Final
Giants rally to beat Phillies
Aug 17, 2014 - 3:07 AM San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Gregor Blanco hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants came back to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Saturday.The Phillies won the opener of the three-game series 5-3 in 10 innings Friday and had a 5-1 lead in this one before an infield pop-up dropped between Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, leading to a four-run Giants rally in the sixth.
In the eighth, Joe Panik hit a leadoff triple off Antonio Bastardo (5-7) and scored the go-ahead run when Blanco slapped a single off Jake Diekman and past shortstop Jimmy Rollins.
Jeremy Affeldt (3-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win and Sergio Romo got the last two outs, working around Domonic Brown's single to record his 23rd save of the season.
Hunter Pence hit a solo homer and Michael Morse was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for the Giants, who earned just their second win in eight games.
Howard had three hits and three RBI and Ben Revere got his fifth four-hit game of the season for the Phillies, who have dropped four of five.
Giants right-hander Tim Hudson failed to get an out in the fifth inning and gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks to remain winless in his last five starts.
Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick all but cruised into the sixth, when his solid outing was done in by the blooper-reel mistake by his infield.
After Howard and second baseman Utley let Pablo Sandoval's pop-up fall near the mound, Utley flipped the throw past second for an error, putting runners at first and second with no outs. Morse followed with an RBI double, just the fifth hit allowed by Kendrick.
Mario Hollands then walked Adam Duvall and a run scored on Panik's infield single, which he chopped high off home plate. Blanco added a bloop RBI single off Justin De Fratus and Angel Pagan's deep sacrifice fly to right tied it.
"The bats came alive," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy. "They started grinding out some at-bats and placing the ball well that one inning and kept the line moving. When that happens it really picks up the energy."
Earlier, Pence belted a one-out homer off Kendrick to left field in the first inning, his 16th of the season.
But the Phillies scored two runs in the third inning to take the lead before chasing Hudson with no outs in the fifth.
In the third, Rollins walked and went to second base on Utley's single before scoring on Howard's hit. Utley then came home on Marlon Byrd's sac fly.
Revere's leadoff single in the fifth and Rollins' walk led to Utley's slapped RBI double to the left-center field gap. Howard then smoked a two-run single through the right side to chase Hudson and give the Phillies a 5-1 lead.
Game Notes
Kendrick was charged with four runs -- three earned -- and is winless in his last four starts (Phillies have won two of the games) ... The teams used a combined 11 pitchers in the 3 1/2-hour game ... The Phillies were 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
- PHILADELPHIA: 5
SAN FRANCISCO: 6
Final
Aug 16 7:39 PM - Gregor Blanco single to left scored Joe Panik with none out. Runner on first and Matt Duffy due up.
Phillies 5, Giants 6 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 16 7:13 PM - Gregor Blanco singles to shallow center field. Joe Panik scores.
Phillies 5, Giants 6 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 16 7:13 PM - Angel Pagan out on a sacrifice fly to right center field to Marlon Byrd. Adam Duvall scores.
Phillies 5, Giants 5 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 16 6:34 PM - Angel Pagan sacrifice fly to right scored Adam Duvall with two outs. Runners on first and second and and Hunter Pence due up.
Phillies 5, Giants 5 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 16 6:34 PM - Pinch-Hitter Gregor Blanco singled to left scored Michael Morse. On the play, Joe Panik advances to second and Adam Duvall advances to third. Bases loaded with none out and Matt Duffy due up.
Phillies 5, Giants 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 16 6:31 PM - Gregor Blanco singles to shallow center field. Joe Panik to second. Adam Duvall to third. Michael Morse scores.
Phillies 5, Giants 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 16 6:31 PM - Joe Panik single to pitcher scored Pablo Sandoval with none out. On the play, Travis Ishikawa advances to second and Michael Morse advances to third. Bases loaded and Javier Lopez due up.
Phillies 5, Giants 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 16 6:27 PM - Joe Panik singles to shallow infield. Adam Duvall to second. Michael Morse to third. Pablo Sandoval scores.
Phillies 5, Giants 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 16 6:27 PM - Michael Morse double to center scored Buster Posey with none out. On the play, Pablo Sandoval advances to third. Runners on second and third and Travis Ishikawa due up.
Phillies 5, Giants 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 16 6:21 PM - Michael Morse doubles to deep center field. Pablo Sandoval to third. Buster Posey scores.
Phillies 5, Giants 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 16 6:20 PM - Ryan Howard single to right scored Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley with none out. Runner on first and Marlon Byrd due up.
Phillies 5, Giants 1 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 16 5:35 PM - Ryan Howard singles to right field. Chase Utley scores. Jimmy Rollins scores.
Phillies 5, Giants 1 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 16 5:35 PM - Chase Utley double to left center scored Ben Revere with none out. On the play, Jimmy Rollins advances to third. Runners on second and third and Ryan Howard due up.
Phillies 3, Giants 1 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 16 5:30 PM - Chase Utley doubles to deep left center field. Jimmy Rollins to third. Ben Revere scores.
Phillies 3, Giants 1 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 16 5:30 PM - Marlon Byrd out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Angel Pagan. Chase Utley scores.
Phillies 2, Giants 1 Top 3, 1 OutAug 16 4:52 PM - Marlon Byrd sacrifice fly to center scored Chase Utley with two outs. Runner on first and Domonic Brown due up.
Phillies 2, Giants 1 Top 3, 2 OutsAug 16 4:52 PM - Ryan Howard single to right scored Jimmy Rollins with one out. On the play, Chase Utley advances to third. Runners on first and third and Marlon Byrd due up.
Phillies 1, Giants 1 Top 3, 1 OutAug 16 4:51 PM - Ryan Howard singles to right field. Chase Utley to third. Jimmy Rollins scores.
Phillies 1, Giants 1 Top 3, 1 OutAug 16 4:51 PM - Hunter Pence one-out, solo Home Run (16) to left center. Buster Posey due up.
Phillies 0, Giants 1 Bot 1, 1 OutAug 16 4:15 PM - Ben Revere singles to shallow center field.
Aug 16 4:05 PM - PHILADELPHIA: 0
SAN FRANCISCO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 16 4:05 PM
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