Phils Win In Extras

The Phillies only got three hits tonight but that was all they needed. Cubs pitcher Rich Harden was pitching really well. Going into the sixth inning he was throwing a perfect game until he walked Carlos Ruiz with one out. Harden still had the no hitter going until Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homerun. Rollins' homer tied the game at two. Then, in the eighth inning Cubs pitcher Carlos Marmol could not find the strike zone and he walked in a run and the Phillies took a 3-2 lead. It was Brad Lidge time, and Lidge started the ninth inning out by walking Kosuke Fukudome. After Ryan Theriot got him over to second, Milton Bradley hit a single to right field and Fukudome scored and the game was tied.
The game went to extra innings and the Phillies offense had shown no signs of life until Ben Francisco hit a solo homerun in the 12th. Chad Durbin then came in and closed the game out.
I must add that J.A. Happ pitched well in this game. Happ did not have his best stuff tonight but he worked through six innings and only surrendered two runs.
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Phillies:Pedro Martinez, signed to a prorated $2 million contract last month, will make his Phillies debut. Jamie Moyer, whose 40 wins since 2006 leads the Phillies, has been moved to the bullpen. Martinez, 37, has not pitched in the Majors since last season with the Mets. Jamie Moyer is not happy about be demoted to the bullpen but he needs to realize that right now he is not giving the Phillies the best possible chance to win. The Phillies have to give Pedro a shot to see what he has. It is only fair to the Phillies team as a whole and Pedro Martinez.
Cubs:Wednesday's start against the defending World Series champion Phillies will be Jeff Samardzija's first big league start. Samardzija has compiled a 1-1 record and a 6.29 ERA in 16 appearances for the Cubs spanning 24 1/3 innings. He faced the Phillies on the road on July 21, pitching 1 2/3 innings of extra-inning ball until losing the game on a three-run homer in the 13th.

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