Hammerhead Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Runs were plentiful when the Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies opened their series, but they figure to be at a premium in Thursday night's finale. With Roy Halladay and Josh Johnson on the mound, hits may be hard to come by as well. Halladay threw the majors' 20th perfect game in a 1-0 win when his Phillies matched up against Johnson's Marlins 13 days ago, and another pitchers' duel could be on tap as two of the NL's top starters square off after rain postponed Wednesday's game in Philadelphia. Halladay (8-3, 2.03 ERA) already had a Cy Young Award and six All-Star selections to his credit when he took the mound at Sun Life Stadium on May 29, but 115 pitches later he cemented his place in baseball immortality. The right-hander threw the eighth perfect game in NL history and Philadelphia's second, striking out 11 Marlins while outshining an impressive effort from Johnson (seven innings, one unearned run) in a 1-0 win. "It's unreal how he just goes about his business," said Johnson (6-2, 2.10), who has allowed one earned run in his past four starts. "It's all business, know what I mean? No messing around, no joking around. He's there for one reason. He's there to finish the game, pretty much, which is very impressive to watch." Halladay's follow-up to his perfection was ordinary by his standards, but it was still good enough to lift the Phillies (31-26). He gave up two runs and 10 hits over seven innings, striking out seven, in a 3-2 win over San Diego on Friday. "It's back to normal," said Halladay, whose home ERA (2.56) is more than a run higher than his road mark (1.52). "You turn the page pretty quickly." Johnson, on the other hand, has a 3.52 ERA in four road starts as opposed to a 1.50 mark in eight home outings. He's been virtually untouchable in his last five starts -- four at home -- going 3-1 with a 0.53 ERA. Johnson extended his streak of quality starts to 10 by giving up one run over seven innings and striking out eight in a 3-2 win over Milwaukee last Thursday. "He's been real good," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "To get through that lineup only giving up one run, he did a hell of a job." Johnson gave up five runs over 4 2/3 innings on Oct. 4, his last outing at Citizens Bank Park, but he's 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA in five career appearances in Philadelphia. Both teams could use quality starts from their respective aces after a high-scoring, back-and-forth opener Tuesday. Florida (28-31) had 13 hits -- three from prized outfield prospect Mike Stanton in his major league debut -- but blew leads of 6-3 and 8-7 in a 10-8 loss. The 10 runs were the most the Phillies had scored since a 12-2 win over Pittsburgh on May 17. They'd averaged 2.16 runs in going 6-13 over the past 19 games prior to Tuesday's win. "We came from behind, scored some runs and it looked like an old Phillie win," manager Charlie Manuel said. "It looked like who we are, who we've been. Hopefully, it'll continue." Four of Philadelphia's 13 hits came from Raul Ibanez, who came in batting .209 with four RBIs in his last 22 games. He drove in two runs Tuesday as the Phillies improved to 16-3 when Ibanez has an RBI. Ibanez is 1 for 11 in his career against Johnson. RALLY SCENE http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnHg3XaDRj4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all black marlins hat Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 "How 'bout them apples?" Lets get it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsfreak27 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 JJ pitches, Marlins win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asabater Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 great game tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-crazy Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 JJ vs Doc- round 2.. Hated the rainout last night but oh well. Let's get it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsfreak27 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 JJ vs Doc- round 2.. Hated the rainout last night but oh well. Let's get it on! Good news is that Robertson's start gets skipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom2613 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 #Marlins 6/10 at PHI Coghlan lf, sanchez 1b, ramirez ss, cantu 3b, uggla 2b, ross cf, stanton rf, paulino c, johnson p about 1 hour ago via web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinKidd101 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Now that Maybin isn't in the lineup, this game could go into the 20th tied at 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heat84 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Why was there no double-header today? The Padres and Mets are playing a double-header in NY to make up their game that was rained out last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Cogs just broke up Halladay's perfect game bid. right off the bat, son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 No perfect game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsfreak27 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hanley with RISP oh noes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Good chance to do some damage early here. Please take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Bases loaded top 1st with no outs against Roy Halladay? Please score runs here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Nice Cantu. 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Only one run. Figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanley2Ramirez Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Have to get more than 1 there that's not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 What a fail of a inning to begin the game, although 1 run is better than 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamibaseball Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 happy to see that perfect game wont happen again to Halladay maybe jj turn do it in phy as phy did in miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsfreak27 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Awful at-bat for Uggla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 happy to see that perfect game wont happen again to Halladay maybe jj turn do it in phy as phy did in miami That Philly ump just ruined JJ's perfect game attempt. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsfreak27 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Stingy umpire tonight, glad to see JJ getting out of trouble though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Stanton grounded out against Ha--send him to AA now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsfreak27 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Stanton grounded out against Ha--send him to AA now You mean we didn't send him down after he didn't hit a HR his first AB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Stanton grounded out against Ha--send him to AA now You mean we didn't send him down after he didn't hit a HR his first AB? he went 3-for-5 in his debut, so it's okay he didn't homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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