The phillies take the rubber match

The Phillies defeated the pirates by score of 7-3. The Phils still lost the series.

The first run to cross the plate was a two homer to right center off the bat of Neil Walker in the first inning.

In the fourth inning Raul Ibanez hit a sac fly to center field and Utley came around third to score and Howard went to third. One inning later Ryan Howard hit a sac fly to center field, Shane Victorino scored, Polanco went to third, and Utley to second. Then Raul Ibanez walked after that Carlos Ruiz was hit by a pitch and a run scored.

In the sixth inning Placido Polanco singled and Roy Halladay scored. In the eighth inning Ryan Howard singled, Placido Polanco scored and Chase Utley went to second.

In the eighth inning Andrew McCutchen singled and Jerry Hairston scored.

In the ninth inning Shane Victorino singled, Wilson Valdez scored and Ben Francisco went to second. In the same inning Ryan Howard singled, Ben Francisco scored and Shane Victorino went first to third.