In New York, the Phillies rallied for 3 in the 9th inning to top the Mets, 6-4. I must start off with Domonic Brown, who pinch hit a single in the 8th inning and then scored the tying run, and had another single in the 3-run rally to win it. After a 1 for 14 start (which is deceiving because he hit some balls hard with no result), Brown is now 4 for his last 6 and could start to force his way into the line up. (For good measure, he also stole a base) Good timing, too, with Shane Victorino beginning rehab with 2 games in Lakewood this weekend, and then in Reading when the R-Phils return home Tuesday, the Phillies will have to make a decision on an outfielder. Mike Stutes had given up a run in the 7th to give the Mets the lead and set up the dramatic finish. For Stutes (2.53), it was the first run he has allowed in 8 appearances, covering 6 innings back to May 8. Antonio Bastardo's outstanding season continued, as he threw another scoreless frame in the 8th, and was the winning pitcher when the Phillies rallied in the 9th. Bastardo is now 3-0 on the year with a 1.42 ERA. He has allowed just 3 earned runs in 20 appearances. Over 19 innings, Antonio has yielded just 10 hits, walking 9 and striking out 26!
It was the 30th win by former BlueClaws in the majors this year.
In Toronto, Kyle Drabek pitched well, but came up 1 out short of a victory in the Blue Jays' 4-2 win over the White Sox. Drabek went 6.2 innings, and gave up just 2 runs on 3 hits and 5 walks, striking out 4 and coming out of a 2-2 tie. The Jays scored immediately afterward in the bottom of the 7th, but Kyle received no decision.........In Houston, Sergio Escalona made what is becoming his regular cameo appearance for the Astros, facing 2 hitters, and giving up a hit. That runner ended up scoring and Sergio was charged with the run in the Diamondback's 7-6 come-from-behind win. Michael Bourn had a big game; 2 singles and a double, 2 runs scored and 3 more driven in. Bourn is hitting .274 for Houston........In Oakland, Alfredo Simon came into a 2-2 game with bases loaded and 1 out in the 5th inning for the Orioles and struck out 2 hitters in a row to retire the side! Then he gave up 3 runs on 4 hits in the next inning and was charged with loss in the Athletics' 6-2 win over Baltimore.
It is a HomeSide tripleheader today as Carlos Carrasco will face the Rays @ 4:00, Cole Hamels will take on the Mets @ 7:00, and Josh Outman will make the start against the Orioles @ 10:00.
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