Final
Blanton, Phillies beat Indians 12-3
Jun 24, 2010 - 11:07 PMVideo
"It was like a tornado came," Howard said. "I was waiting for the cow to fly through. The winds were really swirling."
Waiting through the mid-afternoon storm was all that remained for the Philadelphia Phillies to complete a 12-3 rout of Fausto Carmona and the Cleveland Indians to complete a three-game sweep Thursday.
Placido Polanco had four hits, Chase Utley and Jayson Werth each had three hits and catcher Dane Sardinha connected for his first career home run for the Phillies. It was Philadelphia's highest offensive output since scoring 12 runs against Pittsburgh on May 17. Every Phillie scored and reached base at least once.
Joe Blanton pitched effectively into the eighth inning - his second straight strong outing - and might have gone the distance if not for the thunderstorm that pounded the field with two outs in the eighth. It caused a delay of 1 hour, 37 minutes, and fierce winds made putting the tarp on the field difficult for the grounds' crew, but cooled off a 96-degree day.
"It reminded me of back home (in Illinois)," Werth said. "It was like a real tornado."
The Phillies roughed up Cleveland's best pitcher to record their sixth win in eight games. They had two five-run innings, and the 15 hits was their most since recording 17 on May 15 at Milwaukee.
In dropping its fifth straight game, Cleveland showed its ineptitude during a five-run second inning that began with singles by Werth, Raul Ibanez and Wilson Valdez.
Sardinha then grounded to third baseman Andy Marte, but his throw home went off catcher Carlos Santana's glove and rolled to the backstop for the rookie's first error, allowing two runs to score.
"Today they just blew us away," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "They showed why they've been in the World Series the past two years."
Carmona hit Blanton with a pitch to reload the bases. Shane Victorino drove in a run with a groundout, and Polanco singled in a run. Blanton scored the fifth run on a sacrifice fly.
Carmona lasted four-plus innings, and gave up seven runs - five earned - on nine hits. He walked none and didn't strike out a batter. Carmona allowed five or more earned runs for the only the second time in his 15 starts.
"I felt OK," he said. "I don't know what happened today."
Blanton (3-5) cruised with the run support, tossing a season-high 7 2-3 innings. He allowed three runs and six hits, while walking none and striking out eight. His faltered in the fifth, when Jason Donald hit a two-run home run. Donald had three of Cleveland's six hits.
After a poor stretch that saw his ERA rise to a season-worst 7.28, the right-hander had surrendered three runs in each of his last two outings.
"I changed some things mechanically and am keeping the ball down more," Blanton said. "I just want to keep progressing with every start."
Nelson Figueroa got four outs for the Phillies.
Werth has been especially hot for Philadelphia, going 15 for 38 (.395) in his previous 12 games, after a 3-for-41 (.073) slump. He had three hits for the second straight game.
He said he watched video of a good stretch from last season, and went back to a more balanced stance.
"I was messing around with some different stances," he said. "I did that last year at some point. It helped get me out of wherever I was."
Cleveland claimed infielder Jayson Nix off waivers from the Chicago White Sox and added him to the major league roster. The team also optioned infielder Luis Valbuena and right-hander Jensen Lewis to Triple-A Columbus, and designated RHP Shane Lindsay for assignment to make room for Nix on the 40-man roster.
NOTES: Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was tossed arguing a play at first base in the second inning, his second ejection in three games. ... Phillies starter J.A. Happ (strained left forearm) is scheduled to make his fifth rehab start on June 29, for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
- Phillies 12, Indians 3 - FINAL
CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Crowe cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .255
S Choo rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289
A Hernandez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
C Santana c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316
R Branyan 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
A Marte 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
S Dun
Jun 24 5:21 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TREVOR CROWE SCORED JASON DONALD
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T CROWE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
PHILADELPHIA 12 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A HERNANDEZ (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Guardians 3, Phillies 12 Top 8, 0 OutsJun 24 3:25 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WILSON VALDEZ SCORED RYAN HOWARD AND CHASE UTLEY
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, W VALDEZ ON FIRST, R IBANEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
PHILADELPHIA 12 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: D SARDINHA (.333, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
Guardians 2, Phillies 12 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 24 3:05 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JAYSON WERTH SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, C UTLEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
PHILADELPHIA 10 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R IBANEZ (.247, 1-FOR-3)
Guardians 2, Phillies 10 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 24 2:59 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED SHANE VICTORINO
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
PHILADELPHIA 9 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.271, 2-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
Guardians 2, Phillies 9 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 24 2:53 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DANE SARDINHA (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 6TH OFF HECTOR AMBRIZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, PHILADELPHIA 8
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J BLANTON (.235, 0-FOR-1, HBP)
Guardians 2, Phillies 8 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 24 2:50 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAYSON WERTH SCORED CHASE UTLEY
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
PHILADELPHIA 7 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R IBANEZ (.248, 1-FOR-2)
Guardians 2, Phillies 7 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 24 2:31 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
1B/FAILED FC BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, C UTLEY ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
PHILADELPHIA 6 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.292, 2-FOR-2)
Guardians 2, Phillies 6 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 24 2:29 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JASON DONALD (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF JOE BLANTON SCORED LUIS VALBUENA.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, PHILADELPHIA 5
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F CARMONA (.000, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
Guardians 2, Phillies 5 Top 5, 0 OutsJun 24 2:21 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED JOE BLANTON
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
PHILADELPHIA 5 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.296, 0-FOR-1)
Guardians 0, Phillies 5 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 1:46 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED DANE SARDINHA
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, J BLANTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.268, 1-FOR-1)
Guardians 0, Phillies 4 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 1:44 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY SHANE VICTORINO SCORED WILSON VALDEZ
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J BLANTON ON SECOND, D SARDINHA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P POLANCO (.310, 0-FOR-1)
Guardians 0, Phillies 3 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 1:41 PM - ML
AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY CARLOS SANTANA ALLOWED RAUL IBANEZ AND JAYSON WERTH
TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D SARDINHA ON FIRST, D SARDINHA ON SECOND, W
VALDEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J BLANTON (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Guardians 0, Phillies 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 1:39 PM
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