Phillies Win High-Scoring Affair Against Brewers

By Justin Worsley

With two of the MLB's most potent offenses meeting on Friday, fans got exactly what they expected, a high-scoring match featuring two of the National League's three best first baseman in Ryan Howard and Prince Fielder. The Phillies walked away victorious, earning a 9-5 victory at Miller Field in a match that included six home runs. Of the six hitters who knocked the ball out of the park, only one hitter, left fielder Ryan Braun, was a right-handed hitter.

The Phillies struck first blood early when Howard blasted a two-run homer down center field in the first-inning, Howard's sixth of the year. In the second-inning, Raul Ibanez and Wilson Valdez hit back-to-back doubles to put the Phillies up 3-0.

Pitcher Jamie Moyer (5-2), who is throwing his first game since becoming the oldest pitcher to throw a shutout, ran into trouble in the second-inning, however, allowing three home runs over a span of five batters. All three home runs were solo shots hit by Braun, Fielder and Jim Edmonds. Moyer would take command after the inning, only allowing two hits after the second-inning, one off of second-baseman Chase Utley's two errors of the day. In the seventh-inning, however, Moyer put relief pitcher David Herndon in trouble by walking two consecutive batters to load the bases with only one out. The Brewers were able to come away with two runs until Herndon struck out Corey Hart.

Brewers pitcher Ryan Wolf (3-3), a former ace for the Phillies, allowed six earned runs over five innings.

The bottom part of the Phillies rotation helped pave the way for the team's success. Along with Valdez's double, he also hit a triple a triple in the fourth-inning, setting up outfielder Shane Victorino to hit a two-RBI triple, a league leading fifth of the season.

Despite the teams offensive success, team leader Utley had a less than memorable game. Along with his two errors, Utley also struck out twice before finally hitting a home run in the ninth-inning.

Both teams wore their throwback jerseys as part of Milwaukee's "Throwback Fridays" promotion.

The Phillies (21-13) look to take another game away from the Brewers (15-20) on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton (0-2) is looking for his first win over the season as he takes on CHris Narveson (3-0)