The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, in 12 innings on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies dropped the first two games of the three-game set before Sunday's win.
Nate Schierholtz got San Francisco on the board in the first inning with a solo homer. Chase Utley's RBI triple tied the game in the bottom of the first inning. Pablo Sandoval hit an RBI double to give the Giants the lead back in the fourth inning. John Mayberry hit the first of his two solo homers in the bottom of the fourth. Mayberry hit another solo shot in the seventh inning. Schierholtz hit his second homer of the game in the eighth inning to tie the game at 3-3. Jimmy Rollins hit an RBI single in the 12th to win the game.
Joe Blanton got the start for the Phillies and went eight innings. Blanton gave up seven hits, three earned runs and one walk while striking out six batters. Barry Zito started for the Giants and gave up five hits and three earned runs in seven innings. Brad Penny took the loss for the Giants when he gave up the hit to Jimmy Rollins in the 12th. Kyle Kendrick pitched the final 2 1/3 innings for the Phillies and picked up the win. Kendrick gave up one hit and two walks while striking out two batters.
The Phillies (42-54) will start their next series on July 23 against the Milwaukee Brewers (44-50) at Citizens Bank Park.
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