Utley hit streak reaches 32 games; Marlins spank Phillies
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| Regular Season Series |
| Philadelphia leads 13-6 (as of Mon 7/31) |
| Fri 4/21 |
FLA 4, @PHI 3 |
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| Sat 4/22 |
Postponed/Delayed |
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| Sun 4/23 |
@PHI 4, FLA 2 |
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| Mon 5/1 |
PHI 8, @FLA 5 |
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| Tue 5/2 |
PHI 7, @FLA 5 |
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| Fri 7/28 |
FLA 4, @PHI 1 |
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| Sat 7/29 |
@PHI 12, FLA 3 |
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| Sun 7/30 |
@PHI 11, FLA 5 |
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| Sun 7/30 |
@PHI 9, FLA 2 |
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| >Mon 7/31 |
FLA 15, @PHI 2 |
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| Thu 9/7 |
PHI 14, @FLA 8 |
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| Fri 9/8 |
PHI 3, @FLA 2 |
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| Sat 9/9 |
@FLA 4, PHI 3 |
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| Sun 9/10 |
@FLA 3, PHI 0 |
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| Fri 9/22 |
@PHI 5, FLA 2 |
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| Sat 9/23 |
@PHI 8, FLA 6 |
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| Sun 9/24 |
@PHI 10, FLA 7 |
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| Fri 9/29 |
PHI 14, @FLA 2 |
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| Sat 9/30 |
PHI 4, @FLA 3 |
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| Sun 10/1 |
@FLA 3, PHI 2 |
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| · Complete Schedule: Phillies | Marlins |
| Scoring Summary |
| FLA | PHI |
 | 1st | M Cabrera homered to right, M Jacobs scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | M Olivo homered to right, H Ramirez scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 3rd | C Coste homered to left center. | 4 | 1 |
 | 4th | J Johnson doubled to deep left center, H Ramirez scored. | 5 | 1 |
 | 5th | J Hermida homered to center, M Jacobs and M Cabrera scored. | 8 | 1 |
 | 5th | J Johnson singled to center, H Ramirez scored, M Olivo to third. | 9 | 1 |
 | 8th | M Cabrera doubled to right, J Borchard scored, D Uggla to third. | 10 | 1 |
 | 8th | R Abercrombie tripled to deep right, D Uggla and M Cabrera scored. | 12 | 1 |
 | 8th | D Sandoval singled to center, D Dellucci scored. | 12 | 2 |
 | 9th | A Amezaga grounded out to shortstop, H Ramirez scored, M Olivo to third. | 13 | 2 |
 | 9th | D Uggla homered to left, M Olivo scored. | 15 | 2 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play |
| Game Information |
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 20,956 (48% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Larry Poncino |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Distracted by trade speculation, Jon Lieber turned in a terrible performance.
Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs with a homer and two doubles and
Josh Johnson pitched seven strong innings to lead the
Florida Marlins over the
Philadelphia Phillies 15-2 on Monday.
Chase Utley extended his hitting streak to 32 games for Philadelphia, but Lieber was roughed up on a day when he wasn't sure if he would take the mound.
| Elias Says |
 Johnson Rookie Josh Johnson allowed two runs in seven innings in the Marlins' 15-2 victory over the Phillies on Monday, to take the NL lead in earned run average (2.52). Another rookie, Francisco Liriano, leads the AL and the majors with a 1.96 mark. This is the first time in major-league history that rookies lead both leagues in ERA at the end of July.• For more Elias Says, click here
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Lieber (4-8) allowed nine runs and 13 hits, including three homers, in 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander had been mentioned in trade talks, but didn't go anywhere before the 4 p.m. ET deadline.
"I'm not foolish to say it wasn't a distraction, especially when you have to pitch on the deadline and you don't know if you're going to pitch," Lieber said. "It's frustrating."
Johnson (9-5) gave up one run and five hits. The 22-year-old rookie struck out eight and lowered his NL-best ERA to 2.52.
"He was outstanding," Marlins manager
Joe Girardi said. "He stayed ahead of hitters and made them hit his pitch."
Jeremy Hermida hit a three-run homer and
Miguel Olivo and
Dan Uggla each added a two-run shot for the Marlins, who snapped a three-game losing skid.
A day after sending two-time All-Star right fielder
Bobby Abreu
and starting pitcher
Cory Lidle to the
New York Yankees for four minor-league prospects, the Phillies traded left-handed reliever
Rheal Cormier to Cincinnati for another minor-leaguer.
But general manager Pat Gillick couldn't find a taker for slugger
Pat Burrell, who has two years and $27 million remaining on his contract that includes a no-trade clause.
The underachieving Phillies, who trail the Reds by 5½ games in the NL wild-card standings, made four trades in the past week to dump salaries and restock their farm system.
"There were things we would've liked to get done," Gillick said. "We got a few things accomplished, but we didn't do everything on our list."
One player they plan to keep in Philadelphia for a while is Utley. The All-Star second baseman was 0-for-2 against Johnson before he singled off the glove of diving second baseman Uggla. Utley's streak is the longest in the major leagues this season and the
second-longest in team history.
Shortstop
Jimmy Rollins has the longest Phillies streak at 38 games -- the final 36 of last season and the first two this year. Ed Delahanty had a 31-game run in 1899.
"I usually make that play," Uggla said.
Lieber completely unraveled in the fifth, allowing four runs after
Mike Jacobs' fly ball fell in for a double because right fielder
David Dellucci lost it in the sun.
Lieber intentionally walked Cabrera and fanned
Josh Willingham for the second out, but Hermida homered to right-center to make it 8-1. Three straight singles, the last by Johnson, chased Lieber, who jogged off the mound to a chorus of boos.
Lieber won 17 games in his first season in Philadelphia but has been a major disappointment this year.
"I think I was called everything today," Lieber said. "It was embarrassing, not the game you want to pitch."
Cabrera put Florida ahead 2-0 in the first inning with an opposite-field homer to right. Olivo made it 4-0 with another opposite-field drive in the second.
Chris Coste homered to cut it to 4-1 in the third.
Johnson helped himself with a two-out RBI double off the wall in left-center that put the Marlins ahead 5-1 in the fourth. He had an RBI single in the four-run fifth.
"I'm just swinging at the right time," Johnson said.
Game notes
After the game, the Phillies recalled outfielder Chris Roberson and sent outfielder Michael Bourn to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. ... Johnson was 1-for-28 this season before his double. ... Nine of Olivo's 12 homers have come on first pitches. ... Coste, a 33-year-old rookie, is hitting .343 (24-for-70) with three homers and 15 RBI since getting his first call-up to the majors. ... Utley is hitting .404 (55-for-136) with 20 multihit games during his streak.