National League Game Capsules
POSTED: 6:46 pm PDT April 29,
2007
Philadelphia, PA -- Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jamie Moyer carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, baffling Florida hitters en route to a 6-1 Phillies win in the rubber match of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Moyer (3-1) faced the minimum number of batters through six innings and allowed just two hits with two walks and five strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings while continuing his mastery of the Marlins. He faced Florida for the first time in his 21- year career last September and earned the win. He has since beaten them four more times, including a victory in his season debut back on April 6. Greg Dobbs chipped in with a bases-clearing double for the Phils, who have won two of three and seven of their last nine. Jayson Werth had a two-run single and Chase Utley had an RBI and run scored. Moyer went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a leadoff double in the seventh, his first two-bagger since June 20, 1988. Wes Obermueller (1-1) was charged with the loss, yielding three runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Josh Willingham had the lone RBI with a ninth-inning double for the Marlins, who have dropped three of five on the heels of a three-game winning streak.Final Score: Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 5 Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Edwin Encarnacion keyed a five-run fourth with a bases-loaded triple and Cincinnati got homers from Adam Dunn and Alex Gonzalez on the way to a 9-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the rubber match of a three-game series at PNC Park. Brandon Phillips chipped in three hits and a pair of runs batted in for the Reds, who have won two straight on the heels of a three-game skid. Gonzalez scored three runs and Aaron Harang contributed the go-ahead RBI single during the big inning while throwing eight-plus frames to earn the victory. Harang (4-0) won his second straight start and has yet to taste defeat in six outings this season. He survived a rough couple of innings and finished yielding five runs on 10 hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm was coming off a three-hit shutout against Houston in his last outing, but couldn't hold a 4-1 lead. Maholm (1-3) was charged with six runs and seven hits with two walks in four innings. Ryan Doumit was 4-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in, while Jason Bay added two hits with a pair of runs scored in defeat. Maholm also knocked in two runs. Final Score: New York 1, Washington 0 Washington, DC (Sports Network) - John Maine combined with three other New York pitchers on a six-hit shutout and Carlos Beltran's sixth-inning solo homer accounted for the only run in the game, as the Mets edged the Washington Nationals, 1-0, in the rubber match of a three-game set at RFK Stadium. Maine (4-0) allowed just three hits, struck out eight and walked three to earn his fourth win in as many decisions this season. Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoeneweis teamed to toss the eighth and Billy Wagner pitched around a leadoff single in the ninth to record his fourth save of the season. Beltran ended 1-for-3 for New York, which won despite having just three hits. Jose Reyes and Shawn Green had a hit apiece for New York, which has won eight of its last 12. Washington starter Jason Bergmann (0-2) was the tough-luck loser despite putting together his fourth straight solid outing. The right- hander allowed just one run -- Beltran's homer -- on two hits, striking out six and walking three over a season-high seven innings. Ronnie Belliard, who had three hits during Saturday night's 12-inning 6-2 loss to the Mets, ended 3-for-4 for Washington, which has yet to win a series this season. Final Score: Milwaukee 3, Houston 1 Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Claudio Vargas threw five shutout innings and Geoff Jenkins homered as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros, 3-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Tony Graffanino and J.J. Hardy had RBI hits for the Brewers, who have won six of their last eight games. Vargas (2-0) yielded four hits and five walks, while pitching out of three bases-loaded jams in three straight innings. Francisco Cordero earned his 10th save in as many chances. Mike Lamb hit his first homer of the season for Houston, which has dropped eight of its last nine games. Williams (0-4) went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits, while walking two and striking out one for Houston. Final Score: Colorado 9, Atlanta 7 (11 innings) Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Matt Holliday's two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Colorado Rockies over the Atlanta Braves, 9-7, in the final game of a three-game set at Coors Field. Garrett Atkins was called out on strikes to start the frame, but Todd Helton drew a walk -- his fifth of the game -- off Atlanta pitcher Steve Colyer (0-1). Holliday followed by drilling the fifth pitch he saw from the left- hander into the bushes beyond the center-field wall to win the game. Holliday had two hits and finished with three RBI for the Rockies, who salvaged a game in the weekend series and won for just the third time in their last 10 games. Brad Hawpe had two hits -- including a solo homer -- and two RBI. Willy Taveras and Troy Tulowitzki each knocked in a pair. Denny Bautista (1-0) earned the win for the Rockies, who orchestrated a two- run rally in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Final Score: Los Angeles 5, San Diego 4 (17 innings) San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Brady Clark's go-ahead double in the top of the 17th inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres, 5-4, in the finale of a three-game series at Petco Park. Wilson Valdez reached on an error by first baseman Pete LaForest to start the one-out rally off Justin Hampson (0-1), and after Russell Martin popped out to short, Clark ripped a line drive to left that eluded outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. Ramon Martinez lined out to third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff to end the inning, with the Dodgers holding a 5-4 lead. Chad Billingsley (2-0) came back out after working a scoreless 16th inning, but ran into trouble. After getting the first out, Mike Cameron reached on a fielding error by Martinez, who juggled, then dropped the ball at third trying to hurry the play. Cameron stole second with Geoff Blum batting, but it didn't matter, as Blum drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Rob Bowen went down swinging for out number two, and after working a 2-2 count, Billingsley blew a high fastball by Kouzmanoff to end the 4 hour, 55 minute contest. Jeff Kent and Luis Gonzalez both homered and Russell Martin added an RBI for the Dodgers, who got a strong outing from Derek Lowe. The right-hander, who had lost his last two starts since beating San Diego back on April 13, tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with two walks and three strikeouts. He also notched his 1,000th career strikeout in the no decision. Marcus Giles had three hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Padres, before leaving in the ninth inning with a bruised rib cage. San Diego also got three hits from Cruz. David Wells lasted only five innings, allowing four runs and nine hits in the start. He struck out three and walked none. Final Score: Arizona 5, San Francisco 4 Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Orlando Hudson doubled home the eventual winning run in the seventh inning for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants for the first time since June 1-3, 2004 with a 5-4 win at Chase Field. Chris Young, Stephen Drew, Hudson, Chad Tracy and Carlos Quentin each posted a pair of hits for Arizona, which won its fifth straight. Randy Johnson bounced back from an atrocious season debut by allowing three runs - two earned - on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk in six innings for the D-backs. Ray Durham homered for the Giants, who swept the Diamondbacks last weekend. Randy Winn went 2-for-4 and scored once, while Rich Aurilia and Todd Linden both drove in a run. Right-hander Matt Morris (3-1), who was off to a great start by winning his third straight decision on Tuesday, allowed five runs on 12 hits with two strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. Chicago at St. Louis, postponed St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Sunday's game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed after the tragic death of Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock. The Cardinals said police informed the team that Hancock was killed in an auto accident. Hancock was 29 years old.
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