The Florida Marlins challenged the the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday at Landshark Stadium with the Marlins triumphant 3 to 0. Wow! What a nail biter! This was a pitchers duel that Anibal Sanchez and Jamie Moyer will never forget! Fans with Marlins tickets saw two fantastic pitchers do battle. You don’t see baseball games as low-scoring as this, and when you do you better appreciate it!
Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez (4.01 ERA) got the win, while Jamie Moyer (5.00 ERA) took the loss for the Phillies. Anibal Sanchez went 8 solid innings for the Marlins, allowed 2 hits, no home runs and no earned runs with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. The Phillies’s starter Jamie Moyer went 7 innings, allowed 9 hits, 2 home runs and 3 earned runs with one walk and 5 strikeouts. Chad Durbin (4.81) also pitched for the Phillies. With the win, Sanchez’s record goes to 3-7, while Moyer falls to 12-10. Leo Nunez earned the save for the Marlins, bringing his saves up to 24.
In addition to the 3 runs, the Marlins managed 10 hits and committed no errors. Ronny Paulino led the Marlins in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Hanley Ramirez’s 2 hits, and Chris Coghlan with 2. Wes Helms had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Phillies didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Phillies mustered no runs, 2 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Larry Vanover, Sam Holbrook, Mike Winters and Mike Estabrook. There were 20,039 Marlins ticket holders in attendance at Landshark Stadium.
The win puts the Marlins at a record of 81-71, (8 games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Phillies to 88-62, at the top of their division. The Phillies get a chance for revenge tomorrow. There are still plenty of tickets available so take a look.
