Game Summary for Padres Vs Phillies
Sunday the 5th of August 2007 at A Place to Play Park

The Padres faced a formidable opponent in this week's match up, the 35+ Phillies. Starting for the Phillies was junk ball specialist Kevin Brown, who kept the Pad's hitters off balance for the majority of the game. However, in the second, he loaded the bases with no outs and although he minimized the damage, he still gave up 2 runs. The Pads added a run in the fourth and that would stand up until the bottom of the seventh, with the score 3-1.

To this point, starter Mike Baldwin, had been great at getting out of jams all game, as his 1.50 WHIP indicates, only giving up 2 runs. With a runner on third and two outs, a pitch eluded the grasp of catcher Rios. However, he had managed to get a glove on it, keeping it close enough to throw to Baldwin covering home for the apparent tagout, ending the inning. Unfortunately, Baldwin was spiked on the play, opening a gash on his pitching hand that would require four stitches to close, putting him on the 15 day DL.

Also, as a result of the collision, the ball came lose and the runner was ruled safe, tying the game at 3 all. In speaking to the team doctor off the record this reporter learned that ligament damage was narrowly avoided and for this, I'm sure Friars skipper JMash is breathing a little easier as I type this.

Coming in to stop the bleeding(no pun intended) was Jack Marion, getting the final out of the inning, and keeping the scored knotted. Coming up big in the top of the ninth was the dynamic duo of A-Ros and A-Wag, both turning in great days at the plate(A-Ros 2-2 1R, 1RBI; A-Wag 3-5 1RBI 1SB). A-Ros led off the inning with a single and got to second on a wild pitch and then scored on A-Wag's line drive single to left. It seemed like the startings of a big inning, but all hopes were dashed as a line drive to third was quickly turned into an inning ending double play.

The one run lead would have to hold up, with the Pads winning 4-3 going into the bottom of the ninth. The bottom of the ninth started off promisingly, with two fairly routine balls to short and third, however, an errant throw by third baseman Walls would allow the tying runner to reach with one out. The Phillies wouldn't go down without a fight, with the runner stealing second on the next pitch and going to third after the throw bounded into centerfield, putting the tying run at third with one out, and forcing the infield to play in. The next Phil's hitter would line a ball towards short and for a brief moment it appeared that it would go into left, driving in the tying run, however, it turned out to be a fairly easy play, as Norman snagged it with ease. With the defense able to relax a bit, playing back, another ground ball was hit to third, this time Wall's aim was true, right to first, capping the Padre victory, moving their record to 5-7, tied for fifth in the division with the Blue Jays, thanks to a forfeit win over the 35+ Angels.

Player of the Game Award goes to: Mike Baldwin 6.2 IP, 6H, 4BB, 5K, 2ER

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