Final
for this game
Howard looks to shake early-season slump
Apr 8, 2007 - 3:26 PM Philadelphia (1-4) at Florida (3-2) 1:05 pm EDTMIAMI (Ticker) -- The reigning National League MVP hopes to shake his early-season slump when the Philadelphia Phillies meet the Florida Marlins in the rubber game of their weekend series.
Ryan Howard has just three hits in his first 19 at-bats. He set a club record with 58 home runs last season and drove in a league-high 149 runs. Howard is 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position this season.
Teammate Jimmy Rollins has carried Philadelphia with three home runs, including a three-run, inside-the-park homer in Philadelphia's 8-5 loss to Florida on Saturday.
Rookie Zach Segovia (NR), who went 16-6 with a 2.82 ERA in 24 minor league starts last season, will make his major league debut for the Phillies.
Florida is batting .307 and has scored at least eight runs in all three of its wins. Miguel Cabrera is batting .500 (9-for-18) with seven RBI while Mike Jacobs is hitting .429 (9-for-21).
Josh Willingham drove in four runs with a homer, triple and double in Saturday's win. He struck out in the seventh inning, ending his bid to become the first Marlin to hit for the cycle.
Scott Olsen (1-0) will take the mound for Florida in Sunday's series finale. Olsen is 1-4 with a 5.53 ERA in six career starts against the Phillies.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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PHILADELPHIA 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
FLORIDA 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 x 6 11 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PHI - ZACK SEGOVIA, MATT SMITH (6TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), GEOFF
GEARY (8TH) AND ROD BARAJAS, CARLOS RUIZ (7TH)
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, KEVIN GREGG (6TH), RENYEL PIN
Apr 8 4:15 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY ALFREDO AMEZAGA SCORED AARON BOONE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A AMEZAGA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.167, 2-FOR-3)
Apr 8 3:29 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY ALFREDO AMEZAGA SCORED AARON BOONE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A AMEZAGA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.167, 2-FOR-3)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 3:29 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Boone hit for R Messenger.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A Boone (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Apr 8 3:26 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Alfonseca relieved M Smith.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R Messenger (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 8 3:26 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: ANTONIO ALFONSECA (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4, FLORIDA 5
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R MESSENGER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 8 3:26 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Ruiz catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R Messenger (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 8 3:24 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Victorino in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R Messenger (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 8 3:24 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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PHILADELPHIA 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0
FLORIDA 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 8 0 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - MATT SMITH
FLA - RANDY MESSENGER
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R MESSENGER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A AMEZAGA (.250, 0-FOR-2)
D UGGLA (.167, 2-FOR-3)
Apr 8 3:22 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY WES HELMS SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BURRELL ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
FLORIDA 5 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.261, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 3:15 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED DAN UGGLA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.435, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 2:35 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 0 0 0 3 4 0
FLORIDA 0 4 0 0 4 6 0 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ZACK SEGOVIA
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.280, 0-FOR-2)
R HOWARD (.190, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)
P BURRELL (.421, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Apr 8 2:21 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE BY SCOTT OLSEN SCORED MATT TREANOR.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 8 1:49 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE BY SCOTT OLSEN SCORED MATT TREANOR.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 1:49 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MATT TREANOR SCORED JOE BORCHARD.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TREANOR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: S OLSEN (.667, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Apr 8 1:47 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MATT TREANOR SCORED JOE BORCHARD.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TREANOR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: S OLSEN (.667, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 1:47 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ALEJANDRO DE AZA SCORED CODY ROSS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BORCHARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 8 1:46 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ALEJANDRO DE AZA SCORED CODY ROSS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BORCHARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
FLORIDA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 1:46 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE JACOBS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF ZACK SEGOVIA.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, FLORIDA 1
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C ROSS (.143, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Apr 8 1:41 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE JACOBS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF ZACK SEGOVIA.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, FLORIDA 1
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C ROSS (.143, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 1:41 PM - NL
PHILADELPHIA AT FLORIDA
NOTE: FLORIDA SHORTSTOP HANLEY RAMIREZ HAS LEFT THE GAME IN
THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT LEG INJURY.
Apr 8 1:39 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 0 3 4 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ZACK SEGOVIA
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.429, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
C ROSS (.143, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
J BORCHARD (.091, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Apr 8 1:36 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 3 3 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ZACK SEGOVIA
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.333, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
D UGGLA (.095, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
M CABRERA (.500, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
Phillies vs. MarlinsApr 8 1:23 PM
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