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Notes From The Phillies’ 7-3 Win Over Miami

John Mayberry Jr., Rob BrantlyThe Philadelphia Phillies won their third straight game on Tuesday night, taking down the Miami Marlins 7-3. Their record improves to 29-30.

  • Jonathan Pettibone got the team through six innings tonight, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks. The rookie pitched his way out of trouble throughout the night, and had only one clean inning without a baserunner.
  • Ryan Howard got the team’s two-run seventh inning started with a lead-off double.
  • Howard came around to score two batters later when Delmon Young hit his fifth double of the season.
  • Young was then driven in by Erik Kratz, who came off of the bench for a pinch-hit double.
  • In the ninth inning, the Phillies threatened after a pair of singles from Cesar Hernandez and Freddy Galvis. Unfortunately, Kratz grounded into a double-play to end the inning.
  • Michael Young made his return to the lineup, and went 1-5 including a double-play groundout in the eighth inning.
  • Domonic Brown finally cooled off a bit at the plate, going 0-4. Brown also committed an error in the field.
  • Ben Revere went 0-5.
  • Jeremy Horst worked a scoreless seventh inning, striking out two batters.
  • Mike Adams didn’t allow a run in the eighth inning, but had to work his way out of trouble, and stranded runners at second and third with two outs.
  • Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
  • Antonio Bastardo came on in the 10th inning, and gave the Marlins the lead. Bastardo allowed a walk to Juan Pierre, and Pierre would steal a base and later score on a wild pitch.
  • Mike Stutes pitched a scoreless 11th inning and got the win. It was the most meaningful situation that Stutes has pitched in since being recalled from the minor leagues.
  • John Mayberry Jr. homered off of Steve Cishek in the bottom of the 10th inning to tie the game. It was Mayberry’s third homer of the year. Mayberry then won the game with a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning.

Final Thoughts

The Phillies had to work hard for this win.

After falling behind by two runs early, it was a night where the team struggled to get any offense going for most of the night.

Tonight they got their biggest contributions from the bench. John Mayberry entered the game late, replacing Delmon Young and played the role of hero tonight. He clubbed two home runs, doing his best Domonic Brown impression. You can’t do much better in a game than hitting a game-tying home run in one inning, and then coming back to hit a walk-off grand slam in the following inning. This game could very well turn out to be high point of Mayberry’s career.

The Phils have now won three in a row, and will have a chance to return to the .500 mark and sweep this series with the Marlins tomorrow.

Denny Basens

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mhenski
mhenski
June 4, 2013 11:36 pm

great job for the phils to find a way to win tonight. it was kinda ugly but big props to big john mayberry for finally doing something and getting us a huge win

paulman
paulman
June 5, 2013 7:50 am
Reply to  mhenski

Let the kids continue to play , the Team appears to have been energized by the hot bat of Brown, and contributions from Kratz, Galvis, Herbandez and the young Arms of the Pitching Staff.. Keep it going instead of the go-thru the motions of the older, aging, emotionless core group.. These kids have to step up and some of them are finally realizing this and playing hard and well as a Team..

mhenski
mhenski
June 5, 2013 2:38 pm

please reuben, charlie, someone get mike young out of here.

mhenski
mhenski
June 5, 2013 3:44 pm

dom brown wow just wow

Biglion821
Biglion821
June 5, 2013 3:59 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Mhenski, do you have a problem with his home run routine? I think he needs to tone it down some.

mhenski
mhenski
June 5, 2013 4:04 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

no i dont i think he should do exactly what he is doing as long as it works… im also a fan of endzone dances and all that extra added shit… its entertainment on top of the entertainment of the game and i enojoy it

mhenski
mhenski
June 5, 2013 4:07 pm
Reply to  mhenski

along the same lines, i read this this morning….

Domonic Brown’s 17th home run of the season Monday night against the Miami Marlins drew a little more reaction than usual.

The crowd at Citizens Bank Park was thrilled that the hottest hitter in baseball had connected for his ninth homer in 10 games, turning a one-run lead into a three-run cushion.

The response among baseball’s scouts and executives in attendance was a little different. Many of them did not like the way Brown flipped his bat, then took a turn so wide it looked as if he had entered a Jersey jughandle before making a left at first base.

Equally disturbing to some is the leftfielder’s routine after he crosses home plate. He has a ritual handshake with teammate Ryan Howard when the Phillies’ cleanup hitter scores in front of him, and he also has a martial arts-type salute in which he puts his hands together.

“Brown better watch it with that weak act he’s pulling after his home runs,” one scout said. “He’s going to tick off the wrong pitcher and wind up wearing it. There are a lot of people watching who hope it changes soon. It’s very unprofessional.”

Apparently they weren’t too happy in the Marlins’ dugout either.

“We won’t forget,” one person in the Marlins’ clubhouse told the Palm Beach Post before Tuesday’s game.

Some would argue that this is a new school vs. old school argument, but bat flips date at least to the early 1970s. If you want to see some of the best ever, go to YouTube and search for Reggie Jackson.

Brown, of course, does not have Reggie Jackson’s credentials. His life as a power hitter is just over two weeks old, so maybe that’s why some people have taken offense to his antics.

Not everyone has, however.

“It might have been a little bit over the top,” Phillies broadcaster Gary Matthews said. “However, in saying that, I would much rather see him do that than to walk back and put the bat in the rack after a strikeout. For me, to show enthusiasm, that’s what it is all about, and it’s about time to see some of that.”

Howard noted that as recently as last week, Boston’s David Ortiz flipped his bat after admiring a long home run at Citizens Bank Park.

“But I love watching him play, and I think fans can also get a kick out of watching that,” Howard said. “There is a flair aspect and a showmanship aspect to the game. You get pitchers that strike a guy out in a situation and it’s a celebration. If you do it and you do it in good taste and you’re not trying to show somebody up, it’s OK. If a pitcher strikes me out and he’s fist-pumping and I get him the next time up, that’s the game.”

Howard makes an excellent point about pitchers, and it’s especially true of closers. Washington’s Rafael Soriano does a striptease act after he records a save, and Detroit’s Jose Valverde behaves as if he just won the World Series. Even the Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon has a violent fist pump that could be viewed as offensive.

“Now, it’s kind of like closers have that signature move after they save a game,” Howard said. “For hitters, [the home run] is your one way to do it. It’s OK to do it a little bit, but you don’t want to go crazy with it.”

If you do, Howard said, you should expect to be hit by a pitch.

Manager Charlie Manuel said he’ll speak to Brown if he believes he crosses the line.

“I think . . . people are going to talk to him, and it might take care of itself,” Manuel said. “It doesn’t matter if I have to do it, I’ll do it, but at the same time I see guys do it every day. I see guys, especially righthanded hitters, they’ll stop and look until the ball lands. Hitters do a lot of things. And you see guys on the mound shoot bows and arrows in the sky.”

When Brown was told some people fear he may be drilled for his antics, he was not concerned.

“If I get drilled, then I’m on first, right?” he said.

That’s right, but there’s a risk of injury involved, too.

again if dom brown is playing continues to play like this i dont care what he does to celebrate. wanna give the other team the finger ? go ahead big brown. wanna grab your balls and point to the pitcher, have fun player. shit id still cheer for this shit if he mike vicked the fans and gave the fans the finger if he keeps this going…

mhenski
mhenski
June 5, 2013 4:21 pm
Reply to  mhenski

I gotta admit Lion I am a bit of a hypocrite with this though as I critisized Dom in years past with this celebration and stuff both in the minors and majors. but i am ok with it now because he is just flat out in a league of his own at the moment dominating mlb like nobody else.

i have no problem with some of the stars out there that show off a bit like joey bats, prince, papi, cano, miggy… matter of fact mostly all the hr hitters have something they do, doms is a little bit in a class with poppy solely. but fuck it if the kids gonna back it up do you brown

Biglion821
Biglion821
June 5, 2013 4:28 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Ultimately if you can’t get him out that is there problem. Just want him to tone it down just a bit.

mhenski
mhenski
June 5, 2013 4:37 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

i hear ya and can respect that big. all i want him to do is keep mashing.

Biglion821
Biglion821
June 5, 2013 4:54 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Now know this the staff better protect and retaliate if teams start throwing at him. Because if you can’t keep him in the yard then don’t get mad at the routine. I think most fans love it anyway.