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Chase Utley hit a two-run triple, Jamie Moyer won back-to-back
starts for the first time in more than two months and the Philadelphia Phillies
held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.
Moyer (6-6) allowed
four runs and five hits in five innings to win consecutive starts for the first
time since April 21 and 26. He won just one of his following nine starts before
beating Tampa Bay last Tuesday.
Chan Ho Park pitched
two perfect innings before the Blue Jays threatened in the eighth against Ryan
Madson. A single, an error and a two-out intentional walk loaded the bases for
pinch-hitter Russ Adams, who popped out.
There was more drama in
the ninth, when Raul Chavez led off with a bunt single against Brad Lidge and
was replaced by pinch runner John McDonald. Lidge walked Marco Scutaro but
Aaron Hill popped out and McDonald was caught in a rundown for the second out.
Two pitches later, Vernon Wells grounded out, giving Lidge his 14th save
in 20 chances.
Utley went 2 for 4 with
a walk as the Phillies won a series for the first time since taking two of
three from the New York Mets on June 9-11. Philadelphia had lost four straight series
and has won just four of its past 15 games.
Hill hit two solo
homers, giving him his first career multihomer game, and Jose Bautista added a
two-run shot for the Blue Jays, who finished interleague play at 7-11.
Hill hit a one-out
homer in the first, then opened the third with another blast to left, giving
him 19 this season. Hill, whose previous best was 17 in 2007, set a Blue Jays
record for homers by a second baseman. Roberto Alomar hit 17 homers for Toronto in 1993.
Ryan Howard gave the
Phillies their first run with an RBI grounder in the third and Philadelphia took the lead with a four-run
fourth against left-hander Brian Tallet (5-5). Carlos Ruiz hit a bases-loaded fielder's
choice, Shane Victorino followed with a sacrifice fly and Utley capped it with
a two-out triple to right-center.
Tallet allowed five
runs, four earned, and eight hits in six innings. He struck out six but his six
walks were a career high.
Toronto's Scott Rolen extended his hitting
streak to a career-high 16 games with a double in the third.
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