Carlos Ruiz went 4-for-5 and delivered the go-ahead single in a four-run ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the host Colorado Rockies 9-5 on Monday.
Ruiz also hit a game-tying homer in the seventh and Shane Victorino reached base five times and scored three runs for the Phillies.
Ross Gload hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer off Manny Corpas (1-2) immediately following Ruiz’s ninth-inning hit.
Reliever Danys Baez (1-1) recorded the victory by pitching a scoreless eighth inning.
Trailing 5-4, Colorado tied the score in the bottom of the seventh when Jason Giambi singled in Dexter Fowler for his third RBI of the game.
Colorado led 2-1 after three innings with Giambi twice driving in Seth Smith on a first-inning single and a third-inning sacrifice fly.
Victorino went 2-for-3, tripling twice and drawing three walks. Colorado’s Smith went 3-for-5 and scored three runs.
Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings, while Colorado starter Greg Smith allowed five runs – four earned – and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Philadelphia | Colorado | |
Kyle Kendrick | Player | Greg Smith |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
6.0 | IP | 5.2 |
1 | Strikeouts | 6 |
8 | Hits | 8 |
6.00 | ERA | 6.35 |
Philadelphia | Colorado | |
Carlos Ruiz | Player | Jason Giambi |
4 | Hits | 3 |
2 | RBI | 3 |
1 | HR | 0 |
7 | TB | 4 |
.800 | Avg | .750 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | 23 | .324 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado | 12 | 0 | 17 | .343 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |