MLB 2011: SCORES 09-05: SCHEDULE-STARTING PITCHERS-TV-09-06

ATLANTA BRAVES @ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

A three game series between the Phillies and Braves and almost do or die time for Atlanta if they want to catch the Phillies. Going into the game today the Phillies had a 7.5 game lead on second place Atlanta. They play three this week and the final three games of the season for Philadelphia are against the Braves in Atlanta. Six games total and a chance for the Braves to put a huge dent in
the Phillies lead. The flip side of that and the one I like, the Phillies could increase their lead and put an end to the Braves hopes. Really like that much better.

Cliff Lee started for the Phillies and they scored a quick two runs for Lee in the first inning with a two run single from Hunter Pence. That is all Lee would need as he went the distance pitching a five hit complete game shutout. This was the sixth shutout of the season for Lee. The last pitcher to record six was Randy Johnson
in 1998. In his last start Lee came within one out of a shutout against Cincinnati. Cliff went the nine allowing no runs, no walks, five hits and six K’s. Lee is now  16-7 this season.

Just to be sure the Phillies went on after the first inning to score seven more runs for the 9-0 win. Hunter Pence was two for four with three RBI. Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz had two RBI each and Ryan Howard hit his 31st homer of the year. A complete great effort from the entire team.

Derek Lowe started for the Braves and gets the loss. They are now 82-58 and are 8.5 games behind the Phillies.

The Phillies take game one and are one win away from the ninety win mark at 89-48. In the "Final 33" they are 6-2, eleven games from the 100 win mark, 25 games left.

SCORES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2011

Baltimore 10 N.Y. Yankees 11
L.A. Dodgers 2 Washington 7
Detroit 4 Cleveland 2
Boston 0 Toronto 1
Texas 1 Tampa Bay 5
Houston 1 Pittsburgh 3
Chi. White Sox 2 Minnesota 1
Cincinnati 3 Chi. Cubs 4
Arizona 10 Colorado 7
San Francisco 7 San Diego 2
Kansas City 11 Oakland 6
Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 1
Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 9
N.Y. Mets 3 Florida 9
Chi. White Sox 4 Minnesota 0
Seattle 3 L.A. Angels 7

SCHEDULE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2011

Time_ Away_ Home__ TV__ Away Starter__ Home Starter

7:05 pm_ L.A. Dodgers_ Washington_ MLB_ KCAL_ MASN2_ Ted Lilly_ Stephen Strasburg
7:05 pm_ Detroit_ Cleveland_ FOX Sports Detroit_ STO Network_ Rick Porcello_ Fausto Carmona
7:05 pm_ Houston_ Pittsburgh_ Root Sports-Pittsburgh_ Brett Myers_ Brad Lincoln
7:05 pm_ Atlanta_ Philadelphia_ MLB_ FOX Sports South_ CSNPhiladelphia_ Tim Hudson_ Vance Worley
7:05 pm_ Baltimore_ N.Y. Yankees_ MASN_ YES Network_ Tommy Hunter_ Phil Hughes
7:07 pm_ Boston_ Toronto_ NESN_ RSN_ Jon Lester_ Luis Perez
7:10 pm_ N.Y. Mets_ Florida_ SNY_ FOX Sports Florida_ Miguel Batista_ Chris Volstad
7:10 pm_ Texas_ Tampa Bay_ FOX Sports Houston_ Sun Sports_ C.J. Wilson_ Jeff Niemann
8:05 pm_ Cincinnati_ Chi. Cubs_ FOX Sports OH_ CSNChicago_ Mike Leake_ Rodrigo Lopez
8:10 pm_ Chi. White Sox_ Minnesota_ WCIU_ FOX Sports North_ Jake Peavy_ Liam Hendriks
8:15 pm_ Milwaukee_ St. Louis_ FOX Sports Wisc_ FOX Sports Midwest_ Yovani Gallardo_ Kyle Lohse
8:40 pm_ Arizona_ Colorado_ FOX Sports Arizona_ Root Sports-Rocky Mountain_ Josh Collmenter_ Jason Hammel
10:05 pm_ San Francisco_ San Diego_ CSNBayArea_ Ch. 4 Padres_ Eric Surkamp_ Wade LeBlanc
10:05 pm_ Seattle_ L.A. Angels_ Root Sports-Northwest_ FOX Sports West_ Felix Hernandez_ Ervin Santana
10:05 pm_ Kansas City_ Oakland_ FOX Sports Kansas City_ CSNCalifornia_ Danny Duffy_ Gio Gonzalez