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Posted on: Sunday, May 3, 2009

Victorino's walk lifts Phillies in 10th

Associated Press

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Philadelphia's Matt Stairs, left, Shane Victorino, center, and Greg Dobbs celebrate after Victorino drew a bases-loaded walk to win it in the 10th.

TOM MIHALEK | Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA — Shane Victorino isn't known for his plate discipline. Even he couldn't swing when Sean Green lost his control.

Victorino's bases-loaded walk off Green with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets yesterday.

Green (0-2) retired the first batter he faced before Pedro Feliz reached on an infield single, bringing up three straight pinch-hitters. Green hit Matt Stairs with a pitch, but retired Greg Dobbs on a fly ball.

After Chris Coste walked to load the bases, Victorino walked on a 3-2 pitch to give the Phillies a split in the first two games of the series against their rival.

"I was taking a strike because I haven't seen him," said Victorino, a St. Anthony alum from Maui. "Once he got one, I wanted to get a hit. You tell yourself to be patient. He has as much pressure as you. I saw the ball down and he called it a ball."

Daniel Murphy and Ramon Castro hit consecutive homers for the Mets off Jamie Moyer in the sixth for a 5-4 lead. Raul Ibanez connected off Pedro Feliciano to tie it in the bottom half.

Jack Taschner (1-0) pitched out of trouble in the 10th, retiring Carlos Beltran on an inning-ending double-play grounder with runners at first and third. Third baseman Feliz started a nice turn with a quick toss to second baseman Eric Bruntlett.

"He could've thrown home, but we wanted a double play," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

Mets starter Oliver Perez allowed four runs and five hits, walking six in 2 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 9.97.

"I feel embarrassed," Perez said.

CUBS 6, MARLINS 1:

Ted Lilly (3-2) allowed a run and five hits with 10 strikeouts over eight innings and hit a two-run double, powering host Chicago. The Cubs got homers from Ryan Theriot and Derrek Lee for its second straight victory after losing seven of nine.

NATIONALS 6, CARDINALS 1:

Shairon Martis (3-0) retired the first 14 hitters he faced before Yadier Molina grounded a single through the middle in the fifth en route to a five-hitter and Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer to lead host Washington over St. Louis.

ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 1:

Ryan Spilborghs homered on the second pitch of the game and added a two-run shot in the fifth, Brad Hawpe also homered and Jason Marquis (4-1) pitched a five-hitter to lead visiting Colorado over San Francisco.

ASTROS 5, BRAVES 1:

Lance Berkman hit a first-inning homer and an error by Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones led to three runs in the fourth inning for visiting Houston in a game delayed 1 hour, 37 minutes by rain in the second inning.

ARIZONA 4, MILWAUKEE 1:

Dan Haren (3-3) gave up a run off four hits over eight innings with 11 strikeouts to win his third straight start and Justin Upton hit a homer to lift visiting Arizona over Milwaukee for its fifth victory in its last seven.

PIRATES 8, REDS 6:

Nate McLouth's run-scoring single stopped a 22-inning scoreless streak and led to a four-run first inning and host Pittsburgh, which was shutout on Thursday and Friday, hung on to beat Cincinnati to end a four-game losing streak.

DODGERS 2, PADRES 1:

Andre Ethier hit a bases-loaded RBI single with no out in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting Los Angeles over San Diego for its second walkoff win in two nights to improve to 9-0 at home, tying the franchise record set in 1946 in Brooklyn.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ANGELS 8, YANKEES 4:

Matt Palmer (2-0) gave up a run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings before giving way to a struggling bullpen, Kendry Morales homered and drove in two runs, and Torii Hunter had a two-run double in a four-run seventh as visiting Los Angeles ended New York's four-game winning streak.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 4:

Aaron Hill hit an RBI single to score Rod Barajas from second base with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift Toronto over Baltimore. The Orioles' Nick Markakis went 0-for-4 with a pair of walks, ending his hitting streak at 17 games.

TIGERS 9, INDIANS 7:

Curtis Granderson hit a two-run homer in a three-run bottom of the eighth inning as Detroit, which blew a 5-0 lead and trailed 7-6 before its big inning against Rafael Betancourt (0-1), rallied to end an eight-game losing streak to Cleveland.

RED SOX 10, RAYS 6:

Mike Lowell homered, Kevin Youkilis and Nick Green each drove in three runs, and knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (3-1) allowed five runs and seven hits in five-plus innings to help visiting Boston beat Tampa Bay.

ROYALS 10, TWINS 7:

John Buck walked with the bases loaded to break a 7-all tie and start a three-run top of the 11th, capped by an RBI single by David DeJesus, and All-Star closer Joakim Soria got the last five outs as Kansas City beat Minnesota.

ATHLETICS 3, MARINERS 2:

Gregorio Petit capped a three-hit night with a two-out single that scored Bobby Crosby from second base in the top of the ninth as Oakland rallied with runs in the final two innings to snap a seven-game losing streak to Seattle.

RANGERS 9, WHITE SOX 6:

Hank Blalock hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, Brandon McCarthy (3-0) allowed one run and three hits over five innings against his former team, and host Texas beat Chicago in a game that was delayed four times by rain for a total of 2 hours, 27 minutes.