Phillies triumph to complete sweep of Reds

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Mon, 2010-07-12 23:49

Hamels (7-7) struck out three, walked three and didn’t allow a run for the first time in 18 starts this season. J.C. Romero fanned the only batter he faced in the ninth, and Brad Lidge got the final two outs for his sixth save.
It’s the first time Philadelphia has had consecutive 1-0 wins since April 18-19, 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Rollins won Saturday’s game with an 11th inning single after Reds starter Travis Wood took a perfect game into the ninth.
At New York,   Johan Santana went seven innings in another spotless start, and rookie Ike Davis hit a long home run to help the Mets avoid a three-game sweep by their NL East rival.
Alex Cora and pinch-hitter Josh Thole delivered RBI singles with two outs, and Angel Pagan had three of New York’s 13 hits. The Mets also got flawless relief work from Bobby Parnell and Francisco Rodriguez in their major league-best 13th shutout.
Santana (7-5) was coming off a three-hit shutout of Cincinnati on Tuesday, when he hit his first major league home run. He outpitched Derek Lowe (9-8), who lasted only 5 1-3 innings.
At Phoenix,  Jorge Cantu doubled in a run and Dan Ugla had an RBI single for the Marlins, who went 7-6 on a 13-game road trip that began June 28 against the Mets in Puerto Rico.
Burke Badenhop (1-5) threw just two pitches in relief of starter Alex Sanabia but got the victory. Relievers Brian Sanches , Jose Veras and Clay Hensley also were part of the Marlins’ shutout, before Leo Nunez threw the ninth for his 20th save in 25 opportunities.
The Diamondbacks outhit Florida 8-5 but were stung by three double plays, one with the bases loaded, and stranded six runners. Barry Enright (1-2) allowed both runs in five innings.
At Denver, Matt Belisle’s bases-loaded throwing error led to two unearned runs in the eighth inning, and Everth Cabrera hit his first homer of the season in the ninth for San Diego.
Scott Hairston matched a career high with four hits in helping the NL West-leading Padres gain a two-game cushion over second-place Colorado, which had won six straight overall.
Heath Bell got the five outs for his 24th save in 27 chances.
Belisle (4-4) ended up with the loss, while reliever Luke Gregerson (3-5) earned the win.
At Washington, Travis Ishikawa drove in three runs, Madison Bumgarner took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Giants won for the seventh time in nine games.
Buster Posey had two RBIs for San Francisco, while Bumgarner (2-2) allowed a run and seven hits in six-plus innings, walked none and struck out six to win his second consecutive start.
Washington’s Livan Hernandez (6-5) struggled through five innings, yielding five runs and five hits. He walked two and struck out four.
Brian Wilson got the final four outs for his 23rd save in 25 tries.
At Milwaukee, Corey Hart hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Brewers a three-game sweep and hand Pittsburgh its sixth straight loss.
The Brewers trailed 5-4 when pinch hitter Jim Edmonds led off the ninth with a ground-rule double off Octavio Dotel . Rickie Weeks flied out before Hart belted a 2-0 pitch from Dotel (2-2) over the wall in left for his second game-ending home run of the season.
John Axford (5-1) allowed a run in the ninth but picked up the win. Pittsburgh was also swept by Houston and hasn’t won since beating Philadelphia last Sunday.
At Houston, Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer, Colby Rasmus drove in a run with a pinch-hit single and the Cardinals finally solved the Astros’ Wandy Rodriguez .
Blake Hawksworth (3-5) yielded seven hits and two runs in 5 1-3 innings to get the win in his fifth major league start. Closer Ryan Franklin pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save in 17 opportunities.
Wandy Rodriguez (6-11) retired the first 10 batters he faced before allowing four hits and three runs with six strikeouts. Rodriguez had won three straights coming into the game.
At Los Angeles, Vicente Padilla pitched eight innings of two-hit ball and James Loney hit a three-run homer off Carlos Silva before the Cubs pitcher was ejected in the second inning of baseball’s last game before the All-Star break.
The Dodgers took three of four from the Cubs and are tied with Colorado for second in the NL West, two games back of surprising San Diego. The sluggish Cubs finished the first half 9 1/2 games back of NL Central-leading Cincinnati.
Padilla (4-2) struck out six and walked one in his longest outing of the season, improving to 3-0 with a 1.25 ERA in his last three starts.
 

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