Hamels' hot hand pushes Phils past Brewers, up wild-card standings
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| Scoring Summary |
| MIL | PHI |
 | 1st | C Utley doubled to deep right center, J Rollins scored, C Utley to third on throwing error by second baseman R Weeks. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | J Werth singled to right, C Utley scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | S Victorino singled to left, J Werth scored, R Howard to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | R Howard singled to center, J Rollins and C Utley scored, J Werth thrown out at third. | 0 | 5 |
 | 4th | J Kendall doubled to deep left, M Cameron and B Hall scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | J Rollins homered to right, P Feliz scored. | 2 | 7 |
| 8th | R Braun homered to center. | 3 | 7 |
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| Game Information |
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 45,105 (103.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- Cole Hamels pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings, Jimmy Rollins homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 Saturday to move within two games of the NL wild-card leaders.
Braun Hits Another Bomb
Ryan Braun hit his 35th home run of the season in the loss to the Phillies. He is the first Brewers outfielder to hit 35 homers in a season since Jeromy Burnitz in 1998. He also has 69 homers in his first two seasons, which compares favorably in history. Here's a look:
Most Home Runs
First Two Seasons
| Player |
Homers |
| Joe DiMaggio |
75 |
| Ralph Kiner |
74 |
| Eddie Mathews |
72 |
| Albert Pujols |
71 |
| Ryan Braun |
69 |
The Phillies can tie Milwaukee for the top spot by sweeping a day-night doubleheader on Sunday. Philadelphia entered the day three games behind the NL East-leading
New York Mets, who played a twinbill against the
Atlanta Braves.
Hamels (13-9) allowed two runs and six hits, rebounding from a poor outing at Shea Stadium last Sunday. Hamels had a chance to put the Phillies in a tie with the Mets, but gave up five runs in a 6-3 loss.
Struggling Milwaukee has lost nine of 12, including two straight in Philly. The Brewers are trying to avoid another late-season collapse. They built an 8 1/2-game lead in the NL Central by late June last year only to finish two games behind the
Chicago Cubs.
Brewers starter
Manny Parra (10-8) didn't make it out of the second inning. The left-hander gave up five runs and seven hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Rollins sparked Philadelphia's inconsistent offense with leadoff hits in the first and second. He finished 3-for-5, falling a triple short of the cycle, with two RBIs and three runs.
The reigning NL MVP singled in the first and scored on
Chase Utley's double to right-center.
Jayson Werth singled in Utley and
Shane Victorino added an RBI single for a 3-0 lead.
Rollins doubled in the second and went to third on Utley's infield single that appeared to bounce off his foot before rolling fair. After Werth walked,
Ryan Howard hit a two-run single to center for a 5-0 lead. Howard leads the majors with 131 RBIs.
Hamels got more runs in the first two innings than in any of his losses this season. The Phillies have averaged 2.1 runs in Hamels' nine losses, including 1-0, 2-0 and 3-0 defeats.
Milwaukee sliced the deficit to 5-2 with a pair of gift-wrapped runs in the fifth. With two on and two outs,
Jason Kendall lofted a fly ball to left field that was misjudged by
Pat Burrell. The ball landed beyond Burrell's reach for a two-run double.
The usually cucumber-cool Hamels reacted in disgust to Burrell's gaffe, but retired pinch-hitter
Angel Salome to end the inning.
Rollins hit his 11th homer, a two-run shot, off
Carlos Villanueva in the sixth.
Ryan Braun connected off
Chad Durbin in the eighth for his 35th home run.
Game notes Brewers hitting coach Jim Skaalen was ejected in the fourth for arguing that a pitch hit
Prince Fielder instead of his bat. ... Parra is 2-6 since the All-Star break. ... A crowd of 45,105 was the 46th sellout at Citizens Bank Park this year. ... Hamels leads the NL in innings pitched (214 1/3).
Phillies 7, 
Brewers 3