The Phillies take the 1st of 3 from the Mariners

The Seattle Mariners travel to Philadelphia for a 3-game inter-league series. The Mariners want to keep the winning ways going as they send Roenis Elias to the mound. The Phillies will counter by sending Jerome Williams to the mound. Since it is at a National league stadium that means the pitchers will bat.

Austin Jackson will start the 1^st inning with a fly ball to Darin Ruf for an out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he flies out to Ben Revere. Kendrys Morales will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Andres Blanco to end the top of the inning. Ben Revere will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Carlos Ruiz is the next man to the plate and he walks. That brings Chase Utley to the plate and he strikes out. Ryan Howard will try to keep the inning going as he walks. With two on and two outs Marlon Byrd steps up to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Kyle Seager who throws Carlos Ruiz out for a fielder's choice to end the 1^st inning.

Kyle Seager will start the 2^nd inning with a walk. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he pops up to Carlos Ruiz. That brings Logan Morrison to the plate and he pops up to Blanco. Chris Taylor will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Cody Asche to end the top of the inning. Darin Ruf will start the home half of the inning with a single. Cody Asche is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Andres Blanco to the plate and he flies out to Austin Jackson on a play that takes him to the wall. Jerome Williams will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the 2^nd inning.

Roenis Elias will start the 3^rd inning with a ground ball to Cody Asche for an out. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who flies out to Darin Ruf. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he doubles. Robinson Cano will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Ryan Howard to end the top of the inning. Ben Revere will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Kendrys Morales for an out. Carlos Ruiz is the next man to the plate and he walks. That brings chase Utley to the plate and he flies out to Austin Jackson. Ryan Howard will try to keep the inning going as he walks. With two on and two outs Marlon Byrd comes to the plate and he doubles as Ruiz scores and Howard to third. With two on, one in and two outs Darin Ruf steps to the plate and he walks. With the bases loaded and two outs Cody Asche walks into the batter's box and he strikes out to end the 3^rd inning. 1-0 Phillies.

Kendrys Morales start the 4^th inning with a walk. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and he flies out Darin Ruf. That brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Andres Blanco who starts a double play to end the top of the inning. Andres Blanco will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager for an out. Jerome Williams is the next man to th plate and he strikes out. That brings Ben Revere to the plate and he singles. Carlos Ruiz will try to keep the inning going as he walks. With two out and two on Chase Utley will come to the plate and he is hit by a pitch. With the bases loaded Ryan Howard steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Kendrys Morales to end the 4^th inning.

Logan Morrison will start the 5^th inning with a walk. Chris Taylor is the next man to the plate, Logan Morrison caught stealing, and he strikes out. That brings Roenis Elias to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Dominic Leone will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Marlon Byrd will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Darin Ruf is the next man to the plate and he double. That brings cody Asche to the plate and he walks. With two on and one out Andres Blanco comes to the plate and he hits a 3-run homer. Jerome Williams steps up to the plate and he strikes out. Back to the top of the order for Ben Revere who grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the 5^th inning. 4-0 Phillies.

Austin Jackson will start the 6^th inning with a ground ball to Andres Blanco for an out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Ben Revere. That brings Robinson Cano tho the plate and he grounds out to Chase Utley to end the top of the inning. Carlos Ruiz will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Logan Morrison for an out. Chase Utley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Chris Taylor. That brings Ryan Howard to the plate and he singles. Marlon Byrd will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Logan Morrison to end the 6^th inning.

Kendrys Morales will start the 7^th inning with a strike out. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he strikes out. Logan Morrison will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Chase Utley to end the top of the inning. Tom Wilhelmsen will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Darin Ruf will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Cody Asche is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Andres Blanco to the plate and hits a ground ball to Robinson Cano who starts a double play to end the 7^th inning.

Chris Taylor will start the 8^th inning and he is hit by a pitch. Grady Sizemore will take over in left field and bat in the pitchers slot. Ken Giles will take over the pitching duties for the Phillies. Endy Chavez, pinch hitting for Tom Wilhelmsen, is the next man to the plate and he singles as Chris Taylor to second. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who strikes out. With two on and one out Dustin Ackley comes to the plate and he doubles as Chris Taylor scores and Endy Chavez to third. With two on, one in and one out Robinson Cano comes to the plate and he strikes out. With two on and two outs Kendrys Morales will step up to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Charlie Furbush will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Grady Sizemore will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Back to the top of the order for Ben Revere who singles. That brings Carlos Ruiz to the plate, Revere steals second, and he flies out to Logan Morrison. Chris Denorfia will take over in right field, Logan Morrison will take over at first base and Kendrys Morales leaves the game. Fernando Rodney will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Chase Utley will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the 8^th inning. 4-1 Phillies.

Jonathan Papelbon will take over the pitching duties for the Phillies. Kyle Seager will start the 9^th inning with a ground ball to Chase Utley for an out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Logan Morrison to the plate and he singles. Brad Miller, pinch hitting for Chris Taylor, will try to keep the game going, Morrison takes second on indifference, as he pops up to Cody Asche to end the game. 4-1 Phillies.