Final: Giants 15, Phillies 2
WP: Madison Bumgarner (9-5, 3.33 ERA) LP: Cole Hamels (5-7, 3.63 ERA)
San Francisco, CA - In the first matchup between World Series MVPs since August 12, 2011, left hander Cole Hamels had a night to forget in opposition of four-time All-Star Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 15 | 22 | 0 |
The Giants began the bottom-half of the first inning with three consecutive singles, off the bats of center fielder Angel Pagan, second baseman Joe Panik, and third baseman Matt Duffy. Even though the next batter, catcher Buster Posey, grounded into a double play to third baseman Maikel Franco, Pagan was still able to score from third for the first run of the night.
Philadelphia managed to tie the game three innings later, in the top of the fourth inning. After first baseman Darin Ruf struck out for the 32nd time this season, matching his 2014 total over 22 more plate appearances, catcher Carlos Ruiz hit his first career home run at AT&T Park, a solo-shot to left-center field.
In the next half-inning, Bruce Bochy's team blew the game wide open against Hamels, who had an uncharacteristic night on the mound. With the bases loaded and one man retired, the Phillies' southpaw allowed a two-run single to Pagan.
Panik followed Pagan with a single, which subsequently reloaded the bases for Duffy. Singling to center field, Bumgarner and Pagan rounded the bases to give the Giants a 5-1 advantage.
The Giants were not done scoring in the inning just yet, however. After Posey loaded the bases for the third time in the inning off Hamels, former Phillie Hunter Pence hit a grand slam to right field to give his team a convincing eight-run lead.
Having allowed a career-high nine runs, and tying a career-high for hits allowed, 12, the Phillies' ace was pulled after just 3.1 innings on the mound. This was Hamels' shortest start since April 5, 2011 against the New York Mets, where he allowed six runs in 2.2 innings.
According to Baseball Prospectus' Daniel Rathman, Cole Hamels is the first Phillie to allow 12+ hits and 9+ earned runs in 3.1 or fewer innings since Mike Mimbs on May 11, 1996.
Bumgarner supported his own cause in the bottom of the fifth inning, when he hit a RBI-single against Phillies' right handed reliever Justin De Fratus to extend the Giants' lead to 10-1. This was his fourth run-batted-in of the season, and the 35th of his career.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Phillies scored their second run of the night. After Ruiz doubled with one out, putting him a triple shy of the cycle, right fielder Domonic Brown singled to right field to score the 2012 All-Star catcher from scoring position.
San Francisco retaliated the next half-inning, however, scoring their 11th run of the night off of a RBI-double by left fielder Justin Maxwell. De Fratus allowed two runs over two innings of relief tonight.
In the bottom of the seventh against right hander Jeanmar Gomez, a two-run blast by Panik, his seventh home run of the season, increased the Giants lead to 13-2.
Maxwell continued his stellar night at the plate in the bottom of the eighth, hitting another RBI-double to cap-off a 4-4 night. Three batters later, Panik singled to left field for his second RBI of the series opener, which ended the Giants' scoring for the night by putting them on top, 15-2.
With 22 hits on offense tonight, San Francisco set an AT&T Park single-game record.
In a meeting with his former club, Pence only had one hit, but it was a huge one: a fourth-inning grand slam to put the game out of reach, 9-1 in favor of the Giants.
Phillies in 2011: 102-60. Phillies in 2015: 29-60.
— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) July 11, 2015
Following the conclusion of Friday night's game, Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News reported that rookie Severino Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to make room for Saturday's starter, David Buchanan, on the major league roster.
Starting Pitchers
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hamels | 3.1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.63 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.33 |
- Hamels: L; 88 pitches, 56 strikes; 3 groundouts, 1 flyout; 23 faced batters
- Bumgarner: W; 103 pitches, 69 strikes; 4 groundouts, 1 flyout; 28 faced batters
Out of the 'Pen
Phillies
- Jake Diekman (4th): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.73 ERA
- Justin De Fratus (5th, 6th): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.96 ERA
- Jeanmar Gomez (7th): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 2.57 ERA
- Hector Neris (8th): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.05 ERA
Giants
- George Kontos (6th): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 1.69 ERA
- Jean Machi (7th, 8th): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.98 ERA
- Yusmeiro Petit (9th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.41 ERA
At the Plate
Phillies
- Ben Revere: 2-4, BB, .295 AVG
- Carlos Ruiz: 3-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, .238 AVG
- Domonic Brown: 2-4, RBI, .213 AVG
Giants
- Joe Panik: 4-6, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, .313 AVG
- Brandon Belt: 2-3, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 BB, .275 AVG
- Justin Maxwell: 4-4, 3 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, .218 AVG
What's Next:
- Saturday, July 11, 2015: at San Francisco Giants, 10:05 pm
- RHP David Buchanan (0-5, 8.76 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (6-6, 4.10 ERA)
- TV: CSN, MLBN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Sunday, July 12, 2015: at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 pm
- RHP Chad Billingsley (1-2, 6.67 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Heston (8-5, 3.51 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappasports) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
