnes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Powers (20, 2nd Inning off G. Kennedy, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Arbogast (32, 8th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Machado (30, 3rd Inning off M. Middleton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Arbogast 3 , G. Machado 4 , A. Powers 2 , O. Vallejo , D. Blanchard
2-out RBI: O. Vallejo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alessi
GIDP: E. Starnes , O. Vallejo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Machado (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alessi (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Blanchard-Alessi-Powers)
OF assists: 1 (Starnes(Lewis at 3rd base))
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kennedy L (2-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 5.47   
M. Middleton 6.0 4 2 2 4 4 1 83 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kennedy 44
Batters Faced: G. Kennedy 8, M. Middleton 23
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kennedy 4-2, M. Middleton 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kennedy 24-13, M. Middleton 83-51
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rutherford W (8-8) 5.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 59 5.67   
K. Dellinger H (8) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 27 4.61   
P. Diaz H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.68   
C. Comer SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rutherford 63
Batters Faced: M. Rutherford 18, K. Dellinger 9, P. Diaz 4, C. Comer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rutherford 3-7, K. Dellinger 3-2, P. Diaz 0-2, C. Comer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rutherford 59-40, K. Dellinger 27-15, P. Diaz 17-8, C. Comer 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Rutherford
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 42135
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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