Bruntlett Turns Unassisted Triple Play To End Game

The Phillies had a 9-6 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning and they were in serious trouble of blowing the game. Eric Bruntlett who had previously made two bad plays in the inning, made an unassisted triple play that ended the ball game. With runners on first and second with no outs, a line drive was hit to Bruntlett and he caught it then tagged second base, then Daniel Murphy the runner that was coming from first base was tagged out for the final out.
Let's back up to the beginning of the game so I can share with you all of the excitement that happened then. In the first inning, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino got on base by really good at-bats against Mets pitcher Oliver Perez. Then, when Jayson Werth came up, he fouled off seven pitches from Perez, then after all of those fouls he hit a three-run home run. After that Oliver Perez was rattled. Carlos Ruiz had two runners on base, then he crushed a fastball into the seats for a three-run home run. After the Phillies at-bat it was 6-0, Phillies.
Pedro Martinez was making his start against his former team the New York Mets. He struggled in the first three innings, giving up four runs overall. He settled down and ended up going six innings and giving up four runs. The Phillies added on three more runs and ended up winning the game 9-7.
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Phillies:Cliff Lee is 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four starts with the Phillies, who acquired him July 29 in a trade with the Indians. He has allowed just 18 hits and six walks in 33 innings. He has struck out 34. Opponents have hit .161 against him. He is 7-0 with a 1.09 ERA in his past seven starts, which include his final three with Cleveland.
Mets:Bobby Parnell's third start was a large step back from his second, as he allowed nine runs in three innings against the Braves on Wednesday. As in his first start, Parnell had trouble locating his offspeed pitches and was forced to go to his fastball too often, especially in an eight-run Atlanta second inning. The Phillies should do well against Parnell as long as they stay patient and make him make pitches. If they can get ahead in the count it will force Parnell to throw fastballs, and we all know what happens when opposing pitchers have to throw a lot of fastballs to the Phillies.

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