Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
July 4, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 2012 at Citi Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 2 1 2
Pierre lf 3 1 2 0
  Wigginton ph,1b 1 2 1 2
Utley 2b 5 1 1 2
Ruiz c 4 1 2 2
Pence rf 4 0 2 1
Victorino cf 4 0 0 0
Polanco 3b 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b,lf 4 2 1 0
Lee p 2 0 0 0
  Pridie ph 1 0 1 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 4 1 2 0
Murphy 2b 4 0 1 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 1
Hairston lf 4 1 1 1
Duda rf 3 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Torres cf 4 0 0 0
Nickeas c 3 0 0 0
  Thole ph 1 0 0 0
Young p 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Hefner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Philadelphia 000 000 3339120
New York 000 110 000270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W(1-5) 8.0 7 2 2 1 9
  Papelbon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L(2-2) 7.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Batista   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Byrdak   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Hefner   1.1 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
0

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Wright-Murphy-Davis.  2B–Philadelphia Rollins (18,off Byrdak), New York Tejada (13,off Lee).  HR–Philadelphia Utley (2,7th inning off Young 1 on 0 out); Ruiz (13,7th inning off Young 0 on 0 out); Wigginton (9,9th inning off Hefner 1 on 2 out), New York Hairston (11,4th inning off Lee 0 on 1 out).  SH–Lee (2,off Byrdak).  IBB–Wigginton (1,by Byrdak).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:39.  A–28,687.
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